Vice president for programs here at the as spend institute and executive detector of the institute odd economic tubs program. The institutes promising policy strategies and ideas to help low and moderate income americans. We try to help people connect to Business Ownership, but we also spend pride thinking about how to reconnect people to work, how to connect people to good jobs, stimulate the creation of good jobs. Working in america series we think about what is going on in the changing nature of work in the United States, how should we understand that, how other shoo we think about it and what does hat mean for the vast majority of americans, people and families who support themselves on their earnings through their work. We are delighted to have the support of the ford foundation, the Walmart Foundation and the Prudential Foundation for our working in america series and were very greatful to them for their partnership and support as we bring this series to you. So, todays conversat
Vote tonight on whether to accept harsh measures required by creditors. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has vowed to defend the bailout, despite saying that he signed a deal he does not believe in. I overestimated the power that the people with the right on their side have, as well as the reactionary mike against the founding principles of europe which are a respect for democracy and peoples choices. What is the message sent to us by our partners . It is that there is no point for countries are in a program to hold elections, this is a very harsh message for europe. Amy president obama has continued his push to reform mass incarceration. Tuesday, he described the criminal Justice System as broken. Books the United States is home to 5 of the worlds population but 25 of the worlds prisoners. Think about that. Our incarceration rate is four times higher than chinas. We keep more people behind bars than the top 35 European Countries combined. Become more of president obamas speech after head
The u. S. Has 5 of the worlds population but 25 of its prisoners. Speaking before the naacp, president obama calls for overhauling the nations criminal Justice System saying too many people have been locked up for nonviolent offenses. This is a cause ringing people in both houses of congress together, created some unlikely bedfellows. Youve got van jones and Newt Gingrich. Youve got americans for tax reform and the aclu, the naacp and the Koch Brothers. Amy today we will be joined by two of those unlikely bed bedfellows criminal activist van jones and mark holden, general counsel of Koch Industries. Plus, we will speak to a Prison Reform activist who spent 19 years locked up. Then to a story about corporate espionage and activism. An employee of the animal theme park seaworld has been exposed for infiltrating peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congressio