Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. House lawmakers in South Carolina have passed a measure to remove the Confederate Flag from the grounds of the state capitol. The final vote was 94 to 20. South Carolina Republican governor nikki haley has vowed to quickly sign the bill
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H
Pres. Trump as of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the nonbinding paris accord and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes on our country. Amy Donald Trumps decision through swift condemnation from World Leaders and climate activists around the world. We are fully committed. Wherever we are, we all share the same responsibility make our planet great again. I think some ive never seen so much of my life. We do not have much time. Amy we will host a roundtable discussion with climate scientists and activists from around the world. On the very same day trump announced he is pulling the United States out of the landmark climate accord, oil began flowing through the 3. 8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. A new investigation by journalist Antonia Juhasz reveals more details about how the private military contractor tigerswan carried out extensive militarystyle counterterrorism efforts targeting the indigenous led movement against the pipeline
Lawyer. Can North Carolina still be considered a democracy . The answer is no according to one study. We look back at Saddam Hussein, 10 years after his execution. Year after year, Saddam Hussein has gone to elaborate lengths, spending enormous sum, taking great risks to keep weapons of mass destruction. Amy we will speak with the cia saddam who interrogated hussein. What he says may surprise you. At the time of the u. S. Invasion, he said Saddam Hussein was focused more on writing a novel than bracing for war. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A move by the United States to speed the delivery of weapons to syrian fighters, calling it a hostile act that threatens Russian Forces and could lead to terrorist attacks on airplanes. The criticism follows president obamas signature of a massive Pentagon Spending bill, known as the ndaa, which eases restrictions on weapons transfers to Syrian Opposition group