Place where plenty of money was made, this is not a poor place. You made it for. Amy lead contamination in the water supply flint, michigan has , forced residents to drink, cook with, and even bathe in bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the county. In this democracy now special report, we go from flint to Mecosta County, michigan, where the Worlds Largest water Bottling Company, nestle, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan. Being trucked out from nestle , taking the water from our aquifers and shipping at all ov the world. Amy how much do they pay for the 200 gallons of water per minute that they are sucking out of the aquifer that feeds Lake Michigan . As far as i know, theyre paying nothing. In ago today, voices from the front line of michigans water wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama says he expects the sen
Now a new documentary tells the inside story of how a Community Organized to uncover the water crisis that sparked a national outcry. The emergency manager also the Treasurers Office and onto lansing, the governors mansion, have shown a total disregard for the human needs of the people. Amy today, a democracy now exclusive, the broadcast premiere of heres to flint, by michigan analyst of the year curt guyette and filmmaker kate levy. Then to honduras where protests continue over the assassination of indigenous and environmental leader Berta Caceres. Was absolutely assassinated, and i would like to point out the single witness to the crime, Gustavo Castro be held bynues to the government. Amy we will speak with beverly bell, longtime colleague of both caceres and castro. Who himself was shot twice when berta was assassinated. Beverly bell, like many others, is desperate to get castro out of honduras to safety. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org,
Absurd that in brooklyn, new york, where i was , tens ofually thousands of people, as i understand it, have been purged from the voting rolls. Amy we will host a discussion on the New York Primary results. Then from brooklyn to brazil or the lower house of Brazils Congress has voted to impeach president Dilma Rousseff. She claims her opponents are mounting a coup. It is a coup. It is a coup dressed as original sin, which is the fact there is no legal basis for my impeachment. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and real estate mogul donald trump scored significant victories in new york tuesday, in a primary marked by widespread reports of voter disenfranchisement and irregularities at polling sites. On the republican side, donald trump won 60 of the vote. He appears poised to win 89 of the 95 delegates up for grabs in new york. Ohio Governor John Kasich came i
Massive reports of voter every irregularities. 125,000 democratic voters were inexplicably purged from the polls ahead of tuesdays primary. Absurd that in brooklyn, new york, where i was , tens ofually thousands of people, as i understand it, have been purged from the voting rolls. Amy we will host a discussion on the New York Primary results. Then from brooklyn to brazil or the lower house of Brazils Congress has voted to impeach president Dilma Rousseff. She claims her opponents are mounting a coup. It is a coup. It is a coup dressed as original sin, which is the fact there is no legal basis for my impeachment. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and real estate mogul donald trump scored significant victories in new york tuesday, in a primary marked by widespread reports of voter disenfranchisement and irregularities at polling sites. On the republican side,
Michigan, seven flamm lays in flint have families in flint have filed a classaction lawsuit accusing Governor Rick Snyder of gross negligence for lead contamination of the water. Now a new documentary tells the inside story of how a Community Organized to uncover the water crisis that sparked a national outcry. The emergency manager also the Treasurers Office and onto lansing, the governors mansion, have swn a tot disregard for the human needs of the people. Amy todaya democry now exclusive, the broadcast premiere of heres to flint, by michigan analyst of the year curt guyette and filmmaker kate levy. Then to honduras where protests continue over the assassination of indigenous and environmental leader Berta Caceres. Was absolutely assassinated, and i would like to point out the singlwitness to the crime, Gustavo Castro be held bynues to the government. Amy we will speak with beverly bell, longtime colleague of both caceres and castro. Who himself was shot twice when berta was assassin