We will speak with investigative three reporters who exposed the forprofitprisons substandard conditions and medical care. Then the olympics in rio where police are contradicting claims by olympic Gold Medalist swimmer ryan lochte that he and three other teammates were robbed by gunmen impersonating Police Officers. At this exact moment, what the police can say is there was no robbery the way the athletes reported. They were not victims of the criminal facts they described. The police can say that now. We will get reaction from the nations sports columnist dave zirin. His latest piece headlined ryan lochte is one of many privileged first world tourists and brazilians are fed up. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a historic announcement, the Justice Department has told the bureau of prisons to end the use of private prisons. In a memo released yesterday, Deputy Attorney general sally eight road that
Professor and columnist Vijay Prashad, author of the new book, the death of the nation and the future of the arab revolution. We will also speak with him about the u. S. President ial election. Understand both trump and clinton are going to be very, very harmful for the rest of the planet. I mean, if this is supposed to be the superpower that governs and manages the world, and of the leader of the superpower is going to be as crazy as trump or with someone is dangerous on record as Hillary Clinton, i am afraid people in the rest of the planet have very little to look forward to. Amy and celebrated british actress, thompson has just returned from a trip to the arctic aboard the greenpeace ship the arctic sunrise. I suppose the inuit here are the front line, but actually, we are here to defend them and ourselves. Because of the arctic melts, we know if we dont keep the temperature by 1. 5 degrees, were in big, big trouble. Amy Emma Thompson joins us to talk about visiting the canadian to
And with adriana benjumea, director of the bogotabased Human Rights Group humanas colombia. Then, we return to the United States to look at debtors prisons in arkansas where a county has been jailing poor people who owe fees for writing bad checks. Well speak with a woman who once wrote a check for 1. 07 for a loaf of bread. The check bounced and her debt ballooned after fees and fines to nearly 400. Well also speak with nikki were Kristen Clarke represents a mother who spent 35 days in a county jail after she accidentally bounced a 20 night check five years ago. Then a federal judge has denied a request for lifesaving hep c drug for Mumia Abujamal. He found penciling his protocol or who gets the drug in prison is unconstitutional. Judge recognizes with the commonwealth is doing and has been doing for years is not only unjust, but not right. Unconstitutional. A violation of phenomenal dish environmental fairness and the human right to life. Amy we will speak with Mumia Abujamal plus at
World war ii. Then in the first ever override of an obama veto, Congress Votes to allow americans to sue saudi arabia over the 9 11 attacks. There is mounting evidence that the saudi government, at least organizations and operatives within the saudi government, aided and abetted one of the most massive crimes in the united states. In our system, the truth behind those facts deserves to be presented in court. Comes as the Obama Administration declassified 28 pages from the september 11 report detailing possible ties between the saudi government and the 9 11 attacks. We will speak with medea benjamin, cofounder of codepink. Author of kingdom of the , unjust behind the u. S. Saudi connection. And in news from the campaign trail, a new investigation by newsweek reveals one of Donald Trumps businesses violated the u. S. Embargo on cuba, secretly doing business there in the late 1990s. Mr. Trump ive had a lot of offers, sadly, it has been very onently, to go into cuba deals, business deals,
We will follow the money. In the 45th anniversary of attica, one of the largest prison uprisings in u. S. History. Morning,rs ago this nearly 1300 prisoners took over the attica state correctional facility asking for more human conditions. Their struggle matters. Today, prisoners are also calling for action, calling to stand up for better treatment and calling dehumanize americas correctional facilities across the country. Amy we will speak with heather thompson, american historian, author of the explosive new book, blood in the water the attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy. We will also be joined by david rothenberg, a member of the Attica Observers Committee, one of 35 people brought into attica to negotiate on behalf of the prisoners. He is founder of the fortune society. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. North korea said today it successfully tested a Nuclear Weapon in whats believed to be