The kitchens in chicago and strap my beebee on my back if i have to and scrub all the floors and watch all the sheets in america if i have to but we have to move. We have to get out of here. Home. If we stretch all the way back to the dawn of civilization, we will remember that it was stationary home rather than mobile tents used by nomadic communities that were the marker, the heralding of what we consider to be human civilization. Fast forward to the United States and home is nearly synonymous with the idea of the quality of upward mobility and freedom. Yet is there a word more contested in the english language than the word home . As law professor anita hill rights referring to the 2008 financial crisis, at the heart of this crisis is the ideological disconnect between the home as a basic element of the American Dream and a pathway to equal the. And home as a market product. Since 2007 an estimated 10 Million People have been forced from their home through bank pursued for closure a
Time, she was 11 and it was in the middle of a massive heat wave. It was at least 100 degrees, people had died in the city for lack of having airconditioning. No airconditioning in their home so all the lights were off, trying to keep the home cool. She is standing in the middle of her living room in the dark sweating, and i asked her could you tell me about your familys egyptian two years ago . She closes her eyes. This is the story she told me and it is important to say when children tell stories it is important for journalists to fact check them and verify some stuff because childrens memories are not necessarily always the most factual and every single one of her details checked out. It was probably the most powerful telling that i heard throughout reporting this entire book. The police were at the door running footsteps on the stairs and martha biggs, this is big as. Then Gemayel Biggs remembered the founding of this followed by the deliberate side of a battering ram. She and her
And also very good about corruption. They went to get installed of big guns. That this is where were going is what fascinates me. Gaul other than the revelation i thank you had a lot of fun writing the book. Then you think now what am i going to do . But i really felt it was fun. Yes. Is there a movie deal . We are working on it. [applause] i will not say anything until it happens. Thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] here is in the house we have the book for sale on the counter. That was a wonderful presentation. Give her another hand. [applause] [inaudible conversations] host joining us now on booktv, what do you write about . The latest book is called the eyes on target about the navy seals but it is different about the culture culture, what makes them different and unique. They spend millions of dollars to discover how when a navy seal is made what makes some people make it through basic training and 70 fail their luck at demographics and family background and
Alleviate overcrowded prisons and address racism in the Justice System. As we come together, we need to discuss although incarceration has a significant role to play in our Justice System, it can be ineffective and unsustainable. It poses a significant uneconomic burden. It comes with human and moral costs that are impossible to calculate. Michael the attorney general. The defendants with drug charges but no ties to large scale drugs organizations will be able to hold draconian mandatory minimum sentences. Eric holder comes after one month after 1,000 inmates in california initiated a Hunger Strike to protest conditions there. They said, quote, overcrowded prison versus been increasingly president bush. In 1978 the u. S. Held over just 300,000 prisoners. In 2009 we reached a high of 716 million prisoners. That is an 800 increase. Crime has not increased by prison incarceration has. The u. S. Holds 25 of the worlds prisoners even though we only have 5 of the worlds population. This morn
Problems. We will speak with richmonds mayor as chevron agrees to pay 2 million. Then as president obama speaks about housing recovery in phoenix, we will look at the devastating impact of the foreclosure crisis. Trying to convince me the house is foreclosed on, trying to evict me and im trying to keep my home. Is, you took my money all those years. Either work with me and let me keep my home, or give me my money back. We will look at how richmond, california is planning to use Eminent Domain to help fight the foreclosure crisis. We will speak to laura gottesdiener, author of the new book, a dream foreclosed black america and the fight for a place to call home. First, we look at the National Security agency and the u. S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Dea agents are using intelligence gathered by the nsa to investigate americans and then being order to cover it up. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Jef