Swartzs girlfriend, taren stinebricknerkauffman and Computer Security consultant alex stamos who would have been the chief Expert Witness for the defense. Then, tavis smiley on poverty. When people have no hope for the future, they have no power in the present, something must be done to save this democracy by doing something about this growing gap between the have got and the havenots, the rich and the rest of us. We will keep pushing the president and talking about this issue. As president obama prepares for his second inauguration, broadcaster tavis smiley calls on the white house to prioritize the fight against poverty in obamas second term rid of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has formally unveiled his proposals to reform the nations gun laws more than a month after the shooting massacre in newtown. On wednesday, obama called for reinstating the ban on assault weapons and highcapacity amm
Swartzs girlfriend, taren stinebricknerkauffman and Computer Security consultant alex stamos who would have been the chief Expert Witness for the defense. Then, tavis smiley on poverty. When people have no hope for the future, they have no power in the present, something must be done to save this democracy by doing something about this growing gap between the have got and the havenots, the rich and the rest of us. We will keep pushing the president and talking about this issue. As president obama prepares for his second inauguration, broadcaster tavis smiley calls on the white house to prioritize the fight against poverty in obamas second term rid of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has formally unveiled his proposals to reform the nations gun laws more than a month after the shooting massacre in newtown. On wednesday, obama called for reinstating the ban on assault weapons and highcapacity amm
San franciscos new bay bridge. Its one of the largest Infrastructure Projects in the nation. But just when it opens to traffic still isnt clear. Ifill boston mob boss Whitey Bulger was found guilty of a string of 11 murders and racketeering. How the jury reached its verdict. Woodruff and in our continuing look at surveillance and privacy in america. Tonight, we explore how Law Enforcement keeps tabs on our movements by photographing our license plates. Its privacy, theres no question about that. You dont get the amount of Law Enforcement, you get the amount that you can tolerate. None of these technologies come without tradeoffs. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the co
Its one of the largest Infrastructure Projects in the nation. But just when it opens to traffic still isnt clear. Ifill boston mob boss Whitey Bulger was found guilty of a string of 11 murders and racketeering. How the jury reached its verdict. Woodruff and in our continuing look at surveillance and privacy in america. Tonight, we explore how Law Enforcement keeps tabs on our movements by photographing our license plates. Its privacy, theres no question about that. You dont get the amount of Law Enforcement, you get the amount that you can tolerate. None of these technologies come without tradeoffs. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasti
They now will be charged with offenses for which the accompanying sentences are better suited to their individual conduct, rather than excessive prison terms more appropriate for violent criminals or drug kingpins. Woodruff the attorney general wants states to do likewise, given that 225,000 people are serving time in state prisons for drug crimes. There is longstanding, bi partisan support for such reform. U. S. Senator Richard Durbin of illinois has introduced the smarter sentencing act, co sponsored by fellow democrat Patrick Leahy of vermont and republican mike lee of utah. Kentucky republican rand paul also has a measure to increase judicial discretion. Durbin wrote the law that ended a longstanding disparity in drug sentencing that hit minorities hardest; the president signed it in 2010. A bipartisan bill to help right a longstanding wrong by narrowing sentencing disparities between those convicted of crack cocaine and powder cocaine. Its the right thing to do. Woodruff today, ho