More than 100 Million People early inperson or absentee, shattering old records. Thats nearly three quarters of the total vote in the 2016 election. Today we look at how latinx voters could play a key role in the battleground states of florida, texas, arizona, and pennsylvania. We will speak to former Bernie Sanders advisor chuck rocha and the Award Winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Than Racial Justice, reproductive rights, immigrant rights, rank Choice Voting just some of the issues on this years ballot thrgh citizen being voted on today. Measures and in candidate races. Americans will decide how we will risk on to this moment of racial reckoning. Amy we will speak to Ronald Newman of the American Civil Liberties union. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Today is election day. Over 100 Million People have already voted a recordshattering number that is more than two thirds of the total votes cast in 2016s
Like ours that witnessed the Police Killing of george floyd. The book is challenging and introspective. Its outraged and quiet and devastating. Early in the book ms. Rankin writes i was always aware that my value in our cultures eyes is determined by my skin color first and foremost. Claudia rankin is a poet, and essayist and playwright. She is a professor of poetry at yale, the new book is titled just us, an american conversation. And we find ms. Rankin at her home in connecticut. I really miss talking to you in person in front of a live audience. Im glad we could make this work. But i just have to say im really going to miss that, so welcome. Host thank you so much kerri for having me. Tell me how, in the before times, before the pandemic you imagined you would be traveling in talking about this book, in front of live audiences. You are right. What we are doing is not what i thought i would be doing. I thought that as close as could come to having conversations with different people
Wildfires leave a trail of devastation up and down the u. S. West coast forced more than 10 percent of oregons residents to flee their homes. Hello welcome to the program the gulf state of bahrain has now joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalize ties with israel u. S. President donald trump announced the deal on twitter after speaking with raines king hamad bin isa leaf and the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the 3 nations have hailed the move as an historic breakthrough to furthering peace in the middle east officials from bahrain the u. A. E. And israel will formalize their relationship during a signing ceremony at the white house next week. There had been 2 Peace Agreements with israel in the last 72 years this is now the 2nd Peace Agreement that weve announced in the last month and i am very hopeful that there will be more to follow i can tell you theres tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of other countries to also join and we think ultimately youll have most
West coast killing 24. 00 and forcing more than 10 percent of oregons residents to flee their homes. And install the u. S. A 1st time finalist upload current and i was on this very of applying for sports in their 1st major final. Welcome to the news hour the gulf state of bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalize ties with israel u. S. President donald trump announced the deal on twitter after speaking with king hamad bin isa and the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the 3 nations of hailed the move as an historic breakthrough to furthering peace in the middle east officials from bahrain the u. A. E. And israel will formalize their relationship during a signing ceremony at the white house next week. There had been 2 Peace Agreements with israel in the last 72 years this is the 2nd Peace Agreement that weve announced in the last month and i am very hopeful that there will be more to follow i can tell you theres tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of other
Thousands of refugees stranded on the greek island of lesbos demand to be allowed into mainland europe. West coast wildfires continue to burn out of control in the u. S. Now half a 1000000 people in oregon are on to an evacuation warning. The other 911 chileans marked the anniversary with protests remembering one of the darkest moments in the nations history. The gulf states by her rain has followed the United Arab Emirates and agreed to normalize ties with israel u. S. President donald trump announced the deal on twitter off to speaking with Bahrains King Hamad bin isa and the israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. The 3 nations of hailed the move as a historic breakthrough to furthering peace in the middle east officials from bahrain the u. A. E. And israel will formalize their relationship during a signing ceremony at the white house next week here at the end to Peace Agreements with israel in the last 72 years this is now the 2nd Peace Agreement that weve announced in the last