Natividad, president of the guahan coalition for peace and justice and a member of the Guam Commission on decolonization. Well also speak with david vine, author of base nation how u. S. Military bases abroad harm america and the world. Then, sphere of influence how american libertarians called the Atlas Network are remaking latin american politics. While politicians operate within the confines of what they consider possible, atlas and our Global Partners think it is more costeffective to change what is considered politically possible. Venezuela as well as those that ousted the president , we will speak to the intercept Investigative Reporter lee fong, who just published a , major expose on the group. Then we talked to a yemeni student who among thousands, one a visa from the diversity lottery. Well also talk with a veteran state Department Official who says taking visas away from lottery winners is the cruelest possible thing this administration could do. All that and more coming up.
Go to booktv. Org. The before Columbus Foundation presents the winners of the american book awards in San Francisco, calif. I am the chairman of the board of directors and i want to thank our friends for their sponsorship for this afternoons awards and my colleagues on the board of directors for their presence and persistence and devotion to this very worthy and necessary and urgent and i would say even medicinal organization. At the beginning of this year january, the United States lost one of its most innovative and exciting writers, mary barracca twice winner of the american book award a strong supporter of the before Columbus Foundation. His last appearance in San Francisco was a fundraiser not far from here to raise money for the before Columbus Foundation. Still in our embrace of the panorama of American Literature and history of this afternoon unlike to dedicate my portion of the program to the memory of appellates and writer, amory bar barracca barracca. We have quite a harvest
Agency. We will look at this victory for Net Neutrality. Into the case of sami alarian. I was confined 23 hours a day, and sometimes for weeks, 24 hours a day. I wasnt allowed to call my family for six months. I wasnt allowed to make a single phone call. A prominent palestinian activist in florida professor sami alarian was deported from the United States this week. In one of the most controversial prosecutions of the post9 11 era, laila alarian alarian was accused, but a jury failed to convict him. Since 2003, alarian has been 5. 5 years in jail and many more under house arrest. He will join us from turkey in a broadcast exclusive. And we will speak to his daughter laila. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman the leaders of germany and france are in russia today for talks on ending the renewed violence in Eastern Ukraine and restoring a september ceasefire. German chancellor Angela Merkel and french presi
After much anticipation the chair of the federal Communications Commission has unveiled what he calls the strongest open internet protections ever proposed to the agency. We will look at this victory for Net Neutrality. Into the case of sami alarian. I was confined 23 hours a day, and sometimes for weeks, 24 hours a day. I wasnt allowed to call my family for six months. I wasnt allowed to make a single phone call. A prominent palestinian activist in florida professor sami alarian was deported from the United States this week. In one of the most controversial prosecutions of the post9 11 era, laila alarian alarian was accused, but a jury failed to convict him. Since 2003, alarian has been 5. 5 years in jail and many more under house arrest. He will join us from turkey in a broadcast exclusive. And we will speak to his daughter laila. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman the leaders of germany and france ar
A major battle is brewing in congress over health care an the budget. The house of representatives voted today to stop funding the president S Health Care program and at the same time keep funding the government for three months. It would temporarily prevent a government shut down. This is the 42nd time the house of representatives has tried odefunds socalled obamacare. Those previous measures failed. The bill passed the house mostly along are party lines. 230 voted for it, including two democrats, 189 voted against it including one republican. We get the story from Mike Viqueira. Ideal compromise is a signed of weakness. As a result of this congressional gridlock had threat. Ed to shut down the whole government. After a day of i inknighting, a day of victory. A vote for common sense. Their vote to cut off funding for the Health Care Law, something the house has voted on more than a dozen times. Before. Its time to free americans from the shackles of obamacare. Something that ties the