Recognize the wonderful work you have done as an author and activist and as a political operative yourself. I do believe it will get the book that you have written and provided us with insight that is oftentimes not part of the political politics but welcome. Guest thank you so much. I am so happy to see you. I know all of us arent quarantined so its nice to see peoples faces and to see they are safe and healthy because it is scary times. Happy to be here. Host i wanted to get started and all the work youre doing is so relevant and i thank you have the bona fide and work part of the hilary quinn to campaign and you have your own progressive show and those of us both got to know each other because we both provide analysis on an msnbc and yet if the campaigns and the Mainstream Media we forget the narratives that are propelling this action we are seen in the streets and hopefully will translate to the voting booth. Lets talk about what that means. I know in your book you touch on identit
A 1000000 blue cross good to have you with us we start in lebanon public anger is growing there over the devastating explosion in the capital beirut on tuesday the blast killed more than 150 people injuring thousands more and destroyed large parts of the city demonstrators have stormed and occupied the Foreign Ministry this after angry protests in central beirut with some people throwing stones and other objects police have used tear gas against them protesters blame the apparent accidental blast of combustible material stored illegal at the citys port im years of political corruption and incompetence and they say its these very political conditions that are hindering the relief and recovery effort lets turn to baso are really in downtown beirut basile organizers are calling today a day of rage what is happening where you are. From what i am right now you can see behind me one of the main seats that meet with the parliament. How did that turn into violence i dont know what i go. I coun
Pandemic which as large as shield of sri lanka sort of limiting sri lankas coronavirus dates to 11 limiting the spread so thats very much at the top of peoples minds and the way of the efficiency which the current government led by present go to the rajapaksa has managed things. Anger has boiled over on the streets of beirut as residents direct blame for tuesdays deadly port explosion at lebanons leaders 16 employees of beirut sports have been detained protests says took to the streets as french president in Mannion Mccoll visited the capital a con call for an International Investigation into the blast that killed 149 people and he backed calls for a new political order when its made reports from beirut. On the streets of beirut on thursday frances president Emmanuel Mccomas essentially moment by people many of them calling for a turn of french mandate fronts was the clonal hour here before independence and its because micron has essentially stepped into a void left by lebanons own pol
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Devoted her decade in congress the issues of criminal justice and disparities in healthcare. Representative bass chairs the judiciary committees subcommittee on crime and was passed by House Speaker nancy pelosi and house judiciary chair jerry nadler with shepherding the George Floyd Justice in policing act through the legislative process. The act which passed the house in late june mans choke holds and noknock warrant, as well as lowering the legal barriers for bringing civil and criminal charges against police for misconduct. A Police Reform bill authored by republican senator tim scott of South Carolina has stalled in the senate after democrats template it did not do enough to Curb Police Abuses and lacked key components including an end to qualified immunity for police. Senator scott and representative bass have tried to negotiate a compromise. Its something representative bass can claim as a bit of the specialty. Prior to her election to congress in 2010, representative bass serve