Universe. National geographic the known universe and the Discovery Channels how the universe works. You can say shes narrowly focused on the universe. [laughter] richard ally is evan pew professor of geo sciences at penn state university. Hes one of the major figures worldwide in the area of Climate Change and is dedicated to educating the public about what is happening and what will happen. He taught me that for what man has done to the atmosphere not to have caused Global Warming the laws of physics will have to be wrong. Third is chip brulee longterm activists in the cause of human rights. Hes a democratic socialist and asbsolutist and he has a new book too close for comfort forget the tea party movement. Hes sorry. [laughter] leonard pip is a columnist for the miami herald. He has won the pultser prize on raise in america. So first, michelle. Michelle well, good morning. You know, its one of the gaps in my training as a scientist that im finding myself in this sort of social situat
Africanamerican communities and way to reform policing in those places. This event was hosted by the center for American Progress and runs about 1. 5 hours. Good morning. My name is winnie and im the executive Vice President of external affairs here at the center for American Progress. Thank you for joining us for the important conversation about terminal Justice Reform. We are proud to be hosting it with the national network. The u. S. Is the worlds leader in incarceration with 2. 2 Million People currently in the nations jails and prisons. A 500 increase over the past 30 years. These trends have resulted in prison overcrowding at a rapidly expanding penal system despite increasing evidence that largescale incarceration is not the most effective means of achieving Public Safety. While acknowledging the need to continue working toward keeping our community safe, the impact of over criminalization and over incarceration resonates throughout our country. Between 70 and 100 million americ
Officials sworn to protect them hoping to further fuel the call for comprehensive criminal Justice Reform. The center for American Progress and to the criminal Justice Reform space to add our voice and resources to the vital policy debate and the efforts to reform the criminal Justice System at the state and federal level. Were working to make the criminal Justice System more equitable and fair. This work includes urging policy changes that would keep our communities safe while ending mass incarceration over criminalization, particularly as it impacts poor communities and communities of color, supporting policies that remove barriers to socioeconomic opportunities for those with criminal records and supporting ways to address the racial and socioeconomic inequities within the criminal Justice System itself. Many many of the reforms being discussed would actually promote and enhance the safety of our communities. We are proud to be collaborating to present todays discussion of how we ca
Im chris hayes. This afternoon, president obama met with civil rights leaders, Law Enforcement and other officials to discuss how to repair the relationship between police and communities of color. Following the announcement by st. Louis county prosecutor Bob Mcculloch one week ago that a grand jury would not indict Police Officer Darren Ferguson in the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown on august 9th setting off a wave of protests across the country. Ferguson lay bare, a problem that is not unique to st. Louis or that area and is not unique to our times. And that is a simmering distrust that exists between too Many Police Departments and too many communities of color. The sense that in a country where one of our basic principles, perhaps the most important principle is equality under the law that too many individuals, particularly young people of color, do not feel as if they are being treated fairly. The president is proposing to spend 260 million on resources and training for
August 9th. Ferguson lay barren, a problem that is not unique to st. Louis or that area and is not unique to our times. And that is a simmering distrust that exists between too Many Police Departments and too many communities of color. The sense that the most important principle is a quality under the law that too many individuals particularly young people of color, do not feel theyre being treated fairly. The president has helped to pay for 75 million to go for lapelmounted body cameras. The federal government wore overhaul programs to dispense to local Police Departments, programs that led to images like this out of ferguson. The president stopped short calling for those programs be ended, as many critics have called for. Also, today, the 16 person ferguson commission, selected by missouri governor jay nixon met for the first time to address the social and economic factors that contributed to the out pouring following browns killing with input from the community. Who polices the poli