Police questions are being raised about his death. Did police intentionally set his hideout on fire . We will speak with norm stamper and radley balko, author of, rise of the warrior cop the militarization of Americas Police forces. Then we look at a Voting Rights. All do our part to make sure our godgiven rights are protected here at home. That includes one of the most fundamental rights of a democracy, the right to vote. After more than 200,000 florida residents alone gave up in frustration without voting due to long lines on election day, president obama announces a new Bipartisan Commission to fix the nations broken voting system. We will speak with ben jealous. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Senate republicans have blocked the nomination of senator chuck hagel to become the next secretary of defense in a move blasted by democrats. Republicans said they want more information first from the white h
So that victory speech ended ten years ago today. Ten years. And he, of course, was sworn into office in the midst of the collapse of the u. S. Financial sector, in the most rapid contraction of the u. S. Economy since the great depression, and he and his brandnew administration did what they could to try to stop the unfolding, the thenunfolding worst Economic Disaster in a century. They weighed in directly to save the American Auto industry. And then, with big democratic majorities in the house and the senate that had been elected alongside president obama, they started a long, long, long, laborious process about trying to bring about the first reform of the American Health care system since medicare and medicaid were created generations ago. From almost the outset, they took off the table the most progressive options for doing that, because they were trying as hard as they could to make it a bipartisan bill. They spent probably a year, more than they otherwise needed to, trying to ac
And you havent done anything yet do, something. Do. Something. Thanks, my friend. Much appreciated. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Barack obama was elected president ten years ago last night. His victory speech at grant park in chicago in front of a quarter Million People actually spanned the midnight hour. So that victory speech ended ten years ago today. Ten years. And he, of course, was sworn into office in the midst of the collapse of the u. S. Financial sector, in the most rapid contraction of the u. S. Economy since the great depression, and he and his brandnew administration did what they could to try to stop the unfolding, the then unfolding worst Economic Disaster in a century. They weighed in directly to save the American Auto industry. And then with big democratic majorities in the house and the senate that had been elected alongside president obama, they started a long, long, long laborious process about trying to bring about the first reform of the Ame
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