Donald and hillary going at it over whos better to handle our economy. Billionaire investing legend turned trump supporter carl icahn is here to weigh in. This is risk reward. Im adam shapiro filling in for deirdre bolton. Billionaire carl icahn moments away. First also in the show today, whats oft orlando shooters radical father doing a few feet away from Hillary Clinton during a rally . Were going to get answers. Also a tumultuous summer in urban politics, but almost half of americas mayors fear their own Police Officers doing harm to others. More on the war against those hired to save us coming up. And Amusement Parks are they death traps for children . Little kids, you know . They just screamed a little bit and hit the ground and laying there. A child beheaded, three others hospitalized after tragic accidents, should the federal government do more . Thats coming up. But first our top story of the day, donald trump announcing economic plan for the country and next guest says it is t
Arctic. We will speak to investigative journalist James Bamford. Then mr. Smith goes to prison. Was the amazing amount of untapped Human Potential in prison. I met some of the brightest people ive met in my life there. People who rivaled those of the ceos who had wind and i me while i was a state senator. Amy a decade ago, jeff smith was a rising political star in missouri. Today is a professor at the new school in new york. In between he spent a year in federal prison for Campaign Election violation. He has just published a book about what a year behind bars taught him about americas prison crisis. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has challenged World Leaders to act urgently on Climate Change or condemn our children to a world they will no longer have the capacity to repair. On monday, president obama opened an International Conference on the arctic being held in alaska by emphasizing
Newest front in global espionage. It is one of the least habitable locales on the earth, the arctic. We will speak to investigative journalist James Bamford. Then mr. Smith goes to prison. Was the amazing amount of untapped Human Potential in prison. I met some of the brightest people ive met in my life there. People who rivaled those of the ceos who had wind and i me while i was a state senator. Amy a decade ago, jeff smith was a rising political star in missouri. Today is a professor at the new school in new york. In between he spent a year in federal prison for Campaign Election violation. He has just published a book about what a year behind bars taught him about americas prison crisis. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has challenged World Leaders to act urgently on Climate Change or condemn our children to a world they will no longer have the capacity to repair. On monday, presiden
Newest front in global espionage. It is one of the least habitable locales on the earth, the arctic. We will speak to investigative journalist James Bamford. Then mr. Smith goes to prison. Was the amazing amount of untapped Human Potential in prison. I met some of the brightest people ive met in my life there. People who rivaled those of the ceos who had wind and i me while i was a state senator. Amy a decade ago, jeff smith was a rising political star in missouri. Today is a professor at the new school in new york. In between he spent a year in federal prison for Campaign Election violation. He has just published a book about what a year behind bars taught him about americas prison crisis. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has challenged World Leaders to act urgently on Climate Change or condemn our children to a world they will no longer have the capacity to repair. On monday, presiden
Certainly makes you think about it very carefully and watching the film on women and womens right is what is this reconciliation all about. And that is about an afghanistan that works with the rule of law and that supports the rights and responsibilities of all citizens, but particularly women. On the questions of reconciliation im sure they are still high on the administrations agenda but the principles remain very much the same. The second point you asked me to talk about our the elections. Hes done a wonderful job on that. Two things that are important to me. One is what is the outcome here and it is an election that is seen by most afghans as legitimate and a leader as someone they can say here is someone we can support Going Forward into second being appointed ambassador made that the United States has no favorites and has no candidates in this and the election is a matter for the people of afghanistan. They will choose the future leaders. The final point on that is a good questio