Died. We will speak with t cofounder of the center for Investigative Journalism who originally broke the story. Then as Congress Votes on the tax bill, the special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights says the Trump Administration and republicans are turning the u. S. Into the wod champi of extreme inequality. From california to puerto rico looking at poverty and its relationship to civil rights. What i found was incredibly low rates of social mobility. So people who are now very rich will stay that way. People who are very poor will certainly stay that way. What we have with the new tax reform a proposed welfare reforms is in exacerbation on both ins of that scalpels of amy we will speak with Philip Alston. Words. Cdc seven banned fetus, and time avoid, vulnerable, diversity, transgender, evidencebased, and sciencebased. We will speak with the ceo of the Emigrants Association for the advancement of science, dr. Rush holt, and Columbia University gender studies professor Jack
Then we remember black lives matter activist erica garner who died saturday after falling into an asthmalowing induced heart attack. She was just 27 years old. Forhelped lead the struggle justice for her father erica garner, was killed when Police Officers in Staten Island put him in a fatal chokehold in 20 13. I still have not accepted my father is gone, even know i talk about my dad, i talk about him in a case that he like ive been studying his case and you can see i am constantly reading articles and doing the research on my dads case, but im not taking care of me. Amy in august, she gave birth to her second child, a son she named after her father. We will remember eric in her own words and speak with two people who are close to her, shuan king , and Kirsten Savali. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In north korea, leader kim jongil and has ordered and opening up a hotline bringing the biggest thaw i
And malaysian authorities widen the search area for the missing airplane. And the lease of dozens of women and children in exchange for 2,000 prisoners. And a shipping trade that threatens to halt u. S. Cargo. They say it is a final chance for the u. S. And russia to ease their tensions over ukraine diplomatically. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry has been meeting Sergey Lavrov in london, for a last chance to discussion the crimean region on whether it should become part of russia. Simon a short time ago the British Foreign secretary said it will be formidably difficult for these talks to change anything. Tell us what is happening. I think it is correct to say they are taking place in a shadow of pessimism. John kerry giving very little sign that his proposal have much of a chance of doing the thing that they really want to try to do which is cancel or delay this referend referendum. The talks are still going on, we expect Sergei Lavrov to leave here pretty soon. Significant i think
And science may have the answers in a persons blood. But first, the search for missing passenger plane with 239 people on board is ending a third day. We have an update. We now have new information about the identity of the passengers who were traveling with stolen passports, and authorities have expanded that search once again. This is the area that were going to search in the next two days. We have the search that were going to enlarge our area of search in the next few days. Scott joins me now from kuala lumpur. They decided to extend the raid was of the search. Did they say why . They saw an oil slick that did not belong to the airplane. Its quite frankly because they have not found anything. Aircraft that turned out not to belong to the aircraft and the oil slick that turned out not to be part of the aircraft. Theyre expands because they have not found anything. There is new information about people using passports. Yes, two gentlemen who boarded the aircraft with stolen passports
Nuclear power station. Today we speak to the man who was Prime Minister of japan at the time. Rare sitting leader changes his position, but that kan did. Aoto it is impossible to totally prevent any accident or disaster happening at the Nuclear Power plant. The one way to prevent it from happening, to prevent the risk getting risk of having to evacuate huge amount of people and for the purpose of the benefit of the lives of our people and even the economy of japan, i can to change the position that the only way to do this, was necessary was to totally get rid of the Nuclear Power plant. The world what now political dissident, lynn was an author noam chomsky. Literally horrifying this is happening that japan with its unique, her and this experiences with the effect of nuclear explosions, well have to discuss and this particularly horrifying happening to children who are defenseless, innocent, but unfortunately, this is what happens all of the time. All of that and more coming up. This i