Vicars built on the backs of slaves how much does britain oh in reparations millions pulled out of poverty tour in the commodity boom the pandemic could wipe out latin americas hard earned social and economic gains. Plus why a card and its new billions the german tax darling that wasnt all that was made out to be. The toppling of slave owner edward causton statue amid the black lives matter protesters race among comfortable questions about britains role in the slave trade questions live whether britain should pay reparations for more than 200 years of free labor the transportation of more than a 1000000 africans as part of the triangle trade helped build the british economy the bank of england lloyds of london and some universities have acknowledged their links to the slave trade so how much should britain pay is a way of compensation when brew. And ended slavery the government compensated slave traders with a share of 20000000. 00 pounds or 21000000000. 00 in todays money that money d
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A National Record of 59000 cases in just one day one day across the United States one of the worst hit areas by far is the state of florida it is contributing 9000 cases a day. Or put a different way 15 percent of all cases nationally in fact just this morning that jumped to 11000 a day which would make it 19 percent if my math is correct of all the cases nationally 19 percent of all the cases are coming from florida consider this florida is just one of 50 states in the United States so thats a pretty big share there has been a suggestion that large numbers by themselves they dont really matter the president for example he said the numbers are only going up because more people are being tested floridas governor he also minimise the reason for alarm stressing that those that are being infected right now are just young people and young people tend to not need hospital care. Half the cases are in their early thirties or below and in then of the ones that are over that theres a huge bulk o
A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. The stakes as california is progressive stomps on issues from Climate Change to immigration as long come to appear to my eyes liberal opposition to preston on trump says this puts a launch combatant reveal about the choices facing americans in the coming president ial election in the 2nd of 2 special reports. Thats been finding out. As wildfires rage across california late last year scorching more than 100000. 00 acres and driving tens of thousands from their homes u. S. President donald trump lashed out at the states leadership and threatened to cut off federal and youve got fires eating away at california every year because that is just so bad the government is the no its like if he doesnt know what hes doing that governor Gavin Newsome was the 1st in america to issue a stay at home order to combat cope with 19 saving many lives
Discussing social justice and more im joined by my guest Michael Johnson philadelphia is a national cofounder and leader of the u. S. Tea Party Movement as well as a former white house speechwriter to president george h. W. Bush and in washington we have arlen nixon hes a retired Police Official as well as they a. C. L. U. National board member originally across the trees and then you can jump in anytime you want and i also appreciate it ok michael lets go to you in philadelphia is there a crisis of crisis of authority in america right now or a crisis of responsibility or is it both go ahead yeah i think you have to say its both. A crisis which were applied to an ongoing issue and i think thats a question were hopeful you know you haitian on both when you have an issue of Law Enforcement for predominantly Political Considerations not engaging in actually enforcing the rule of law and you have protesters in turn and i want to be clear not all protesters are to a certain faction of them