A half percent. Another thing i am watching as the rnc tax policy. Toer this hour, we are going look at taxes and how they play into wealth inequality. We are going to do that with Dorothy Brown november university. First, economic data. Confidence, 84. 8, the market was looking for 93. Ist is a week number that a weak number. This tell us something about the stimulus debate, the employment market in terms of the present situation. That has weakened significantly from the 94. 2. The expectation number has weakened as well from 91. 5. We have an 85. 2 this time around. Newhome sales continuing to drive onward. The Housing Market showing no respite. Look at the lumber prices. Sales, 901,000. That is a 13. 9 permit very strong number. Consumer may be starting to show signs of weakness and concern. Lets talk about the market today. We have already indicated what we are seeing is stocks, global stocks continuing to push on very strongly. What is the excuse . U. S. Chinese officials holding
We will speak to professor Stephen Cohen, who writes for the nation, and kenneth roth, head of Human Rights Watch. Then donald trump nominates former Texas Governor rick perry to have the Energy Department, a department perry once opposed to abolish even though he could not remember the departments name. It is three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. Commerce, education and the what is the third one . You cant name the third one . The third agency of government, i would do away with commerce,ion, the and lets see i cant. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Donald trump has chosen former Texas Governor rick perry to be energy secretary. Governor perry famously attempted to propose to abolish the Energy Department, but then couldnt remember the agency during a live televised debate in 2011 when he was running for president. And i will tell you, it is three agencies of government when
We will look at the crisis in syria and u. S. Russian relations at a time whwhen the cia is accusing moscow of helping donald trump when the presidency. We will speak to professor Stephen Cohen, who writes for the nation, and kenneth roth, head of Human Rights Watch. Then donald trump nominates former Texas Governor rick perry to have the Energy Department, a department perry once opposed to abolisish evenen though he coult remember thehe departmenents n. It is three agencies of government when i get t there tt are gone. Commerce, education andnd thehe whwhat is the third one . You cant name the third one . The third agency of government, i would do away with commerce,ion, the and lets see i cant. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Donald trump has chosen former Texas Governor rick perry to be energy secretary. Governor perry famously attempted to propose to abolish the Energy Department, but then co
We will look at the crisis in syria and u. S. Russian relations at a time whwhen the cia is accusing moscow of helping donald trump when the presidency. We will speak to professor Stephen Cohen, who writes for the nation, and kenneth roth, head of Human Rights Watch. Then donald trump nominates former Texas Governor rick perry to have the Energy Department, a department perry once opposed to abolisish evenen though he coult remember thehe departmenents n. It is three agencies of government when i get t there tt are gone. Commerce, education andnd thehe whwhat is the third one . You cant name the third one . The third agency of government, i would do away with commerce,ion, the and lets see i cant. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Donald trump has chosen former Texas Governor rick perry to be energy secretary. Governor perry famously attempted to propose to abolish the Energy Department, but then co
Months, the longest streak on record. The Unemployment Rate fell to 5 . This congress should pass a serious infrastructure plan and keep those jobs coming. That would make a difference, the pipeline would not have made a serious impact on those numbers and on the american peoples prospects for the future. Second, the pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers. In fact, gas prices have already been falling steadily. The National Average gas price is down about 77 cents over a year ago. Its down a dollar over two years ago. Its down a dollar 27 over three years ago. Today in 41 states drivers can find at least one gas station selling gas for less than two bucks a gallon. So while our politics have been consumed by debate over whether this pipeline could create jobs and lower gas prices we have created jobs and lowered gas prices. Third, shipping dirtier crude oil in our country would not increase America Eastern Energy Security and we are reducing alliance fossil fuels fr