And syria. We will go to nice for the latest. Then to the debt crisis in pupuerto rico. People of puerto rico need to know they are not forgotten, that they are part of the american familily, and Congress Plus responsiveness, even though this is not a perfect bill, at least moves us in the right direction. Amy while president obama vows to help the puerto rican people, a stunning new report has just beenen released d showing hohowh of t the debt owowed by puererto is not a actually momoney that e island borrowed, but instead interest owed to wall street firms including goldmaman sachs, citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and morgan stanley. In some cases, puerto rico is being paid forced to pay up to 1000 interest. Then we willll speak to the dishwasher at Yale University who was arrested after breaking a stainedglass window depicting enslaved africans carrying cotton. We will also speak to professor Craig Steven Wilder a author of , the book, ebony ivy race, slavery, and the troubled history of
We will also show you a side of khizr and ghazala khan few have seen. Years before they became the target of Donald Trumps attack, after addressing the Democratic National convention, the couple were filmed for a documentary about Arlington National cemetery, visiting the grave of theieir son who was killed in iq in 2004 him a lotot. S especially every day in the morning, every day in the evening. Sorry. Amy we will speak with in the awardwinning director jon alpert, codirector of the filim sectionon 60. We will also look at t t shshocking picice shooting i in north miami whwhere an oicerer shot an africanamericican behavior therapist who was tryiying to protecect his autisc patient. Plus, just d days after the republicicans and democrats formalized their own platforms, the movement for black lives has issued a platform of its own , demanding reparations to an end to the wars a against black people. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and
Amy as Bernie Sanders prepares to campaign with Hillary Clinton at a joint rally in New Hampshire, we speak to congressman Keith Ellison who was appointed by sanders to serve on the drafting committee of the Democratic Party platform. Sanders has called it the most progressive platform in the partys history but not all of his supporters are happy. Then the awardwinning actress Shailene Woodley launches the up to u. S. Caravan to the dnc. No amount of pressure wiwill susuppress our belief in politil reform andndocial justice and create a nation that represents the 99 , not just the upper 1 . Amy Shailene Woodley will join us along with oscarnominated josh fox who fouought to push te Democratic Party to adopt a ban on fracking in the partys platform. Then president obama heads to dallas for the memorial for the five Police Officers slain last week. Pres. Obama part of what is creating tensions between communities and the police is the fact that police have a really difficult time in comm
Though, what is debt. This comes days after shocking video showed Police Officers killing africanamerican men in baton rouge, louisiana, and Falcon Heights, minneapolis. Pres. Obama incidents like this there is a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels because of the color of their skin, theyre not being treated the same. Amy we will speak with a retired new york Police Attacked up as well as the head of the naacp in baton rouge, and the. Uthor Marc Lamont Hill then we look at a stunning expose into the privatized world of prison extradition in which prisoners are e transferred acrs the country by forprofit van companies. Alalof that anand more coming u. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In dallas, five Police Officers have been shot dead and six. Thers were wounded the police were patrolling a demonstration in Downtown Dallas against the recent Police Shootings of alton sterling in baton rouge, louisiana, and Philando Castile
Of seattle norm stamper, author of the new book to protect and to serve how to fix americas police. Mr. Stamper we have to look at syst systemic forms of racism and other formsf bigogoted behavior. It is one thing for Police Chiefs or sheriffs to denounce racism, to announce that there will be no tolerance o of that kind of behavior. It is another to actually affect the working culture of Police Officers. Amy then, a father and son join us to read letters they wrote to each other after the shootings batonight last week i in rouge, louisiana, and falcon heights, minnesota. We will speak to princeton professor eddie glaude, author of democracy in black how race still enslaves the american soul, as well as his college age son, langston. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracycy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama met wednesday at the white house with Law Enforcement officials and civil rights leaders after a week of nationwide prote