Nuclear arms race with russia. Well go to geneva to speak with beatrice fihn, executive director of the Nobel Peace Prizewinning organization, the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Speakers weekend, house papaul ryan touted a story of a womans paycheck to increased by 1. 50 a week as a major benefit to workers. After ridicule a and outrage, he was forced to delete his tweet. We will speak to economist Richard Wolff. And finally, the Philadelphia Eagles b beat the e new England Patriots in a superbrbowl upset sundnday night, capppping a hisc nfl season, filled with Racial Justice protests both on and off the field. We going to be all right] the black business collective and like lives matter call for divestment of a president that harms black people and black families. Minneapolis go to to speak to an organizerer am where 17 protesters were arrested at a protest before the super bowl sunday. If you watched the game last night, you might have noticed one of the players w
Prizewinning organization, the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Speakers weekend, house paul ryan touted a story of a womans paycheck to increased by 1. 50 a week as a major benefit to workers. After ridicule and outrage, he was forced to delete his tweet. We will speak to economist Richard Wolff. And finally, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the new England Patriots in a superbowl upset sunday night, capping a historic nfl season, filled with Racial Justice protests both on and off the field. We going to be all right] the black business collective and like lives matter call for divestment of a president that harms black people and black families. Minneapolis go to to speak to an organizer am where 17 protesters were arrested at a protest before the super bowl sunday. If you watched the game last night, you might have noticed one of the players was knocked out on the field or maybe that is why you did not watch. We will speak with dr. Harry edwards about concussions and m
Nuclear arms race with russia. Well go to geneva to speak with beatrice fihn, executive director of the Nobel Peace Prizewinning organization, the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Speakers weekend, house paulul ryan touted a story of a womans paycheck to increased by 1. 50 a week as a m major beneft to workers. After ridicule andnd outrage, he was forced to delete his tweet. We will speak to economist Richard Wolff. And finally, the Philadelphia Eagles beaeat the nenew England Patriots in a superbowowl upset sundayay night, cappining a hisc nfl season, filled with Racial Justice protests both on and off the field. We going to be all right] t the black business collecte and like lives matter call for divestment of a president that harms black people and black families. Minneapolis go to to speak to anrganizer a am where 17 protesters were arrested at a protest before the super bowl sunday. If you watched the game last night, you might have noticed one of the players wa
Thousands of immigrants in the u. S. May face violence and murder in their home countries. What happens when they are forced to return. We will speak to sarah stillman. Then as dodge ram uses the words of Martin Luther king to sell trucks in a Super Bowl Ad, we will look at the whitewashing of civil rights history. Messageduce dr. Kings to a ploy to sell trucks is appalling. Dr. Kings message in this day and age under the circumstances that exists, given the we are up against as a people and where we look like we may be headed as a nation, is despicable. We will speak to sociologist and civil rights activist Harry Edwards and historian jeanne theoharis, author of the new book, a more beautiful and terrible history the uses and misuses of civil rights history. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Global markets are tumbling this morning across asia and europe after the u. S. Stock market went into a free fall
Trump has attacked the nfl, nba, and some of their most popular athletes, like nba superstar lebron james, who spoke out in their defense. Y you look at himim asking ml owners the nfl owners to get rid of players off the field because they are exercising their rights. And that is not right. Amy well look at how trumps comments sparked nationwide protests. On sunday for the nfl, it was choose your side sunday with many nfl players taking a knee during the National Anthem, while others locked arms. Or whole teams state in the locker rooms. Some owners issued statements condemning mr. Trumps comments. Well get response from former nfl player donte stallworth, the nations sportswriter dave zirin, and dr. Harry edwards, sociologist, author, sports activist and the architect of the 1968 olympic project human rights longtime staff consultant with the San Francisco 49ers, advising Colin Kaepernick. He is the author of the revolt of the black athlete. Then we look at Climate Justice after Hurri