We will speak to ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino. President Obamas Administration is living in the past. It is time to make plans based on respect for our sovereign nation and our rights of determination. Amy then outrage grows over new jersey governor Chris Christies decision to settle an 8. 9 billion toxic contamination claim against exxon for less than 3 cents on the dollar. New jerseys state has urged a judge to reject the settlement. And we will remember the pioneering independent journalist and filmmaker Danny Schechter. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Newly reelected israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to walk back his preelection vow not to allow a palestinian state. Netanyahu had emphasized his rightwing positions in the leadup to the election, urging supporters to cancel out the votes of arabs he said were heading to the polls in droves. A day before the election,
We will speak to ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino. President Obamas Administration is living in the past. It is time to make plans based on respect for our sovereign nation and our rights of determination. Amy then outrage grows over new jersey governor Chris Christies decision to settle an 8. 9 billion toxic contamination claim against exxon for less than 3 cents on the dollar. New jerseys state has urged a judge to reject the settlement. And we will remember the pioneering independent journalist and filmmaker Danny Schechter. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Newly reelected israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to walk back his preelection vow not to allow a palestinian state. Netanyahu had emphasized his rightwing positions in the leadup to the election, urging supporters to cancel out the votes of arabs he said were heading to the polls in droves. A day before the election,
Police officer is charged with firstdegree murder after a cell phone video showed him shooting eight times into the back of a 50yearold africanamerican man named walter scott who was running away. The officer then handcuff scott as he was lessft face down, and the officer then shows the officer planting a taser. Then to ferguson missouri, which hold its first municipal election since the shooting of Michael Brown. For the first time in fergusons 20year history, the sixmember city council will have three africanamericans. And to chicago where mayor rahm emanuel has survived a runoff against progressive challenger chuy garcia. Mayor emanuel to all the people of chicago who have given me the privilege to serve as your mayor for another four years, thank you, god bless you, and god bless chicago. Amy and we will speak with broadcaster tavis smiley about his new book, my journey with maya. Maya angelou you may try todod me in the very dark, but still like dust, i rise. Amy all that and more
Reparations package for survivors of Police Torture, the city is rocked by another police scandal. More victims have come forward to talk about recent abuse inside a secret Detention Center at homan square. They handcuffed me to the bar and the bench that was there. When it happened, i was are ready pretty shaken up. A kind of pushed me over into my eyes off it was sitting on me. They were playing tugofwar with me. They were kind of throwing fake punches at me so i would hit the back of my head when i flinched. Amy we will speak to guardian reporter Spencer Ackerman as well as flint taylor, attorney and darrell cannon who was tortured by Chicago Police in 1983. 20 people are arrested after forming a human barricade at a Natural Gas Storage facility in upstate new york near seneca lake. It makes no sense for a place in new york to be allowing fracked gas from other states to be stored underneath this incredible 600 foot deep lake source of Drinking Water for 100,000 people. Amy josh fox
Reparations package for survivors of Police Torture, the city is rocked by another police scandal. More victims have come forward to talk about recent abuse inside a secret Detention Center at homan square. They handcuffed me to the bar and the bench that was there. When it happened, i was are ready pretty shaken up. A kind of pushed me over into my eyes off it was sitting on me. They were playing tugofwar with me. They were kind of throwing fake punches at me so i would hit the back of my head when i flinched. Amy we will speak to guardian reporter Spencer Ackerman as well as flint taylor, attorney and darrell cannon who was tortured by Chicago Police in 1983. 20 people are arrested after forming a human barricade at a Natural Gas Storage facility in upstate new york near seneca lake. It makes no sense for a place in new york to be allowing fracked gas from other states to be stored underneath this incredible 600 foot deep lake source of Drinking Water for 100,000 people. Amy josh fox