Greece to set an example . Will greece leave the eurozone . What does this mean for the Global Economy . We will go to athens to speak with paul mason and in the United States economist Richard Wolff will join us in new york. He will also look at the rise of democratic socialist president ial candidate Bernie Sanders as he draws the largest crowds of the 2016 race democrat or republican. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has arrived in brussels for an emergency euro zone summit two days after greek voters overwhelmingly turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity. On sunday, greeks by a 61 to 39 margin voted against further budget cuts and tax hikes in exchange for a rescue package from european creditors. Tsipras is scrambling to present a new bailout proposal as greek banks remain shut down. If greek banks run out of money a
The people need to send a message, just as they sent one from the polls last week, that these measures will not be accepted. They are not allowed. We need to stand tall and be strong. Amy than Governor Walker makes 15. We go to wisconsin where he has launched his president ial bid. President obama grants clemency to 46 men and women who faced decades in prison for nonviolent, drug offenses. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iran has reached a Historic Deal with the United States and five major world powers capping more than a decade of negotiations. Under the deal, sanctions imposed on iran would be lifted in return for iran agreeing to longterm curbs on its nuclear program. Well go to vienna for more on the nuclear deal after headlines. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing protests from members of his own syriza party after accepting harsh austerity measures in exchange for an international ba
Palast goes to michigan after a judge shuts down a recount of the president ial vote in the state. And thiss trumpville is their hero, the man who shut down the recount. Your Republican Attorney general of michigan. He issued an order saying no one would be allowed to look at the ballots and over half the precincts, 59 , and the detroit area. The very place that most of the vote had gone missing. Amy and we will look at john kelly who has been tapped by trump to have the department of Homeland Security as commander of southern command, he oversaw u. S. Military prison at guantanamo. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. It is official. Donald trump has chosen the ceo of the Worlds Largest oil company and a man with no political experience for the top cabinet position. This morning, trump tweeted i have chosen one of the truly great Business Leaders of the world, Rex Tillerson, chairman and ceo of exxonmo
Resolution is bad. It is bad for israel, bad for the United States, and bad for peace. Amy we will speak to Yousef Munayyer of the u. S. Campaign for palestinian rights. Then we look at Donald Trumps inaugural plans. I can announce the radio city rockettes will be taking part in the inaugural events. And 2005. O in 2001 i have been part of the American Culture for decades. They will present represent many women from around the country. We are honored to have them take part. Amy however, not all of the rockettes are excited. Some are refusing to dance for the president elect. We will speak to a former rockette and the journalist who revealed the donald trump dangled ambassadorships to lure alist inauguration talent. Why is he having so much trouble . Then what will happen when donald trump takes over obamas Drone War Program . We will speak with Jameel Jaffer author of the the drone memos , targeted killing, secrecy, and the law. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now ,
Everybody started to run away. Aan with my cousin to find place to hide. He went somewhere and i went somewhere else. We lost each other. After taking cover, we exchanged messages. The gunfire did not stop. Amy we will go to istanbul, turkey. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A new Republicanled Congress meets today. In one of their first moves, House Republicans have voted to gut the office of congressional ethics, dismantling reforms adapted after a previous republican ethics scandal. The vote reportedly came as a surprise and without the support of House Speaker paul ryan or majority leader kevin mccarthy. The full house is scheduled to vote later today. Under the measure, the office of congressional ethics will be renamed the office of congressional Complaint Review and placed under the oversight of the House Ethics Committee. The move will take away authority and independence from the investigative