There s great value in this depository of American history arguably alternative American history and history that s not normally stressed or told but it s real it s there and of course we re living in a historical period with Trump. And his world of illusion and fake news and and alternative facts. Well there s a whole bunch of fact. It is a very strange time to be living in and I must admit when the facts are laid out and then you get an over 100 page publication by the Republicans that say none of this exists like they did it like it s like it doesn t exist they don t see what they don t want to see and they see a lot of stuff that doesn t exist and yes in the archives we have irrefutable in context recordings from historic figures in context that is essentially a Smithsonian or Library of Congress of sound going back to 1900 there s no collection like it in the United States and maybe the world because we were rolling reel to reel tape machine since 1909 and that s right but. The v
The league player get. Plenty of player. a budget for that musical interlude We now want to return folks to the in progress push of a radio archives broadcast that will go to 9 o clock please stay tuned and donate if you can. In 1960 Pacifica was there on the March from Selma to Montgomery Alabama it took a month to strategize and actually get across the bridge and get to Montgomery but the result of that summer was the Voter Rights Act well that I know well you were there you see that s the thing Pacifica was there the entire time not just when the fun stuff was happening for the National t.v. Cameras but I understand how this whole you know on the ground work together that stuff you can t get anywhere and it s moving it s powerful but it s what let me get let me ask you amazing So let me ask you what the voter shenanigans going on today did the Scalia decision majority decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act that allowed. Local municipalities to to obstruct the the possibility
Percent of his country s g.d.p. The episode comes amid divisions over Nato s relationship with fellow member state Turkey its posture towards Russia and questions about the cold war military alliances future how it should address terrorism and the rise of an increasingly authoritarian and assertive China Frank Langfitt n.p.r. News London the service sector which accounts for the bulk of u.s. Jobs showed signs of slowing in November the Institute for Supply Management a key purchasing managers group says its service sector index fell by slightly less than a point to 53.9 the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher today up 146 points 227649 The Nasdaq gained 46 points this is n.p.r. . Software maker Mike or soft says its stockholders a voted to defeat 2 proposals by activist investors one that would call for the company to add a rank and file employee to the company s board of directors the other to report on gender disparities in salaries Microsoft says preliminary vote results sho
It s now 30 seconds past 8. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m core of a Coleman President Trump is meeting NATO leaders in London he s reiterated his complaint that other countries must pay more for their own defense and he had a warning there are some countries that are fulfilling their commitment and cities are going to be dealt with maybe I ll deal with that for trade said what maybe I m here with in a different way I ll work something out with their NATO member countries have already set a timetable to increase their defense spending by 2024 but Trump wants it done immediately in separate comments earlier today Trump discussed the chance of ending the trade war with China by the end of the year that could waive off new u.s. Tariffs on Chinese goods that are supposed to take effect next week but today Trump said he liked the idea of waiting until after next year s presidential election to reach a new trade deal economist Mark Zandi suggests Trump may have been needling Chines
Thanks. That firm keep e.f.t. Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles This is rising up on Ali and I m your host son on legal hot car we re online at rising up what s on Ali dot com In today s news headlines House Republicans have released their own report on the impeachment inquiry to rebut the official report from committees that was shared with members on Monday the Republican Party s $123.00 page report which was obtained by media outlets claims that quote the evidence presented does not prove any of these Democrat allegations and none of the Democrats witnesses testified to having evidence of bribery extortion or any high crime or misdemeanor House Intelligence chair Representative Adam Schiff denounced the report as having been written for quote an audience of one and he added that it quote ignores voluminous evidence that the president used to the power of his office to pressure Ukraine into investigating his political rival by withholding military aid and a White House meeting the presi