Place in washington, d. C. Right now. State inot 50 heads of washington trying to deal with the question of the threat of Nuclear Terrorism and how to secure all the highly enriched uranium and plutonium that stretched widely around the reactors,lear hospitals, universities, concernedenters, about the threat of materials and the possibility of dirty bombs and terrorists getting a hold of it. That is a small part of Nuclear Material out there because most of the Nuclear Material is in the Weapons Program and this gathering will not deal with weapons issues. You might recall in spring of 2009, obama made a very important each in prague in which he called for nuclear abolition. Could say it was the high point of the Obama Presidency and it is what helped them get the nobel peace prize. In 2009, he said the United States has got to lead the effort. The United States is the only country that has ever used Nuclear Weapons out of warfare against another country. On the one hand, there is a ce
We will speak to the Pulitzer Prize winning biographer of robert oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. We will also speak to a survivor of the hiroshima attack. But first, we look at how puerto rico is facing a complete takeover by a federally appointed control board. Hillary clinton backs the deal, Bernie Sanders opposes it. It is morally unacceptable that Billionaire Hedge Fund managers have been calling for even more austerity in puerto rico. Austerity will not solve this crisis. Amy we will speak to a young chicago immigrant rights activist is suing the department of Homeland Security for rejecting her renewal for deferred deportation status because of her activism including her arrest at the , Democratic National convention. What you face deportation now that youre getting arrested . I dont know, but i am willing to risk it. I am proud to be doing this with my parents. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. O, the war and peace report. Im
Hiroshima since u. S. Warplanes dropped the first atomic bomb on the city 71 years ago killing 140,000 people. We will speak to the Pulitzer Prize winning biographer of robert oppenheimimer, the father of the a atomic bomb. We will also speak to a survivor of the hiroshima attack. But first, we look at how puerto rico is facing a complete takeover by a federally appointed control board. Hillary clinton backs the deal, Bernie Sanders opposes it. It is morally unanacceptable that Billionaire Hedge Fund managers have been calling for even more austerity in puerto rico. Austerity will not solve this crisis. Amy we will speak to a young chicago immigrant rights activist is suing the department of Homeland Security for rejecting her renewal for deferred deportation status because of her activism including her arrerest at the , Democratic National convention. What you face deportation now that youre getting arrested . I dont know, but i am willing to risk it. I am proud to be doing this with
Onto a commute to the National Book festival and to this presentation on the new book, our declaration. Earlier today Walter Isaacson discussed his book, the innovators in which he places creativity at the intersection of science and art. Danielle allen, the author of our declaration finds her creativity at the intersection of classical studies and political theory, subject of which she is a master or a doctor tissue holds ph. D. S in both subjects. Isakson found that the brilliance that gave the world a programmable computer and eventually the internet could not have come from the inspired efforts of an individual. Of necessity they sprang from the collaboration of many inspired individuals. Similarly dr. Allen finds the assembling of the 1337 words of the declaration of independence was the result of a vast array of conversations, collaborations and debates among a surprisingly large number of collaborators. Indeed, this book itself is a brilliance collaboration. While a single hand,
Financially, morally, spiritually, politically, beating. And it stood. You cant keep doing this. Somebodys going to take advantage, and i think theres a lot of people that want to take advantage of this time. And if we dont heal ourselves, we will fall. Lincoln was right. It wont come from the outside, itll have to be national suicide. And i think the outside hitting us when were so divided, national suicide. The inhouse think tank for congress. I want to welcome you to the National Book festival, and to this presentation on the new book our declaring. Earlier today Walter Isaacson discussed his book, the 0 in which he places creativity at the intersection of science and art. Danielle allen, the author of our declaration finds her creativity at the intersection of classical studies and plate theory, a subject of which she is a master or a doctor, because she holds ph. Ds in in both subjects. Isaacson found that the brilliant that gave the world the programmable commuter and the interne