Scott anderson, author of fractured lands how the arab world came apart. His story takes up the entire print edition of the New York Times magazine. But first, we will speak with Pulitzer Prize winning reporter James Grimaldi of the wall street journal, who has covered the Clinton Foundation for years. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A series of bomb blasts in thailand have hit three of the countrys most popular tourist resorts killing four people and wounding dozens. There were at least 11 explosions in total. No group has claimed responsibility. The blasts comes days after the country voted to accept a militarybacked charter in a referendum. Human rights watch warned that thailand is moving toward become a military dictatorship. Brad adams, the groups asia director said instead of the longpromised return to democratic civilian rule, the w constitution facilitateunaccountabl military power and a deep
Break through restrictions keeping them in place. Protest breakup in islam a bad hanging of a convicted killer. Four years ago, he shot a governor for seeking reform of the blasphemy law. The child sex abuse scandal in Catholic Church and the reporters who unveiled it were the subject of spotlight. More oscar coverage, coming up. The government announces plans to double the income of many farmers in what is being described as a make or break budget. More results coming in from last weeks election. Early results say they have the majority of seats in the assembly of experts. Be a historicld win for moderate reformers, several prominent hardliners have been reelected. More from tehran. We are waiting for the final results of the double elections countrysof the eligible voters participated. The 12 years they have dominated the parliament now is the coalition of reformist and moderates that are winning the major seats. Parliamentarys is speaker. Theg for that post, reformists that won the
Frontrunner hours before the republican candidate squared off at a debate in detroit. Two thirds of the people who will cast of vote have voted against you. They do not want you to be our nominee. And the reason why is because we are not going to turn over the conservative movement or the party of lincoln or reagan, for example, to someone whose positions are not conservative. Dont worry about it, little marco. Amy we will have highlights of the debate and response. Then we remember the life of Berta Caceres. She was assassinated this week just months after winning the goldman environmental prize, the worlds leading environmental award. Our mother earth, militarized, poisoned, a place where basic rights are systematically violated, demands that we take action. Amy we will speak with her nephew, journalist in san francisco. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman juan gonzalez. Im amy goodman. Four republican pr
Thousands of people are pouring into the confident and being shuffled into the continent and being shuffled from border to border. A proposal to try to end the chaos in burkina faso following the coup detat. Amnesty to military leaders who seized power. Also coming up, it was a groundbreaking night at the emmy awards with viola davis becoming the first black woman ever to win the best actress prize. Billions have been wiped off the value of volkswagen after it admits cheating in an environmental test in the United States. We will have details with stephen carroll. Claire youre watching france 24. Greeces far less far left party has swept victory. Winning more than 35 of the vote. Alexis tsipras will once again lead the greek government despite a record poor turnout at the polls in a painful austerity deal struck with creditors. Reporter greeting his supporters at happy man, Alexis Tsipras is poised to be greece cost next Prime Minister after his party gain majority in sundays election.
Trade. In his speech before the u. S. Congress, the first ever by a pope, he also addressed Climate Change, poverty and migrants. And call for the global abolition of the Death Penalty. Plus, pope francis highlights the work of a catholic radical. Two catholic radicals. In these times when social , byerns are so important dorothy day. Amy we will look at the lives of dorothy day and the trappist monk Thomas Merton. Pope francis described the two of them as great americans along with Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Pope francis has arrived in new york where he will speak today at the United Nations general assembly. On thursday, he became the first pope to ever address a joint session of congress, where he discussed poverty, hunger, Climate Change, refugees, the Death Penalty immigration, the arms trade and u. S. Cuba , relations. After the congressional speech,