Drinking water, that they will be able to live amy we will also speak with greenpeaces Annie Leonard, gasland director josh fox, and actress Shailene Woodley who took part in a protest here at sundance against one of the Film Festivals financial backers. One of the largest sponsors of the Dakota Access pipeline as well as wells fargo and these larger banks. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On tuesday, President Trump signed a series of executive memorandums to revive the keystone xl and Dakota Access Oil Pipelines two Major Projects halted by the Obama Administration following massive resistance from indigenous and environmental groups. The Dakota Access project would carry up to 570,000 barrels of oil a day from north dakota to illinois. The Keystone Pipeline would transport 830,000 barrels of crude every day from albertas oil sands to refineries on the u. S. Gulf coast for export. Trumps move spa
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Good evening. I am the executive director of the society of the cincinnati. It is my pleasure to introduce our speaker this evening. I want you all to do me a favor. This is his book. Hes going to talk to us about it. The book is the road to concord how four stolen cannon ignited the revolutionary war. He will defend that premise for us a little bit later. I want to tell you what my reaction to this book is because i have had the opportunity to read it already. It is one of three books in the last 20 years i read cover to cover in one sitting. I dont read quickly. The reason i read it cover to cover in one sitting is it is extremely well written. It is graceful prose of an oldfashioned sort. And second, it is wonderfully researched, when i was taught in graduate school to refer to as a revisionist work in history. All good works of history if they are good are revisionist in some way, but he is telling us a new story about the coming of the revolution in massachusetts. A story you migh
I want to tell you what my reaction to this book is because i have had the opportunity to read it already. It is one of three books in the last 20 years i read cover to cover in one sitting. I dont read quickly. The reason i read it cover to cover in one sitting is it is extremely well written. It is graceful prose of an oldfashioned sort. And second, it is wonderfully , when i was taught in graduate school to refer to as a revisionist work in history. All good works of history if they are good are revisionist in some way, but he is telling us a new story about the coming of the revolution in massachusetts. A story you might have thought was already told to death. Of twook is a reflection things. One, really good oldfashioned history writing of a kind we dont see as much as we used to. And the second thing is, it is indicative of the emergence of what i think is a new sort of history writing or a new kind of history research. In ways itossible was not possible 20 years ago to andarch t
This is exclusive cell phone video from a neighbor as the exchange took place. Officers said they may have hit dunham but called johnsons such as a 1055 a coroners case. Shots fired both ways 1055. Suspect has rounds at him, possibly went down, as well. Reporter as we reported, officers used explosives to enter the Apartment Unit and around 3 30 a. M. Found dunham dead on the balcony from a gunshot wound. Police have not said whether officers shot him or if it was an self inflicted wound. Coming up at 6 00 more on the circumstances that led to the shooting. Robert handa, nbc bay area news. Thank you, robert. Sharp, easy going, and a good sense of humor. Thats how officers on the San Jose Police force are describing fallen officer mike johnson. A colleague and coworker who leaves behind a deep emotional wound. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo continues our coverage live outside of Police Headquarters where theres a lot of pain and anguish and show of support from the community. Damian . Re