Monster we look at whats behind the global success of the childrens show sesame street. But in americas longest serving leader bolivian president evo morales has resigned in the face of widespread protests of his disputed reelection moralities who spent nearly 14 years in office made the announcement in a televised address to the nation hours after the countrys military chief called for him to step down the president s of venezuela and cuba have condemned what they are calling a coup against morale as international monitors of call for octobers Election Results to be an old because of alleged irregularities a little money im resigning from my position as president in order that people from culture obama and the poor people are not on anymore im resigning for them we dont want there to be confrontation early this morning we met ministers and we decided to resign in order for there to be new elections so awful bolivia all for life all for the country. Mariana sanchez joins us now on the
Over a cliff, where is the International Response . And i only just read one paragraph here because i think it sums up the situation we confront. Its been more than a hundred days of ongoing opposition protests with more than 100 killed and thousands injured in violently repression by the maduro administration. With 176 inflation, many basic Food Supplies unavailable and what food can be found is distributed corruptly. Last year infant mortality shot up 30 reaching the levels of the poorest of the poorest subsaharan african nations, despite possessing the Largest Proven Oil reserves in the world and i cant tell you how many people who are not familiar with venezuela can understand that, the Largest Proven Oil reserves in the world nine in ten households are hungry or in risk of hungry and the piece goes on saying ultimately normally this would be a time when the International Community would step in using all available leverage to promote stabilization and peace but that hasnt happened
Captures the levity of what we and be talking about today sums it up in the following ways create where the International Response . Read one just paragraph here because i think confrontation we confront. Than 100 killed and more than 1000 injured. 176 inflation, many basic Food Supplies unavailable, plaster, infant mortality shot despite that, i cant how many who are not familiar with venezuela understand that read the Largest Proven Oil reserves, nine and 10 households from hunger. Ultimately, the international would step in, but that has not yet happened so that is the setting for this willficant event where we dive into the political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in venezuela as well as ways todentify new involve the international , particularly the u. S. And regional actors in seeking solutions to the international crisis. Get muchenges dont more significant than what were in our ownenesola hemisphere. That it that spirit pleasureenormous it is wonderful to have either to dis
Justice department has announced no federal charges will be filed against two officers involved in the shooting death of jamar clark, an unarmed 24yearold africanamerican man. Highly trained agents and prosecutors worked for months to find and examine facts to determine if there was a criminal civil rights case that can be brought here. We have all concluded that no such case can be made. Amy we will speak to the cofounder of black lives matter minneapolis and look at how a black lives matter activist in california is facing up to four years in jail after being convicted of what authorities call felony lynching. And we remember Western Saharan independence leader Mohamed Abdelaziz and look at his decades long effort to gain freedom for the last remaining colony in africa. The saharan peoples objective is independence, and that is a right we must address today. Tomorrow, next year, in our time in our childrens time. It doesnt matter when. The important thing is to achieve national indep
Suspend venezuela while ignoring the recent ouster of Dilma Rousseff in brazil . The international right wing carried out a coup in brazil and the organization of american states went violent. Right now theyre threatening to intervene in our country. Amy we will get response from venezuelas ambassador to oas. And then, could the upcoming rio olympics help cement the coup in brazil . We will speak to sportswriters dave zirin and jules boycoff, both just back from brazil. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Presumptive republican president ial nominee donald trump has attacked the news media for pushing him to explain what he did with millions of dollars he claimed to have raised for veterans. At a fundraiser in january, trump said he raised over 6 million for veterans groups. Last week, after the Washington Post said they could trace only about half of that, 3. 1 million going to vet groups, trump donated