But in recent years, his voice has been silenced after being ousted in a coup and then jailed by his political opponents. He has just received political asylum in britain and joins us today from london. But an Army Chaplain resigns his first, post to protest the u. S. Drone program. I submitted a resignation in protest of the president. I resign because i refused to serve and support u. S. Armed drone policy, a policy of unaccountable killing. I resign because i refused to support u. S. Nuclear weapons policy, Nuclear Weapons should not be modernized or miniaturized. They should be completely eliminated. I resign because i refuse to serve as an empire chaplain. Amy we will speak with the reverend chris antal and get new revelations in the tragic case of Kalief Browder, who took his own life nearly one year ago at the age of 16 when he was locked up at Rikers Island and held for three years without trial on suspicion of stealing a backpack. A new expose by the new yorker by magazine mag
Airbnb scores a victory in San Francisco. Then to banning the box. The federal government, i believe, should not use criminal history to screen out applicants before we even look at the qualifications. We can dismiss people out of handsomely because they made a mistake in the past. Amy president obama announces a stearic series of steps to help former prisoners readjust to society as the Justice Department freeze 6000 inmates jailed on drug charges in the largest onetime release of federal prisoners. One third of those prisoners are expected to soon be deported. We will speak with two former prisoners on the difficulty of transitioning back to freedom. The Pulitzer Prize winner New York Times reporter charlie savage. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Tuesday was no election day the United States as voters decided Ballot Initiatives and elected city and state leaders. In one of the most closely watched
We will look at Election Results across the country as ohio says no to legalize marijuana, voters in houston reject a measure to bar lgbt discrimination, and airbnb scores a victory in San Francisco. Then to banning the box. The federal government, i believe, should not use criminal history to screen out applicants before we even look at the qualifications. We can dismiss people out of handsomely because they made a mistake in the past. Amy president obama announces a stearic series of steps to help former prisoners readjust to society as the Justice Department freeze 6000 inmates jailed on drug charges in the largest onetime release of federal prisoners. One third of those prisoners are expected to soon be deported. We will speak with two former prisoners on the difficulty of transitioning back to freedom. The Pulitzer Prize winner New York Times reporter charlie savage. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy good
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Gasland. We will speak to Tim Dechristopher of the Climate Disobedience Center and aria doe who played a key role in relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy in fared her home rockaway, queens. Then to Robert Redford on playing dan rather in his film truth. Three things that used to be separate came together. I felt that was a story worth telling. We will speak with the oscarwinning filmmaker and actor Robert Redford about the call for an oscars boycott, the future of the Sundance Film Festival, Climate Change and more. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a surprising reversal, a grand jury tasked with investigating planned parenthood has instead indicted two antiabortion activists who filmed undercover and highly edited videos of planned parenthood officials. The grand jury had been set up to investigate allegations that planned parenthood sells fetal tissue, a claim the organization has repeatedly denied