Kick off hours away, 20 teams in it for the top 5. We begin with the political turmoil in burkina faso. The country hit a coup detat this week. Security forces patrolling the streets to put down any protests. 3 people have died. The countrys borders has been ordered shot in a nighttime curfew imposed. For more, lets cross to arno fortunate on the ground. What can you tell us on the , the president and interim Prime Minister were taken into custody. I can tell you that early this morning, a military spokesman of the president ial guard made a new statement on national television. He announced that National Council for democracy, as they call themselves, has released the ministers and a source of the former president told us that Michel Kafando was not totally free, he was under house arrest. We are trying to confirm the information. One more thing in the statement by the military, no mention of former Prime Minister isaac zida. Still unclear at this time whether hes been free or not. Le
I should say it is a raging debate in the United States are virtually alone, almost everywhere else, the dust greeted with relief and optimism and without even parliamentary review. This is one of the many striking examples of the famous concept of american exceptionalism. Amy noam chomsky weighs in on the 2016 president ial race and donald trump. I think we should recognize that the other candidates are not that different. Todays democrats are what used to be called moderate republicans. The republicans are just drifted off the spectrum. They are so committed to extreme wealth and power, that they cannot get votes. Amy professor noam chomsky on power and ideology. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Pope francis arrives in washington, d. C. , today for the start of his historic u. S. Tour. The pope will meet with president obama on wednesday and address a joint session of congress on thursday. On friday,
I should say it is a raging debate in the United States are virtually alone, almost everywhere else, the dust greeted with relief and optimism and without even parliamentary review. This is one of the many striking examples of the famous concept of american exceptionalism. Amy noam chomsky weighs in on the 2016 president ial race and donald trump. I think we should recognize that the other candidates are not that different. Todays democrats are what used to be called moderate republicans. The republicans are just drifted off the spectrum. They are so committed to extreme wealth and power, that they cannot get votes. Amy professor noam chomsky on power and ideology. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Pope francis arrives in washington, d. C. , today for the start of his historic u. S. Tour. The pope will meet with president obama on wednesday and address a joint session of congress on thursday. On friday,
Amy 11 republican president ial candidates battled it out at the Ronald Reagan president ial library last night in the second republication president ial of the campaign. President ial debate of the campaign. We will play highlights and speak to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston and john nichols. Then while wildfires rage in california, we will be joined by Climate Justice activist Tim Dechristopher. He spent 21 months in jail for disrupting an auction for oil drilling rights. Now he has joined a coalition calling on the white house to stop issuing new fossil fuel leases on public lands and oceans. But first to oklahoma, where three and a half hours before he was set to be executed, Richard Glossip was granted a stay of execution for two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. An Oklahoma Appeals Court granted deathrow prisoner Richard Glossip a lastminute stay of execution on wednes
Amy federal prosecutors have agreed to settle a criminal probe into General Motors for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to at least 124 deaths. Gm will pay 900 million but no executives will be prosecuted. Too big to jail . We will speak to a woman whose 16yearold daughter died in a crash caused by a faulty ignition switch, as well as longime consumer advocate ralph nader. 50 years ago he wrote the Ground Breaking book, unsafe at any speed the designedin dangers of the american automobile. Motors knew about the defect in 2004. They kept getting feedback of fatalities, crashes, airbags not going off, engines being shut off. They covered it up. Amy and we will speak to university of Maryland School of law professor Rena Steinzor, author of, why not jail . industrial catastrophes, corporate malfeasance, and government inaction. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Federal prosecutors have agreed to