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
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 in his first trip ever to the United States, pope francis speaks at the white house about poverty, immigration, and Climate Change. Today he heads to capitol hill, but the popes visit to washington has not been without controversy. Seven people were arrested wednesday after staging a diein calling for the ordination of women. We will speak with one of the women priests who were arrested, as well as the granddaughter of dorothy day, founder of the catholic worker movement. Then when exxon knew about Climate Change. Newly uncovered documents show the companys own scientists confirmed Global Warming was occurring over three decades ago due to rising carbon emissions. Then the Company Covered it up, spending millions campaigning to stop the world from taking any action. We found a trail of documents that go back to 1977. Exxon new Carbon Dioxide was ,ncreasing in the atmosphere that the combustion of also feels was driving at, and this post a threat to exxon. Amy we will speak to a for
So we begin in columbia where thecolombia. General was abducted. The general and others had confronted a farc brigade. We have these reports. The war between the colombia government and the farc rebels had a chance at peace but two years later there is no agreement, and now the kidnapping of an army general has led the government suspending the talks all together. The general walked into farccontrolled territory wearing civilian clothing. Unless they release the general, the Peace Process is going to be suspended. So we need to look now at the offense from farc. Reporter peace eluded colombia since 1974 when the r revolutionary group farc. It increased its Drug Trafficking that fueled its operations. Many yearoperations. Through the years many have been abducted. They moved to cuba where talks have focused on landownerships, rights of victims and Drug Trafficking. But one of the main challenges has been the negotiations taking place while the conflict continues. The kidnapping of the g
Now covered in pollution. Hello, we start with breaking news out of a where the taliban has carried out a brazen attack. It began with an explosion outside of a heavily guarded complex in the socalled Green Village, which is known for housing foreign contractors. The deputy interior minister said that four attackers are dead. The taliban launched a similar Suicide Attack in kabul on tuesday. The bomber struck at an entrance killing two afghan guards. Lets go to a journalist over at the l. A. Times based in can ball. You were there at the time of the attack. What more can you tell us . Reporter i wasnt nearby, but i heard the explosion. The attacks began with a lowbaring truck full of explosives, and then the attackers basically went in and traded gunfire with the guards at the greenage. And then they updated that there were three suicidebombers and others were involved in gunfire at the village. What is the significance of attacking this place in particular . This is the third time in