Deep establishment. Is a process. You cut government spending, increased taxes in order to balance the governments books but you fail. Yes, you reduce government expenditure, but on the other tax, the economy shrinks so a reduced and your books dont balance a you cut even more. It shines even further and cut more, so it is a neverending downward spiral. Amy then six weeks after Hurricane Maria hit puerto rico, millions still lack clean Drinking Water and electricity. Just back from puerto rico, we will bring you a report from the interior where the storm has exploded the fault lines of poverty and austerity. My name is carmen. Everything here was destroyed. It is not easy to be struggling like this, doing everything by hand. There are Sick Children and elders. That is how it is here. My father vanished. He died. So that hasnt been easy for us. We are alive. We have to thank god amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im
Elites benefit from global capitalism with former greek finance m minister Yanis Varoufakis. Is due book, adults in the room my battle with europes deep establishment. Is a process. You cut government spending, increased taxes in order to balance the governments books but you fail. Yes, you reduce government expenditure, but on the other tax, the economy shrinks so a reduced and your books dont balance a you cut even more. It shines even further and cut more, so it is a neverending downward spiral. Amy then six weeks after Hurricane Maria hit puerto rico, millions still lack clean Drinking Water and electricity. Just back from puerto rico, we will bring you a report from the interior where the storm has exploded t the fault lines of poverty and austerity. My name is carmen. Everything here was destroyed. It is not t easy to be strugglig like this, doing everything by hand. There are Sick Children and elders. That is how it is here. My father vanished. He died. So that hasnt been easy f
It is time. First, there was britains vote to leave the eu. Then a Business Savvy reality tv star was chosen as us president. What could possibly happen next . This is what many people here in europe, concerned by a growing nationalist attitude among some western leaders, are asking themselves. They, and many like them now look to germany for answers. Even the New York Times calls Angela Merkel the last defender of the free west. But there are also ordinary people, Juergen Kasek from leipzig, who courageously fights against nationalism. A monday demonstration in dresden, hundreds of followers of the rightwing populist movement pegida stage a protest, spurred by populist Donald Trumps election as us president. U. S. President. Like trump, they want to sweep the governing parties out of office and overturn the system. They chant resistance and merkel must go. Jurgen kasek is on the street with 200 counterdemonstrators in dresden this evening. They want to oppose the rightwing populists.
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Xq institute. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff president elect trump filled up another cabinet seat, while some of his supporters aggressively challenged recount efforts in three states. The Newshours John Yang has our report. We are going to appoint mad dog mattis as our secretary of defense. But were not announcing it until monday, so dont tell anybody. Reporter president elect trump scooped himself thursday night, making his choice public in cincinnati, the first stop of his thank you tou