Yeah. Thousands. Amy refugees escaping war in syria and other countries continue to cross into europe as the president of the European Commission proposes a plan for all European Union nations to help settle refugees. About 100,000, 100 60,000. That is the number of europeans that have to take in. And i really hope this time everyone will be on board. Needed for theis time. Amy to talk about the refugee crisis, we will go to guests in the anna, london, and germany and speak with her syrian refugee in austria as well as a Syrian American here at home who is calling for the u. S. To accept more Syrian Refugees. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The United Nations is now estimating at least 850,000 people are expected to cross the mediterranean this year and next seeking refuge in europe to , escape violence and unrest in syria, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, subsaharan africa, and other regions. 366,000 hav
Newest front in global espionage. It is one of the least habitable locales on the earth, the arctic. We will speak to investigative journalist James Bamford. Then mr. Smith goes to prison. Was the amazing amount of untapped Human Potential in prison. I met some of the brightest people ive met in my life there. People who rivaled those of the ceos who had wind and i me while i was a state senator. Amy a decade ago, jeff smith was a rising political star in missouri. Today is a professor at the new school in new york. In between he spent a year in federal prison for Campaign Election violation. He has just published a book about what a year behind bars taught him about americas prison crisis. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has challenged World Leaders to act urgently on Climate Change or condemn our children to a world they will no longer have the capacity to repair. On monday, presiden
Well speak with the lead attorney for the prisoners at californias pelican bay state prison, as well as the mother of a man who has been held there in solitary confinement in for more than 14 years. Then, to guatemala. A normals moment is citizen, although he still the president of the republic. He has lost immunity. As a consequence, there could be criminal prosecution against the president. Amy well speak with journalist allan nairn about the Guatemalan Legislature voting to strip president otto perez of immunity from prosecution, clearing the way for his impeachment. And then to a new account of one of americas most controversial statesmen. In a fascinating new book, historian greg grandin argues that to understand the crisis of contemporary america, we have to understand Henry Kissinger. Henry kissinger is the author todays Permanent National Security State in the United States and endless war. This can betrays a direct line from a secret, illegal bombing of cambodia, straight to i
Newest front in global espionage. It is one of the least habitable locales on the earth, the arctic. We will speak to investigative journalist James Bamford. Then mr. Smith goes to prison. Was the amazing amount of untapped Human Potential in prison. I met some of the brightest people ive met in my life there. People who rivaled those of the ceos who had wind and i me while i was a state senator. Amy a decade ago, jeff smith was a rising political star in missouri. Today is a professor at the new school in new york. In between he spent a year in federal prison for Campaign Election violation. He has just published a book about what a year behind bars taught him about americas prison crisis. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has challenged World Leaders to act urgently on Climate Change or condemn our children to a world they will no longer have the capacity to repair. On monday, presiden
He also discussed Climate Change , despite a request by louisiana governor bobby jindal not to do so. Making our communities more resilient is going to be increasingly important because we are going to see more extreme weather events as the result of Climate Change. Deeper droughts, deadlier wildfires, stronger storms. Amy we will spend the hour with new orleans native actor Wendell Pierce, best known for his roles in the wire and treme. Monique harden and journalist. Ary rivlin. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Hundreds more people fleeing violence in syria, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, Subsaharan Africa and other regions have reportedly died en route to europe as the world grapples with whats being described the worst migration crisis since world war ii. As many as 200 people may have drowned when a boat headed to Southern Europe sank off the libyan coast thursday. Another boat with 50 people on bo