What a year it is in between the bankruptcy, devastation by the hurricane. It is far from over. People cannot even find food to eat. Megan it is a true humanitarian crisis. When it was just the debt crisis and the bankruptcy of puerto rico or the electrical grid or the bankruptcy of what was going to happen with this mass exodus, now people are without water and food and electricity. For six months. And we are still having the kind of politicking we are seeing in the u. S. Over it. We are hopeful, both at businessweek and bloomberg that by calling attention to it that hopefully, perhaps for once in recent times we would wade through the washington quagmire and get help down there. Julia i mean the pictures hit you in the stomach and you get a sense of the real devastation of the country. Megan think about being out of power for six months. Think about being in the dark. What if you have medicine that is to be refrigerated . Your diabetes patient getting access to clean water in puerto
I just want to salute you and your public work in uniform, military uniform as well as civilian clothes. I heard you say you were committed to protecting whistleblowers. I was wondering what your definition was. Im thinking of edward snowden. My dear brothers and sisters, chelsea manning, my dear brother jeffrey sterling. Two in jail, one outside of the country. Would you define them as whistleblowers or in a different way . Dr. West i put you on the spot too much. Very penetrating question. I appreciate your reflections. I would define whistleblowers as those individuals who come forward consistent with the statutes for the appropriate authorities with the appropriate clearances to adjudicate. Its my understanding that our government has designated mr. Snowden and before him, private manning to be not whistleblowers. To be in one case someone accused of violating the military justice and someone accused of violating federal law. I believe there is a pathway through the chain of comman
Over wall street, saving Social Security, israel, guns, and more, and we will host our debate here in l. A. Between veteran journalist Robert Scheer and longtime lgbt activist torie osborn. Think about 1000 people protest donald trump in new york. The Police Arrest at least two dozen, including two journalists from democracy now First Amendment rights. As we were saying this, they grabbed the camera and the microphone and slammed us on the ground. In moment later, i saw juan carlos on the ground with dirt on his for head and Police Officers were on top of him and handcuffing him. Amy than what our school Police Officers doing with grenade launchers, and 16 assault rifles, and an antiminetech . We look at the battle getting militarygrade weapons belong inside schools. Getting military grade weapons out of the los angeles schools. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Lowwage workers across the country walked
Villages. Amy the battle for new york. In their most contentious debate yet Hillary Clinton and bernie , sanders sparred in brooklyn over wall street, saving Social Security, israel, guns, and more, and we will host our debate here in l. A. Between veteran journalist Robert Scheer and longtime lgbt activist torie osborn. Think about 1000 people protest donald trump in new york. The Police Arrest at least two dozen, including two journalists from democracy now First Amendment rights. As we were saying this, they grabbed the camera and the microphone and slammed us on the ground. In moment later, i saw juan carlos on the ground with dirt on his for head and Police Officers were on top of him and handcuffing him. Amy than what our school Police Officers doing with grenade launchers, and 16 assault rifles, and an antiminetech . We look at the battle getting militarygrade weapons belong inside schools. Getting military grade weapons out of the los angeles schools. All that and more, coming
Villages. Amy the battle for new york. In their most contentious debate yet Hillary Clinton and bernie , sanders sparred in brooklyn over wall street, saving Social Security, israel, guns, and more, and we will host our debate here in l. A. Between veteran journalist Robert Scheer and longtime lgbt activist torie osborn. Think about 1000 people protest donald trump in new york. The Police Arrest at least two dozen, including two journalists from democracy now First Amendment rights. As we were saying this, they grabbed the camera and the microphone and slammed us on the ground. In moment later, i saw juan carlos on the ground with dirt on his for head and Police Officers were on top of him and handcuffing him. Amy than what our school Police Officers doing with grenade launchers, and 16 assault rifles, and an antiminetech . We look at the battle getting militarygrade weapons belong inside schools. Getting military grade weapons out of the los angeles schools. All that and more, coming