As secretary of state john kerry flies into lima to give an impassioned speech about combating Climate Change, he says nothing about the proposed keystone xl tar sands pipeline. Protesters gathered near kerrys speech to send a message against the pipeline at least they , tried to. We did not specifically name him. We could not use the names of country, so we could not clout the United States or canada around keystone xl. We were not allowed to name specific projects, for example, so we cant talk about keystone xl pipeline. The rules book at the cop. We will look at how the United Nations is silencing voices of dissent inside the Climate Summit. And we will look at the state of the talks as negotiations enter a final day. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Cia director john brennan has refused to rule out the agencys use of torture under future president s while defending the officials who devised and carr
As secretary of state john kerry flies into lima to give an impassioned speech about combating Climate Change, he says nothing about the proposed keystone xl tar sands pipeline. Protesters gathered near kerrys speech to send a message against the pipeline at least they , tried to. We did not specifically name him. We could not use the names of country, so we could not clout the United States or canada around keystone xl. We were not allowed to name specific projects, for example, so we cant talk about keystone xl pipeline. The rules book at the cop. We will look at how the United Nations is silencing voices of dissent inside the Climate Summit. And we will look at the state of the talks as negotiations enter a final day. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Cia director john brennan has refused to rule out the agencys use of torture under future president s while defending the officials who devised and carr
And intel the Washington Post inside the Washington Post, marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln at ford theater. And with the debates in arkansas and indiana this past week, we want to begin on this Easter Sunday with your comments on this issue. Religion, does it unite us or divide us . If you say divide us, here is the number, 202 7488000 for. For those who say it unite says, 202 7488001 for. You can join us on twitter at cspanwj. An Organization Called the center for public christianity has written an essay on this very issue saying that religion at its worst sponsors tribalism. Setting faithful against the infidels. Christian examples are well known the crusades, and the awful covering up of child sexual abuse. No doubt there are hindu jewish, and even buddhist examples, but a fair reading of history wont stop there. Religion, at best, unite and divides in a very different way. Like debates about Climate Change or asylumseekers, some important causes unite and rebel at t
Booktv. Org bookclub. President ial historian tevi troy examines the Popular Culture that american president s have partaken in over the past 200 years from Andrew Jacksons interest in attending the theater to the Reading Habits of dwight eisenhower. He speaks on a panel with jonah gold burg, William Galston and political analyst and columnist mona charen. This Panel Discussion is just under two hours. Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Im chris demuth, fellow here at the Hudson Institute, and i will be moderating this afternoons session in which we will be recognizing and celebrating and discoursing upon tevi troys new book, what jefferson read, ike watched and obama tweeted 200 years of Popular Culture this the white house. With a title like that, you might expect that the book is a parade of ton and entertaining stories about president s idiosyncratic tastes in reading, theater, music, sports, movies, tv, or maybe its more than that, maybe its a study of decline [laughter] from a
Gerri well, our top story tonight, a salmonella outbreak raising alarms about how safe are food is. The cdc blaming the government shut down for the slow response to link foster farms to the outbreak and is bringing for letting employees back to work. The company has a history of prior illnesses and was flanked as recently as last february causing at least 124 people to get sick. And while the usda is threatening to shut down three foster farms chicken plants, is enough being done . With more on this, executive director at the National Consumers league. Thank you for coming. This is one of those critical stories. The safety of the food supply. I want to work through a take talk of what has happened. This sure is not the first time weve been through this. All the way back in january 2010 Consumer Reports found 80 percent of the chicken they sampled had tested positive for salmonella. In may 2012, i recall of mislabeled turkey burgers. In februaryy2013, at least 124 people in 12 states g