Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
Farmers vent their frustration towards the governments new agricultural legislation. World Health Organization says deaths from malaria in subsaharan, africa are expected to exceed covert 19 and support the governing body of war. The motor sport has launched an investigation into how horrific crash at the bank. The frenchman made the great escape. His car burst into flames. On the opening lets begin in ethiopia, where the Prime Minister is speaking in parliament about the 3 week long conflict in the region, but insists the army will not destroy the regional capital mccalla after having captured it on the weekend. Thats as to grow in forces, say theyre still fighting federal soldiers near hundreds have been killed, thousands forced to flee to neighboring. So than that, another person to get the most important, every target has been signed and approved. The house can see that every missile launched is backed by a signature of authority. 99 percent of them hit their targets and 99 percent
And to see. The sea of. Secrets which. Starts december 25th. Up. Hashtags online petitions and social media campaigns these days more and more protest takes place online especially on social media but can a simple click really make a difference i want topic today on shit. Back in the day raising awareness on an issue and reaching society more broadly required making the headlines with spectacular media stunts today thanks to the internet anyone can express their opinion and share it with the world just one single post can reach a massive audience mark respected our founder of the german web portal nets politic dog sees this as a huge opportunity or its a tiger balm and i now adays you really only need 3 people at most to get a proper test started on social media feeds i think its going to people hold up a banner one person and youre all set and done. Is it really that simple finding the right moment to target the right social media platform with the right hashtag is that all you need t
Coronavirus over protests on the streets of paris over a security bill to take police and ethiopias government says to grand forces are surrendering. But t. N. F. Leaders say theyre still battling the advance on the capital. And i know joe biden is forging ahead with his preparations to take over as president as his margin of victory keeps growing. Hes formally unveiled some of his top team while pennsylvania and nevada have become the nation states to certify him as the winner. The president elect was joined by the men and women. Hes picked to be his Foreign Policy and National Security chiefs. Its a team he says is ready to lead the world comes after President Trump began to give way, allowing the official federal transition to begin with government funding and classified Intelligence Briefings as a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the
Rising inequality, we ask, what can be done about it and discover that we can learn a lot from europe. Why . In many societies today, theres a sharp divide between rich and poor, between those who have and those who dont. And despite living in the same country, these different groups often feel little connection to each other. U. S. President elect joe biden, put it like this. This gap is keeping its having the effect of pulling us apart. When the numbers say it for themselves, the worlds richest 10 percent own 83 percent of Global Wealth and the wealthiest one percent owns an amazing 44 percent of global assets. Nor is there much hope on the horizon. In many countries, the Global Pandemic has widened. The gap between rich and poor, around half of the worlds 3300000000 workers have either already lost their jobs or are at risk of doing so. For unlike thinkers, it goes without saying that all people are morally equal, but that appears naive or even cynical in light of the vast and endur