And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis documentarian Robert Greenwald has never been afraid to tackle difficult subjects. His latest is called unmanned americas drone wars and it challenges the use of drone warfare, which is often attacked for Collateral Damage. [speaking foreign language] you have done it again, my friend. Good to have you back on. I suspect we are about to find out that what you still appreciate is being able to see project that bring humanity of the subject matter into full view. What i love about your work is you always find a way to take us right to the humanity of the character. This conversation about drone is always had in washington it aint had enough in washington. Tell me why it was important for you to get to the humanity of these persons who have been victimized by our drone war. Hit the nail in the head. It is getting to the human story. Its a number, and its abstract, but when i went to pakistan and was interview
And by contributions to your pbs stion from viewers like you. Thank you. What might be starting at the top, will forte is making his dramatic acting a few in debut in nebraska, which was nominated for six academy awards. He was known for his emmy nominated role in 30 rock. Lets take a look at a clip from nebraska. How long did it take you to get here . I do not know. We got waylaid in rapid city. That is where dad had his little accident. Quick how long total . A couple of days i guess. From billings . Yeah. How far is that . Probably 750 miles. Drivetook you two days to 750 miles. What were you driving, a dump truck or something . [laughter] restaurantnd outback . I had done that in eight hours. At over 100 miles an hour. Bart was little then. Tavis this is a good example of starting at the top where dramatic roles are concerned. Does it feel that way for you . I cannot believe i got to be in this movie. I am proud of the stuff i have got it in gotten to be part of in my life. I had n
The regular an revolution. In the end, he did more harm. Big difference, putting people first, as opposed to some abstract philosophy. A lot of work to be done. They spent the last few years denying people access to Health Insurance. What complete poppycock. Youve got to run, run, run. Run run run run good afternoon to you on this monday. The pressure is on and the clock is ticking. In our highstakes week for the white house, as they try to reclaim the narrative on the Affordable Care act. Throughout the week, cabinet officials will fan out across the country, hitting ten cities to boost enrollment, including a stop by the president himself in boston on wednesday. That, of course, is the same day that republicans will finally get their chance to grill hhs secretary, Kathleen Sebelius. As she testifies on capitol hill. And im absolutely sure they will have nothing but positive and constructive things to say. The incompetencies in building this website is staggering. Why didnt she know t
She needs to sort her priorities. Teach a man how to fish. He can feed himself for a life. Dont simply feed fish. She sleeps with the fishes. How do you know about him . Elementary, my dear watson. What is our heart and what is our soul as a country is what the next generation is going to have to answer. Well, is america going to figure this whole thing out when it comes to jobs, the economy, health care, paying the bills, interesting questions from the folks at oxford. As one brit said to me, it appears that the gentleman from texas seems to be causing quite a bit of difficulty as of late. I couldnt disagree with that at all. I just got back from across the pond. First time ive ever been to london. I was afforded the opportunity to speak at Oxford University at the oxford debating society. I got a real insight into the way the world actually views america in troubled times, at least in london. Had a lot of conversation with folks on the street. Of course, i was a tourist. You know how
Obama administrations decision to finally release the secret memo outlining when the u. S. Can assassinate a u. S. Citizen. Then as the tea party suffers setbacks and midterms, we will take a look at the most influential republican political operatives, the Koch Brothers. Their the poster boys for the top 1 . Their money and power fuels the inequality in america. The name koch has become a four letter word. Day in and day out, their purchasing politicians and policy. It is taking a terrible toll on democracy. We will speak to the films director Robert Greenwald will stop republicans tried to block a capitol hill screening of the documentary this week. Then Daniel Schulman, author of the new book, sons of wichita how the Koch Brothers became americas most powerful and private dynasty. All of that and more coming up. Ill stop this is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At least 118 people have been killed and 45 wounded in a twin bombing in the ni