Understanding the role Martin Luther king junior played in transforming our nation. Won thee way, Taylor Dayton peace prize, the National Humanities medal and many other prizes. But i think he would agree that this extraordinary career really when he took a very lowpay job with Charlie Peters, the legendary founder and editor of the washington politicala very small opinion and reporting magazine which still exists. I suspect taylor learned his trade as a journalist and book author while working for peters for three years. A few years later i went through a similar process myself, working for victor no the nation magazine in new york. Both of us became authors after immersing ourselves in journalism. Taylor and i also worked on the 1972 campaign for george mcgovern. He didnt know this but i was knockingwly canvasser, on doors in california, nebraska and minnesota. Taylor, however, had a more elevated Campaign Position in austin, texas, where he happened to share an apartment with one bi
She made headlines recently for switching her support in the democratic race from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders. We will also look at whether electronic Voting Machines could be used to steal an election. We will speak to independent journalist Harvey Wasserman. Then to prisons for profit. A look at how ohio became the first state to sell off a public prison to a private corporation. It is the great myth that private prisons will provide any type of cost savings. Here in ohio, we have by statute the required to say the least 5 , but there been multiple studies that have shown that they did not save 5 . And in some years we have had private prisons in our state, they actually cost more than public prisons. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from ohio. Thousands of afghans fleeing violence in their home country have been left stranded in northern greece after macedonia barred af
Funding from planned parenthood in ohio, we will speak to former ohio state senator nina turner. She once wore a tshirt that redefined the gop acronym. It read, gop get out of my panties. She made headlines recently for switching her support in the democratic race from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders. We will also look at whether electronic Voting Machines could be used to steal an election. We will speak to independent journalist Harvey Wasserman. Then to prisons for profit. A look at how ohio became the first state to sell off a public prison to a private corporation. It is the great myth that private prisons will provide any type of cost savings. Here in ohio, we have by statute the required to say the least 5 , but there been multiple studies that have shown that they did not save 5 . And in some years we have had private prisons in our state, they actually cost more than public prisons. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and p
Kasich signs a bill to strip funding from planned parenthood in ohio, we will speak to former ohio state senator nina turner. She once wore a tshirt that redefined the gop acronym. It read, gop get out of my panties. She made headlines recently for switching her support in the democratic race from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders. We will also look at whether electronic Voting Machines could be used to steal an election. We will speak to independent journalist Harvey Wasserman. Then to prisons for profit. A look at how ohio became the first state to sell off a public prison to a private corporation. It is the great myth that private prisons will provide any type of cost savings. Here in ohio, we have by statute the required to say the least 5 , but there been multiple studies that have shown that they did not save 5 . And in some years we have had private prisons in our state, they actually cost more than public prisons. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , dem