Airbnb scores a victory in San Francisco. Then to banning the box. The federal government, i believe, should not use criminal history to screen out applicants before we even look at the qualifications. We can dismiss people out of handsomely because they made a mistake in the past. Amy president obama announces a stearic series of steps to help former prisoners readjust to society as the Justice Department freeze 6000 inmates jailed on drug charges in the largest onetime release of federal prisoners. One third of those prisoners are expected to soon be deported. We will speak with two former prisoners on the difficulty of transitioning back to freedom. The Pulitzer Prize winner New York Times reporter charlie savage. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Tuesday was no election day the United States as voters decided Ballot Initiatives and elected city and state leaders. In one of the most closely watched
We will look at Election Results across the country as ohio says no to legalize marijuana, voters in houston reject a measure to bar lgbt discrimination, and airbnb scores a victory in San Francisco. Then to banning the box. The federal government, i believe, should not use criminal history to screen out applicants before we even look at the qualifications. We can dismiss people out of handsomely because they made a mistake in the past. Amy president obama announces a stearic series of steps to help former prisoners readjust to society as the Justice Department freeze 6000 inmates jailed on drug charges in the largest onetime release of federal prisoners. One third of those prisoners are expected to soon be deported. We will speak with two former prisoners on the difficulty of transitioning back to freedom. The Pulitzer Prize winner New York Times reporter charlie savage. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy good
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