Iraq. Days after his father criticized trump at the Democratic National convention. We will get the latest. Then Voting Rights advocates have won a number of major victories after court strike down voting restrictions in North Carolina, wisconsin, kansas, and taxes. E will speak to ari berman we are heading into the first president ial cycle in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights act. What that means in practice, Eckstein States have new voting restrictions in place for the first president ial cycle. It is urgent to o restore the Voting Rights act and make it easier to vote in a whole lot of ways, things like early voting and sameday Voter Registration, automatic voteter registstratio. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A federal Appeals Court has struck down voting restrictions in North Carolina saying they disproportionately affected African Americans. In the ruling, the thre
Off by being forced to rent a device. That is a commonly held bipartisan principle. And i wasnt without some objections over the months and years. But now were very, very close to getting across the finish line. My concern, both on process and on policy, is that the thing that i thought i was trying to and advocating for may be accomplished in the next 15 days. But hrts of other things which i think deserve more scrutiny and oversight and discussion may also be accomplished. And its not at all clear to me that it is necessary to do all of these other things in order to get across the finish line when it comes to providing consumers with some relief on set top boxes. Im absolutely encouraged by all the commissionerss willingness to kind of get at what the offending provisions may be. I heard commissioner orielly and pai talk building how talk about two positions, how licensing would be overseen in the future by the mission. And commissioner rosenworcel and wheeler talking about their wi
Little something for everyone in his remarks. I cannot hide my concerns for the family, threatened as perhaps never before. The environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all. The golden rule also reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of development. This conviction has led me from the beginning of my ministry to advocate at Different Levels the global abolition of the death penalty. What was your take away . The majesty of it all. I have been covering joint sessions before young phil was a gleam in his parents eyes. This was the most extraordinary moment i have ever seen. From the moment he entered without a big advanced guard, walking by himself. The members were well behaved. No one gave him a high five. Standing up there, the holy father with a gallery that was packed. It really was an extraordinary moment. Everybody is trying to peg him into the political spheres. You have a great column right no
In his remarks. Concerns foride my the family, threatened as perhaps never before. The environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all. The golden rule also reminds us protectesponsibility to and defend human life at every stage of development. This conviction has led me from to beginning of my ministry advocate at Different Levels the end of the death penalty. What was your take away . Of it all. Sty i have been covering joint phil was afore young eyes. In his parents himself, the members were well behaved. No one gave him a high five. A press gallery packed, floor full, extraordinary moment. Pegverybody is trying to him into the political spheres. That is not necessary the message he is trying to convey. What was his message . He is a spiritual man. It was interesting, the reaction. House andched the senators, the democratic side which are first, then the republicans would go on. The message about the poor, immigration, income inequality, dea
And call for the global abolition of the Death Penalty. Plus, pope francis highlights the work of a catholic radical. Two catholic radicals. In these times when social , byerns are so important dorothy day. Amy we will look at the lives of dorothy day and the trappist monk Thomas Merton. Pope francis described the two of them as great americans along with Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Pope francis has arrived in new york where he will speak today at the United Nations general assembly. On thursday, he became the first pope to ever address a joint session of congress, where he discussed poverty, hunger, Climate Change, refugees, the Death Penalty immigration, the arms trade and u. S. Cuba , relations. After the congressional speech, pope francis skipped an offer to dine with lawmakers in order to eat with homeless residents of washington, d. C. Speaking at st.