Nonstop on cable news. Not just on cable news. We are hearing the very same thing from elected officials including some republican elected officials. We are hearing it from the leaders of federal Law Enforcement agencies and of the intelligence agencies. We are hearing it from the pentagon. Just this week the new Secretary Of Defense ordered the entire u. S. Military to, quote, stand down while investigators cleanse the ranks of political extremists. And of course we are hearing it from the Business Establishment from wall street from the Tech Monopolies from the massive multinational corporations that increasingly control the contours of american life. All of them are now on the hunt for political extremists. And at one level that does not sound bad. Because no sane person is for political extremism, especially violent extremism. We are against it. Were for moderation. We are for incremental change. We are for the consent of the governed. We said that every day for four years and we m
We are hearing the same thing from some republican elected officials, we are hearing it from the pentagon. Just this week the new Secretary Of Defense order the entire u. S. Military to stand down while investigators cleanse the ranks of political instigators, we are hearing it from the Business Establishment from wall street,r from the massive multinational corporations that increasingly control the all of them now on The Hunt For Political N extremists. O we are for moderation and incremental change, we are for the consent of the governed, we dont like extremists either, we attack them regularly. Its not enough to be against something, you have to be more precise than that. What is it youre against . In order to root out a problem, you have to know what it is. You need a sense of what youre looking for, a clear sight picture. You have to define the terms. Heres the remarkable thing weabout this public conversation were having. No one is doing that. Have you noticed . None of these ne
Activists on what clinton did and did not say. Then support is growing among republican president ial candidates to repeal part of the 14th amendment that guarantees people born on american soil are automatically american citizens. You want to get rid of birthright citizenship . Yes, you have to. Theyre having a baby and all of a sudden, nobody knows amy that was donald, but he is not alone. Scott walker, chris christie, rand paul, Lindsey Graham all support ending birthright citizenship. We will speak to Ian Millhiser who recently wrote the article headlined Donald Trumps first policy plan is even more racist than you think it is. The pulitzer prizewinning journalist David Cay Johnston on 21 questions for donald trump. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Imprisoned Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been spared the punishment of indefinite solitary confinement after more than 100,000 people signed a
Amy black lives matter activists confront secretary Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail over her record on criminal justice issues. We will speak with two of the activists on what clinton did and did not say. Then support is growing among republican president ial candidates to repeal part of the 14th amendment that guarantees people born on american soil are automatically american citizens. You want to get rid of birthright citizenship . Yes, you have to. Theyre having a baby and all of a sudden, nobody knows amy that was donald, but he is not alone. Scott walker, chris christie, rand paul, Lindsey Graham all support ending birthright citizenship. We will speak to Ian Millhiser who recently wrote the article headlined Donald Trumps first policy plan is even more racist than you think it is. The pulitzer prizewinning journalist David Cay Johnston on 21 questions for donald trump. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im a
Amy black lives matter activists confront secretary Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail over her record on criminal justice issues. We will speak with two of the activists on what clinton did and did not say. Then support is growing among republican president ial candidates to repeal part of the 14th amendment that guarantees people born on american soil are automatically american citizens. You want to get rid of birthright citizenship . Yes, you have to. Theyre having a baby and all of a sudden, nobody knows amy that was donald, but he is not alone. Scott walker, chris christie, rand paul, Lindsey Graham all support ending birthright citizenship. We will speak to Ian Millhiser who recently wrote the article headlined Donald Trumps first policy plan is even more racist than you think it is. The pulitzer prizewinning journalist David Cay Johnston on 21 questions for donald trump. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im a