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
The thirsty indian capital, new delhi, after violent deadly protests highlighting the injustice of the countrys caste system. Its good to have you with us. The message is optimistic, the timing is questionable. Russia and the u. S. Say pieces are in place for a provisional ceasefire in syria against the backdrop of Islamic State suicide bombs that claimed 130 lives on sunday alone, a dark reminder that i. S. Will have no reason to observe a truce even if it does take hold. After fresh attacks killed more than 100 people this weekend, theres finally hope for peace in the wartorn country, but despite renewed optimism, major questions remain over the details of the truce, difficulties washington has acknowledged. We recognize im sure all of you do, as well that this will be difficult to implement. We know there are a lot of obstacles and there are sure to be setbacks. For years we have been trying to reach a diplomatic resolution to the many problems that plague that nation that has broke
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
Shops, even private homes. Japanese authorities are ordering one of the countrys biggest rail operators to improve their safety standards. They say power line polls that engineers knew were leaning fell on to the tracks. And it could have caused a major accident on one of tokyos busiest lines. More from nhk worlds ciaki, ishikawa. Reporter 1 Million People use this line every day. The 35kilometer loop runs through central tokyo. Commuters only have to wait three minutes for a train. The line is often described as the symbol of japans hightech transportation system. The line connects major stations. Not only Business People and students, but also many tourists use the line as a way of getting around the city. This is a view of jr station after the accident. A collapsed pole can be seen just in front of a stopped train. The problem was found around 6 00 a. M. On sunday by a driver on the line which runs parallel with the yamanote line. It forced the suspension of services on some of the