Show. This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. The United States nations said the crisis in yemen is growing course. Their top envoy resigned, stepping down citing what he called difficulties in the country. He has repeatedly expressed frustration with the political situation in yemen. He worked for five years to bring about peace there but it all unraveled when Houthi Rebels forced president hadi from power. Now the exiled former president seems to have been denied safe package from saudi arabia. We have more from saudi arabia. He actually expressed his frustration on several occasions particularly after the houthis take over sanna last september and on several other occasions after that, because many deals were signed with the houthis in which they pledged to retreat withdraw militias from sanna and other territories but did not deliver on those promises. Also he has been credit sides of other parties in yemen saying that there is no suff
We will go to havana to speak with former cuban diplomat Carlos Alzugaray treto. As a cuban who respect everything that is positive from the u. S. But does not want to return to the situation of subordination we had before 1959, i look forward to a normalization of relations. Amy then to Khalil Muhammad the director of the Schomburg Center for research in black culture on the condemnation of blackness race, crime, and the making of modern urban america. Khalil that does not go away. Are they the collective unwillingness to confront the past . History, ultimately, is an essential tool of empowerment. It is a matter of life and death. Amy and then fast food workers in 230 cities are walking off of the job as part of the white for the fight for 15 campaign. A push for a 15 an hour minimum wage. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a measure that would give con
Open up space for Political Action on Climate Change. Amy students, professors and alumni are continuing to blockade key Administrative Offices at harvard. Well get the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Lowwage workers in the United States have staged their largest action to date, with some 60,000 workers walking off the job in over 200 cities to demand a 15anhour minimum wage. The actions got together fast food workers, childcare providers walmart clerks , adjunct professors and airport workers to demand wage increases and the right to unionize. Organizers staged the action on tax day to highlight the cost to taxpayers of supporting workers who are underpaid. A new study says low wages are forcing working families to rely on more than 150 billion in public assistance. Well have more on the historic protests after headlines. In iraq the selfproclaimed , Islamic State has gained new ground claimi
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