Killing nine people. He died as well. We will speak with Jennifer Lynch, spokesperson for the Oregon Alliance for gun safety. Then, reimagining the challenge of Climate Change. I spent six years wondering through the wreckage caused by the carbon in the air in the Economic System that put it there. The old paradigm will be forced to change either by the environment around us, or us. Amy author and journalist naomi klein and filmmaker avi lewis team up for a new documentary based on the bestseller, this changes everything, profiling communities on the front lines of the Climate Justice movement. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Vigils were held in oregon last night after a gunman opened fire at a Community College thursday morning killing nine people , before he was shot to death. The shooting at umpqua Community College in roseburg has been described as the deadliest shooting in oregons history and one
We are the kurds. We are the turks. We are the ones whod i, not you. Amy we will go to turkey to speak with a member of parliament who has only started attending funerals. Tens of thousands gather in washington for the 20th anniversary of the million man march organized by nation of islam leader. I am honored to be here in houseof this great, great ,hat was built by black slaves so i dont think i am byroaching on any americans wasding on the grounds that paid for with the sweat and the blood of our ancestors. Amy among the speakers, native american author gyasi ross. I am proud to be here on behalf of native american young people, young folk, standing in solidarity demanding justice, justice or else. Justice or else amy on this columbus day, we will be joined by gyasi ross and studio as well as larry hamm, head of the Peoples Organization for progress. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. As many as 128 pe
The Carnegie Endowment for peace in paris for more. Then, disaster capitalism making a killing out of catastrophe. For three years, ive investigated what happened after the spotlight fades from disasters developing countries. What comes when the money and goodwill ends . It is like a political ngo and these people are employees. They are getting paid often it creates atmosphere reliance on foreign money. Amy well speak with journalist Antony Loewenstein. Then juan Felipe Herrera, the first latino u. S. Poet laureate. He is the son of mexican migrant farmworkers and the author of 28 reasonscluding, 187 mexicanos cant cross the border. It is one of those places where we can really present new ideas to even new audiences. On whatn Felipe Herrera it is like to live outlaw and brown in the United States. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. This years Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a coalition of Civil S
Shooting in the u. S. There have been 50 more over the past six weeks. The largest one in oregon, a gunman killed nine last thursday then himself. The gunman cited the roanoke shooter in his online post. Andy parker joins us today to talk about his fight to end the countrys gun epidemic. Into a battle over Academic Freedom. Academic freedom is often negligible when it comes to sexual critique of structural critique of militarism or state power. Amy we will speak with Steven Salaita whose job offer at the university of illinois urbanachampaign was withdrawn last year after he tweeted harshly critical of the 2014 israeli assault on gaza. He is out with a new book, uncivil rights palestine and the limits of Academic Freedom. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Commander in afghanistan has altered the u. S. Account of the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital whounduz, acknowledging called
Matt, thank you. Popular trails in Fairfax County are closed as investigators look into a suspicious death. A hiker found a person with a gun wound at love last night in a preserve. The person died on scene. A dog was found near but it is not sure if the dog belonged to the victim. Amy hollyfield is gathering evidence on the scene with a report at the top of hour. Families of inmates at Sonoma County jail will detail instances of abuse by deputies after a federal lawsuit filed yesterday. More man 20 inmates say they were viciously beaten in may in the maximum Security Unit of the jail. Guys in black came in and they were all wear masks, hitting us, and calling us names and saying it is their house, and they can beat us. It started when one got in a verbal altercation and the rest were beaten when they protested. The sheriff released a statement say deputies were responding to a mass disturbance and said and i quote, there is absolutely no basis to the alleges of torture, and patterns o