Supreme Court Hears Arguments to determine if president obama overstepped his authority when he took unilateral action to protect more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. We will speak to congressman Luis Gutierrez and immigration activist and journalist Jose Antonio Vargas. Then its election day in new york. We have a system here in new york were independent can get involved in the democratic primary. [boos] where young people who have not previously registered want to register today, just cannot do it. It is going to be a top primary for us. Why cant millions of new yorkers vote in todays New York Primary . As Bernie Sanders attempts to upset Hillary Clinton in new york, we will look at the restrictive voting laws. Then as North Carolina and mississippi has sweeping antilgbt laws, we will look at utah with the other way. The u. S. Legislature last year passed a landmark lgbt antidiscrimination law. I do believe that what we have done will become a model for the r
Democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Could puerto rico become americas greece . Thats a question many are asking as the island is facing a devastating financial crisis and a rapidly crumbling health care system. Puerto rico owes 72 billion in debt. 355 million in debt payments are due on december 1 but it increasingly looks like the u. S. Territory could default on at least some of the debt. Congress has so far failed to act on an Obama Administration proposal that includes extending bankruptcy protection to puerto rico, more equitable medicaid and medicare funding for the island. Meanwhile, leaders are passive planning for a massive day to spur congressional action. Major address a by Juan Gonzalez. He is a longtime columnist for the new york daily news. 2015, at New York University, he spoke. He was inducted into the journalism hall of fame along with charlie rose, lesley stahl of 60 minutes, and max frankel of the New York Times. Juan is the author of several
Democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Could puerto rico become americas greece . Thats a question many are asking as the island is facing a devastating financial crisis and a rapidly crumbling health care system. Puerto rico owes 72 billion in debt. 355 million in debt payments are due on december 1 but it increasingly looks like the u. S. Territory could default on at least some of the debt. Congress has so far failed to act on an Obama Administration proposal that includes extending bankruptcy protection to puerto rico, more equitable medicaid and medicare funding for the island. Meanwhile, leaders are passive planning for a massive day to spur congressional action. Major address a by Juan Gonzalez. He is a longtime columnist for the new york daily news. 2015, at New York University, he spoke. He was inducted into the journalism hall of fame along with charlie rose, lesley stahl of 60 minutes, and max frankel of the New York Times. Juan is the au
Somebody disrespects our flag . To say, get that son of a off the field. I have a daughter. I do whatever i have to do to make sure she can look at her dad and be, like, hey, he tried to make a change. It was divisive. For him to use this platform to divide us more is not something i can stand for. If youre a multimillionaire who feels oppressed, you need a therapist, not a publicity stunt. They can do the free speech on their own time. He should apologize. Theyre not sobs. Theyre thoughtful, smart guys. The latest push to overhaul obamacare may be in Critical Condition again. Can only afford to lose two, and they already have. It is difficult for me to envision a scenario where i would end up voting for this bill. Republicans are attempting to sweeten the deal, offering a lastminute change to shift money in the bill to alaska and
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The former football legend released from a las vegas prison early this morning after serving nine years for armed robbery. Then, locked in unity. Nfl players take a knee while others stand arm in arm for another week of National Anthem protests. And rapper jay z makes a statement on the controversy, wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey as saturday night live kicks off a brandnew season with a focus on trump. Maam, i dont know if you know this, but youre in an island in the water. The ocean water. Big ocean. With fishies and bubbles and turtles that bite. We want to help you, but we have to take care of america first. Wait, you do know were a u. S. Territory, dont you . Well, there were going to start with puerto rico, where Critical Resources slowly starting to stream in 11 days after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island. Yesterday fema delivered 214 shipping containers. Those were filled with food and water. They say 2. 5 million liters of water and 2 million meals have been delivered. Pow