morning. i m jonathan kaye part, this is the sunday show. and now, the unprecedented weaponization of the justice department and the fbi to break into a home of a former president of the united states. for six straight years, i ve been harassed, investigated, defame, slandered, and persecuted like no other president. and like no other president, he could be indicted soon. that may be why donald trump would on a 90 minute rant at a rally in ohio last night. he comes on the heels of the justice department officially appealing the decision by trump appointed judge alien cannon. the block the doj from using the classified documents seized in mar-a-lago and it s criminal mastication. the matter now heads to the 11th circuit quarter of appeals where trump appointees makes six of 11 active judges on the circuit. meanwhile, the special master appointed to sift through 11,000 documents to see if any should be shielded from investigators, has made his first official move. judge
the grotesque and cynical politics behind the florida governor s migrant stunt. just like the racist reverse freedom rides of the 1960s, these migrants were lied to every step of the way, so desantis could own the libs. also tonight, new reporting from the washington post on how trump s team grossly mischaracterized the nature of the documents that he was keeping at mar-a-lago. when the national archives first asked for them back. and what a way to end the week. fresh from her triumphant victory at the emmy awards, sheryl lee ralph from abbott elementary joins me tonight. we begin with the freedom riders. the group of white and black civil rights activists who rode buses across the south in 1961 with the goal of integrating public transportation and bus terminals. one of the original 13 freedom riders was the late great congressman john lewis. it was a bold act of resistance to challenge the segregation laws and the riders encounters violence, beatings, and yale time.
tightening web of investigations into the treasonous actions of the former president who would expected to run for reelection any day now. yet, on the current lightning rod issues of abortion and gun control, maybe it is our politicians who are polarized for various reasons, because for all of the escalating political combat, as we approach midterm elections, it is our injuring economic wars that appear to be driving the conversation for voters. record inflation and gas prices. wages that have not kept face and where thousands of student borrowers financial burden threatening an entire generation. but whether it s polarizing personal freedoms or economic anxiety, american voters on the current political moment in less than four months. can democrats message their way through the economic hurdles to emerge victoriously? as usual, it is the economy, folks. in a moment, i will talk to the top white house economic adviser right here on politicsnation. along with yet another eye
And the problem is occurring nationwide. We will speak with investigative journalist aaron glantz of reveal and Pennsylvania State senator Vincent Hughes. Then we look at a Supreme Court case that could deal a massive blow to public unions nationwide. Facing a legal argument of front of the Supreme Court, they are making a political attack on all of you. That is what this is about. It is a political attack. The first care about amendment. Thinkt care about about making more money at the expense of all of you. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Supreme Court has dealt a major blow to President Trumps efforts to rescind daca, the obamaera deferred action for childhood arrivals programs, which gives at least 700,000 young immigrants permission to live and work in the United States. On monday, the court refused hear a white house appeal of Lower Court Rulings saying trumps move to cancel the program wa
Prisoners. Think about that. Africanamericans and latinos make up 30 of our population. They make up 60 of our inmates. Weve also locked up more and more nonviolent drug offenders than ever before for longer than ever before. [ applause ] and that is the real reason our prison population. Is so high. So, in a nutshell, he said and if you just tick through it that africanamericans and hispanics are unfairly stopped charged, convicted, and overly sentenced compared to similar crimes committed by nonpeople of color. A disproportionate jail term for many of them, which means theyre in longer, almost always solitary confinement in situations when its not necessarily warranted, and very little rehabilitation, so were really making a bad situation worse because, as he said, the majority of them will get out someday and have no skills and a lot of anger and certainly have learned to be even more hardened criminals. How do you start to crack that nut . There are so many levels there and i know