Observe womens History Month and why she is not officially endorsing any of the major president ial candidates. Angela im actually more interested in helping to develop vast movements that can create the kind of pressure that will force whoever is elected, whoever becomes the candidate, to move in more progressive directions. Amy all that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In pakistan, a Taliban Splinter Group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a crowded Amusement Park in lahore that killed 70 people, many of them children. The attack in pakistans secondlargest city came as members of the minority Christian Community gathered to celebrate easter sunday. A spokesperson for the attackers said they targeted christians. Most of those killed were actually muslim. Haspakistani president committed to ramping up efforts to wipe out terrorism. In iraq, a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium near baghdad killed at least 41 people and injured 105. Isis took responsibility for the attack, which came as a local mayor handed out trophies to players. Forces backedent by heavy russian airstrikes every taken the ancient city of palmyra, dealing a major blow to isis forces that seized the city last year. The u. N. Secretary general hailed the news. We are encouraged and fortunate that the Syrian Government forces have been able defeat isis from palmyra and are able to preserve these cultural assets. Im also encouraged by the announcement that they will try to preserve and protect, but also try to restore. Amy the pentagon says u. S. Special Operations Forces in Eastern Syria have killed a top isis commander. The commander has been described top financier. The New York Times said u. S. Officials were following the commanders vehicle and in helicopters. In brussels, police fired Water Cannons at far right demonstrators who stormed a chantingfor victims nationalist slogans and making salutes. Nazi belgian authorities carried out new raids yesterday. Three men arrested in the raids have been charged with terrorismrelated offenses after a number were charged over the weekend. Over the weekend, authorities in italy, germany, and the netherlands arrested suspects in the attacks on brussels. Thousands tookof to the streets to protest the u. S. Backed saudiled offensive against houthi rebels. The protests were said to be the largest in yemen since the 2011 demonstrations that forced the resignation of the president. Since the u. S. Backed saudiled intervention began, more than 6200 people have been killed in yemen, half civilians. The u. S. Launched air attacks on al qaeda in southern yemen, killing 14 people described as suspected militants. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders won overwhelming victories in alaska, washington, and hawaii. Won 73 of the vote in washington, 71 in hawaii, and 82 in alaska. Senator sanders let me begin by thanking the people of alaska for giving us a resounding victory. Campaign isat our the campaign of energy, of momentum, which will lead to a large voter turnout in november and victory. Are you ready for a news alert . [cheers and applause] won thesanders we just state of washington amy we will have more on his victories after headlines. On the republican side, ted cruz and hised donald trump henchmen of fabricating a story in the national enquirer. Cruz singled out roger sne. Thator cruz i would note mr. Stone is a man that has 50 years of dirty tricks behind him , a man for whom a term was coined for copulating with a rodent. Let me be clear, donald trump may be a rats, but i have no desire to copulate with him. This garbage does not belong in politics. Amy the accusations came after trump and cruz hurled barbs that each others wives. An antitrump super pac ran an ad featuring a photo of milania trump. Threatening tok spill the beans on ted cruzs wife. Trump a called donald sniveling coward. In mexico, people burned effigies of donald trump as part of an easter ritual. The incineration comes as part of a holy week tradition where effigies are burned representing judas, who according to the bible, betrayed jesus christ. The artist who made the trump effigy explained its significance. If we talk strictly about holy week and the burning of judas, we are burning the trader, judas, the trader area did donald trump is practically the same, right . He knows well that the working force of the United States is the latino people and that is why he is burned, as well. Amy in what is a growing trend of racist hate fueled by the 2016 president ial campaign, unknown attackers in burlington, vermont threw a brick through a window of a Community Center with a black lives matter sign displayed in the window. The building houses organizations who work for migrants rights. The attack was condemned late last week. Im at the point where im not surprised that these acts of to happen, that racially motivated attacks in a community that prides itself in being progressive and liberal continue to happen. Florida governor rick scott has signed a sweeping antichoice bill, that prohibits medicaid from going to clinics that support abortions. Newly half of states have attempted to cut money for planned parenthood since last summer when an antichoice Group Released deceptively edited videos to falsely accuse planned parenthood of profiting off fetal tissue. The new florida law also requires abortion providers to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital or clinic and have a transfer agreement. Governor scott signed at the same day and admitting privileges law and alabama was struck down. A day earlier, indiana governor a law thatsigned mandated burial or cremation of fetuses. In california, lawmakers have reached a tentative deal to raise the state minimum wage to 15 per hour. The hike would co gradually over the next couple years. If approved, it would make california the first state to adopt a 15 per hour minimum wage. Honduran authorities have arrested a suspect in the killing of nelson garcia, an activist and colleague of an assassinated environmentalist, berta caceres. Garcia was shot to death after returning home from helping Indigenous Peoples displaced in a mass eviction by honduran security forces. He was a member of the Indigenous Organization founded by berta caceres. The suspect has been identified as Didier Enrique electric ramirez. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Saturday, vermont senator landslideders won victories in washington, alaska, and hawaii, chipping away at Hillary Clintons lead in the race to win the democratic partys nomination for the white house. He won at least 71 of the vote in each state. He gave a victory speech in madison, wisconsin, head of wisconsins primary on april 5. Senator sanders let me begin by thanking the people of alaska for giving us a resounding victory tonight. I believe that our campaign is the campaign of energy, of momentum, which will lead to a large voter turnout in november and victory. Are you ready for a news alert . [cheers and applause] won thesanders we just state of washington with the three state sweep, Bernie Sanders was able to chip away at Hillary Clintons delegate advantage, but he will still need to pull off a guy big upsets in wisconsin, new york, and california to catch up with clinton in terms of pledged delegates. On sunday, he appeared on meet the press. He said the victories of generated momentum for the movement. Senator sanders i think we can win the pledged delegates. If we continue the momentum we have now, we will. The issues that we are talking about, a corrupt Campaign Finance system, the disappearance of the american middle class can, the grotesque , climateequality change, kids graduating college 50,000 in debt. Those are the issues that the American People want to hear discussed and want to see acted upon. Amy well saturday may have been the biggest day of the sanders campaign, the Corporate Media largely downplayed his victories. We will begin with part of sanders victory speech in madison, wisconsin. Senator sanders we are doing something very unusual in american politics. I know my republican candidates think that what elections are about are attacking each others wives. [booing] senator sanders for behaving like they were 10yearolds in a food fight at a cafeteria. [laughter] senator sanders these republicans, let me tell you, are not just an embarrassment to the American People, they are an embarrassment for sane republicans. [cheers and applause] know, in aders you democracy, people can differ with each other. We all have friends who differ with us, but the conduct of this is literallyocess beyond belief. Can you imagine, with all of the crises that this country faces, a disappearing middle class, income and wealth inequality, all of the other problems, what they are spending their time on our attacking each others wives . How crazy is that . [booing] senator sanders but the reason we are doing well is because we are talking about the real issues facing america and we are telling the truth. [cheers and applause] and here is the truth. President ,s that no not Bernie Sanders or anybody else, can do it alone. We need a political revolution. [cheers and applause] senator sanders we need millions of americans to begin to stand up and fight back and demand a government that represents all of us. Whether you are a conservative republican or a progressive, nobody believes that we should have a Campaign Finance system which allows billionaires to buy elections. [cheers and applause] sanders democracy means one person, one vote. Whether Governor Scott walker likes it or not [booing] that is exactly what we are going to bring to every state in this country, including wisconsin. [cheers and applause] senator sanders and i say to Governor Walker and all of the other cowardly republican governors [cheers and applause] senator sanders if you cannot win or participate in a free and fair election, where everybody votes, get out of politics, get a real job [cheers] Bernie Bernie bernie senator sanders at a time when this country as one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth, the idea that Governor Walker or any other governor would make it harder for people to participate in the political process is beyond comprehension. Together, not only are we going to overturn this disaster us Citizens UnitedSupreme Court decision [cheers] but we areders going to create a situation where everyone in this country 18 years of age or older will have the right to vote. Scott walker. [cheers] senator sanders when we have, nationally, a situation where the Koch Brothers and a handful of other billionaires [booing] senator sanders i hope i did not offend the governor. [laughter] senator sanders i understand that he and the Koch Brothers are good pals. When you have the Koch Brothers and a handful of billionaires prepared to spend 900 million in this election cycle, that, my friends, is not democracy that is oligarchy. And we will change that. [cheering] senator sanders i know that our republican friends and elected officials tremble at the idea of large numbers of americans participating in the political process. Ive got bad news for them. That is exactly what is going to happen in this country. [cheering] amy Bernie Sanders giving a victory speech in madison, wisconsin after his landslide this weekend. The Corporate Media hardly paying any attention. Winning all three caucuses in hawaii, andell in in washington state. We will have more on his campaign in a moment. When we come back from break and womens History Month, we will be speaking with angela davis about the race and much more. Stay with us. [music break] amy waking up on democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In this womens History Month special, we turn to angela davis. She has been one of the most influential activists and influentials in the United States. An icon of the 1970s black liberation movement. Gender, centers around race, class, and prisons. She has influenced thought across several generations. She is a leading advocate for prison abolition. 1944, she was born in birmingham, alabama. The city would become known as a result of so many ku klux klan bombings. The ku klux klan blew up the 16th street apt his Church Baptist church. I spoke to angela davis after donald trump waffled over his refusal to condemn an endorsement by david duke, the prominent white supremacist and foer kklux klaleader. Anla it didnt really surie. Ofhave seen the development a kind of fascist appeal over the time that donald trump has achieve theing to republican nomination. That it would have been extremely difficult to imagine someone like this having a legitimate claim to the republican nomination even at the time that we thought it was totally amazing that george w. Bush might eventually become the president of the u. S. Ofhink this is an indication the extent to which conservatives and the Republican Party have been creating this serve as can, indeed, support for someone like donald trump. Meanshat the ku klux klan , it is hard to ask that question you think everybody knows, but i think it is very important to talk about their historical significance and the violence that they rot. Wrought. Course, we are still witnessing the legacy of the ku klux klan today. Which is not to say that the ku klux klan has and put to rest. That Organization Still exist. The two clubs clan evokes the racist, terrorist, violent with the eraiated following slavery up to the present. To be anot seem to me question whether one would disavow the ku klux klan. But of course, the extent to which donald trump was beating , seemingly, in an effort not to alienate those who might support the klan today is an indication amy and it was right before super tuesday which had a number of southern state. When he came out in the debate to say he was disavow and, that was after super tuesday. Angela it is interesting that those states below the Mason Dixon Line that have been historically associated with that kind of violent racism. Amy lets go from the republicans to the democrats. During a recent private Hillary Clinton fundraiser in charleston, South Carolina before the primary, a black lives matter act to vest named Ashley Williams held up a banner reading we have to bring them to heal. It was reference to controversial statements Hillary Clinton made in 1996 about some youth who she called super predators. Wilson then confronted clinton. Im not a super predator, Hillary Clinton. Can i talk . Maybe you would know what i think. Thanks very much. There are a lot of issues in this campaign. [indiscernible] you said this in 1994. Please explain. You owe an apology. That is an inappropriate [indiscernible] you know what . Nobody has ever asked me before. Im happy to address this. You are the first person to ask me. Ok, back to the issue. Hillary clinton saying, you are the first person to ask me about this speaking to Ashley Williams, the black lives matter at best who confronted. Ctivist who confronted clinton the protest was in response to these controversial comments Hillary Clinton made was speaking at kean college in New Hampshire in 1996. They are often the kinds of kids that are called super predatory, no conscience, no empathy, we can talk about why then did up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel. In that is what she said 1996. On super tuesday, she was confronted by a young somaliamerican woman who asked clinton about her super predator comments. The quiet backandforth ended with clinton growing frustrated and telling the young woman, why dont you go running for something then . Angela davis, if you could respond. Angela i think it is wonderful that black lives matter activists are participating in this electoral period. Forcing candidates to speak about issues which they might not speak. Of course, Hillary Clinton should have said, i was wrong to use the term super predators. What i know now i did not necessarily know then. There are many ways in which she could have disavowed it. The Clinton Administration was responsible, at least in large part for the buildup of what is now called mass incarceration with the passage of the 1994 crime bill. It seems to me that if she is interested in the votes of not only africanamericans, but people of color and of all people who are progressive and attempting to speak out against the racism of over incarceration, she would simply say, i was wrong then. That super predator is a racially coded term. Isis so interesting that she relying on a universalism that prevents her from acknowledging how much racism is a force and influence in this country. Primary af