Thousands from the polls tuesday . We will speak to ari berman, author of, give us the ballot the modern struggle for Voting Rights in america. It is critical urgent to restore the Voting Rights make it easier to vote in a lot of different ways, things like early voting and sameday Voter Registration, automatic footer registration, to get a lot more people involved in the political process. 50 Million People right now are not even registered to vote and wont be purchase of trading and the 2016 election. Amy after Bernie Sanders addressed close to 20,000 people in the south bronx, the first time a president ial candidate went there in decades, we bring you an interview with actress Rosario Dawson on why she is backing sanders for president. Sandersupporting bernie because he says no to fracking, because we do need a singlepayer Health Care System that takes care of everyone and that is not a pipe dream. We are soldiers of democracy. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. It is being called the biggest leak in journalism history. On sunday, journalists revealed 11. 5 million secret files from the database of the worlds fourth largest offshore law firm. The files show how the law firm set up a Global Network of Shell Companies for heads of state politicians ceos, and celebrities to store their money offshore to avoid taxes and oversight. More than 100 journalists from 80 countries worked on the investigation, which contains far more files than the Edward Snowden nsa leaks and the 2011 wikileaks cables links combined. At least 12 National Leaders are among the more than 150 politicians implicated by the leak, including russian president vladimir putin, the Prime Minister of iceland, the former Vice President of iraq wil. In a surprising reversal in nevada, sanders could actually end up winning the majority of nevada delegates come even though Hillary Clinton won the first round in february. On saturday, sanders won the support of 55 of the delegates at county level voting. The delegates will now head to the state convention on may 14, which will term in determined about his final count. There was turmoil, especially the largest commission of clark county, where Hillary Clintons campaign tried at the last minute to oust a top official who supports sanders. The credentials chair staged a sit in in the middle of the convention after the Clinton Campaign accused her of sharing Sensitive Information with the Sanders Campaign and demanded she be removed. In response, the credentials chair said the Clinton Campaign was trying to change the caucus rules at the last minute and she had only included the sanders staffers on the email so that both campaigns would have the same information. Meanwhile, tensions between Bernie Sanders and his rival Hillary Clinton are rising over the issue of fossil fuel money being used to finance president ial campaigns. During an event at State University of new york at purchase last week, Hillary Clinton accused the Sanders Campaign of lying about her when she was confronted by a greenpeace activist, who asked whether clinton would continue to accept money from fossil fuel companies. In response, sanders called on the Clinton Campaign to apologize during a rally in wisconsin. The truth is, secretary clinton has relied heavily on funds from lobbyists working for industry. As, and coal according to analysis done by greenpeace, Hillary Clintons campaign and her super pac have million more than 4. 5 from the fossil fuel industry. Fact, 57 oil, gas, and coal industry lobbyists have directly contributed to her campaign with 43 of them contributing the maximum allowed for the primary. And these are not just workers in the fossil fuel industry, these are paid registered lobbyists will stop secretary clinton, you owe our campaign an an apology. We were telling the truth. Amy well have more on this story with the activist who confronted clinton and a researcher from greenpeace after headlines. Meanwhile, on the republican side, new polls show donald trump is now one of the most unpopular political figures in at least three decades. A recent bloomberg poll shows 68 of americans do not approve of donald trump. The only political figures to show similar levels of unpopularity in recent history were former president george w. Bush in the final year of his presidency, and former president richard nixon, following his resignation over the watergate scandal. In greece, Border Agents have begun forcibly deporting refugees on the greek islands of refugees on the greek island back to turkey, amid outcry from human Rights Groups and protests by refugees. On monday, authorities deported to order to refugees in the first wave of a controversial new plan reached last month to deport all newly arriving refugees back to turkey. In exchange, the European Union said it would formally resettle one refugee from a turkish camp for every refugee deported. At least 4000 refugees have been detained on greek islands since the accord took effect three weeks ago. Former u. N. High commissioner for refugees spokesman Metin Corabatir criticized the plan. This deal in its current will show harm to people, these poor people. It will be a second trauma. They are are you traumas, and this will be the next trauma. Amy this comes as Syrian Refugees blockaded a highway in northern greece over the weekend, protesting the border crackdowns across europe, which has left refugees stranded in greece. Syrian protester fatme spoke out. We are asking, what is going to happen to us . Im asking all of the countries, what is our fate . No one understands what were going through but us. We ran away, not because we were hungry, we did not leave because we were hungry, we left because there is a war. It is our fate to die here also . No one is paying attention to us. Absolutely no one. Amy environmental activist Gustavo Castro soto has been freed by honduran authorities anhas returned to mexico a month after he survived an assassination attempt that left fellow honduran activist Berta Caceres dead. Early in the morning of march 3, armed gunmen entered caceres home, killing her and shooting castro soto twice. He was then detained by honduran authorities for nearly a month without cause. Many feared his life was in danger. On friday, he was allowed to return to mexico. This is castro soto, speaking with radio progreso about the indigenous land struggles in honduras after he returned home to San Cristobal de las casas. What we are confronting our forces very powerful, obscure forces filled with ambition. These forces are what the movements are fighting. I think for this as well, this has been an example of the power of the struggle in the am breakable spirit of the comments of the indigenous communities who have marched, who have walked until exhaustion am all to demand respect to the territories and demand their land be free of these megaprojects that are being imposed and are even acting people from their lands. Evicting people from their lands. Amy in the philippines, farmers in the south are demanding justice after police opened fire on unarmed protesters, killing at least three farmers and leaving dozens more wounded. At least 6000 farmers were blocking a highway in the Southern City of kidapawan to demand the government provide rice, because extreme el nino conditions had destroyed the harvest. On friday, the police tried to break up the blockade by firing farmers who h linked ms to form a human barricade. Farm noralyn laus spoke out after the shooting. Why we came down here is not to make trouble. Want to demand for rice because of the situation as el nino is leaving our tribes hungry. What happened yesterday, we did not start it. Us. Started it i beating they would not be angry if we were not beaten up or attacked. Were having a crisis. We dont have anything to eat or harvest. Our plants wilted. Even our water has dried up. Amy the syrian observatory for human rights says at least 20 people have died in airstrikes in the Northwest Province of idlib, including the spokesperson for the militant group al nusra. It is not clear who launched the airstrikes. The syrian observatory said the strikes were launched by assads regime or the russian military, while other groups said it was a u. S. Drone strike. This comes as the partial ceasefire in syria appears to be under threat, amid heavy fighting in the north and accusations from france that assads regime has violated the ceasefire by continuing to launch airstrikes against civilians on the outskirts of damascus. Dozens of people have been killed after fighting broke out in a disputed region on saturday. The region lies inside, but controlled by armenians. It was the site of a bloody conflict in the wake of the collapse of the soviet union. The fighting, which reportedly included civilian because of on besides, threatened the ceasefire which has been in place since 1994. The Washington Post reports the pentagon is drafting up a list of targets for potential airstrikes inside libya against isil militants. This comes after a new u. N. Backed unity government was installed in tripoli last week. Libya already has two other rival governments, who do not accept the new u. N. Backed administration. The u. S. And european allies has have said that installing a westernbacked unity government is a precondition for launching an increased military campaign inside libya targeting isil. In poland, thousands of people protested to defend womens reproductive rights after the conservative ruling party backed calls by the Catholic Church to ban abortions entirely. Poland already has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in europe. On sunday, thousands took to the streets of warsaw, waiving signs and coat hangers. In nevada, more than a dozen activists were arrested during a series of protests blockading access to the Creech Air Force base on friday to demand the base be closed down. Creech air force base is one of several homes for the u. S. Militarys Lethal Drone Program in pakistan, afghanistan, somalia, yemen and other , countries. During one of the protests on friday, a group of children and adults dressed as angels and performed a mock drone attack on a funeral to protest u. S. Drone strikes on funeral processions. A total of 25 activists have been arrested in a series of protests against the base in the last week. Crow nation war chief activist and historian joseph medicine crow has not the age of 102. He was the last surviving war chief for the crow nation, distinction he earned after completing the requirements to become war chief during his u. S. Military service in world war ii. Medicine crow was also an acclaimed historian, best known for his work on the 1876 battle of little bighorn. In which a commendation of nations defeat of the u. S. Army and killed army officer George Armstrong custer. And former death row prisoner Moreese Bickham has died at the age of 98. In 1958, he was sentenced to death for choosing shooting and killing a Police Officer in louisiana, even though Moreese Bickham said the officers were klansmen who had come to kill him and shot him on the front porch of his own home. Multiple other people in the Community Also said the officers worked with the ku klux klan, a common practice in seven smalltowns. Bickham, who is africanamerican, served 37 years in angola state penitentiary in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. He won seven stays of execution but the louisiana governors repeatedly denied him clemency until under pressure, he was released in 1996. This is Moreese Bickham speaking on wakeup call when the cohost and i interviewed him in 1996. I know how it feels now to be free. When i was flying over the west coast going to oakland, i looked down at the Northern Lights of the black stars up in heaven. I said to him i always been looking up and see the stars. I know heaven is at that weight will step but, lord, is that heaven down there . Amy that was Moreese Bickham speaking only days after he was free. It was Martin Luther king day when we spoke to him onwbai. He died sunday in california. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. With the wisconsin primary just a day away, democratic president ial challengers Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred over the weekend over whether fossil fuel lobbyists are funding Clintons Campaign. The dispute took center stage after video emerged of a greenpeace activist questioning clinton at a Campaign Rally at the State University of new york thursday. You have to listen closely to the interaction between the activist and Hillary Clinton. Fossil fuel money in your campaign . Sickam so sick i am so of Sanders Campaigns lies. On Bernie Sanders called Hillary Clinton to apologize for characterizing remar he made about the oil and gas industrys donations to her campaign as lies. Yesterday, some of you may know secretary clinton was met with by an environment like the rest environmental activist at a form she held. The activist asked her if she would reject money from the fossil fuel industry, which i have. And the reason i have [applause] the reason i have is that i happen to believe that Climate Change is one of the great crises facing our planet. [applause] but secretary clinton said to this young woman, she said she was sick sick of the Sanders Campaign lying about contributions she received from the fossil fuel industry. Well, secretary clinton owes us an apology. We went online. We were telling the truth. The truth is the truth is that secretary clinton has relied heavily on funds from lobbyists working for the oil, gas, and coal industry. According to an analysis done greenpeace, Hillary Clintons campaign and her super pac have received more than 4. 5 million from the fossil fuel industry. Fact, 57 oil, gas, andcoal industry lobbyists have directly contributed to her campaign with 43 of them contributing the maximum allowed for the primary. And these are not just workers in the fossil fuel industry, these are paid registered lobbyists. Secretary clinton, you owe our campaign an apology. We were telling the truth. Meet thenday, we d press host asked her about her ties to the fossil fuel industry. Ive been working to try to move us away from fossil fuels. When i was in the senate, i introduced legislation and voted against the dick Cheney Energy bill. I could go on and on. When i got to be secretary of state, i was at the original meeting of 2009 1 president obama, where we were trying to convince china and india and others to come on board with accepting some restrictions that would lead to what finally occurred with the paris agreement. So when people make these kinds of claims, which now i think have been debunked, actually, Washington Post said three pinocchios and other analysts have said that they are misrepresented by record my record. I feel sorry sometimes for the young people who believe this. They dont do their own research. Im glad we can now point to toiable independent analysis say, no, it is not true. Amy joining us now is eva resnickday, the greenpeace activist who confronted Hillary Clinton as well as charlie cray a research , specialist for greenpeace. He was the lead researcher on the fossil fuel lobbyists contributions to the Clinton Campaign. Therding to the research, Clinton Campaign has received more than 4. 5 million from lobbyists, bundlers, and large donors connected the fossil fuel industry. Clinton maintains that shes received only about 330,000 from individuals who work for fossil fuel companies. We welcome you both. Eva resnickday, described the scene when you were able to question Hillary Clinton. How hard was it to get to her . Absolutely. It is pretty difficult to make sure you will get to the front of a rally, and even have the opportunity to stick your hand out and, ho