Across the United States. We will speak to members of the Standing Rock sioux and Navajo Nation and go to north dakota, which has the highest covid19 death rate of any state or country in the world. Then democracy now cohost Juan Gonzalez looks at how the Corporate Media missed the real story about latinx voter turnout in the 2020 election. Juan the main story is that in an election which saw historic tnout, people of color, and especially latinos, had an unprecedented increase in voting. And they, not white voters, represented the bulk of that increase. Amy plus, we will speak to antiracist activist bree newsome bass and princeton professor eddie glaude about the election of joe biden and Kamala Harris. We have to get about the work of responding to the problems we face as a nation at scale and not returning back to some sense of normalcy, which in some ways laid the foundation for the disaster that was and is trumpism. Amy a that d more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democrac
In the republican field. But only one is giving me joy right now. This guy. laughter wass the latest in the saga of the hugest most classiest, most elegant most luxurious kind of day ever. On monday nbc announced it will no longer air the miss usa or Miss Universe pageant partly owned by trump, following a similar step by univision which also dumped the event. Larry oh. Univision. Trump no es elegante. And to the surprise of move one trump reacted by suing univision for 500 million dollars. And apparently he had to this. People say wow he is really running. And i give up a the lo. You know when i do this i give up a lot. As an example univisioning im going to have to sue univision now. laughter larry okay, first of all its univision. And second of all why are you just suing them. Didnt nbc dump you too . Maybe i will be suing nbc too. Larry oh. Pardon me. Man, im really lacking forward to the trump presidency. To combat Global Warming i will be suing icebergs and polar bears. Yeah. Im
239th birthday, Law Enforcement was on guard against any attempts to crash the party. The fear is terrorists may have a circle around the fourth of july and a bullseye on an american city. Elaine quijano is in new york. Reporter 7,000 nypd officers will be deployed this weekend, some will be heavily armed, standing watch along with canine units. Others will patrol the hudson river, boats capable of detecting radiation. More officers will watch from overhead in specially equipped helicopters. James is head of the nypd counterterrorism unit. Helicopters have many capabilities, able to do a survey with radiological detection equipment. They also have cameras theyre able to see basically the dimple on someones chin from 1300 or 1400 feet in the air. Reporter at the Police Command Center Officers will keep an eye on thousands of cameras. Security is tightened across the country. In washington, 700,000 people are expected on the national mall, and police will have special patrols around majo
Flag comes down today. So said bree newsome as she took down the flag on the South Carolina state capital. Now, she joins us in studio. Bree my ancestors came through charleston by slave market. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of folks trying to hold us into the place of bondage that we have been before. Our struggle the past one hundred 50 years of trying to come out of that place. Amy we will also speak with jimmy tyson, who spotted bree newsome on the ground while she scaled the pole. Racism is unacceptable. Hate crimes are in except a bowl. Amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now im amy goodman. Greek voters have rejected the term seven international bailout. With a march of 61 to 39 greeks said no to further budget cuts from great creditors. The Prime Minister said his country had refused to succumb to blackmail. Today, all of us together signed a bright page in modern european history. Even under the most difficult circumstances, democracy cannot be blackma
Tonight on our program, a young fellow named jon hamm cheers and applause youre probably aware as regular viewers of this program that last week the Supreme Court court held down rulings on health care and matrimony that caused some in the community to act with conscience nation. These nine Supreme Court justices know theyre not doing what theyre compelled to do by the constitution. The Supreme Court rulings are heartbreaking theyre rewriting laws at the bench. Theyre in rogue. Might as well get rid of the Supreme Court and save money. laughter jon then we would have money to save lighting. laughter storage room, bike Club Facility they let me use the president ial campaign. People dont theyre not interested. I dont i should have should have bleep turned the lights on. laughter i say to you, take heart young Robert Jindal your time is acoming. The Supreme Court dealing a major blow to president obama. After a series of losses, conservatives get a victory at the u. S. Supreme court jon