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Supreme court. On the agenda, cases ranging from abortion to voting rights. And shooting the rapids in west virginia. Along one of the most exciting rivers in the world but only for a brief window of time. For the first time, were hearing from the father of the gunman who killed nine people last week in Umpqua Community college in oregon. Ian mercer is blaming lax gun laws for the tragedy. Meanwhile, the Community Turns to the church for healing. Many of the victims remembered at Church Services throughout the region on sunday. Reporter outside at businesses in roseburg. Gods was the first heart to break. Reporter and inside places of worship, a community is coming together to support each other in one of their darkest hours. Words of comfort to church goers. Someone hell bent on killing others is going to look for w ....
Independent investigation. We will speak with kathy kelly , who wasino strada head of emergency that cares for the were wounded in afghanistan and countries around the world. Then the economics of Climate Change. Where calling for looking at the root causes of what is driving Climate Change and also using Climate Change as a catalyst to build a fair, Economic System and what we show in the film is people are doing this very organically. Amy we will speak with naomi klein and phil maker avi lewis about their document rate, enough a campaign to end war and focus on food and health. This as South Carolina deals with the thousand year storm. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. ....
Shooting in the u. S. There have been 50 more over the past six weeks. The largest one in oregon, a gunman killed nine last thursday then himself. The gunman cited the roanoke shooter in his online post. Andy parker joins us today to talk about his fight to end the countrys gun epidemic. Into a battle over Academic Freedom. Academic freedom is often negligible when it comes to sexual critique of structural critique of militarism or state power. Amy we will speak with Steven Salaita whose job offer at the university of illinois urbanachampaign was withdrawn last year after he tweeted harshly critical of the 2014 israeli assault on gaza. He is out with a new book, uncivil rights palestine and the limits of Academic Freedom. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace ....
Shaken. I will not name the shooter. I will not give him the credit he probably sought. Law enforcement sources say four firearms were recovered, three pistols and an assaulttype rifle and he may have left messages. What was the motive . What led him to the school . Who was the target . The victims families and friends gathered president obama addressed the nation for the 15th time following a mass shooting. The United States of america is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient common sense gun safety laws even in the face of repeated mass killings. The president announced the crime veterans becoming way too familiar. The f. B. I. And a. T. F. Agents are on the scene going through the campus to make sure there are no explosives that may have been left hype. The campus will remain closed until at least monday and many of the students say they do not know if they will ever be able to return to school. Tha ....