religi religion, community development and education. additional funded provided by mutual of america. we re your retirement company. welcome, i m bob abernethy. warning that west africa s ebola crisis is spiraling out of control president obama announced a ramped up u.s. response including the deployment of 3,000 american troops to fight the deadlyrf disease. the military will help dwibt supplies, build new health care facilities and develop training for local workers. the plan was praised by many faith based groups working in the region. at a congressional hearing american missionary dr. kenteñ brantly who has recovered from ebola urged that the military assets be mobilized immediately. it is imperative that our government response be conducted in close partnership with nongovernmental organizations on the frontlines of this epidemic. brantly said the u.s. military should not march in and try to completely take over from people who understand the local complexitie co
welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. as israel launched its ground offensive in gaza, religious groups continued to raise concerns and special prayers about the crisis. some people of faith protested israel s campaign in gaza, highlighting the large numbers of civilians who have been killed. jewish groups and some christians rallied in solidarity with israel. several u.s. jewish leaders expressed concern about what they see as an anti-semitic tone in many anti-israel protests. meanwhile, some jews and muslims joined together in a day-long fast for peace. at the vatican, pope francis led tens of thousands in prayer for an end to the violence. he also personally called israeli president shimon peres and palestinian president mahmoud abbas urging a ceasefire. the complex interfaith sensitivities provoked by the crisis were evident at the white house this week. president obama hosted islamic leaders and muslim diplomats for a dinner to break their ramadan
indianapolis-base family foundations dedicated to its founders in religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america, sdirning customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. welcome. i m kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. religious leaders across the country called for prayers about the tense situation in ferguson, missouri, after a police officer shot and killed michael brown, an unarmed african-american teenager. in missouri, faith leaders have been appealing for peace and trying to defuse anger amid sometimes violent confrontations with police. many national religious groups are urging more dialogue about issues surrounding justice, race and the use of police force. the faith-based pico network called on its member congregations to sponsor live free sabbaths this weekend, in order, the group said, to create space for healing and hope in the
welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. amid ongoing tensions in ferguson, missouri, faith leaders continued to pray for peace and call for justice. local clergy have tried to maintain calm after the fatal shooting of an unarmed african-american teenager, michael brown. the shooting sparked two weeks of protests and sometimes violent confrontations with police. interfaith groups have sponsored peaceful marches and prayer vigils in ferguson urging an expedited grand jury hearing as well as long-term changes in police procedures. several churches hosted town hall meetings for community members to air their frustrations. across the nation, many faith groups are holding special services to show their solidarity with ferguson. we ll have more on some of the broader moral issues highlighted by the events there in a few minutes. meanwhile, religious leaders in new york continued to raise concerns about the case of eric garner, a black man, who died last month
welcome. we continue our conversation with one of the world s most influential economists sited by his colleagues in the field. he s a nobel laureate, and he s mad as hell, infuriated by america s growing inequality as those at the top buy the politicians who write the rules that rig the system. he s especially angry at how the tax code has been manipulated and abused to place the burden on the earners of ordinary income, instead of on the rich and powerful most able to pay. but joseph stiglitz says there are solutions. here s what he told us in our last episode: we have a tax system that reflects not the interest of the middle. we have a tax system that reflects the interest of the one percent. and i want to do is create a tax system that has incentives to create jobs. and if you tell a corporation, look it, if you don t create jobs, you re taking out of our system, you re not putting back, you re going to pay a high tax. but if you put back into our system by investing, t