Religi religion, Community Development and education. Additional funded provided by mutual of america. Were your retirement company. Welcome, im bob abernethy. Warning that west africas 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. Kenten 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 complexities. This u
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. This week president obama was in myanmar for the east asia summit, a meeting of regional leaders. It was his second visit in two years to the country, which emerged from military rule four years ago. Obama pressed lawmakers in the largely buddhist country to speed up reforms, such as protecting the rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority. Many rohingya are considered stateless, and the u. N. Has called them one of most persecuted minorities in the world. Here in the u. S. , an emotional welcome home for two americans who had been jailed in north korea, kenneth bae and matthew todd miller. They were released after a top u. S. Intelligence official visited north korea, although its unclear what exactly led to their freedom. Bae is a devout christian who was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly plotting against the north korean government. He is now recovering from ailments he suffered in prison. Dr.
Interest in religious, Community Development and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america. Designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. The International Community continued to mourn the victims of last weeks terror attacks in paris amid concern about growing hostility toward minorities. In france, Security Officials guarded synagogues and tried to assure jews that they are safe. In many quarters, there is renewed debate about islam and extremism. Many muslim groups condemned the violence, but also urged more public respect for religion. Pope francis waded into the controversy, saying while no one should ever kill in the name of god, people also should not provoke or insult the faith of others. Many muslims expressed alarm about antiislamic sentiment in parts of europe. In germany, record numbers attended antimuslim protests, outpacing a separate ra
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its 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 africanamerican 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 longterm 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. Well 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 after having been p
Welcome. We continue our conversation with one of the worlds most influential economists sited by his colleagues in the field. Hes a nobel laureate, and hes mad as hell, infuriated by americas growing inequality as those at the top buy the politicians who write the rules that rig the system. Hes 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. Heres 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 dont create jobs, youre taking out of our system, youre not putting back, youre going to pay a high tax. But if you put back into our system by investing, then you can get your ta