Now present a united and out with a new book god and government 25 years of fighting for equality secularism and freedom of conscience. Its a book that touches on your writings including this 2002 speech on page 61 lead where you say dont think the religious right understands government takes no sides and offers no help. That was a speech in 2002 ive included if anything changed medically from that time to now and it turns out these 13 years later it hasnt. I really think the religious right doesnt understand something fundamental. They understand the history in this country really demonstrates Government Works best and religion works best when you keep a decent distance between the two. The government shouldnt be hostile to religion. It should accept the claims of religion unless they come into direct conflict with the claims of someone else and their constitutional rights. I think we are better off when we keep that decent distance. I said in 2002 and i would say its still true today
Next military historian Stephen Harding recalls the death of the last american killed in combat in world war ii. [inaudible conversations] hello everybody, welcome tonight. This is politics and prose at busboys and poets. I am here hosting the event with Stephen Harding and his book last to die. I want to make a short note. Tonight we have cspan live here filming the event so we will have them here. Also just to make you aware we have politics and prose are sponsoring this event. We are in three new busboys locations. We host events here and we are here at the tacoma location and also at the birkeland location so you can see us there as well. One of the great benefit to being here you can order food throughout the event and love to have you do that. You can purchase the book at the front of the store. As i mentioned tonight we have Stephen Harding here. World war ii in japan officially ended in ceasefire but there were a few final moments the americans Stephen Harding chronicles tony m
Than 260. The sentence was issued in massachusetts, a state which has banned the Death Penalty since 1987 and has not carried out an execution since 1947. Polls show 85 of bostonians oppose the Death Penalty for zorn avenue as well as 80 of massachusetts residents. We will host a roundtable discussion with Denny Lebouef Eric Freedman and go to boston to speak with james rooney president of massachusetts citizens against the Death Penalty. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The selfproclaimed Islamic State has captured ramadi, capital of iraqs anbar province. The last of the iraqi forces fled on sunday as isil forces swept the city, killing government loyalists and seizing military equipment, including u. S. Supplied weapons. Local Officials Say around 500 civilians and soldiers were killed in just two days of fighting. And thousands have fled their homes. The fall of ramadi comes despite weeks of u. S. A
The most serious charge, sabotage, against them. We will be joined by two of the protesters, Michael Walli and 85yearold sister megan rice. This is so outrageous and such a cause of death imminent death, terrible suffering, you know, all of the attention that is put into these objects which can never be used without helping to extinguish the planet. Amy if malcolm x had lived, he would have been 90 years old today. The history of unpunished violence against our people clearly indicates we must be prepared to defend ourselves or we will continue to be a defenseless people at the mercy of a ruthless and violent racist amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The selfproclaimed Islamic State has reportedly solidified its hold on the key iraqi city of ramadi after capturing it from iraqi forces on sunday. There were reports of militants throwing bodies into the euphrates river. Meanwhile, thousands of iranianali
With his life for his crime. Amy a federal jury has sentenced 21yearold Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death by lethal injection for setting off bombs at the Boston Marathon that killed three and injured more than 260. The sentence was issued in massachusetts, a state which has banned the Death Penalty since 1987 and has not carried out an execution since 1947. Polls show 85 of bostonians oppose the Death Penalty for zorn avenue as well as 80 of massachusetts residents. We will host a roundtable discussion with Denny Lebouef Eric Freedman and go to boston to speak with james rooney president of massachusetts citizens against the Death Penalty. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The selfproclaimed Islamic State has captured ramadi, capital of iraqs anbar province. The last of the iraqi forces fled on sunday as isil forces swept the city, killing government loyalists and seizing military equipment, including u. S. S