Amazon is not just an online store anymore. Across the u. S. , this off year election day has been more about the issues than the candidates. And in houston, theyre deciding on an antidiscrimination bill that among other things allows transgender residents to use rest rooms that match their identity. And in San Francisco, the ballot to restrict shortterm home rentals could decide the fate of air b b in that city. And in ohio, it deciding whether to limit the recreation at use of Recreational Marijuana. And it could be the first to go from outlawing marijuana to allowing it for all uses. Bisi onileere, in columbus, ohio, and is there a trance that the Controversial Initiative will actually pass . Richelle, theres a very good chance that marijuana could be legalized here in ohio. A recent poll showed that it was split right down the middle. There are two initiatives that deal with it on the ballot. Issue three would legalize the drug, and issue two would put an end to the initiative for
Im David Shuster in for ali velshi, and this is real money. This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Tell us what is on your road by tweeting us and facebook. The north American Oil Boom is putting more pressure than ever on u. S. And canadian roads and railways. It is coming as we mark the one Year Anniversary of a rail accident in lacmegantic, quebec. 47 were killed and 30 buildings destroyed when the oil cargo on a train ignited. It was carrying fuel oil, which is more flammable than from conventional fields. Shale Oil Production increased and Canadas Oil Sands expants, pipeline construction is not keeping pace, naption in part to pub thanks in part to public opposition and a lengthy process. We have to rely on other ways to move the oil. And north americas rail system is chosen. The transport of oil by rail jumped 13 come paired to last year. They transport 10 of americas oil output, or 8 hunds,000 barrels per day. All of that extra traffic has increased
This is real money. You are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter. If you like facebook, facebook. Com aj realmoney. The International Dimensions of the crisis in ukraine continue to multiply. Sergei lavrov warned john kerry that u. S. Sanctions on russia would quote backfire against washington. In retaliation russia is said to be considering a freeze of u. S. Military inspections of Russian Nuclear weapons facilities. If you are old enough to remember those inspections are required under the Strategic Armed reductions treaty. If things escalate to the level of freezing Nuclear Weapons inspections, ukraine will be the biggest crisis since the end of the world war. Poland in the meantime is calling on the European Union to broaden economic sanctions against russia, but german chancellor is Still Holding out for a negotiated solution. That has lead to a public rebuke from the polish Prime Minister who said, quote, germanys re
Sovereignty. Violationefinitely a of sovereignty, without a doubt, just as it is a violation of human rights. Now we have to see without rationale or prejudgment. We have to investigate. Brazils position is very clear and strong. We do not agree, in any way, with these kinds of interference is, not just in brazil, but in any country. She says her government will also raise the spying issue at the United Nations in the hopes of securing International Protections for privacy rights. In his latest article based on Edward Snowdens disclosure, the journalist and Glenn Greenwald reports today that nsa spying has extended to all of latin america. Suggestsent surveillance covers issues of trade and economics. A priority for venezuela. Snowden is believed to be at an airport in moscow. Nicholas maduro claimed he confirmed he received the official asylum request. He said asylum offer from his government as well as bolivia and nicaragua showed that large parts of latin america are becoming a huma
Snowden in hisrd own words. Today we will released sections of his interview with the guardian on why he risked his life to expose how the United States is spying on the world. Americane that the countries offer snowden asylum. , anobal broadcast exclusive interview with the Ecuador Foreign minister ricardo patino. A want to stress, once blood is spilled during peaceful revolution, it becomes fuel for our revolution. We will not leave until our relative president returns, president mohamed morsi. Speak with Sharif Abdel Kouddous in cairo. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Have released a timetable to deal with the protesters. A new constitution will be ratified within five months fallen by parliamentary a truce in 2014 and the president ial vote after that. The interim government also voiced what it called a deep regret for the monday shooting deaths of at least 51 morsi supporters at a military site where he is believe