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Descendent of robert e lee who agrees with the removal of Confederate Monuments. This runs one hour and 40 minutes. Committee will come to order. The subcommittees meeting to hear racist symbols on our public lands. Under Committee Rule 4f, any l Opening Statements designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep their schedules. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent and that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess subject to the call of the chair because there are votes. So we will have to break for ....
Hometown early today starts right now good monday morning. Glad youre with us there are signs now, major signs in minneapolis, the protests are making a difference. As calls grow for justice after the fatal arrest of george floyd, the majority of the city Council Agreed to dismaptle the Police Department. They will create systems of public safety. A service was held for floyd in north carolina, the state where he was born. And a public view willing be health this afternoon in houston, where floyd spent most of his life before a funeral tomorrow according to reporting by the hill, George Floyds brothler testify before the house yjudiciary committee on june 10th. A republican senator is joining calls for change we need a voice against racism, we need many voices against racism and against brutality. We need to stand up a ....
Scheer Robert Scheer its an honor to have you on the show great to be here you are bad i truly legendary career as a journalist ramparts magazine in the l. A. Times the nation true dig radio shows things have changed a lot over the years in some ways theyre actually fewer gate keepers then when you started and you know anyone can post articles online and ostensibly get them seen by the world but on the other hand the Mainstream Media is now owned by just a handful of massive corporations how do you feel journalism and news media have changed over the course of your career is it better or worse. We should not under our underestimate the worse at least there used to be something about attracting eyeballs or having readers and so when i was at the l a times it wasnt easy to fire me because there were lots of people want to read me so there was a marketplace restraint that is go ....