because tracy chapman is standing next to me. i absolutely loved it, so i thank them both for bringing us that special, special song to take us off the air tonight. and on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you again at the end of tomorrow. at the end of tomorrow. really happy to have you here. happy monday. so in september, you might remember that there was a big strike. united auto workers went on strike, they called it a stand up strike, which means they didn t strike every single factory, every single facility all at once, they strategically picked individual plants to strike and pick it. and it was so they could basically keep up the pressure on the companies but also be nimble about it while their negotiations were going on. a strike is about what leverage you can use against the companies. this was a strategy that was about fine-tuning their le
actions he took as president to challenge the 2020 election results. how this impacts not just the federal election interference case, but also what it could mean for his prosecution and fulton county. and rudy giuliani, too little, too late. the former new york mayor filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy a day after he was ordered to immediately pay 100 and $48 million to ruby freeman and shaye moss, the election workers he vilified. see will they ever see a dime of that money? you are watching symone. we have a lot to get to. we begin this afternoon with more revelations on former president donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and crucial new developments on the efforts to hold him acuntable. the detroit news says it reviewed recordings of then president donald trump pressuring two republican members of the wayne county board of canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election. the outlet says that the recordings
Vote tonight on whether to accept harsh measures required by creditors. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has vowed to defend the bailout, despite saying that he signed a deal he does not believe in. I overestimated the power that the people with the right on their side have, as well as the reactionary mike against the founding principles of europe which are a respect for democracy and peoples choices. What is the message sent to us by our partners . It is that there is no point for countries are in a program to hold elections, this is a very harsh message for europe. Amy president obama has continued his push to reform mass incarceration. Tuesday, he described the criminal Justice System as broken. Books the United States is home to 5 of the worlds population but 25 of the worlds prisoners. Think about that. Our incarceration rate is four times higher than chinas. We keep more people behind bars than the top 35 European Countries combined. Become more of president obamas speech after head
The u. S. Has 5 of the worlds population but 25 of its prisoners. Speaking before the naacp, president obama calls for overhauling the nations criminal Justice System saying too many people have been locked up for nonviolent offenses. This is a cause ringing people in both houses of congress together, created some unlikely bedfellows. Youve got van jones and Newt Gingrich. Youve got americans for tax reform and the aclu, the naacp and the Koch Brothers. Amy today we will be joined by two of those unlikely bed bedfellows criminal activist van jones and mark holden, general counsel of Koch Industries. Plus, we will speak to a Prison Reform activist who spent 19 years locked up. Then to a story about corporate espionage and activism. An employee of the animal theme park seaworld has been exposed for infiltrating peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congressio
Profits rally. Wait until you see how much Money Companies are making. Check your 401 k , youre making money, too the dow closed way above 20,000. Whats our president up to today . Reportedly to cut the funding of United Nations and stop the flow of refugees. Later, planning strategy for obamacare and tax cuts with top republicans. Hes preparing for a meeting with britains Prime Minister theresa may, she says they could lead the world together, like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan . Oh, yes, to some of us, those were the days. Please, ladies and gentlemen, ignore the media, theyre eager to undermine this presidency, instead, look is the what is actually happening. America is getting richer and trump is doing what he said he would do, that would be President Trump. Varney company about to beg begin. Looks like we made it here is a little fact. A little known fact. Okay . Everybody in the world likes at least one Barry Manilow song, but nobody will admit it. [laughter] i set it up. L