Tension and change. Tose issues are from form dispassionate view and we are fortunate to have an experienced group of panelists today. They affect the approach to saudi arabia, its relationship and future. Before i turn to todays program, i want to say a few words about the council. The council was established in 1981 for the purpose of promoting dialogue and education. We have three flagship programs. Our quarterly, capitol hill conference, a quarterly journal, middle east policy which jesses wrong reputation and can be found in 15 dozen libraries worldwide. Our education outreach program. It provides Educational Resources in the middle east, targeted to students and teachers. Visit us on our website. At teacheach program mideast. Org. Todays event. To this program is being live streamed on a website. I welcome all of you who have joined us on mine. Proceedings will be posted on video and transcript form will be posted. An edited transcript will be published in the next issue of our j
Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. House lawmakers in South Carolina have passed a measure to remove the Confederate Flag from the grounds of the state capitol. The final vote was 94 to 20. South Carolina Republican governor nikki haley has vowed to quickly sign the bill
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H
Stop the Unconstitutional War in yemen. Then to california, where 40 people have died, hundreds are missin thousands of homes have been destroyed by uncontrollable wildfires. I saw this wall of flame come over the hill. I jumped in my car. Some neighbors across the valley from me saw me drive down in the flames overtook the entire house. It was that close. Amy well speak with ucla climate scientist daniel swain and Mendocino County resident jan hoyman, who narrowly escaped the fires. Then, has the Trump Administration launched cointelpro 2 . Well look at a leaked fbi report claiming black identity extremists pose a violent threat to police officers. Civil Rights Groups have slammed the fbi memo as the governments excuse to enact a new wave of repression against black activists. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In somalias capital city of mogadishu, two massive truck bombs exploded in quick succession s