And as republican president ial candidates come out against raising the minimum wage we , speak to nobel Winning Economist joe stiglitz about rewriting the rules of the American Economy an agenda for growth and shared prosperity. Is as low as 45 years ago, halfcentury ago, says something. In economy that does weve had technological change, globalization, all of these things which are supposed to make our economy better and stronger and yet at the bottom, they havent had a pay raise in a halfcentury. It is not a living wage. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Up to 7500 Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by. U. Sled usled warplanes have launched an offensive against the selfproclaimed Islamic State in northern iraq. The offensive seeks to retake mount sinjar and surrounding areas from isil. Last year, isil trapped tens of thousands of yazidi religious minorities on mount sinjar, prompting president obama
University of missouri and brought solidarity protests on campuses around the country, a similar protest has erupted at Ithaca College in upstate new york. All over the nation, both on and off College Campuses, we have seen young and old fighting against injustice. We stand here in solidarity stop our hearts are heavy with the pain of mizzou and yale in every person on college canvases simply because of the color of their skin, the texture of their hair. However, how can a cap is dedicated to preparing us for the real world not actively foster growth . Amy on wednesday, thousands of faculty, students and staff staged a walkout to call for the resignation of president tom rochon. The protesters, led by students of color, lay down on the rainy walkways in a mass diein. Well get an update from Ithaca College student body president Dominick Recckio, and peyi shoyinka irawele, professor of international and african politics at Ithaca College. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democra
Live in. Mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. News. Thanks, mellaney. Mellaney. If you experienced any damage or have any video of last nights severe storms, let us know you can share your photos and video right now on our Facebook Page kgan cbs 2. There was also a lot of damage yesterday in central iowa. One tornado touched down at the Des Moines International airport. Widespread damage was reported through out the nearby metro area. In knoxville, witnesses say a tornado ripped off f part of the local wal marts roof. Some schools held students until the storm had passed through. Governor brantad will survery the damage in knoxville later this afternoon. Luckily no serious injuries have been reported from these storms were still waiting to find out the name of the woman fatally hit by a semi last night in linn county. County. The sherrifs oice tells cbs 2 news it happened along highway 30 near the entranan of palisades kepler state park. Park. Authorities say the woman was in the eastbound lane
This morning that he got the call last night that part of his roof was gone, and water was seeping into a big part of the building. But they there was also some pretty extensive storm damage in jo daviess county, near menominee. Ill be checking that out this afternoon, and well have that for you tonight at five and six. Weve got you covered live here in dubuque, brad hanson. Kwwl news. No final word on the amount of damage done, but ferguson says its for sure in the tens of thousands of dollars range, and quite possibly up over one hundred thousand dollars worth of damage. More damage in dubuque from the storms trees landing on this house. We got this video from our coverage partners at th media. Luckily the couple who lives here wasnt home at the time. When they got home they were most concerned about their cats. Heres damage in cedar falls. The roof of a barn was partially wiped out in the storm and was replaced with hay bales to hold the structure in place. Damage could be seen all
The center had censored its own writers on the topic of israel. And as republican president ial candidates come out against raising the minimum wage we , speak to nobel Winning Economist joe stiglitz about rewriting the rules of the American Economy an agenda for growth and shared prosperity. Is as low as 45 years ago, halfcentury ago, says something. In economy that does weve had technological change, globalization, all of these things which are supposed to make our economy better and stronger and yet at the bottom, they havent had a pay raise in a halfcentury. It is not a living wage. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Up to 7500 Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by. U. Sled usled warplanes have launched an offensive against the selfproclaimed Islamic State in northern iraq. The offensive seeks to retake mount sinjar and surrounding areas from isil. Last year, isil trapped tens of thousands of yazidi