Opportunity for the nation to imagine itself otherwise. Where the country had an opportunity to leave behind the realitycynd how to organize our society and that each of those moments the country double down. And we saw was some call a backlash. We saw instead was an ongoing betrayal. What we think about the post reconstruction. And a lost cause and that anglosaxon and what it meant for the United States and the world as a betrayal. Think the mid 20th century the black freedom movement, law and order and the tax revolt in california, we need double down on our ugliness and here we are facing a chance to we imagine ourselves. If our history is any indicatio indication. Has there been an arc of progress . Of course. My life is not what my fathers life was and his life is not his fatherss. So what does it mean to suggest we live in the afterlife of jim crow is to suggest there has been and indication of change and i think one way is look at American History ofan democracy in the believe t
So i can understand in our viewers going to spend why does the United States remain in afghanistan after the president of the United States running on a campaign a campaign trying to get out of afghanistan were almost 4 years later were still there so why are we still there if you will obama was going to get out of afghanistan as well remember it was a dumb war. Well look the answer short answer is that they cant theyre not in control. No president s have to do what we call the National Security state or deep state requires and if you look at a map youll see that afghanistan is very strategically located by close to china quite close to kashmir to say where theres all kinds of gas and oil prices so its a matter for the military and the people who she is vanished and making sure that we can police the world those people that are in charge its very. Very clear now that even of president morsi get out of a place like afghanistan he can the height of hypocrisy of course if he was the a sto
Hello there good morning its wednesday the 8th of july youre watching r. T. International 10 oclock here in the russian capital now an advisor to the Russian Space agency chief has been accused of treason hes been detained for an initial. Suspicion of passing classified defense information to a nato country the federal Security Service plans to present its official charges on monday one quarter has been following the story. Well the man in question goes by the name of evolve and suffer on of he adamantly denies any wrongdoing and because hes facing down the charge of high treason the proceedings in the trial wall remain classified but lets give our viewers a bit of a look into the kind of person thats a front of is hes been working as an advisor to the head of russias space agency raul scalds most since may of 2020 and he had a decade long career as a journalist that began in 2010 where he worked for 2 high profile russian newspapers and in that capacity so front of was part of the pre
Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes to to protect us. Amy Tanehisi Coates for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At least 22 i
Bodies. How afraid we are for our children. How afraid we are for our loved ones on a daily basis. Amy between the world and me. Thats the title of the explosive new book i Tanehisi Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes t