Chelsea Manning, who's now set to be free May 17th [2017], after Obama shortened her sentence from 35 years to seven. According to her attorneys, she is already the longest-held whistleblower in U.S. history.
Amy GoodmanSo it is fair to ask, why not address the threat of climate change when it is still possible? Asad Rehman, of the international environmental group Friends of the Earth, who was in New York for the climate march, told me, โIf we can find the trillions [of dollars] weโre finding for conflict whether thereโs been the invasion in Iraq or Afghanistan or now the conflict in Syria, then we can find the kind of money thatโs required for the transformation that will deliver clean, renewable energy.โ
Amy GoodmanDuring a news conference, when he was standing with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President [Donald] Trump responded to a question from an Israeli reporter about the rise in anti-Semitic attacks - by boasting about his election victory.
Amy Goodman