dr. raymond burse, congratulations on your leadership. at kentucky state university. thanks for changing the lives of people on your watch. you're a leader. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> that's the ed show. "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks to you for tuning in. we start with breaking news out of iraq. the u.s. launching additional air strikes against the islamic militant group isis. striking a mortar position and a convoy of seven vehicles. the pentagon just released this video of the fighter jets involved in those missions. this video from on the ground in iraq reportedly shows the first airstrikes earlier today. the images aren't confirmed by nbc news. the strikes aimed at isis targets outside the northern

dr. raymond burse, this gentleman was set to be paid almost there are 350,000 a year while the school searches permanent replacement. then burse asked for a $90,000 pay cut. now you might be wondering why an executive asked for 25% pay cut. well, mr. bur s.e. is using that money to improve the powerly pay of university employees currently making minimum wage. as a result of burse's pay cut, 24,000 t 24,000 -- excuse me. a total of 24 kentucky state university employees will go from making 7.25 an hour to 10.25 an hour. he also will take cuts any time minimum wage employees are hired on his watch. he said, if i thought i would ask them to really be committed and ask them to give their all, i should be doing something in return. i thought it was important. we think it's terrific. joining me now is james peterson, msnbc contributor and lehigh university professor. there's a lot of different ways to fight income in equality. i think this is truly an example of leadership. that if we were to do this as a governmental body, the economy would change. we know the economy is going to change for 24 of t