mussolini did the same thing as did hitler. the other element is people don't take these people seriously until it is too late. i have been trying to warn the public, along with many other people, about the dangers, including this article you mentioned most recently, the dangers these men bring with them. on the time people realize, it is too late -- i the time people realize, it is too late. amy: i want to thank you for being with us, ruth ben-ghiat, professor of history and italian studies at new york university. she is currently working on a book entitled "strongmen: from mussolini to trump." when we come back, kshama sawant joins us, the socialist city councilmember here in seattle, washington. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are in seattle, washington. i will be back in new york tomorrow speaking of the new school. right now we continue our coverage of president trump's firing of fbi director james comey. "the new york times" is repo

it was also highly unlikely that hitler's and mussolini would accept such an invitation. the british prime minister, neville chamberlain, sort of turned it down because he said, look, there is not enough detail. we can't get people together unless we have something in mind. roosevelt said, well, fine. roosevelt really had nothing in mind. he did not have anything specifically in mind, what they could talk over. probably what he wanted to do was increase trade by reducing tariff barriers and somehow or other settled the territorial disputes by the various countries by conciliation, in other words what we would call today and was called then, what is now a very derogatory term, by -- the conference did not happen and it was regarded as one of the great missed opportunities of the late 1930's, but it probably was there was not enough basis or some kind of agreement. when in september, october, 1938, the british and french governments enter the german-speaking part of czechoslovakia, roosevelt showed where he stood by sending a cable to neville chamberlain saying, good man. h

a constitution, it will not be elected by the people, it will be something like the congress of mussolinid by sectors and not directly by the people, so it is a real fraud, it is a copycat for cuba. 0k, well, julio borges, we have to end there, but thank you very much forjoining me on hardtalk. i know many gardeners in england wanted some rain but i suspect some of those gardens may be water—logged now after what happened during wednesday. this is one soggy picture from lincolnshire. a0 millimetres. many of you had 20—a0 millimetres of rain. a few showers in northern ireland in scotland. a fresher feel to things over the next few days. slightly cooler air. noticeably fresher. humid. sunshine. it will feel warmer. the sun will come out after a cloudy start in east anglia. elsewhere, plenty of blue skies. looking at things at 8am. sunshine in the channel islands after the wet weather on wednesday. plenty of blue sky in east england. a cloudy start. showers from the word go. you might get one in wales, north—west england. northern ireland, a dry start, but don't be fooled. showers breakout.

before this, it was scary, but it was still talk: threatening the press, delegitimizing judges, that mussolinilaughter ) but what we're seeing here is a the difference between words and actions. in fact, the difference between saying (bleep) the police and actually trying to (bleep) the police, there's a big difference. ( applause ) and here's what makes this particularly scary: in america, you specifically have checks and balances for this reason. so if a president makes a dubious decision like this, you could trust congress to step in and do something about it. "trump, we don't know if you've done the right thing. we're going to call in witnesses, hire a special prosecutor," et cetera. et cetera. that's what happened in watergate. but this congress has shown they have no intention of holding the president accountable. >> it's, obviously, within the president's authority and role to do this. i think he made an important command decision. >> i think the firing of comey couldn't have come soon enough. >> today, we'll no doubt hear calls for a new investigation, which could only serve to impede

a constitution, it will not be elected by the people, it will be something like the congress of mussolini sectors and not directly by the people, so it is a real fraud, it is a copycat for cuba. 0k, well, julio borges, we have to end there, but thank you very much forjoining me on hardtalk. hello there, good morning. tuesday is probably going to be a day remembered for the high temperatures. looking outdoors, we had some blue skies at times here in lossiemouth, in scotland, and more blue skies and some more humid air here in kent. those two are significant, because in scotland it was the warmest day of the year so far, and with a temperature of 26 degrees at gravesend, the warmest day in the uk so far. but, in between this band of cloud, which didn't produce an awful lot of rain, but that cloud is thickening to give us some more rain today. and the warm air is going to get pushed ever so slowly away into the near continent. we're going to get into this cooler, fresher air, with sunshine and showers over the next few days. a chilly start, though, for scotland and northern ireland this morn

later it was restored by fascist dictator benito mussolini and abandoned again.take at least two years. once complete, the mausoleum will be a reminder of ancient times and a reminder of the glory of rome. tim allman, bbc news. it is the final day of campaigning in the french presidential election but it is not the only competition of significance. the annual get bake off celebrates the best stick of bread. many take part, for the right to become the official supplier to the home of the new president. ina in a country where people lived it, nothing is as stable as the beget. more than 100 were lined up to provide the country's new president with a daily bread. translation: french baking is known and recognised by the whole world. the ba g u ette recognised by the whole world. the baguette is a symbol of paris, so something that really matters to me. known as the grand prix of ba g u ettes, known as the grand prix of baguettes, it involves many people, including head chefs and last year's winner who baked for the president. who does he want is the next in a palace

a constitution, it will not be elected by the people, it will be something like the congress of mussolini and not directly by the people, so it is a real fraud, it is a copycat for cuba. 0k, well, julio borges, we have to end there, but thank you very much forjoining me on hardtalk. hello there. well, the rain arrived earlier than forecast across the south—east of england during thursday afternoon and it's continued to move slowly northwards. but brought a very wet night for the south—east of england, east anglia, the east midlands, and getting in towards the north—east of england by the time we reach friday morning. further west, though, it's clearer skies. any showers died away. and a touch of frost in one or two places. but less cold in the south—east because of cloud cover. so, first thing friday, then, it's a lovely bright start in many northern and western areas. showers never too far away, though, for the north and west and outer hebrides, but an area of low pressure. but the bulk of scotland and northern ireland will be bright. a chilly start, but bright. lots of sunshine. same to

mussolini would never have appointed a special counsel. what is there play going forward?ow can we be impeached at this stage? how could the president go on trial before the independent investigation is complete? someone tell maxine waters her dream has just died. heather: will be independent counsel help or hurt the investigation? send your comments on twitter, facebook or email them to foxnews.com. rob: james comey might head back to capitol hill, requested to testify and allegations against trump and stop the russia collusion investigation. lawmakers demanding to see comey's notes, warning against jumping to judgment. >> an obligation to carry out regardless who is in the white house, russian judgments, we get all the pertinent information. and if this happened as he described why not take action at the time? rob: brings us to dennis kucinich saying the leaks we are seeing from the white house are putting the country at risk. >> the politicization of the agencies resulting in leaks from anonymous, unknown people, very dangerous to america. a clear and present danger, wa

later it was restored by fascist dictator mussolini and abandoned again.in. the renovations were expected to take at least two yea rs. were expected to take at least two years. once complete, the mausoleum will be a reminder of ancient times and reminder of the glory of rome. tim allman, bbc news. and a reminder, you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley. and there is more on all the news any time on the bbc website. thank you for watching. hello there. northern and western areas once again the best for the sunshine today. little change from what we've seen in recent day. still quite breezy across the country and still fairly grey to start with in southern—most counties of england and wales. but here a few more glimpses of sunshine around through the day than we've been used to. any spots of rain limited to the south coast and the channel islands, although cloud will return across east anglia and the south—east, as well as parts of the midlands later in the day. with the sunshine the best in the west, western wales

and be equipped by mussolini. it was heartbreakingly predictable. no amount of the ideological fervor could overcome the weaponry and competent officers or the paranoid sylvia advisers. many were killed or died of disease or disillusioned but others said the finest kind of their lives with the rare gift for storytelling with the immediacy and relevance and we're sorry he could not be with us tonight. [applause] . . they wrote christopher leonard's inside coat industries and america's economy is a timely relevant, and now wednesday and masterful work of journalism that explores one of the largest most diverse conglomerates in the u.s. and creates an in-depth portrait of american corporate power. using the industries as a microcosm to examine the new economic order in america, leonard reveals the mastery over america's complex markets and political systems and most important shows why we live in a hollow economy where corporations profit handsomely while the majority of middle-class americans failed to reap the gains of the prosperity. christopher, pl

mussolini would never have appointed a special counsel. what is the democrats play?rump can't be impeached at this stage. how can he go on trial before the investigation is complete? someone better tell maxine waters that her dream has died, at least for the moment unless of course robert mueller is himself part of the conspiracy, yet another agents have the kremlin. could it be that vladimir putin controls every single person involved in this, from the investigator to the investigated? is the conspiracy that deep? if those questions seem insane to you, you have not been paying attention to congress or the other news channels. already tonight, nancy pelosi has issued a statement saying that robert mueller is not "truly independent." though, she didn't explain how she wasn't truly independent. god help robert mueller if he is ever vacationed in moscow or has knowingly eaten caviar. he can find himself at the center of his own investigation. we'll keep you posted. we are joined by corey lewandowski. thanks for coming on. what do you make of this? >> i think exactly wha

experience knowing no spanish would fight to the million man professional army and to be equipped by mussolini. the result was heartbreakingly unpredictable no virilism could overcome the weaponry and as the officers were the pair of '08 soviet divisors many were killed or died of disease but others considered it the finest time of their lives armed with research and a rare gift of storytelling guess their experience a fresh immediacy and relevance we are sorry he cannot be with us tonight. [applause] we congratulate him anyway and the work in progress toward for a completion of a significant work on the topic of social concern christopher leonard from the schmidt family foundation fellow from the new american foundation has won the $25,000 reward for his work "kochland" the judges wrote. >> christopher leonard "kochland" is a timely relevant balanced and master for will work in journalism as one of their riches conglomerate in the united states with that portrait of american corporate power using coach industries as a microcosm to reveal the mastery of a complex markets and most important to

mussolini would never have appointed a special counsel. what is the democrats play?rump can't be impeached at this stage. how can he go on trial before the investigation is complete? someone better tell maxine waters that her dream has died, at least for the moment unless of course robert mueller is himself part of the conspiracy, yet another agents have the kremlin. could it be that vladimir putin controls every single person involved in this, from the investigator to the investigated? is the conspiracy that deep? if those questions seem insane to you, you have not been paying attention to congress or the other news channels. already tonight, nancy pelosi has issued a statement saying that robert mueller is not "truly independent." though, she didn't explain how she wasn't truly independent. god help robert mueller if he is ever vacationed in moscow or has knowingly eaten caviar. he can find himself at the center of his own investigation. we'll keep you posted. we are joined by corey lewandowski. thanks for coming on. what do you make of this? >> i think exactly wha

i grammar is very catholic, rosa, and she stands up and denounces mussolini on acharne -- on a chair in a town square. then the leave italy and go to argentina and there's huge population of italians in argentina. buenos aires is considered the little italy of south america and there's a sense of presence of spaniards and italians in the town. the family moves to argentina, his grandmother is introduce dosed to if grand father and he raises her first son, pope francis, teaches him the lives of the saints saints and how toy his prayers. a earthy catholic jim and if you go town to -- go into the neighborhood in buenos boundaryu really feel like it's almost your in europe. and from that grows and develops jorge mario brogoio. he is argentinian but his family and roots are in italy. he speaks in italian. born speaking spanish and italian so he has this unique foot of being from the south america, the americas but also having a foot in italy. and understanding that culture, understanding that sense of catholicism that he was raised by obviously his mother and father, but by his priests wh

for the record, mussolini would never have appointed a special counsel.hat what is their play now goig forward? trump can't be impeached at this stage. how can the president go on trial in congress before the independent investigation is even complete? someone had better tell maxine waters that her dream has just died. unless, of course, this could happen, robert mueller is himself start of the conspiracy, yet another agent of the kremlin working secretly at the highest levels of our government to undermine democracy from within. could it be that vladimir putin controls every single person involved in this, from the investigator to the investigated? is the conspiracy that deep? if those questions human same to you, you have not been paying attention to congress or the other news channels. already tonight, nancy pelosi has issued a statement saying that robert mueller is not "truly independent." though, she didn't next line how she wasn't truly independent. we know this, god help robert mueller if he is ever vacationed in moscow or has knowingly eaten cavi

something to his son-in-law was mussolini. he executed his son-in-law for double dealing. the breaking news tonight, jared kushner is under fbi scrutiny in the russian matter. our coverage continues now with "all in" with chris hayes. >>> tonight on "all in." jared married to my daughter, ivanka. >> nbc news reports jared kushner, the president's son-in-law and one of his senior advisers has come under fbi scrutiny in the russia investigation. >> i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate. >> tonight, what we know about the fbi probe now reaching inside the white house. then -- >> get to the polls and vote for greg. >> election night in trump's america. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. >> assault charges filed as voting starts. >> gianforte grabbed him by the neck, both hands, slid him to the side, body slammed him, and then got on top of him and started punching. >> will greg gianforte join congress after allegedly committing assault? tonight, my exclusive interview with the reporter who got sent to the hospital for asking about health care. the g

reinforces his own brand, and it reinforces -- >> i think that's one of the great -- then he puts that mussolini chin out there. watch this. >> it's like, okay, so i'm here. i mean it's like you said about the golf cart. everyone else is walking. he's in the golf cart. wh are you going to talk about? you' goi to talk about the guy in the kofl cagovernment ca the 17 heads of state walking in a pack. >> sean spicer was asked about the president's relationship with angela merkel. let's go here. >> i think that the relationship the president has had with merkel, he would describe as fairly unbelievable. they get along very well. he has a lot of respect for her. they continue to grow the bond that they had during their talks in the g7. >> you know, ron, that's dead wrong. >> unbelievable period, full stop. >> i always go back to "love actually," but that scene of billy bob thornton as the borish, awful combination of w. and clinton at their both worsts. this guy outdid them both last week, pushing people out of the way, breaking their hands in handshakes, riding around in a cart. by the way, at the e

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the one guy that did do something to his son-in-law was mussolini. he executed his son-in-law for double dealing. the breaking news tonight, jared kushner is under fbi scrutiny in the russian matter. our coverage continues now with "all in" with chris hayes. >>> tonight on "all in." jared married to my daughter, ivanka. >> nbc news reports jared kushner, the president's son-in-law and one of his senior advisers has come under fbi scrutiny in the russia investigation. >> i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate. >> tonight, what we know about the fbi probe now reaching inside the white house. then -- >> get to the polls and vote for greg. >> election night in trump's america. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. >> assault charges filed as voting starts