all those stories in the news hour in one hour from now i will see you then the bottom line with steve clemens is the program coming up next? the hi, i'm steve clements and i have a question. if be funding the police can't work and reforming, the police takes forever. can american policing ever be fixed? let's get to the bottom line. ah. the murder of george floyd by minneapolis policeman last year was one of the sparks that lead many communities across the united states to demand radical change in law enforcement. it started with last the demands to abolish or defund the police. but that slogan, proved divisive and impossible. to implement at the time, joe biden, with the democratic candidate for president, and he refused to adopt it. police reform has been happening in different cities in states across the country, each at its own pace, some have be criminalized marijuana to ease the racial inequality and drug arrests . some have made it illegal for officers to see misconduct on the job without reporting it. and some of made it easier to sue officers personally for their wrong doing. but is

the bottom line with steve clemens is coming up next. ah hi, i have steve clements and i have a question. why is white supremacy growing in the united states? let's get to the bottom line. ah, this year started with a big bang. literally went supporters of former president, donald trump, decided that they had to save america and stopped the steel of last year's election . people from all over the country descended on the capital. and over time it became clear that many of the writers have ties. the white nationalist and right wing extremist groups. a couple of weeks later, joe biden became the 1st u. s. president in history to call that white supremacy as terrorism in integration speech that was historic. but what has his administration done since then to stem the tide of fear and hate that brings these groups together? what's the future of america's right wing? malicious, the boogaloo boys, the proud boys, the oath keepers the 3 per centres, and all the rest and whether their neo fascist or their neo nazi or their anti muslim or anti jew

this our do stay with us for the bottom line with steve clemens. this is coming up next. ah hi, i'm steve clements and i have a question. 2021 wasn't exactly the best year for democracy around the world. so was joe biden, summit for democracy supposed to come in and save the day? let's get to the bottom line. ah, us president joe biden had barely arrived at the white house last february when he announced that he'd hold a summit for democracy in december. he said the idea was to defend democracies against the spread of authoritarianism, fight corruption, and promote respect for human rights. it's been a year where 6 coups have already thrown out. civilian leaders in countries ranging from sudan to myanmar. china's leaders in russia's leaders look like they're outperforming biden on a lot of france and democracy looks like it's gasping in the boxing ring. and after taking a lot of punches, can it prevail? even in the united states, the year started out with angry mobs attacking congress to try to overturn the results of the presidential election. authoritarians are on the ma