shine a light on something that i wish the cable networks gave a damn about today the center for constitutional rights file a petition requesting the army court of criminal appeals to order the judge in the court martial of bradley manning to grant more transparency in his case that would mean giving the public and the press access to the government's motion papers the court's own orders and the transcripts of proceedings none of which have yet been made public and the petition also challenges the fact that certain substantive legal matters have been argued and decided completely in secret and this is an appeal to a previous judge's refusal to actually grant that access so let's just be honest with ourselves as realizes that the chances of this happening are probably pretty slim especially because the government has been so persistent in keeping their treatment of bradley manning under wraps especially because our courts these days have been soaking the side of the government and against the public and matters that they deem to be relevant to national security a a state secret but the entire notion of

secret but the entire notion of keeping the public out of this is ludicrous and the center for constitutional rights is a good job of pointing that out as they say public scrutiny plays a vital role in government accountability and that's exactly why the government doesn't want to make the process more transparent that's igs. exactly why we need whistleblowers right who this administration has chosen to so aggressively go after they're trying to send a message to anybody that embarrasses them will pay and the funny thing is that they can't even really properly intimidate make an example of bradley manning because their own practices their own treatment of manning the court proceedings they all need to be secret that it doesn't backfire either so much to say about this but in the meantime let me just point out who else has joined with the center for constitutional rights and trying to get that information out there many of them have been guests of this show the names are glenn greenwald amy goodman kevin gusto lead jeremy scahill specifically as well as the nation julian assange and wiki leaks and ch

and i look at institutions like the center for constitutional rights and it's emblematic leader, david cole, and i ask, well, what is the motive? no more exalted than is necessary to explain his behavior, and that is that he hates war, he hates the use of force, and he isn't particularly fond of the government of the united states. and i think those things are all at work here. and, therefore, what do i recommend? what would i like to happen? what i would like to happen is that we could return to a simpler time when a simple code enacted by a great and decent man, abraham lincoln, would be enough. is it enough? i'm afraid not. but what we're left with is a absolute monstrosity which is so powerfully described in this book. >> thank you, charles. [laughter] >> charles, i wish you would say what you really think. [laughter] >> next time. >> so this is a tremendous book. it is a pleasure to read. every page has insights in it. i'm just going to highlight a couple of themes that are related to but maybe beyond, actually, what jack already summarized and ask a couple of questions. so the su

i look at the center for constitutional rights and its leader and ask what is the motive? no more exalted than to explain the behavior he hates war, use of force and not particularly fond of the denver mint of the united states. those things are all at work. there for what would i like to have been? if we could return to a simpler time when a simple code enacted by a great and decent man would be enough. is it? i am afraid not but we are left with an absolute monstrosity which is so powerfully described in this book. >> i wish you would say what you really think. [laughter] >> next time. [laughter] this is a tremendous book and a pleasure to read every page has insights i will highlight the themes that are related to but beyond what jack summarized. the subtitle comment the accountable presidency after 9/11", is the most interesting avenue. the book introduces the idea of accountability techniques beyond the constitution demonstrating how the branches could interrelate with checks and balances. the new accountability technique is within the existing branches freedom of in

lawyers from the center for constitutional rights have filed suit in new york federal court to make publicwhat they described as "extremely disturbing" videotapes of his interrogations. he remains in indefinite detention, as does abu zubaydah. just this week a federal appeals court refused to release information on the interrogation methods the cia used on abu zubaydah and other terrorist suspects. as for john yoo, the architect of the august 2002 memo that authorized waterboarding -- he's teaching law at the university of california, berkeley and no doubt breathing easier after a recent appeals court rejected a lawsuit from american citizen jose padilla, who's currently serving time for allegedly aiding terrorists. he accused john yoo of giving the go-ahead for torture. two final thoughts -- at our website, billmoyers.com, we will link you to an excerpt from the documentary we produced a decade ago on the truth and reconciliation commission in south africa, where whites and blacks were struggling to confront the cruelty inflicted on human beings during apartheid. >> it's 12 minutes to 7:0

the objection to the constitution was centered around missing a bill of rights. well washington took the oath new york was agitating forhe new constitutional convention. they were terrified. they thought it was infiltrated and the constitution would be done away and the union would be fractured. never to come together again. >> i am rabin up citizens of london that came out a couple years ago. a marvelous history of edward r. murrow reporting back to the united states with strongly held views to get to into the war. and able her and then sent over by president roosevelt to deal with our foreign-aid program for england. and the ambassador of course, kennedy was partial to the germans and i suspect that is why roosevelt brought him home. of marvelous book about the three of them. with churchill and their advocacy of the united states breaking out of the isolationist mode. the author had previously written a

for this entire continent. james renaud represented them at -- majority of anti-federalist opinion and that his objection to the constitution was centered around missing the bill of rights. while washington took the oath of office, two states, new york and virginia where agitating for a new constitutional convention. in the words of james madison and george washington, they were terrified of this prospect or do they believed it would be infiltrated by enemies of the new government and the competition would be scrapped and done away with and their union would be fractured, never ever to come together again. >> you can watch this and other programs on line that booktv.org. up next jono lair looks at the science behind creative thinking and shows how can be an applied to solve style problems. this is just under one hour. >> thank you so much to the museum for having me. thank you all for coming. it's a tremendous honor and pleasure to be here to talk about creativity. i would like to begin tonight with the story about bob dylan. it takes place in the early summer of 1965, when dylan is finishing up his tour of england. it's been a grueling few months that dylan has been st

chair of the national constitution center said there is nothing wrong with america that cannot be fixed with what is right with america. >> britney it back cover the lack of regard for congress 9%. the lowest in history. what can we do about education to create a virtuous cycle where people care and respect about government and therefore we have a higher number of people voting. >> absolutely. government deserves more than 9%. there is check-in and the a problem. we cannot get out of the blind today we suggest three things have compromises were made in the past and how difficult they were and learn how to understand the perspectives of other people. and engage in depth and learn to make compromises on school rules and the things that matter and have them with a workshop. there is the education program for you. comeback in 10 years. >> that could not be of better way to conclude. "the spirit of compromise." is exciting is a useful reminder of moments in american history when things did work and things could be better. its election year. i'd love politics. i a love this new work of wisdom. think you to our authors. dr. gutmann and dr. thompson 85 pic mac and -- . [app

right's group president, "the naacp support for marriage equality is deeply in the 14m amendment of the united states constitution and equal protection of all people." inside san francisco 's lgbt community center michelle wright expressed her statement. >> i think that is marriage equality is something that people are talking about on a national level and they are going to talk about it in their homes. >> reporter: this stance comes two weeks after president obama spoke out in favor of same-sex marriage, but still stating it's up to the states to decide marriage laws. we also tried to get a hold of someone from yes on 8 and were unable to reach anyone tonight. the naacp spokesman i contacted today said there will be a press release on monday about this decision. >>> at 10:30 honoring the pioneering politician harvey milk. while the state is ready to pay tribute to the openly gay elected politician, see why not seven embracing the idea. >>> san josi police are investigating the discovery of a man's body in the guadalupe river. volunteers doing clean-up discovers the remains between west santa clara and julian streets this morning. officials say the man appeared to be in in his 50s. cause of dea