this is archbishop desmond tutu. >> after more than 30 years, oscar lopez rivera is imprisoned for ae of seditious conspiracy. conspiring to free his peoplee from the shackles of imperial jujustice. now is the time for his immediate and unconditional release. we once again feel comompelled o repeat the biblical call of isaiah to set free those who are bound. may god d ess all ofof us in our efforts for justice with peace. amy: to talk more about the case of oscar lopez rivera we are , joined by two guests. with us is melissa mark-viverito, speaker of the new york city council. and joining us from chicago is jose lopez rivera, executive director of the puerto rican cultural center in chicago and brother of oscar lopez rivera. welcome to democracy now! jose lopez rivera, if you could talk a about what you're calallg on preresident obama to do for your brother oscar. >> we're calling on president obama to release my brother. we are calling on him to lift up -- live up to the legacy he should leave for the puerto rican people. it is not just about my brother's case, it is ultimately abou

. >> his coauthor is south africa retired archbishop desmond tutu a pillar of his make's struggle againstxplores a topic appropriate to the season. how to live a more joyous life. one of 100 or so, yes, 100 books, the dalai lama has authored or lent his name to. why did you want to do book about joy. >> the subject is good. if some book about anger, about war, i can't want. >> but joy you. >> o'donnell: know something about? >> oh, yes. happy, not only just on the physical level but mentally. peace. compassion. that's the real joy. >> everyone has a right to achieve happy life. >> the dalai lama brings to the topic the perspective and purity of, well, a monk. >> you don't drink. you don't smoke. you've taken a vow of celibacy. >> yes. >> is there a lesson for the rest of us in that? >> no, i don't think. every human being cannot be a monk. if human being becomes celibate then humanity will cease. so better to have more reproduction. >> you don't want everyone to be celibate. his message is simple. most people look for joy in the wrong places. >> everybody seeks happiness. joyfulness. but

desmond tutu.weto, it means something. do mostly people own their homes or do they rent? >> mostly people own their homes. >> things start to get a little money, things start to get better. can you build up? >> you can build up. >> look at the streets here and you see what that kind of pride does. it may not be a rich area, but it's immaculate. squared away. an emerging middle class coming up, rather than fleeing to elsewhere. >> you have a nice day. >> you too. >> bye. >> these ladies over here you can see they marketing for their stalls. >> you know where you're going, right? >> yeah, i know where i'm going. >> next exit? smoky delicious meat over flame. under the overpass, all sorts of mystery meats for sale. the taxi man's lunch. we order some brisket, some sausage, some heart. beautiful thing. meat, a cutting board, a knife. >> cut all the meat in pieces. that's how you eat it. we have salt over here. it's nice. >> you chose well. these guys are good. ♪ >> here, spread over thousands of square