our guests are bob herbert and lorella praeli and jeremy scahill.k in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. ,ur guests are jeremy scahill his film "dirty wars" has just been nominated for an oscar, bob herbert, former "new york times columnist" and lorella praeli with the united we dream coalition. >> we continue our coverage of president obama state of the union address. he announced an executive action to raise the minimum wage for some federal contract workers from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. >> i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops meals or wash their dishes, you should not have to live in poverty. [applause] of course, to reach millions more, congress needs to get on federal minimum wage is about 20% less than it was when ronald reagan first stood here. it is easy to remember, $10.10. this will help families. customers will have more