this is not about ron daniels. at the end of the day it's about our capacity to collaborate our ability to take each other's experiences. i don't agree that we all have the choir here. that's why we have, not everybody believes exactly the same thing. not everybody here believes that ought to be a legalization of drugs and regulation. that may be a stretch were some people. some people are not down with a aspects of because at the bottom i think we can all agree to begin with that the war on drugs needs to end. and so the institute of the black world 21st century can play this gathering on this day to declare, and i don't like to use analogy but this is so bad that even had to convince myself to use a war paradigm. a war which was waged on us the way we ended, the way we waged war on drugs but we claim not to have any particular expertise your. i mean, we're glad to all of these brilliant panel survey i don't come you're claiming to know that i make drug policy reform expert. i'm not. but i am a veteran social inju

ron daniels opened that window. but our panel discussion this afternoon will open that window either further and put flesh on the new narrative by discussing what has been the impact of the war on drugs on african-american communities economically, socially, psychologically, is the drug war the new jim crow? what alternative to incarceration should be explored in order to curb the mass incarceration. dr. ron daniels says it's time to declare war on the war on drugs and vigorously open up discussions, the base, dialogue in the black community to explore just and humane alternatives to a failed strategy. is the regulation of drugs a viable option and alternative? time for a conversation. just a discussion. i now have the privilege and the honor. i know they've been sitting up here for, you know, a while. but to introduce our distinguished panel and i'm not quite sure what order they are up mere. but the order that i introduce them on them will be the order that they will begin responding. this is going to be in the fo

ron daniels are arranged this with of "the new york times" but ex-president jimmy carter published on the editorial page a column entitled call off the global drug war. how many people have seen this in today's paper? quite a few. it's a very instructive because more and more people are realizing that our incarceration of our own citizens exceeds that rate of more than any other country on earth. we all know that. i think it's accurate to say that there are more black young men in prison than there are in college. so i have a very serious problem, and this is what we are here to talk about today. one of the things i want to do is connect all of the organization's that have been seriously working on this problem starting with the institute that brings us here today but rainbow push starts its conference in chicago tomorrow. i'm going there. can i get about 20% of you to go there with me to chicago? going to chicago? [laughter] you can go to the delta air lines, american and tell them i sent you. if you don't care to fly you could also go to the train station in washington and tell them

daniel saying you know go to elect obama in so far in saying establishing to get is considered ron paul position is immediately withdrawal prime. foreign policy address just a few weeks ago and he made it clear in. the middle east is changing. america needs to. go from different countries so your interests are we need you to change so i think the people think it's fair to characterize give you some see how do you know if if if if if if obama draws down a significant number of troops between on election day it's going to be interesting to see other places. just very yeah ok we're we're out. jamie thank you thank you both thank you for having us going to our. moving the debate and its glittering talking points aside i think what best personifies of the republican party is a little incident that happened in chattanooga tennessee was there that republican congressman chuck. decided to pump gas at a local gas station for the day part of a publicity stunt to call for more oil drilling so he cut a deal with a local racetrack gas station was given a one day gas pumping gig unfortunately make ro

help daniels saying you know go to the left of obama in so far in saying establishing to get us consented to ron paul position is immediately withdrawal dr paul ryan foreign policy address just two weeks ago and he made it clear in. the middle east is changing. america needs to. be. interested in seeing the interest rate change so i think i think it's fair to characterize who he is so see how do you know if from if we if obama draws down a significant number of troops entering on election day it's going to be interesting to see other plays out. just very quickly here ok we're we're out of time again you jamie thank you thank you both thank you for having us good talking . when the debate and it's good talking points aside i think what best personifies the republican party is a little incident that happened in chattanooga tennessee who was there that republican congressman chuck fleishman he said without gas at a local gas station for the day part of a publicity stunt to call for more oil drilling so he cut a deal with local racetrack gas station was given a one day gas pumping good unfortunately

daniel garvin an activist from the u.k. uncut group talking to us live from london thank you. and still on the way for you scientology controversy find out why some of the works of ron hubbard the leader of the divisive church have been declared illegal in russia. now the russian foreign minister has highlighted double standards at the u.n. over the organization's approach to the arab world said he loved says the crisis in the syria and yemen are provoking vastly different and unjustified approaches peter all of our reports from moscow. mr lavrov was addressing a meeting of the foreign affairs committee of the duma just behind me he highlighted and sets out really where russia stands concerning the ongoing situations in the arab world now he gets out of what he sees as a western desire for regime change in the middle east saying that this was unacceptable and that russia would not support it on the any circumstances he also went on to highlight the fact that this was actually against international law bellman russia feels a little disappointed to say the least about the way that the the situation in libya has progressed russia of course abstaining from the vote on t

danielle, i want to see on paper what they're going to do. i want to pay your salary, can understand. and this from rick. nothing about weiner. more about tax reform and everything that ron don't get to see it very often. i want to show you vice president joe biden having fun this weekend. he led an all-out water fight at his house with a super water gun. he has a ton of grandkids and they all love him. he also invited reporters and their families to join what he called the biden beach boardwalk. they turn the vice president's ground into a carnival. they had a bungy jump. and i took my mom, and she would go up and run to the vice president. she was a little submiten, i think, actually. and he planted a big kiss on her cheek. it was nice to see another side of the white house folks. >> i swear, i thought you were going to say your mom went on the water slide. that would have been something. >> that would not be beyond her. if she had a bathing suit. if we would have brought bathing suits, she would have done it, believe me. >> if there is another barbecue next year, she should do it because she will make all the blogs. >> she's crazy that way. she would do it. >> just li