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y fromhat was neemo basse nigeria speaking to nermeen shaikh.thank you so much for that interview. we are speaking here to tom goldtooth, executive director of the indigenous environmental ietwork, member of the d'na nation who lives in minnesota. we also have with us karin nansen --where are you from? >> berg way. where many have been killed. clubs yes. [indiscernible] people who are resisting and fighting but people also defending their means of survival, their livelihood, for defending the rivers, forests, land, are being killed. it means those who are fighting for justice, who are building society we aim for, those people are being killed. and the violence is even more brutal against women. and even more so, the indigenous women whose bodies carry all of the oppressions of this system. that is why we think it is so important to denounce what is happening in the territories all over latin america, but also throughout the world. and to be able to build international attitudes in order to stand together. this demonstration inside and outside is

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our r listenes and viewers from around the country and around the world. why has there been so little progress in the were on cancer? according to the director of the national institutes of health, -- francis collins "americans are living longer, healthier lives. life expectancy for a baby born in the u.s. has risen from 47 years in 1900 to more than 78 years today. among the advances that have helped to make this possible are a 70% decline in the u.s. death rate from cardiovascular disease over the past 50 years, and a drop of more than 1% annually in the cancer death rate over the past couple of decades." a drop of just only 1%? for the trillions of dollars that has been poured into cancer research, a drop of just only 1%? today we spend the hour with an oncologist who says we should be treating the disease differently. amy: in her new book "the first cell and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last," our guest for the hour dr. azra raza nodes we spend $150

torah since cutting trade and diplomatic ties 2 and a half years ago saying at a conference in rome shaikh mohammed bin alto rockman all phony said discussions with the kingdom had gone well. we have moved from a stalemate it's to some progress where there are some talks. that took place between us and. specifically and saudi and we hope that this these talks will lead. to a progress where we can see an end. to 4 of the 4 to become licensed several world powers have been pressuring iran to stop pulling back from its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal france germany britain china and russia are trying to keep the deal from collapsing after the u.s. pulled out a prisoner at the met in vienna that didn't decide on whether to bring the case to the u.n. security council or whether to reimpose sanctions. algeria has held its 1st and only televised presidential debate before next week's election earlier tens of thousands of people held their last friday protest before the vote which they rejected as meaningless and the demonstrators say there were few to vote until there's a complete change of

qatar since cutting trade and diplomatic ties 2 and a half years ago speaking at a conference in rome shaikh mohammad been up to iraq on all funny said discussions with the kingdom had gone well. we have moved from a state. to some progress where there are some talks. took place between us and. specifically and saudi and we hope that these talks will need. to up progress where we can see an end. to form of the crisis algeria has held its 1st and only televised presidential debate before next week's election earlier tens of thousands of people held their last friday protest before the vote rather which they were checked it is meaningless and a demonstrator so there were fears to vote until there's a complete change of the ruling elite are in smith reports. 5 men lined up for a television 1st in algeria i did paid between candidates in next week's presidential election all of them have either supported or served in the government of president abdelaziz bouteflika before he was forced to resign in april when confronted by mass protests this half a cup but the sort of kids all former constitutio

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. in a historic vote wednesday, the house of representatives impeached president trump, marking all of the third time in history a president has been impeach. this is house speaker auntie pelosi. article i is adopted. nermeen: in a vote of 230 to 197, the house passed the first article of impeachment that accuses trump of abuse of power. the house also approved the second article that charges him with obstructing congress by refusing to cooperate with the impeachment investigation. the vote split along party lines after a debate that lasted the entire day, as congress members from both parties argued their case. this is democratic congressman john lewis of georgia. >> today, this day, we did not ask for this. this is a sad day. it is not a day of joy. our nation is founded on the principle that we do not have -- we we're presidents have presidents. and the constitution is our compasses. when you se

nermeen: and i am nermeen shaikh. we are broadcasting from inside the u.n. climate change summit here in madrid, spain. but we begin today's show in the united kingdom, where the conservative party has won a decisive majority in the highly anticipated general election, winning seats in labour party strongholds and all but guaranteeing britain's exit from the european union by january. amy: in the labour party's worst electoraral defeat and 84 years, the conservatives aree projected to win 364 feet in the brititi house of commons versus only 203 for the labour party. this would give the conservatives the largest majority since 1987 when margaret thatcher was in power. and because this is prprime minister boris johnson addressing the nation this morning. >> with his mandatate and ththis majoririty, we will at last be able to do what? you have been paying attentntio. this election means getting brexit done is now the irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable decision of the british people. timell get brexit done onon by the 31st of january. no if's, no vets, no bab

s nermeen shaikh and i what he means when he refefers to the "working class" voter. >> the real reason- the whole press has got this wrong about the reason we lost these three states they gave trump the victory was because we lost lunch bucket joe. the old angry white guy, working-class, and it started -- right there the light is calling the working class. we're supposed to imagine, what's the money not football last night. that is what working classes. that is a lie. the majority of the working class in this country are women, the majority are of color, and they are young. ththe young 18 to 35 are the let paid money of any group. women are still paid m much less than men. if you are of color, you already know this. you have been on the bottom of the economic ladder forever. none of this should be a surprise. but when you hear working-class from now -- i beg people, the not angryour head is factory guy coming out of work. i want you to think it is a 35 your old black woman. that is the average working-class person in this country is a person of color. it is a woman. that person is youn

qatar since cutting trade and diplomatic ties 2 and a half years ago speaking at a conference in rome shaikh mohammad. on all thought he said discussions with the kingdom had gone well and several bush fires in australia have combined into a single so-called mega fire strong winds are stoking this place north of sydney and orange haze has also caused breathing difficulties difficulties that is for people so the headlines keep it on al-jazeera. the listening post is up next. with every. case bracing for an election of a setback. based on just last week so it really fundamentalist. churches here are trying. to work out what i think. misleading why should we. hello i'm richard gere's bird and you're at the listening post here are some of the media stories that we're covering this week the british are in election mode once again and their news outlets are proving to be no more adept at dealing with a lying politician than american ones are my beauty my purpose advertising those feel good ads designed to make you feel good about buying something filipino president roderigo do territory is taking

officially deployed for combat duty said a gay shaikh who reported about that to president vladimir putin she would assist you with your post today the strategic missile system on guard entered combat duty i congratulate us on this achievement which is important for the country and the armed forces. there's only so far about one regiment unclear when or even other russian parts will be upgraded the evan guard is a hypersonic glider that is said to be able to penetrate a need for those existing and prospective defenses let's take a look at some of the key features all of these truly revolutionary weaponry the oven god hypersonic vehicle can fly it up to 20 times the speed of sound an i.c.b.m. will take it to an altitude of several dozen kilometers from where it can dive head 1st back to earth a touch beat with ak crop like maneuverability dodging and missile defenses in contrast when other existing ballistic missiles reenter the atmosphere they fly at a preset projector rate making the targets for a.b.m. systems last month russia showcased its truly top notch weapon we have been guard myse

qatar since cutting trade and diplomatic ties 2 and half years ago speaking at a conference in rome shaikh mohammed bin al still rockman all thought he said discussions with the kingdom had gone well so the headlines keep it here and so our story is that next every 3 to 4 years a political deadlock since the brics that referendum on the right still lots of the divide the real the general election in december the growth is all everything coming boris johnson the exit where does the u.k. go through media follow the tape general election or no. a fight over control of the mediterranean sea libya and turkey drop by injury line in the border but sitting in the middle as the greek island of crete athens sense the new violates international law so what's at stake and could it lead to armed conflicts this is inside story. i. am i i i i i. hello and welcome to the program i'm hala my he is in greece and turkey are at old silver a host of issues but the latest has pushed them closer to a military confrontation turkey has signed a deal with libya that map cites a boundary in the east of the mediterra

says he hopes for positive results after talks with saudi arabia speaking as a conference in rome shaikh muhammad bin of thoroughly said talks with the kingdom and gone well a blockade has been placed in place rather since june 2017 that's when saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt cut trade and diplomatic ties with qatar we have moved from a stalemate. to some progress where there are some talks. took place between us and. specifically and saudi and we hope that this these talks will lead. to a progress where we can see an end. to 4 of the core of the crisis a u.s. supreme court judge just temporarily blocked the release of president donald trump's financial records to house democrats trumpet asked the court to consider the emergency request 1st day an appeals court in new york had ordered 2 banks to comply with subpoenas seeking information about trump's finances there are stray are several fires of combined into a single so-called mega fire the blaze north of sydney is been stoked by strong winds more than $100.00 fires are burning in the state of new south wales leaving a shroud of smoky ora

since cutting trade and diplomatic ties 2 and a half years ago now speaking at a conference in rome shaikh mohammed bin up all rockman all thought he said discussions with the king had gone well we have moved from a state of minutes to some progress where there are some talks. to complete this between us and the specifically and saudi and we hope that these talks will need. to progress where we can see and. to feel for the poor to become licensed the signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal has stepped up the pressure on iran to stop pulling back from its commitments france germany britain china and russia are trying to keep the deal from collapsing after the u.s. pulled out last year representatives met in vienna but did not decide on whether to take the case to the u.n. security council or really impose sanctions millions of people been displaced by the war and yemen now in its 5th year and 11 camps are abandoned buildings with no electricity or proper sanitation facilities fuel imports are restricted or banned making their hardship worse as. some sana many people are now turning to solar po

which is the country demand for all practical purposes for its emir shaikh to meet him to attend the upcoming g.c.c. summit in riyadh and because we don't know what the answer to that question uncertainty is lingering yet and some some observers say the attack by iranian backed to the rebels on the saudi oil facility in september is drawing the g.c.c. closer but how is the iran dynamic playing into that equation i mean cats are how strong relations with iran but iran of course is a sworn enemy of saudi arabia and by default the u.a.e. . well i think it's important to to stress one important detail here and doubt is that the attack on the saudi. oil infrastructure was claimed by who thesis but it was widely concluded that it was the iranians that attacked these facilities directly with that in mind it was only a matter of time before the g.c.c. would close ranks around side arabia because iran is an extensive existential threat to all of the g.c.c. even though the g.c.c. is divided on how to deal with iran so the question that we're facing now ahead of this upcoming summit as whether

s s nermeen shaikh and i continued our interview with michael, we ask about trump's comments at a rallyn impeachment night when trump spoke about mimichigan democrat debbie dingell. michael moore is from michigiga, and debbie diningell holds the seat formerly held by her husband john dingell, who died earlier this year and held the distinction as longest serving u.s. congressman. >> debbie dingell, that is a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was ill. long time. the beid not give him treatment, c or d. i gave the a-plus treatment. take down the flights. why you take them down? congressman dingell. oh, ok. do this. do that. rotunda come everything. that's ok. i don't want anything -- i don't need anything for anythingng. she calls me up. it is the nicest thing that is ever happen. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he is looking down, he would be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said, that's ok, don't worry about it. maybe he is looking up, i don't know. and there isis president trump n michigan and battle creek attacking the congressmembe

says he hopes for positive results after talks with saudi arabia speaking at a conference in rome shaikh mohammad been out there said talks with the kingdom of god well remember blockades been in place since june 2017 when saudi arabia along with the u.a.e. bahrain in egypt cut trade and diplomatic ties with qatar. to talk about climate change already want to return to that and as many people around the world try to do things differently to reduce their impact on the planet so when they're doing it when others around them is our example emadi woman from new zealand who this year embarks on what became a very public journey towards 0 waste. it's a feeling actual thing i think for most indigenous peoples to to hear about their footprint in the way that we engage with defile the environment and how we respect that we did this pretty close to 0 waste values growing up but i didn't even think of it that way until the beginning of this year when i decided that i will try this thing to request for one month and i shall share this with others so i called it takes a month of change. really focuse