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ththe past. t thathe situation of exists as a consequence of the , whilen of donald trump he has indated he wantswards direction, we have to remember -- you have to r remember what it wawas like myen aretha franklin saying " " country'tis of thee" in the first inauguration of barack obama. and i think m music allows us to remember those promises and to recognize that those promises can become agendas of struggle inin the present andnd the futu. aretha will forevever animate or collective sense of desire e for change. and donald trump cannot do anything about that. amy: we're going to end it there. i want to thank you all so much for spending this day remembering aretha franklin. angegela davis, author, profess, an a activist at university of california, santa cruz. again, that headline "aretha says she will go angela's bond if permitted," offering to pay whether it is $100,000 or $250,000 to free angela davis. farah jasmine griffin, professor of english and comparative literature and african-american studies at columbia university. among her books "if you can't be , free, be a mystery: in search

internal possible that makes it -- i believe president maduro has to examine in depth the internal situation of ththe country. there is an absence of a real dialogue. there is an absence of a clear program for transition to a productive economy given that venezuela can no longer live off of oil. and these plans are not seen either in the opposition or the government.. this a longher called integral crisis. it has to do with the integral crisis seven israel and society is extrinsic. amy: can you talk about what is happening today in colombia, the , theuration of ivan duque menu ran against for president in cololombia, the significancef his victory? a day o of many questions in colombia. the inauguration of , whose campaient gn was an anthem to presidenent uribe, who represents the far right-wing forces in colombia. and who is being judged and ties to the for his paramilitary groups, which resulted in a genocide in colombia. at the same time in hundreds of communities and cities around and ina, in their plazas more than 40 cities worldwide, there are demonstrations today that are shouting out to the ne

>> if ththe vatican was approaching the situation with integrity, the pope would have come here and not just -- but got none his knees and acknowledged the truth of what hass happened 15 years agogo ability to that to happen. this is late. and for any acknowledgment of the abuse issue to be an afterthought is reprehensible. amy: in a letter to catholics around the world, pope francis condemns the church's cover-up ofecades of sexual abuse by priests. but are the pope's comments too little, too late? as more than catholic 1000 theologians, educators, and lay leaders call for u.s. bishops to submit their resignations to the pope, we speak to sister simone campbell, a vocal critic of the church's male hierarchy. the hehead of network, which has nuns in the bus. then prisoners across the country are set to go on strike today in a mass mobililization demanding improved living conditions, greater access to resources, and the end of what they describe as modern day slavery. >> it is prisoners that have drafted this list of domains and prisoners i continue to communicate wiwith us and relate to

situation, but it is also very short for our fight. happened, wewhat go to what we carry, and i carried this little stone i memorial atquin's ththe schoold it goes "we will change the world for you." that is what i try to do every single day. amy: manny and patricia oliver, remembering their son joaquin oliver, one of 17 people killed six months ago in the valentine's day massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school. students return to school today after summer break. onquin would have been 18 august 4. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we return, 559 children remain separated from their parents. separated by the u.s. government. what will happen to them? where are their parents? stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: students from stoneman douglas high school performing during the tony awards "seasons of love" from the hit broadway musical "rent." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. nearly three weeks after the court-imposed deadline for reuniting families forcibly separated at the u.s.-mexixico remain in government custody. the deputy director of t