like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the hospitals. they built a house adjacent to the main hospital. the white people were not supposed to be in the same room with an n-person. you know the n-word? i said to myself at the end of the day that i love my country and i'm glad that that day, i took a stand. i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole system of separate but unequal. it is understates rights -- is under states' rights. after lincoln had freed us from slavery, they instituted this law, separate but equal, and the state had sanctioned it. but everything there was, even when they had things that were federal, they would put a rope up, and the white people would be on one side, and the black people on the other side. i prayed. i'm a baptist.

. >> the life of the super rich in one of the most unequal societies on earth. it is a reality tv show in brazil. this is one of 5 million air ladies who lead their lives on national television. she was born rich and added a few millions to the family fortune working as an interior designer to fellow millionaires. a decade ago, they were afraid of what would happen as brazil lean left. well, they got richer. >> the upper class's was very concerned about the money, but the rich people continue rich, and the poor people are getting a little more money. >> there is a fast expanding market of goods and services like avoiding traffic jams. for these problems, the best solution is going up. >> sao paulo has a fleet of 400 helicopters. these new clients are coming in, and the old ones are flying more. >> some customers started flying a lot, and by his own helicopter. >> flying across three times the country goes a minimal way -- a monthly minimum wage, and looking down, the neighboring high luxury flats are stark reminders of the social split that marks this country. i

it has turned into a deadly, armed and unequal conflict. and here is what one activist from homs told us by phone just today. >> you don't fear death anymore because death is everywhere. >> reporter: there are no accurate numbers of how many have died. the u.n. says more than 5,000 in the past year. but that it started mounting in january. the syrian government, has let precious few journalists across its borders to tell the world what is happening here. and the international community, which was finally so resolute in libya, has not intervened. marie colvin was killed telling this story hours after filing these last, sad dispatches. >> the syrian army is shelling the city of cold, starving civilians. >> reporter: we got the word this morning. she had smuggled herself into the country with a few other reporters. she died in a suburb of homs called baba arm, which is bearing the brunt of assad's brutal armed defensive for 19-straight days now. killed with her was french photographer, remi ochlik. tonight, these scenes were posted on youtube,

. >> on the ground, opposition fighters showed no sign of giving up their unequal battle. who knows how long any slow diplomatic squeeze to increase president assad's isolation will have any effect? >> a key to that and brothers have reportedly been shot dead -- two tibetan brothers that have been on the run have reportedly been shot dead. there have been protests continuing in a day of solidarity. they are calling for tibetan freedom and a return from exile for the dalai lama. we have been in the province which borders tibet. >> it is china's latest crackdown. we were caught up in it trying to reach tibetan areas. a massive mobilization of security forces. an area the size of england cordoned off power to the police -- an area the size of england cordoned off. the police told us that we were not to enter tibetan areas again. when we refused, they threaten us. they said that our visas can be canceled. what unnerves china is the new and shocking form of protests, people setting themselves on fire to protest religious and cultural oppression. this is a nun burning herself a

supreme court, but the supreme court ruled, and justice scalia wrote, as long as the law is neutral unequally applied to everybody, it is constitutional. the court has made rulings that if -- more recent rulings that give the catholic church's some hope that it might prevail. but this has been the law for over 10 years, in the federal government, in 28 states. but it comes up because of the affordable care act, what has to be offered as a basic service for women. >> charles krauthammer, md, is the obama administration's mandate medically sound? >> they make it into a medical issue. it is not a medical issue. the idea that women are denied contraceptives is preposterous. it is not illegal to get birth control. are you going to force the catholic church to distribute contraceptives free of charge because the federal government says so rather than exempted them on the ground that it offends their doctrines? i think that is a clear open- and-shut case. infringement of the federal government on the free exercise of religion. >> colby, you regularly grapple with matters of conscience and your colum

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he went to protest against unequal pay for black soldiers and commissions for black soldiers and treatment of black soldiers. he had been very public in criticizing the administration. douglass came away odd, is the only word you can use, by lincoln. about how lincoln treated him so much like an equal. in fact, there is a speech douglass gives after this several times. this homely way he put it. he said, he made me feel big there. as though like a teenager meeting a great man or something. it was actually two great men meeting one another. lincoln, according to douglass, said, i know about you. i read a lot about you. lincoln also defended himself. lincoln defended how difficult these decisions and choices had been. they met the second time in august of 1864. during the overland campaign and the stalemate in virginia. lincoln fears he will not be reelected. that is a very real fear in mid and late summer. he is facing mcclellan in the fall. he invites douglass to come to the white house and among other things, asked douglass to become the leader of an effort in cooperation with the union a

. -- their unequal battle. who knows how long the diplomatic squeeze on the president will take to have any effect. >>> two tibetan brothers who have been on the run since taking part in anti-government protests have reportedly been shot dead in china. there has been a wave of unrest caused by tibetan campaigners, with protesters setting themselves on fire. hundreds of tibetans took to the streets in southwest china as their protest continued a day of solidarity, calling for tibetan freedom and return from exile of the dali lama. our course but it has been to the province which borders tibet. the warning that there are images of distressing events in this report. >> it is china's latest crackdown. we were caught up in it trying to reach to that in areas. a massive mobilization of security forces. an area the size of england cordoned off. the police have been there nine hours, trying to force us to sign a document promising that we would not attempt to enter tibetan areas again. when we refused, they threaten du

. >> on the ground, opposition fighters show no sign of giving up their unequal battle. who knows how long any slowed diplomatic squeeze to increase president assad's isolation will take to have any effect? >> for more on the violence unfolding in syria and what else the international community may be able to do about it, i spoke with a fellow at the washington institute for middle east policy. >> what good will another observant -- observer mission do, even if it is backed by the united nations? >> the point is that it will take a long time to get in. by the time we get in, we do not a with the situation will be like. previously, the observer mission restrained the response of the regime, kept it from responding with rocket fire against protesters, but in the end, it is not a solution, and it will not protect all syrians throughout the country. >> is it still possible to get a negotiated end to the violence, or has the situation really now ruled that out? >> i think it is very hard to the it negotiated. it would depend what we are negotiating about. are we negotiating a

. >> the united states today has the most unequal distribution of wealth and income than think country. wealthiest are doing well. effective tax rate the lowest in decade. if we're serious about two things, number one, the need to create millions of jobs, the need to make investments in our energy system, transforming energy, rebuilding our infrastructure, it is totally appropriate that we ask the wealthiest people to pay more in taxes and that's where the bucket rule comes in. second of all, what the president said which i think most americans would agree, we got to end the bush tax breaks for the wealthiest people in this country. he's absolutely right on that. thirdly, what he said we have to end tax breaks for oil and gas companies. we have had companies in recent years, exxon-mobil among other companies making billions of dollars in a given year in profits and paying nothing in federal income tax. that is totally absurd. >> each night veteran talk host ed schultz and guests debate and discuss the most important issues affecting americans. watch the ed show at 8:00 even only on msn

he went to protest against unequal pay for black soldiers, the lack of any commissions for black soldiers, the treatment of black soldiers, et cetera, et cetera. he had been very open in public in criticizing lincoln and the administration for this. they had an extraordinary meeting. douglas came away awed is the only word you can use by lincoln. by how lincoln treated him so much like an equal. in fact, there's a speech douglass gives after this several times. there's this homely way he put it. he said, he made me feel big there. like a teenager, meeting a great man or something. it was actually two great men meeting one another. lincoln, according to douglass said yeah, i know about you. i've heard and read a lot about you. but lincoln also defended himself. it's interesting, lincoln defended how difficult these decisions and choices had been. they met in the second time in august of 1864. '64 during the overland campaign the incredible stalemate in virginia, et cetera, et cetera it, lincoln fears he's not going to be re-elected. that's a very real fear in mid and late summer. he's faci

that results in an unequal treatment for those who, because of their status as members of parliament,e the right to influence parliamentary decision making. >> critics say the ruling hampers berwyn's ability to tackle the debt crisis. nevertheless, it has no impact on monday's parliamentary approval of a second 130 billion euro bailout for greece. that vote 3 grilled -- revealed growing dissent with then chancellor merkel's own ranks. 17 members of our coalition voted against the package, with " -- some questioning whether it is worth saving grace is a eurozone member. >> we have been following this story from parliamentary studios. john, let's have a look at this ruling from the constitutional court. what kind of an impact that have on the german government's ability to act in this crisis? >> i do not think it will have any influence at all. because if you look at the constitution of parliament, it is made up of the fdp, chancellor merkel's on conservatives, the conservative party in bavaria, the green party, the social democrat -- all those parties are fundamentally in agreement wit

panel from the federal appeals court ruled prop 8 unconstitutionally singled out a minority group for unequal treatment. they are now asking the entire ninth circuit court to review the ruling. it means same-sex marriages will be on hold until the court decides whether it will revitt of the case. >>> the four republican con tepidders will gather tonight for a cnn presidential debate. as susan mcginnis reports, the focus of this one will likely be different with polls showing rick santorum as the new front- runner. >>> reporter: rick santorum predicted his next big win campaigning in phoenix, arizona with his family. >> we're here to win arizona. >> reporter: santorum trails mitt romney in the polls there but has surged ahead nationally. along with his new front-runner status comes more scrutiny. this week several online publications released audio of santorum talking about a spiritual war where satan attacks the united states. >> and the father of lies has his sights on what you would think the father of lies, satan, would have his sights on, a good, decent, powerful, influential country, the

good morning unequaled inspiration. [ male announcer ] the audi a8, chosen by car & driver as the bestury sedan in a recent comparison test. we're back now with our round table. a reporter for the boston globe, co-author of the real romney. plus our political dynamic duo chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell and political director john dickerson. michael, i want to first say, this is really a good book. i'm about halfway into it. it's not the basic campaign book. this is really a little bit of history. you have done a tremendous amount of research. let me ask you this. are you surprised with all of the research-- this book was five years in the making, i think. has governor romney said anything that surprised you so far? >> it's interesting. you know, twice in the last couple of weeks he said that was a mistake. i made a mistake. for example, not releasing the tax returns when he was pressured by people who were his strong supporters saying do it now. he finally did it. he said it was a mistake not to do it earlier. he said i'm not very concerned about the poor, the way he wo

leads me to my next question the concentration of wealth in america and britain has grown rapidly unequal in the past forty years as these banks and corp.

specifically saying proposition 8, quote, singled out same sex couples for unequal treatment. no gay marriages can take place in california until after the appeals. and a lot of experts think this case will end up in front of the supreme court. >>> and we turn now to syria, again tonight, a country in chaos, as more images of president assad's forces unleashing a torrent of attacks against his own people appear. and now assad's wife, once seen as a force possibly for modernization has spoken out. she once lived in america, worked on wall street. so, what did she say about those deadly scenes? here's abc's global affairs anchor christiane amanpour. >> reporter: syria today is a tale of two cities. in the capital damascus, streets filled with government supporters. in homs, the center of the rebellion, streets deserted. to venture out is to risk being shot. >> this road is so dangerous because there are snipers hiding. >> reporter: the children of damascus. the children of homs, hiding from the government shells in a basement. the first lady of syria comes from this city, but re

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and so the question is not an absolutely equal distribution of income or a wildly unequal distribution of income like we have now, but something more moderate, if i may use the word "moderate." and it seems to me that people who are progressive are fundamentally in favor of moderation. which is they do not like the extremes of inequality that we have today. and that's where the argument is. and so i don't think the argument is fundamentally -- and this is just a political disagreement with the gentleman who asked the question. i don't think it's about the size of government. i don't long for a government of a particular size. i don't think most progressives do. they do want government to do certain things which leads to a government of a certain size. and it's more tested by what do you want government actually to accomplish than by some abstract sense of, gee, it would be much better if government took 52.6% of gdp. i don't think that's what we, on the progressive side, are fighting. >> isn't there something in t.r.'s original formulation in kansas? isn't there something pretty radica

if you have an unequal playing field where a bunch of industries have been built out but still subsidized and you're trying to come into that situation with new technologies that are not subsidized at the same level trying to bud out their infrastructure, that's a huge combination of how do you compete. how do you compete if their costigur in, subsidized beyond the industry and you're trying to get into the market. i think you have to combine those two and look at the broader picture of the fact these are emerging industries that haven't built out their infrastructure is, in fact, why you see jobs at the beginning, just like we were hearing over here. we're building out the infrastructure for renewable energy much in the way we built out infrastructure in the early days of oil and gas. you see a similar argument with keystone pipeline. lots of jobs in keystone. why in they are building a big pipeline. there's a lot of construction jobs at the beginning of any process. jobs level off after the process starts. you keep getting jobs in the industry through invasion. that's why it makes sense

leads me to my next question the concentration of wealth in america and britain has grown rapidly unequal in the past forty years as these banks and corporations simply vacuum up all the equity and take no risk what does this matter yes i mean clearly these sort of economic systems any time you've seen them when we've discussed previously the examples of egypt and tunisia what they and you know the they come under the pretext of being good for the economy being good for the national greatness of the nation or they always find nice sounding pretext for why these just these interventions into the market economy are justified however the real consequences of it is always that it ends up either benefiting the status quo benefiting the people who are in charge now no this isn't this is the real problem with this is not just that it's not fair the real problem with it is that it's very destructive economically because what it means is that you keep the unproductive companies and the unproductive firms and industries you keep them alive and they continue to survive sucking up valuable resources

about the post today it's emphasizing that it is that we cannot have a system that gets more and more unequal it just simply will not work we've got to rebuild the middle or the whole thing is going to crater and that's in nobody's interest obviously and with that dire projects and i really appreciate you being on the show thanks so much that was henry blodget he's c.e.o. and editor of business insider. and still at m.f. global remember the firm that declared bankruptcy last fall well we'll let you know what's going on with all that customer money and why john corps zines isn't in jail should he be the first your closing market numbers. you just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old and just you know look true. i may confess and i am a total get over friends that i love driving hip hop music and for. that he was kind of the jester. i'm very proud of the world without you it's a place. oh. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you

so that creates jobs in europe so if course they do have an interest but under occupation under an unequal system of power between the israeli government which has a strong army and full control of the territory and the palestinians who are occupied and in denied all of their basic rights you cannot really have any kind of economic development in these conditions and these conditions when ever it palestinians would develop some kind of factory some kind of production that could conceivably compete with a similar sector within the israeli economy then the bulldozers would come rushing in and destroyed a factory or even israeli airplanes would simply bomb their area from there and of course when that is the case investors are not interested in. their own money and developing investment projects in the palestinian territories but like you say when we talk about development and making money sure a lot of israeli companies are profiting from this situation especially the weapon companies that are profiting from destruction but overall the israeli economy is not profiting from the situation over

to nations on unequal police and the european union in terms of related health boards were brought in a couple years ago i don't know where the professor's been and i don't know if he's keeping in touch but talk about central planning. a new political party in the uki is in favor of central planning as he puts it all the countries all the political parties are active in parliament and westminster and indeed holyrood actually believe in the mixed economy to one degree or another so i think that professor is completely out of touch with the viewpoint on these issues in terms of the european union i think it's preposterous to suggest that if you're in europe somehow you know independent france notably did not send troops to iraq and independent scotland if we'd been in power would not have done so that's real independence not having nuclear weapons on your soil or the decision not to have them is real independence having control over taxation your social security system pain sions you know that is independence of having a role in the world i mean does he see the sleep. seriously think we

about the post today it's emphasizing that it is that we cannot have a system that gets more and more unequal it just simply will not work we've got to rebuild the middle or the whole thing is going to crater and that's in nobody's interest obviously and with that dire projects and i really appreciate you being on the show thanks so much that was henry blodget he's c.e.o. and editor of business insider. and still ahead m.f. global remember the firm the declared bankruptcy last fall well we'll let you know what's going on with all that customer money and why did john edwards i isn't in jail should he be the first your closing market numbers. so m.f. global what's going on there remember we were talking a lot about them when they were always on the hill the executives but what's happening this is of course the issue of what's going on with customer money and the future of commodities trading and regulation and why isn't junk or assign in jail exactly let's back up to brief you remember f. global is the firm that declare bankruptcy last fall as usual the problem was leverage and debt huge positi