Today on Sojourner Truth:
The nation and world react to squalid prison conditions migrant children separated from their families face in U.S. detention centers. The House passed a $4.5 billion emergency border aid bill to help alleviate the problem. Today, a major motion will be filed in federal court calling for an immediate injunction and contempt order against DHS and CBP due to the conditions migrant children are being kept in. Our guest is Peter Schey, President of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law.
And Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is trying to push forward what is being dubbed The Deal of the Century at a conference underway in Bahrain. But Palestinians reject the plan for not addressing the political conflict between Israel and Palestine, affirming that Palestine is not for sale. Also, analysis of the growing and dangerous tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Our guest is Phyllis Bennis, who directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy.
For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, the L.A. County Sheriffs murder of Ryan Twyman. Police reportedly shot at his moving vehicle with a passenger inside, killing the 24 year-old in a hail of 34 bullets. Black Lives Matter Los Angeles campaigner Rahje Branch breaks it down for us.
Finally, our weekly Earth Minute produced by the Global Justice Ecology Project.
