Tuesday: Marissa Alexander who was denied the right to stand her ground and given 20 years for defending herself against an abusive husband has been released on bond. What happened and what are the next steps? Our guest is Ahynte Heard with the Free Marissa Now Mobilization Campaign.
And, the latest on the presidential election crisis in Honduras: in a bow to thousands of protesters who took to the streets in support of leftist Presidential candidate with the new LIBRE party Xiomara Castro, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal will recount the votes. Castro officially filed papers claiming massive fraud in the November 24th election. Suyapa Portillo fills us in.
And what does the routing of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo mean? How did it happen, and what needs to happen now? Maurice Carney, Executive Director of Friends of the Congo is our guest.
Also, our weekly “Earth Minute.”
Sojourner Truth Tuesday, December 3rd
