DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST Chase Iron Eyes: Trump's Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People & The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: David Treuer on Retelling Native American History 22JAN19

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019 democracynow.org Stories "I Was Absolutely Afraid": Indigenous Elder on "Mob Mentality" of MAGA Hat-Wearing Students in D.C. On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after ... Read More → Chase Iron Eyes: Trump's Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the ... Read More → The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: David Treuer on Retelling Native American History We end today's show with The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, a stunning new book by David Treuer that looks at Native America from 1890 to the present day. The ... Read More → MLK Day Special: Rediscovered 1964 King Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa As the nation marks 90 years since the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we air a rediscovered speech he delivered on December 7, 1964, days before he received ... Read More → Headlines → Gov’t Shutdown Drags On as Dems Reject Trump DACA Proposal Indigenous Elder and MAGA Hat-Wearing Student Face Off in Viral Video Protesters Hit the Streets for 3rd Annual Women’s March Special Counsel Rebukes BuzzFeed Claim Trump Told Cohen to Lie to Congress Sen. Merkley Calls for Probe into DHS Secretary over Family Separation Afghanistan: Taliban Kill Dozens in Military Base Attack Syria: Car Bomb Targets Kurds, as Israeli Airstrikes Kill At Least 21 Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes Pound Capital Sana’a Reports: Shipwrecks in Mediterranean Kill 170 Migrants Serbia: 10,000+ People Take to the Streets in 8th Week of Anti-Gov’t Protests Venezuela: Military Revolt Suppressed After Sergeant Calls for Gov’t Overthrow Colombia: ELN Claims Responsibility for Attack That Killed 21 Mexico: Journalist Killed After Criticizing Local Mayor Ghana: Journalist Killed After Lawmaker Calls for His Attack Judge Convicts “No More Deaths” Volunteers After They Left Water for Migrants NYC: Martin Luther King Honored at Riverside Church Trump and VP Pence Visit MLK Memorial for 2 Minutes Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Run Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Apologizes for Past Anti-LGBTQ Statements Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison RCA Records Drops R. Kelly from Label Oxfam: 26 Wealthiest People Own as Much as World’s 3.8 Billion Poorest Forward this email → Donate today →