* Rescue Effort Ends, Oil Leaking into Gulf * Arizona Governor Signs Immigrant Crackdown Bill * Graham Drops Support for Climate Bill * Thousands Hold Earth Day Rally in DC * Obama Honors Victims of W. Va. Mine Blast * 72 Killed in Iraq Bombings * 3 Afghan Civilians Reportedly Killed in US Raid * Clashes Follow Israeli Settler March in Palestinian Neighborhood * Israeli Troops Shoot Protesters in Gaza * 90,000 Japanese Protest US Base on Okinawa * Rallies Held Worldwide for Spanish Human Rights Judge * Dems to Hold Cloture Vote on Financial Reform Bill * Goldman Sachs Execs Bragged of Profiting from Housing Crash * 12 Killed in Southern Tornadoes * Jailed US Hikers in Poor Health in Iran * More Headlines…
"The United Nations Is Beyond Reform...It Has to Be Reinvented"–Fmr. UN General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto
One of the higher-profile participants at the Cochabamba climate conference was the former president of the United Nations General Assembly, Father Miguel d’Escoto. A Roman Catholic priest from Nicaragua, d’Escoto served as foreign minister in Daniel Ortega’s government from 1979 to 1990. He joins us to talk about the failures of the UN, the importance of the Bolivia climate summit, why Latin America doesn’t need the United States, and much more.
Radio Gente: Cochabamba Radio Station Airs Democracy Now! in Spanish
We pay a visit to Radio Gente 94.7 FM, the Cochabamba radio station that airs Democracy Now! in Spanish. Democracy Now! broadcasts on more than 250 stations across Latin America.