Affirmative Action promises to be a major issue in the 1996 Presidential and Congressional elections. Today, on Democracy Now, we bring you a group of some of this country’s leading thinkers, writers and activists on this controversial issue.
Guest:
MARY FRANCES BERRY, chair of the US CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION joins us to talk about hearings on church burnings, racism and her views on affirmative action.
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In a Senate hearing today, Pentagon officials claimed President Obama and future presidents have the power to send troops anywhere in the world to fight groups linked to al-Qaeda, based in part on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. [includes rush transcript]
