In the United States, May Day demonstrations may be tamer, but the income equality has never been wider.
Every year, ratios are compiled that compare a company CEO’s salary to that of the average company worker. According to the latest data Bloomberg compiled this week, the average ratio across S&P 500 companies is an astonishing 204 to 1. That ratio is up 20 percent since 2009 and, even more startling, it was only 24 to 1 in 1965.
An overwhelming 90 percent of Americans support comprehensive background checks for gun purchases. To the vast majority of the country on both sides of the aisle it makes complete sense: Everyone should be subjected to a background check before purchasing a gun so that the mentally ill and criminals have a harder time getting their hands on lethal weapons.
So when the U.S. Senate defeated the bipartisan gun legislation’s background check amendment for many it was infuriating. If you’re one of those individuals struggling to cope with the news, you’re not alone.
An 18-year-old from Sitka, Alaska is suing his state for not taking action on climate change. Watch it here.
The last abortion doctor murdered in America was Dr. George Tiller, in 2009. He was gunned down in a church parking lot in Wichita, Kan. Last week Trust Women opened a new clinic on the very same grounds where Tiller’s clinic used to be.
But meeting the zoning requirements for opening a new clinic wasn’t easy. The Kansas state legislature has passed a number of bills that make it difficult for women’s health clinics to even operate. These Targeted Regulation of Abortion Provider, or TRAP, laws mandate things like exact square footage of janitor closets and locker space for patients. Julie Burkhart, executive director of Trust Women, joins Michael Shure to discuss.
Sarah Noone and Adam Pratt launched a petition protesting Alabama’s new sex ed law. They joined Michael Shure on “The War Room” to talk about their fight to change things in the Deep South. Watch the young activists smack down homophobia here.
Jon Walker, a senior policy analyst for Fire Dog Lake, talks with Michael Shure inside “The War Room” about the growing trend of support for legalizing marijuana.
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David Sirota: Colorado Republicans creating a ‘really scary political situation’ Sirota, a columnist and political writer, joined Michael Shure from Colorado, where GOP lawmakers are currently fighting back against gun control - including one bill that would limit gun access for people who’ve been convicted of domestic abuse. |
In 1963, a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed in a racially motivated attack. Diane McWhorter was a little girl living in another part of Birmingham when it happened. She joined Michael Shure in “The War Room” to talk about how her proximity and experience inspired her new book, “Carry Me Home.”
There are currently 1,007 hate groups in the United State, up 60 percent from 2000. Mark Potok, a senior fellow for the Southern Poverty Law Center, joins Michael Shure inside “The War Room” to talk about the rise in hate groups in every state of the nation.
The War Room’s Michael Shure and Democratic strategist Karl Frisch sat down yesterday to talk about the ins and outs of marriage equality with the Supreme Court now hearing arguments on California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act.
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