From New York, this is democracy now.

Look, the bottom line is this, Americans can rest assured that our banking system is safe.

Your deposits are safe.

President Biden is defending the stability of the U.S. banking system after the second and

third largest bank failures in the nation's history.

We'll look at how executives at the now-collapse Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank pushed

for the weakening of banking regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis.

Then we go to Atlanta to look more at the police killing of Tortugita, an activist shocked

dead while protesting the construction of a massive police training facility known

as CAHPS City.

An independent autopsy suggests Tortugita was sitting cross-legged with their hands raised

when police shot them 14 times.

We'll speak to the families of attorney and hear from Tortugita's mother.

I want answers for my child homicides.

I'm asking for answers to my child homicide.

I am suffering for my right to this answer and that I have not been given and I deserve

I deserve answers.

All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now, democracynow.org, the Warren Peace Report.

I'm Amy Goodman.

President Joe Biden has approved a massive conical Phillips oil and gas development in Alaska.

The $7 billion willow project is expected to produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day adding

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