Chicago 3rd Grader Asean Johnson Denounces Mayor Rahm Emanuel for Mass School Closures

http://www.democracynow.org - One of the most vocal campaigners against the Chicago school closures is Asean Johnson, a 9-year-old third-grader. Asean's school, Marcus Garvey Elementary, was initially on the list of schools to be closed, but it's one of four schools that were spared in last week's vote to close 50 other schools. In a clip from the Video Catalyst Project that has gone viral, Asean brought a protest crowd to its feet as he spoke out against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel has pushed for the closures in order to save the city more than $500 billion, half of its deficit. See the Democracy Now! interview with Diane Ravitch, who served as the assistant secretary of education under President George H. W. Bush, and Jesse Sharkey, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union: http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/28... Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1,100+ TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Check out our vast news archive and stream live 8-9am ET at http://www.democracynow.org. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook:   / democracynow   Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube:    / democracynow   Listen on SoundCloud:   / democracynow   Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe