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Wed, May 23

Democracy Now! 2012-05-23 Wednesday

Headlines for May 23, 2012; Egypt Votes: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Historic Post-Mubarak Election; "So Rich, So Poor": Peter Edelman on Ending U.S. Poverty & Why He Left Clinton Admin over Welfare Law
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Tue, May 22

Democracy Now! 2012-05-22 Tuesday

Headlines for May 22, 2012; Should NATO Exist? Phyllis Bennis vs. Ex-CIAer Stan Sloan on Alliance's Purpose, Afghan War's Future; Attorney: "NATO 3" Activists Detained on Terror Charges in Chicago Are Victims of Police Entrapment; Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Fights Extradition to Costa Rica for 2002 Shark Defense
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Mon, May 21

Democracy Now! 2012-05-21 Monday

Headlines for May 21, 2012; "No NATO, No War": U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit; Scott Olsen, U.S. Vet Who Nearly Lost Life at Occupy Protest, Brings Antiwar Message to NATO Summit; U.S. Army Vets Join with Afghans for Peace to Lead Antiwar March at Chicago NATO Summit; Chicago Activists Denounce Massive Security Apparatus at NATO Summit Amid Cuts to Social Services ; Chicago Police Face Accusations of Entrapment, Brutality in Crackdown on NATO...
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Fri, May 18

Democracy Now! 2012-05-18 Friday

Headlines for May 18, 2012; Occupy G8: Peoples' Summit Confronts World Leaders at Camp David, Urging Action on Poverty, Hunger; "I Know He Was Scared": Trayvon Martin's Girlfriend Recounts Phone Call Right Before Fatal Shooting; Ben Jealous: "Heartbreaking" Trayvon Tapes Capture Experience of Millions Racially Profiled in U.S. ; "The Worst Racial Profiling Program in the Country": NAACP President on NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Program ; All-White Jury Acquits Houston Ex-Police Officer in Videotaped...
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Thu, May 17

Democracy Now! 2012-05-17 Thursday

Headlines for May 17, 2012; Journalist, Plaintiff Chris Hedges Hails "Monumental" Ruling Blocking NDAA Indefinite Detention ; "End This Depression Now": Paul Krugman Urges Public Spending, Not Deficit Hysteria, to Save Economy ; Krugman: Jamie Dimon Should Resign over JPMorgan's $3B Lost Bet and Campaign Against Financial Regs; Paul Krugman on Eurozone: "The Whole Thing Could Fall Apart in a Matter of Months" ; Paul Krugman: Debt Commission Chair Alan Simpson is Wrong to Call For Greater...
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Wed, May 16

Part 2: "Magic Soap" Maker David Bronner on Organic Labeling, Fair Trade, H

In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
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Wed, May 16

Democracy Now! 2012-05-16 Wednesday

Headlines for May 16, 2012; As NATO Meets in Chicago, Bill Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn Condemn "Militarized Arm of the 1 Percent"; "What Have We Been Doing?": Decorated Veteran Aaron Hughes to Return War Medals at Anti-NATO Protest; FBI Crackdown on Antiwar Groups Targets Chicano, Brown Beret Activist Carlos Montes
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Tue, May 15

Democracy Now! 2012-05-15 Tuesday

Headlines for May 15, 2012; Crony Capitalism: After Lobbying Against New Financial Regulations, JPMorgan Loses $2B in Risky Bet ; Ex-Financial Regulator William Black: Austerity is Sinking Economies from Europe to U.S. ; As Obama OKs Weapons to Bahrain, Neurosurgeon Tortured by Regime Faces Trial for Treating Protesters; "Magic Soap" Maker David Bronner on Labeling Genetically Modified Food, Fair Trade, the War on Hemp
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Mon, May 14

Democracy Now! 2012-05-14 Monday

Headlines for May 14, 2012; Noam Chomsky: Palestinian Hunger Strike a Protest Against "Violations of Elementary Human Rights" ; Chomsky: Occupy Wall Street "Has Created Something That Didn't Really Exist" in U.S. — Solidarity ; Noam Chomsky on WikiLeaks, Obama's Targeted Assassinations and Latin America's Break from the U.S.
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Fri, May 11

Democracy Now! 2012-05-11 Friday

Headlines for May 11, 2012; The U.S. v. Joe Arpaio: Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff for Racial Profiling of Latinos ; UN Probe: U.S. Should Return Stolen Sacred Land, Including Mt. Rushmore, to Native Americans ; Sexual Violence and Natural Resource Pillaging Top Hardships Facing Alaskan Natives; Stop the Drug War: Mexican Poet Javier Sicilia Condemns U.S. Role in Widening Drug Violence
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Thu, May 10

Democracy Now! 2012-05-10 Thursday

Headlines for May 10, 2012; Playwright Tony Kushner Hails Obama's Support for Same-Sex Marriage: "I Felt the Earth Move"; Maurice Sendak (1928-2012): Tony Kushner on the Life and Legacy of Legendary Children's Author ; Tony Kushner on the Overlooked "Radicalism" and Lessons of Abraham Lincoln's Presidency ; Mexican Poet Javier Sicilia Leads U.S. Peace Caravan to Expose Drug War's Human Toll
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Wed, May 9

Democracy Now! 2012-05-09 Wednesday

Headlines for May 09, 2012; North Carolina Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions; From Coal to Foreclosures, Bank of America Faces Protest at Shareholders' Meeting in Charlotte; Wisconsin Democrats Select Recall Challenger to Take On Gov. Scott Walker's "Ideological Civil War"
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Tue, May 8

Part 2: Human Rights Watch's Kenneth Roth on Palestinian Prisoners, Saudi A

Human Rights Watchs Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
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Tue, May 8

Democracy Now! 2012-05-08 Tuesday

Headlines for May 08, 2012; Former Labor Sec. Robert Reich on Clinton's Errors of Crippling Welfare to Repealing Glass-Steagall; "We Need to Make a Ruckus": Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power; Justice Cheated: Human Rights Watch's Kenneth Roth on Failures of Guantnamo Military Tribunals
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Mon, May 7

Democracy Now! 2012-05-07 Monday

Headlines for May 07, 2012; "A Political Implosion": Anti-Austerity Parties Win Historic French and Greek Elections; ExxonMobil's Dirty Secrets, from Indonesia to Nigeria to Washington: Steve Coll on “Private Empire”; On Strike: Quebec Students Boycott Classes for 12 Weeks to Protest Proposed Tuition Hikes
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Fri, May 4

Democracy Now! 2012-05-04 Friday

Headlines for May 04, 2012; As Grand Jury Clears White Plains Police in Kenneth Chamberlain's Death, New Tape Shows Fatal Raid; Kenneth Chamberlain's Family Seeks Lawsuit, Federal Probe as Grand Jury Rejects Charging Officers; "They Can't Just Kill Us": Kenneth Chamberlain's Neighbors Speak Out as Police Avoid Charges; "Private Empire": Author Steve Coll on the State-Like Powers, Influence of Oil Giant ExxonMobil
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Thu, May 3

Democracy Now! 2012-05-03 Thursday

Headlines for May 03, 2012; Egyptian Military Rulers Face Growing Unrest as 11 Killed in Pre-Election Clashes; Rupert Murdoch in "Unprecedented Firestorm" as U.K. Panel Finds Him Unfit to Run Global Media Empire; U.S. Media Giants Reel as FCC Orders Disclosure of Rates for Billion-Dollar TV Campaign Advertising; Free Press Co-Founder Robert McChesney: Murdoch Hacking Scandal a "Moment of Truth" for U.S. Media
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Wed, May 2

Democracy Now! Interviews the (Tax) Dodgers: Going to Bat for the 1%

At the May Day rally in New York Citys Union Square, Amy Goodman bumped into the Tax Dodgers a baseball team on which all of the players share the same number: 1 percent. [includes rush transcript]
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Wed, May 2

Democracy Now! 2012-05-02 Wednesday

Headlines for May 02, 2012; Obama Touts War's End in Afghanistan, But Critics See Election-Year Guise for Prolonged Occupation; May Day Protests Span the Globe with Calls for Economic Justice, International Solidarity; May Day Legacy of Labor, Immigrant Rights Joined by New Generation of Occupy for Historic Protests; As Students Revolt over Cutbacks and Debt, NYC Occupy Stages May Day "Free University" for the 99%
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Tue, May 1

Part 2: David Harvey on Rebel Cities, Occupy Wall Street, and the Benefits

In part two of our interview with social theorist David Harvey, he notes the urban center of Occupy Wall Street has been key to its success. He also discusses Karl Marx, the lack of evidence that austerity stimulates economic growth, and how many of the social benefits that exist today were brought about through class struggle.
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Tue, May 1

Democracy Now! 2012-05-01 Tuesday

Headlines for May 01, 2012; "No Work, No Shopping, Occupy Everywhere": May Day Special on OWS, Immigration, Labor Protests
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Mon, Apr 30

Democracy Now! 2012-04-30 Monday

Headlines for April 30, 2012; Jailed Bahraini Activists Get Appeal, But U.S.-Backed Regime's Abuses Continue Unabated; "Booker's Place": Documentary Tells Story of Black Mississippi Waiter Who Lost Life by Speaking Out; Ahead of May Day, David Harvey Details Urban Uprisings from Occupy Wall Street to the Paris Commune
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Fri, Apr 27

Democracy Now! 2012-04-27 Friday

Headlines for April 27, 2012; As Obama Expands Drone War, Activists & Victims' Advocates Join D.C. Summit on Growing Civilian Toll; U.S. Nuns Face Vatican Rebuke for "Radical Feminism" in Stances on Church Teachings, Social Justice; "CeCe" McDonald: Black, Transgender Woman Faces Murder Trial for What Supporters Call Self-Defense
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Thu, Apr 26

Democracy Now! 2012-04-26 Thursday

Headlines for April 26, 2012; CISPA Critics Warn Cybersecurity Bill Will Increase Domestic Surveillance and Violate Privacy Rights; Targeted Hacker Jacob Appelbaum on CISPA, Surveillance and the "Militarization of Cyberspace"; Obama Admin Challenges Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law While Overseeing Unprecedented Mass Deportations
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Wed, Apr 25

Democracy Now! 2012-04-25 Wednesday

Headlines for April 25, 2012; Hundreds Protest at DOJ to Demand Federal Probe of Alleged Racism in Mumia Abu-Jamal Conviction; 1T Day: As U.S. Student Debt Hits $1 Trillion, Occupy Protests Planned for Campuses Nationwide; Exclusive: Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks from Prison on Life After Death Row and His Quest for Freedom; Exclusive: Mumia Abu-Jamal and Danny Glover Speak to Each Other for First Time Ever on Democracy Now
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Tue, Apr 24

Democracy Now! 2012-04-24 Tuesday

Headlines for April 24, 2012; Death on the Border: Shocking Video Shows Mexican Immigrant Beaten and Tased by Border Patrol Agents; "War is the Enemy of the Poor": Cornel West and Tavis Smiley on Poverty, MLK, Election 2012
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Mon, Apr 23

Democracy Now! 2012-04-23 Monday

Headlines for April 23, 2012; Gulf Oil Spill: BP Execs Escape Punishment as Fallout from Disaster Continues to Impact Sea Life; More Secrets on Growing State Surveillance: Exclusive Part 2 with NSA Whistleblower, Targeted Hacker
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Fri, Apr 20

Democracy Now! 2012-04-20 Friday

Headlines for April 20, 2012; Exclusive: National Security Agency Whistleblower William Binney on Growing State Surveillance; Detained in the U.S.: Filmmaker Laura Poitras Held, Questioned Some 40 Times at U.S. Airports; "We Don't Live in a Free Country": Jacob Appelbaum on Being Target of Widespread Gov't Surveillance; Whistleblower: The NSA is Lying - U.S. Government Has Copies of Most of Your Emails
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Thu, Apr 19

Part 2: Tavis Smiley & Cornel West on Growing Up Poor, Occupy Wall Street a

In part two of our interview, Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West discuss growing up in working-class households and compare the amount of money spent on war and the 2012 presidential campaign to funding for programs that assist the one in two Americans who are now poor. They also discuss the Trayvon Martin case and Ted Nugents potentially threatening comments about President Obama at the recent National Rifle Association meeting. [includes rush transcript]
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Thu, Apr 19

Democracy Now! 2012-04-19 Thursday

Headlines for April 19, 2012; Photos of Soldiers Posing with Afghan Corpses the Latest Outrage of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan; Back from Syria, Journalist Anand Gopal Warns Protesters "Face Slaughter" by Assad Regime; Tavis Smiley & Cornel West on "The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto"
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