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Video: Jeremy Scahill & Noam Chomsky on Secret U.S....
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill and author Noam Chomsky recently sat down together at Harvard University to discuss Scahill’s groundbreaking new book, Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield.
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-23 Thursday
Headlines for May 23, 2013; Killing Americans: Jeremy Scahill on Obama Admin's Admission 4 U.S. Citizens Died in Drone Strikes; Ríos Montt Genocide Verdict Annulled, But Activists Ensure US-Backed Crimes Will Never Be Forgotten; Mexican Priest Alejandro Solalinde on Central, South American Migrants' Perilous Journey to U.S.
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Dissent or Terror: Counter Terrorism Apparatus Used to...
Newly revealed documents show how police partnered with corporations to monitor the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-22 Wednesday
Headlines for May 22, 2013; After 3 Trials, Memphis Prisoner Timothy McKinney Wins Freedom by Pleading Guilty to Crime He Denies; Other Than Honorable: Army Strips Benefits of Wounded Veterans by Kicking Them Out for Misconduct; Editor of The Progressive Calls For Eric Holder to Resign Over Spying on Press, Occupy Protesters
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-21 Tuesday
Headlines for May 21, 2013; "The Unimaginable Has Happened": Massive Tornado Kills Dozens, Flattens Suburb of Oklahoma City; Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to U.S., Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-20 Monday
Headlines for May 20, 2013; Coalition of Immokalee Workers Targets Wendy’s In Fair Food Campaign to Improve Wages, Conditions; Geoengineering: Can We Save the Planet By Messing With Nature?; Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-17 Friday
Headlines for May 17, 2013; "Astoundingly Disturbing": Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe; Obama Worse Than Nixon? Pentagon Papers Attorney Decries AP Phone Probe, Julian Assange Persecution; Released From Prison, Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher on Civil Disobedience & Building Movements
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VIDEO: From Boston to Pakistan, Pentagon Officials Claim...
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]
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-16 Thursday
Headlines for May 16, 2013; "The Other IRS Scandal": David Cay Johnston on Dark Money Political Groups Seeking Tax Exemption; AP Monitoring Raises Fears of Government Overreach: How Far Will Obama Go to Crack Down on Leaks?; Debate: What Caused Cooper Union's Fiscal Woes and is Ending Free Tuition the Answer?
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-15 Wednesday
Headlines for May 15, 2013; Chris Hedges: Monitoring of AP Phones a "Terrifying" Step in State Assault on Press Freedom; Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Hails Genocide Conviction of Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt; Allan Nairn: After Ríos Montt Verdict, Time for U.S. to Account for Its Role in Guatemalan Genocide
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-14 Tuesday
Headlines for May 14, 2013; Jailed Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Seeks Compassionate Release Over Worsening Cancer; Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark Decries Government's "Big Brother" Seizure of AP Phone Records; Dr. Paul Farmer on Rwanda's Health Leap, Haiti's Struggles & How Communities Can Repair the World
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-13 Monday
Headlines for May 13, 2013; Ríos Montt Guilty of Genocide: Are Guatemalan President Pérez Molina, U.S. Officials Next?; Climate Tipping Point? Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 ppm For First Time in Human History
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-10 Friday
Headlines for May 10, 2013; Despite Evidence of Massacres, Former Guatemalan Dictator Proclaims Innocence at Genocide Trial; With Father and Sister Imprisoned, Exiled Bahraini Activist Maryam Alkhawaja Condemns Ongoing Abuses; Are the FBI and IRS Secretly Reading Your Email Without a Warrant?
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-09 Thursday
Headlines for May 09, 2013; Did Police Negligence & Suspect Ariel Castro's Unpunished Domestic Abuse Prolong Victims' Captivity?; Behind the Cleveland Kidnappings, A Culture of "Toxic Masculinity" & Gender-Based Violence; Chicago Workers Open New Cooperatively Owned Factory Five Years After Republic Windows Occupation; Prosecutors Seek 75-Year Sentence for U.S.-Backed Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt in Genocide Trial
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Exclusive Video Inside Cooper Union Student Occupation...
Over 50 students, faculty and staff at The Cooper Union in New York have begun a sit-in inside the office of the schools president, Jamshed Bharucha. The school recently announced an end to its longstanding tradition of free tuition for all undergraduates. [includes rush transcript]
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Eduardo Galeano on Writing, "Historical Amnesia" in...
Part two of our conversation with the celebrated Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, author of the new book, Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History.
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-08 Wednesday
Headlines for May 08, 2013; Pentagon Study Finds 26,000 Military Sexual Assaults Last Year, Over 70 Sex Crimes Per Day; Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America's "Open Veins," on His New Book "Children of the Days"
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-07 Tuesday
Headlines for May 07, 2013; Robert Fisk on Syria's Civil War, Chemical Weapons "Theater" & Obama's Backing of Israeli Strikes; Mississippi to Execute Willie Manning Tonight After Rejecting DNA Tests & FBI's Admission of Error; "Over the Line": U.S. Agents Shooting Dead Innocent Mexicans Across the Border With Impunity
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-06 Monday
Headlines for May 06, 2013; Michael Pollan on How Reclaiming Cooking Can Save Our Food System, Make Us Healthy & Grow Democracy
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-03 Friday
Headlines for May 03, 2013; Assata Shakur in Her Own Words: Rare Recording of Activist Named to FBI Most Wanted Terrorists List; Angela Davis and Assata Shakur's Lawyer Denounce FBI's Adding of Exiled Activist to Terrorist List; As Migrant Toll Mounts, Mexicans Urge Obama to Put Human Rights at Center of Immigration Reform
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-02 Thursday
Headlines for May 02, 2013; As U.S. Moves to Arm Syrian Rebels, Questions Raised About Reports of Chemical Weapons Attack; Punishing Vieques: Puerto Rico Struggles With Contamination 10 Years After Activists Expel U.S. Navy; Rep. José Serrano: Critical Latino Vote Has Changed the Equation in Washington's Immigration Debate
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Democracy Now! 2013-05-01 Wednesday
Headlines for May 01, 2013; Obama Vows to Seek Guantánamo Closure, But Immediate Action Could Prevent Hunger Strikers' Deaths; As Bangladesh Toll Hits 400, Calls Grow to Grant Workers the Same Protections as Labels They Make; Tennis Star Martina Navratilova, Among First "Out" Pro Athletes, Congratulates NBA's Jason Collins
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-30 Tuesday
Headlines for April 30, 2013; Isabel Allende on "Maya's Notebook," Drug Addiction, 1973 Chilean Coup & Death of Poet Pablo Neruda; Kimberly Rivera, Pregnant Mom of 4, Sentenced to Military Prison for Refusing to Serve in Iraq
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-29 Monday
Headlines for April 29, 2013; A Desperate Situation at Guantánamo: Over 130 Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Dozens Being Force Fed; Forgotten Women of the War on Terror: Author Victoria Brittain on the Wives and Families Left Behind; Country Musician Willie Nelson Turns 80: "One Person Carrying a Message Can Change the World"
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-26 Friday
Headlines for April 26, 2013; Did FBI Focus on Controversial Stings Distract from Pursuit of Tsarnaev Before Boston Attacks?; “Love Has No Color”: Georgia High School Students Set to Hold First Integrated Prom; “The Trials of Muhammad Ali”: Boxing Champ’s Refusal to Serve in Vietnam Was the Fight of His Life
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-25 Thursday
Headlines for April 25, 2013; Over 200 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Collapse After Workers Forced to Ignore Building's Dangers; Survivor of Bangladesh's Tazreen Factory Fire Urges U.S. Retailers to Stop Blocking Worker Safety; Yemeni Activist Farea al-Muslimi Urges U.S. to Stop the Drone War on His Country
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-24 Wednesday
Headlines for April 24, 2013; As Obama Shuns Hearing, Yemeni Says U.S. Drone War Terrifying Civilians, Empowering Militants; The World Is A Battlefield: Jeremy Scahill on "Dirty Wars" and Obama's Expanding Drone Attacks
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WATCH: Richie Havens Performs "Freedom" at 2003...
To mark the passing of legendary protest singer Richie Havens we are sharing his performance of Freedom at the massive Feb. 15, 2003 demonstration against the Iraq War, which took place in New York City as millions filled the streets around the world.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-23 Tuesday
Headlines for April 23, 2013; Jeremy Scahill: The Secret Story Behind Obama's Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-22 Monday
Headlines for April 22, 2013; Glenn Greenwald on Boston Marathon Arrest: Will We Deny Constitutional Rights in the Name of Fear?; Apartheid Regime Bomb Victim Father Michael Lapsley on Using Forgiveness to Heal From Tragedy; Earth Day Exclusive: Tim DeChristopher Speaks Out After 21 Months in Prison for Disrupting Oil Bid
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-19 Friday
Headlines for April 19, 2013; Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President; Exclusive: Allan Nairn Exposes Role of U.S. and New Guatemalan President in Indigenous Massacres
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Part 2: Robert Greenwald on Film "War on Whistleblowers:...
A new film directed by Robert Greenwald looks at four whistleblowers who had their lives practically destroyed after they went to the press with evidence of government wrongdoing. They are Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-18 Thursday
Headlines for April 18, 2013; "Devastation Beyond Description": Dozens Feared Dead in Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast, 100+ Wounded; No OSHA Inspections at Texas Plant in 5 Years: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Workplace Safety?; A Rush to Misjudgment: CNN Faulted for Racially Charged, Erroneous Reports on Boston Marathon Case; Filmmaker Robert Greenwald on "War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State"
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-17 Wednesday
Headlines for April 17, 2013; Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests; After Obama Shuns Probe, Bipartisan Panel Finds "Indisputable" Evidence U.S. Tortured Under Bush; Boston Turns to Recovery as Victims Identified, Bombing Details Emerge
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Part 2: "Keeping Hope Alive" in Somalia with Hawa Abdi...
In part two of our interview with Somalian human rights activist and physician, Dr. Hawa Abdi, she describes how thousands of Somalis were killed in the 1993 attack in Mogadishu that is best-known for killing 18 elite U.S. Special Forces. She also discusses her book, Keeping Hope Alive, which shares what has happened in the 22 years since the war broke out in her country, and the work she has done at her clinic to offer health care and emergency relief to thousands of Somalis.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-16 Tuesday
Headlines for April 16, 2013; Boston Marathon a "Horrifying Scene" After Twin Blasts Kill 3 and Leave Scores Maimed, Wounded; Peace Activist Carlos Arredondo Hailed as Hero for Aid to Boston Marathon Bombing Victims; "Like A War Scene": From the Streets to Hospitals, Citizens Rushed to Help Bombing Victims; Sportswriter Dave Zirin: Prayers For the People in Boston, Baghdad and Mogadishu; "Mother Theresa of Somalia" Hawa Abdi and Daughter Deqo Mohamed on Healing Decades of War, Tragedy
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-15 Monday
Headlines for April 15, 2013; Will Chávez Revolution Continue in Venezuela? A Debate After Maduro's Close Election Victory; Tax Day: While Millions Rush to Meet Deadline, Resisters Continue Longstanding Refusal to Fund War
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Victoria Brittain: "Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of...
As more than 100 Guantánamo prisoners continue their hunger strike, we speak to British journalist Victoria Brittain. She has just published a book about the wives and families of some of the prisoners held at Guantánamo and on British and U.S. soil.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-12 Friday
Headlines for April 12, 2013; Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Speaks Out For Sexual Abuse Victims; Reflects on Lifetime of Activism
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-11 Thursday
Headlines for April 11, 2013; Rally for Citizenship: Tens of Thousands Flood Capitol Hill in Massive Call for Humane Reform; Juan González: Immigration Debate Is "A Battle Over What America Will Look Like in 21st Century"; Sharif Kouddous & Lina Attalah on Egypt's Media, Sectarianism & State Violence From Mubarak to Morsi
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Israeli Journalist Amira Hass on Palestinian Resistance,...
Part two of our interview with Amira Hass, the only Jewish-Israeli journalist to have spent almost 20 years living in and reporting from Gaza and the West Bank. Christiane Amanpour has described her as one of the greatest truth-seekers of them all.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-10 Wednesday
Headlines for April 10, 2013; The Way of the Knife: NYT's Mark Mazzetti on the CIA's Post-9/11 Move From Spying to Assassinations; Israeli Journalist Amira Hass Sparks Furor at Home for Defending Palestinian Right to Resist
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Former Animal Rights Prisoner on Ag-Gag Laws, Secretive...
As legislative efforts grow to target activists who expose animal abuse, former animal rights prisoner Andrew Stepanian talks about the secretive prison where he was held and the detention of environmentalist Daniel McGowan last week.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-09 Tuesday
Headlines for April 09, 2013; Undercover Activist Details Secret Filming of Animal Abuse & Why "Ag-Gag" Laws May Force Him to Stop; Debate: After Activists Covertly Expose Animal Cruelty, Should They Be Targeted With "Ag-Gag" Laws?
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Birgitta Jónsdóttir on Criminalization of Cyber...
In part two of our conversation, Icelandic Parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir talks about why she decided to come to the United States at a time when a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia is investigating WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. Jónsdóttir, a former Wikileaks volunteer, also talks about her support for whistleblower Bradley Manning and other cyber activists. We also talk about Icelands response to the banking crisis.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-08 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, April 8, 2013
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National Conference For Media Reform 2013
National Conference For Media Reform 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-05 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, April 5, 2013
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40 Years After Secret U.S. War in Laos Ended, Millions...
Forty years ago on March 29th, 1973 the secret U.S. bombing of Laos ended. The legacy of the war continues to haunt Laos as some 80 million unexploded U.S. bombs remain in Laos. To mark International Day of Mine Awareness we speak to a Laotian bomb survivor and a leader of an all-women bomb clearance team in Laos.
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-04 Thursday
Headlines for April 04, 2013; New Era of Nuclear-Armed North Korea Forces U.S. to Reconsider War Games at Regime's Door; Drop the I-Word: In Victory for Advocates, Associated Press Stops Using Phrase "Illegal Immigrant"; On 45th Anniversary of His Death, Martin Luther King Jr. on the Power of Media and the Horror of War; Testimony, Recordings at Trial Reveal the Racial Biases and Arrest Quotas Behind NYPD's Stop & Frisk
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-03 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-02 Tuesday
Headlines for April 02, 2013; The Monsanto Protection Act? A Debate on Controversial New Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops; Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America from Monsanto to Wal-Mart
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Democracy Now! 2013-04-01 Monday
Headlines for April 01, 2013; Texas DA Killed Two Months After Deputy Shot Dead; Aryan Brotherhood Probed in Killings; Prosecutor Seeks Stay of Execution for Texas Prisoner Duane Buck, Sentenced to Death for Being Black; Texas Prosecutor Linda Geffin, Victim of Brutal Attack at Home, on the Killing of DA Mike McLelland; ExxonMobil Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Ruptures in Arkansas as Obama Ponders Fate of Keystone XL
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-29 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, March 29, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-28 Thursday
Headlines for March 28, 2013; "Skim-Milk Marriage": Justices Cast Doubt on DOMA in Case Brought by 83-Year-Old Lesbian Widow; Debate: Does Marriage Equality Reinforce a Conservative Institution or Support Social Change?; “Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement”: Film Portrays Lesbian Couple Behind Defense of Marriage Case
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-27 Wednesday
Headlines for March 27, 2013; Inside the Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Supreme Court Case: Recordings of Oral Arguments, Plaintiffs; "A Historic Moment": California Couple on Decades-Long Legal Struggle for Marriage Equality; Widower of First Openly Gay Congressman Fights DOMA For Denying Benefits to Married Same-Sex Couples; In Challenge to Roe v. Wade, North Dakota Enacts Law Banning Nearly All Abortions
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Cheryl Wills On Her Family's Path From Slavery to...
In our extended discussion with Cheryl Wills, NY1 anchor and author of Die Free: A Heroic Family Tale, she discusses the legacy of slavery, and the impact of Nigerian literary icon Chinua Achebe on African-Americans pride in their history. We also play an excerpt of Morgan Freeman reading the words of Frederick Douglass that inspired the title of Wills book.
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-26 Tuesday
Headlines for March 26, 2013; Energy Nominee Ernest Moniz Criticized for Backing Fracking & Nuclear Power; Ties to BP, GE, Saudis; "Die Free: A Heroic Family Tale": Cheryl Wills Uncovers Family's History from Slavery to Freedom
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VIDEO: Understanding the Mondragon Worker Cooperative...
Watch a 2012 interview Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman did with Mikel Lezamiz, director of Cooperative Dissemination at the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in Spains Basque Country. He describes how the project relies on a participatory model in which workers are the cooperatives members.
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Watch Extended Interview with Economist Richard Wolff on...
In this extended interview with Richard Wolff, he discusses how his parents fled Hitler and immigrated to the United States from Germany during World War II, and their influence on his worldview; the role of Marxism in his work; and lessons from communist countries and economies over the years, including China. [includes rush transcript]
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-25 Monday
Headlines for March 25, 2013; A People's Revolt in Cyprus: Richard Wolff on Protests Against EU Plan to Seize Bank Savings; Capitalism in Crisis: Richard Wolff Urges End to Austerity, New Jobs Program, Democratizing Work
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-22 Friday
Headlines for March 22, 2013; BBC-Guardian Expos Uses WikiLeaks to Link Iraq Torture Centers to U.S. Col. Steele & Gen. Petraeus
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WATCH: Dying Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young On Bush,...
We continue our interview with Iraq War veteran Tomas Young. Citing his overwhelming physical pain from wounds that left him paralyzed in Iraq, he recently announced he has decided to end his life. His wife and primary caregiver, Claudia Cuallar, describes their challenges with the Veterans Administration medical system, and Young reflects on his mother’s reaction to his decision.
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Exclusive: Tomas Young Reads in Full His Letter to Bush...
Paralyzed in a 2004 attack in Sadr City, Iraq War veteran Tomas Young recently announced that he will stop his medicine and nourishment, which comes in the form of liquid through a feeding tube a decision which will hasten his death. Joining us from his home in Kansas City, Young reads in full his letter, A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran.
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-21 Thursday
Headlines for March 21, 2013; Exclusive: Dying Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young Explains Decision to End His Life; Phil Donahue on His 2003 Firing from MSNBC, When Liberal Network Couldn't Tolerate Antiwar Voices; Exclusive: Dying Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young Reads "Last Letter" to President Bush and Dick Cheney
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-20 Wednesday
Headlines for March 20, 2013; Dahr Jamail Returns to Iraq to Find Rampant Torture and a Failed State Living in "Utter Devastation"; Ten Years Later, U.S. Has Left Iraq With Mass Displacement & Epidemic of Birth Defects, Cancers; Democracy Now! Iraq War Timeline Recaps a Decade of Independent Reporting on Occupation and Protest; Right To Heal: Iraqi Civilians Join U.S. Veterans in New Effort to Recover From War's Devastation
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Part 2: Rashid Khalidi Details How the U.S. Has...
As we continue our conversation with Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University, he explains the thesis of his latest book, Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East. [includes rush transcript]
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VIDEO: 2003 Charlie Rose Interview with Amy Goodman...
See Charlie Rose interview Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman about growing opposition in the United States and abroad to a possible war in Iraq. The show originally aired on March 12, 2003.
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-19 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Part 2: Arundhati Roy & Sanjay Kak on Context for...
In part two of our conversation with acclaimed author Arundhati Roy and New Delhi-based journalist Sanjay Kak, they discuss the case of Afzal Guru, who was hanged last month for his alleged attack on the Indian parliament, and the push by the United States and Europe to sell weapons to Pakistan and India as unrest continues in the region. [includes rush transcript]
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-18 Monday
Headlines for March 18, 2013; Steubenville Rape Trial: Blogger Who Exposed Case Speaks Out After Ohio Teens Found Guilty; Arundhati Roy on Iraq War's 10th: Bush May Be Gone, But "Psychosis" of U.S. Foreign Policy Prevails; A New Intifada in Kashmir? Arundhati Roy & Sanjay Kak on the World's Most Densely Militarized Area
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Part 2: "Pandora's Lunchbox" and the Truth About Soy...
Watch part two of our interview with with author Melanie Warner, longtime food reporter and author of the newly published book, Pandoras Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal. In our extended conversation, she examines a very common ingredient in processed food: soy protein.
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-15 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, March 15, 2013
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Pink Smoke Over the Vatican: Women Demand Greater Role...
While the world waited for white smoke to flow from the Sistine Chapel chimney to indicate a new pope had been chosen, smoke of a different color began billowing into the sky over the Vatican. It was released by protesters demanding a greater role for women in the Catholic Church.
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-14 Thursday
Headlines for March 14, 2013; Pope Francis: First Latin American, Jesuit Pope Picked to Head Church; Praised for Work with Poor; Pope Francis' Junta Past: Argentine Journalist on New Pontiff's Ties to Abduction of Jesuit Priests; A Social Conservative: Pope Francis Led Effort Against Liberation Theology and Same-Sex Marriage
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-13 Wednesday
Headlines for March 13, 2013; Over 100 Guantnamo Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Citing Threat of Return to "Darkest Days Under Bush"; As Gitmo Prisoners Revolt, Obama Admin Challenged on Indefinite Detention at OAS Hearing; Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money?
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-12 Tuesday
Headlines for March 12, 2013; Bradley Manning Speaks: In Leaked Court Recording, Army Whistleblower Tells His Story for First Time; Daniel Ellsberg: In Hearing Bradley Manning Act Out of Conscience, Secret Tape Refutes Media Slander; "This War is Continuing": As U.S. Prepares 2014 Pullout, No End in Sight to Afghan Occupation; After Vowing Greater Transparency, Obama Admin Increasingly Censoring, Withholding Info From Public
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-11 Monday
Headlines for March 11, 2013; Anwar al-Awlaki: NYT Details How Obama Admin Justified & Carried Out the Killing of U.S.-Born Cleric; White House Changing Story on Anwar al-Awlaki? A Debate on NYT's Inside Account of '11 Drone Strike; Fukushima Meltdown's 2nd Anniversary Brings Protests Against Japan’s Reliance on Nuclear Power
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-08 Friday
Headlines for March 08, 2013; Hugo Chvez Funeral: Derided by US Media, Venezuelan Leader Uplifted Poor From Caracas to the Bronx; New Violence Against Women Act Includes Historic Protections for Native American and LGBT Survivors; Vandana Shiva on Int'l Women's Day: "Capitalist Patriarchy Has Aggravated Violence Against Women"
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-07 Thursday
Headlines for March 07, 2013; Operation Condor Trial Tackles Coordinated Campaign By Latin American Dictatorships To Kill Leftists; The Girl: Abbie Cornish Stars in Film About Tragic Smuggling of Immigrants Across US-Mexico Border
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-06 Wednesday
Headlines for March 06, 2013; Hugo Chvez Dead: Transformed Venezuela & Survived U.S.-Backed Coup, Now Leaves Uncertainty Behind
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-05 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-04 Monday
Headlines for March 04, 2013; "After Aaron": Late Activist's Campaign for Open Internet Continues at Freedom to Connect Conference; GOP "Rising Star" Derek Khanna Fired After Penning Controversial Copyright Reform Memo; 5 Years in Jail for Unlocking a Phone? Petition Led by Former GOP Staffer Prompts Probe of New Ban; Municipal Broadband Networks Bridge the Digital Divide As TeleComm Industry Tries To Block Them
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Freedom to Connect 2013
Freedom to Connect 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-03-01 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, March 1, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-28 Thursday
Headlines for February 28, 2013; A Racial Entitlement? Supreme Court Threatens Voting Rights Act, One of Civil Rights Era's Key Gains; Fascism in the Church: Ex-Priest On "The Pope's War," Clergy Abuse and Quelling Liberation Theology; After 40 Years in Solitary, Angola 3 Prisoner Albert Woodfox Ordered Freed for 3rd Time in Louisiana
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-27 Wednesday
Headlines for February 27, 2013; ACLU Blasts Supreme Court Rejection of Challenge to Warrantless Spying Without Proof of Surveillance; Obama's Chilling Secrecy, From Denying Drone Program's Existence to Stonewalling on Legal Memos; Selling the White House? Obama-Linked Group Promises Top Donors Access to President; Behind the Brands: On Food Justice, Oxfam Gives Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, Nestle & Pepsi Failing Grades
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-26 Tuesday
Headlines for February 26, 2013; Billionaires for Austerity: With Cuts Looming, Wall Street Roots of "Fix the Debt" Campaign Exposed; "Makers: Women Who Make America": New Film Chronicles Past 50 Years of Feminist Movement; United by Loss, Israeli & Palestinian Dads Call for a Joint Non-Violent Intifada Against Occupation
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-25 Monday
Headlines for February 25, 2013; EXCLUSIVE: Rarely Seen Film "King: A Filmed Record" Traces MLK's Struggle From Montgomery to Memphis
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-22 Friday
Headlines for February 22, 2013; Torture at Guantnamo: Lt. Col. Stuart Couch on His Refusal to Prosecute Abused Prisoner; "The Terror Courts": An Inside Look at Rough Justice, Torture at Guantnamo Bay
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-21 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, February 21, 2013
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VIDEO: Gregory Peck's Daughter Cecilia Recalls How He...
We speak with filmmaker Cecilia Peck about her father Gregory Pecks legacy of work that raises important social issues, including his films To Kill A Mockingbird and Cantonville 9, which landed him on Nixons enemy list.
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-20 Wednesday
Headlines for February 20, 2013; Prisoner X: As Secrecy Falls, Doubts Grow on Suicide Claims for Australian Israeli Linked to Mossad; Throwaways: Recruited by Police & Thrown Into Danger, Young Informants Are Drug War's Latest Victims
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-19 Tuesday
Headlines for February 19, 2013; Donors Trust: Little-Known Group Helps Wealthy Backers Fund Right-Wing Agenda in Secret; The ATM for Climate Denial: Secretive Donors Trust Funds Vast Network of Global Warming Skeptics; "Brave Miss World": Raped Before Winning '98 Title, Linor Abargil Campaigns Against Sexual Violence
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-18 Monday
Headlines for February 18, 2013; Tens of Thousands Rally to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline & Urge Obama to Move "Forward on Climate"; "Lift Every Voice": Potential Senate Hopeful Cory Booker Praises Harry Belafonte's Life of Activism; "We Must Unleash Radical Thought": Harry Belafonte's Stirring Speech Accepting NAACP Spingarn Medal
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New York City Joins One Billion Rising To Stop Violence...
If a man knows a woman who is a victim or survivor then he knows what that is like because it will effect her for the rest of her life, said Jerin Arifa, who danced at an event in Union Square on Valentines Day, one of thousands of dance parties held around the world as part of the One Billion Rising Campaign to protest violence against women.
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-15 Friday
Headlines for February 15, 2013; An Intentional Fire? Police Use of Incendiary Tear Gas Criticized in Killing of Christopher Dorner; From Dorner to Waco to MOVE Bombing, A Look at Growing Militarization of Domestic Policing; NAACP: New Election Commission Needed to Address Voter Suppression, Attacks on Voting Rights
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-14 Thursday
Headlines for February 14, 2013; 48 Arrested at Keystone Pipeline Protest as Sierra Club Lifts 120-Year Ban on Civil Disobedience; "We Need To Push Him": Actress Daryl Hannah Arrested While Urging Obama to Reject Keystone Pipeline; "Two Years of Deaths and Detentions”: Bahraini Pro-Democracy Protesters Mark Anniversary of Uprising; One Billion Rising: Playwright Eve Ensler Organizes Global Day of Dance Against Sexual Abuse
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-13 Wednesday
Headlines for February 13, 2013; Beyond Gun Control, Obama Urged to Tackle Joblessness, Incarceration and U.S. "Culture of Violence"; Obama's SOTU Address Calls for Middle-Class Revival, But Poverty & Inequality Still Get Short Shrift; Despite Planned Troop Withdrawal, Special Ops & Private Forces Prepare to Continue Afghan War; As Obama Touts Pathway to Citizenship, Record Deportations Leave Undocumented Immigrants in Fear
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-12 Tuesday
Headlines for February 12, 2013; North Korea Nuclear Test Sends Message to Washington One Week After U.S.-South Korean War Games; After Pope Benedict, Progressive Catholics and Priest Victims Call for a More Inclusive Papacy; Remembering the Overlooked Life Eslanda Robeson, Wife of Civil Rights Legend Paul Robeson
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-11 Monday
Headlines for February 11, 2013; Wanted for Killing 3, Christopher Dorner's Claims of Racism, Corruption Resonate with LAPD's Critics; Despite Offer of Direct Talks, U.S. Intensifies "Sanctions-Centric" Economic War Against Iran; Michael Moore, Chris Hedges on Challenging NDAA Indefinite Detention and the "Corporate Coup d'etat"
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-08 Friday
Headlines for February 08, 2013; Jeremy Scahill: Assassinations of U.S. Citizens Largely Ignored at Brennan CIA Hearing; CODEPINK Repeatedly Disrupts Brennan Hearing Calling Out Names Of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes; “He Was The Agency”: Ex-CIA Analyst Questions Brennan Claim He Couldn't Stop Waterboarding, Torture
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-07 Thursday
Headlines for February 07, 2013; Globalizing Torture: Ahead of Brennan Hearing, International Complicity in CIA Rendition Exposed; Radio Ambulante: Spanish-Language Radio Program Showcases the Untold Stories of the Americas
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Part 2: Daniel Ellsberg and Jacob Appelbaum on the NDAA,...
As a lawsuit challenging a law that gives the government the power to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens is back in federal court this week, we continue our conversation with perhaps the countrys most famous whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg, and computer security researcher, Jacob Appelbaum, who is also a former Wikileaks volunteer.
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-06 Wednesday
Headlines for February 06, 2013; Decade After Iraq WMD Speech at UN, Ex-Powell Aide Lawrence Wilkerson Debates Author Norman Solomon; Lawmakers Threaten Funding of Brooklyn College for Hosting Event on BDS Campaign Against Israel; Bill McKibben: Ahead of Keystone XL Rally, Fossil Fuel Divestment Expands Across U.S. Campuses
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-05 Tuesday
Headlines for February 05, 2013; Kill List Exposed: Leaked Obama Memo Shows Assassination of U.S. Citizens "Has No Geographic Limit"; Scouts For Equality: Eagle Scout With Lesbian Parents Pushes Boy Scouts To Drop Ban on Gay Members; Court: Gov't Can Secretly Obtain Email, Twitter Info From Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer Jacob Appelbaum; Daniel Ellsberg: NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision is Part of "Systematic Assault on Constitution"
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-04 Monday
Headlines for February 04, 2013; On Rosa Parks' 100th Birthday, Recalling Her Rebellious Life Before and After the Montgomery Bus
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Democracy Now! 2013-02-01 Friday
Headlines for February 01, 2013; "Larger-Than-Life" Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch Leaves Complex Legacy of Racial Tension, Social Programs; Mumia Abu-Jamal: "The United States Is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth"; “Long Distance Revolutionary”: Mumia Abu-Jamal's Journey From Black Panthers To Prison Journalist; As Suicides, Brain Injuries Mount, Safety of Football Questioned, From NFL to Youth Leagues
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-31 Thursday
Headlines for January 31, 2013; Immigration Activists Win Reunion for Phoenix-Area Family After Deportation Almost Tears Them Apart; Obama Offers Hope on Immigration Reform, But Emphasis on Enforcement Portends More Criminalization; Redemption: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-30 Wednesday
Headlines for January 30, 2013; Is Egypt on the Brink of Collapse? Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Restive City of Port Said; Ex-CIA Agent, Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to Prison While Torturers He Exposed Walk Free; Whistleblower John Kiriakou: For Embracing Torture, John Brennan a "Terrible Choice to Lead the CIA"
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-29 Tuesday
Headlines for January 29, 2013; The Gatekeepers: In New Film, Ex-Shin Bet Chiefs Denounce Occupation, Compare Israel to Nazi Germany; Seattle's Teacher Uprising: High School Faculty Faces Censure for Boycotting Standardized MAP Tests
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-28 Monday
Headlines for January 28, 2013; Fruitvale, Depiction of Oscar Grant's Last Day of Life, Takes Top Prizes at Sundance Film Festival; Dirty Wars, Documentary on U.S. Covert Warfare Abroad, Wins Sundance Cinematography Award; "Running from Crazy": Mariel Hemingway Tackles Family History of Suicide, Mental Illness in New Doc
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-25 Friday
Headlines for January 25, 2013; Sharif Abdel Kouddous: On Egyptian Revolution's 2nd Anniversary, Protesters' Demands Mostly the Same; "The Square": Jehane Noujaim's New Film Captures Egypt's Ongoing Revolution After Mubarak's Fall; Fruitvale: Ryan Coogler's Debut Film on Bay Area Police Slaying of Oscar Grant the Buzz of Sundance; Who Is Dayani Cristal?: Gael Garcia Bernal Traces Path of Migrant Worker Who Died in Arizona Desert
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-24 Thursday
Headlines for January 24, 2013; After Tiller: 40 Years After Roe v. Wade, Abortion Providers Continue Work of Slain Kansas Doctor; "Gideon's Army": Young Public Defenders Brave Staggering Caseloads, Low Pay to Represent the Poor; At Sundance Film Festival, Documentaries Shine Light on Overlooked Stories of Global Injustice
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-23 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-22 Tuesday
Headlines for January 22, 2013; Inaugurating 2nd Term, Obama Hints at a More Progressive Domestic Agenda Than in His First 4 Years; Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley's New Film Exposes Hidden Truths of Covert U.S. Warfare
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-21 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, January 21, 2013
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Peace Ball 2013: Voices of Hope and Resistance
Peace Ball 2013: Voices of Hope and Resistance
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Democracy Now! Livestream of Aaron Swartz Public...
Democracy Now! Livestream of Aaron Swartz Public Memorial Service at Cooper Union
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-18 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, January 18, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-17 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-16 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-15 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-14 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, January 14, 2013
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Part 2: Jonathan Katz on How the World Came to Save...
To mark the third anniversary of the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, we continue our conversation with Jonathan Katz, author of The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster. He was the only full-time American reporter in Haiti when the earthquake struck Port au Prince. In his new book, he examines explains where the massive international relief effort in Haiti went wrong.
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-11 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, January 11, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-10 Thursday
Headlines for January 10, 2013; Debate: With Chvez Ailing, Venezuela's Long-standing Divisions Threaten New Political Upheaval; Bronx Residents Accosted by NYPD Win Landmark Court Ruling Deeming “Stop and Frisk” Tactic Illegal
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-09 Wednesday
Headlines for January 09, 2013; Australia on Fire: Record-Shattering Heat, Wildfires Engulf World's Largest Exporter of Coal; Part 2: Al Jazeera's Sami Al-Hajj on His 438-Day Hunger Strike in U.S. Detention at Gitmo Prison; As Brennan Tapped for CIA, Case of Somali Detainees Highlights Obama's Embrace of Secret Renditions
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VIDEO: Part 2 of Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal Interview with...
We continue our look at the massive bribery scandal behind Wal-Marts expansion into Mexico. We found amazing instances of Wal-Mart building in places where, at least based on environmental rules or zoning rules or construction rules, they absolutely shouldnt have been allowed to build. And yet, they pulled this off, says David Barstow, the New York Times reporter who broke the story. [includes rush transcript]
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-08 Tuesday
Headlines for January 08, 2013; 4 Years After Vow to Close Gitmo, Why Has Obama Signed NDAA Bill Barring Transfer of Its Prisoners?; Exclusive: As Gitmo Turns 11, Al Jazeera's Sami Al-Hajj on 6-Year Ordeal of U.S. Detention, Torture
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-07 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, January 7, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-04 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, January 4, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-03 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, January 3, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-02 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2013-01-01 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-31 Monday
2012 In Review: A Year of Extreme Weather, Mass Shootings, Drone Wars and Dark Money in Politics
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-28 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, December 28, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-27 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-26 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, December 26, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-21 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, December 21, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-20 Thursday
Headlines for December 20, 2012; Domestic Abuse Survivor Goldie Taylor on Giving Up Her Gun & the Unseen Plague of National Violence; Louisiana TV Station Fires Black Meteorologist for Responding to Viewer's Barb About Her Hair; The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Bribe Its Way Through Expansion in Mexico
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-19 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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VIDEO: New "Kochtopus" Graphic Maps the Influence of...
The author of a new report on US Carbon Billionaires gives Democracy Now! a tour of the Kochtopus a map of the empire of Charles and David Koch. The Kochs run oil refineries and control thousands of miles of pipeline, giving them a massive personal stake in the fossil fuel industry.
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-18 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-17 Monday
Headlines for December 17, 2012; "We Can't Tolerate This Anymore": Obama Vows Action After Worst Grade School Massacre in U.S. History; Debate: After Newtown, Will Nation's Worst-Ever Grade School Shooting Spur Tougher Gun Control?; Egypt's Referendum Clears 1st Round, But Critics Seek Re-Vote After Charges of Rigged Polls
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-14 Friday
Headlines for December 14, 2012; Dean Baker: The Biggest Myth in Obama-GOP Spending Showdown is the "Fiscal Cliff" Itself; Ex-Commissioner Michael Copps on the FCC's Unrelenting, Anti-Diversity Push for Media Consolidation; As Admin Preps "Enduring Presence" in Afghanistan, U.S. Peace Activists Build Ties to War's Victims
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-12 Wednesday
Headlines for December 12, 2012; Thousands Protest Michigan's Anti-Union Law, But Deep Pockets of Right-Wing Backers Prevail; In Cairo, Egyptian Protesters Continue Revolution's Legacy in Challenging Morsi's Referendum; Beyond Benghazi: Partisan Rift over Susan Rice Ignores Sordid Record on War, Africa and Keystone XL
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-11 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-10 Monday
Headlines for December 10, 2012; 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Goes to the European Union amid Opposition from Three Former Laureates; Does the EU Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? Critics Condemn Role in Brutal Greek Austerity; Norwegian Peace Activist: Top Role in Global Arms Trade Makes EU Unworthy of Nobel Prize; A "Radical Idea" Reversed: Author Says Nobel Committee Has Betrayed Founder's Anti-Military Intent; "Incredibly Disappointed": Civil Groups Decry Weak COP18 Deal amid Deadly Proof of...
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-07 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, December 7, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-06 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, December 6, 2012
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VIDEO: Voices from the Cooper Union Occupation in New...
Twelve students have barricaded themselves inside a campus building of New York City’s Cooper Union demanding the school affirm its commitment to free education. Democracy Now! attended the protest to interview supporters rallying outside.
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-05 Wednesday
Headlines for December 05, 2012; Amy Goodman Questions Top U.S. Negotiator on Alleged Obstruction of U.N. Climate Talks in Doha; From Small Island States to Largest Polluters, "Everyone is Looking to the U.S." on Global Warming; "Get It Done": After Stirring Durban Speech, Student Anjali Appadurai Initially Banned by UN in Doha; From Fossil Fuels to Global Warming Denial, Koch Brothers May Be Biggest Force Behind U.S. Inaction
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-04 Tuesday
Headlines for December 04, 2012; In Doha, Lead U.S. Negotiator Plays Down Expectations of Climate Action in Obama's Second Term; Former Irish President Mary Robinson: Climate Change the Biggest Human Rights Issue of Our Time; As Typhoon Bopha Wreaks Havoc, Philippine Negotiator Urges Wealthy Nations to Address Global Warming; Author of World Bank Study Warns of Lethal Global Temperature Rise Even if Emissions Pledges Are Met; Study: Wealthy Nations' Fossil Fuel Subsidies 5 Times Greater Than...
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Democracy Now! 2012-12-03 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, December 3, 2012
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VIDEO: On Strike! Fast-Food Workers in NYC Call for...
Democracy Now! was there when workers at dozens of restaurants owned by McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC , Taco Bell and others went on strike Thursday and rallied in a bid for fair pay and union recognition. [includes rush transcript]
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-30 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, November 30, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-29 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, November 29, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-28 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-27 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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Video: Part 2 of Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick on The...
Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick discuss the creative process behind their new 10-part documentary series, The Untold History of the United States, which spans from the 19th century to the present.d Americans dont know history, Kuznick says, and history they do know is mostly wrong.
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-26 Monday
Headlines for November 26, 2012; After Brokering Gaza Ceasefire, Egypt's Morsi Re-Ignites Protests With Decree Expanding Powers; Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Gaza's "Severe Damage" and Why Truce Won't Stop the Violence of Occupation; Wal-Mart Worker Uprising: Protests Held At 1,000 Stores on Black Friday; Massive Fire Kills At Least 112 Factory Workers in Bangladesh at Wal-Mart Supplier
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-21 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-20 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-19 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, November 19, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-16 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, November 16, 2012
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VIDEO: Coney Island Residents Remain Without Heat, Hot...
It’s been more than two weeks since Superstorm Sandy hit New York City, yet thousands of people in the city’s public housing buildings are still in the cold. The city says it has restored some level of power to all housing projects, but as of Wednesday, nearly 16,000 public tenants were without heat and hot water. Some remained without any reliable water hot or cold. Also out of service were dozens of elevators impacted by the storm. One of the areas most affected has been Coney Island at...
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-15 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-14 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-13 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-12 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, November 12, 2012
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Part 2: Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West Call on Obama...
We continue our conversation with broadcaster Tavis Smiley and professor, activist Dr. Cornel West about their push for President Obama to address poverty in his second term. Smiley argues the ultimate question now, is: Are we ready to push? He and West have organized a symposium to take place on Jan. 17, prior to Obamas inauguration, to demand Obama call a White House conference on the eradication of poverty.
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VIDEO: Democracy Now! and Riverkeeper Tour NYC...
Many of the East Coasts waste treatment plants failed during Superstorm Sandy, causing them to release thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the areas waterways. In this video report Democracy Now! teams up with the watchdog group Riverkeeper to tour New York Citys industrial waterfront four day after the storm, and find mixed results from water samples taken along the way.
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-09 Friday
Headlines for November 09, 2012; After Historic Votes Legalizing Marijuana, Colorado & Washington Prepare for Federal Gov't Showdown; Tavis Smiley, Cornel West on the 2012 Election & Why Calling Obama "Progressive" Ignores His Record
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-08 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, November 8, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-07 Wednesday
Headlines for November 07, 2012; Obama Re-Elected to 2nd Term with Near Sweep of Battleground States; Election 2012: Ben Jealous, Laura Flanders on Obama's 2nd Term & the Future of Progressive Politics; Jeremy Scahill and Dennis Kucinich: In Obama's 2nd Term, Will Dems Challenge U.S. Drones, Killings?; From Marriage Equality to Legalizing Marijuana, Election Day Ballot Measures Won by Movements
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-06 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-05 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, November 5, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-02 Friday
Democracy Now! Friday, November 2, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-11-01 Thursday
Headlines for November 01, 2012; A Crisis Foretold: Studies Warned New York Infrastructure Critically Threatened by Climate Change; Without Power and Aid, Low-Income Residents of NYC's Lower East Side Struggle in Storm's Aftermath; David Rohde: Superstorm Sandy Has Exposed New York City's "Hideous Inequality"; As Missouri Senate Race Tightens, New Details Emerge on Todd Akin's Anti-Abortion Past
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-31 Wednesday
Headlines for October 31, 2012; Global Warming and Sandy: Heating of the Oceans Fuels Record Storm, Leaving Millions Without Power; Bainport Day 50: Workers at Bain-Owned Plant Ask Romney to Save Their Jobs from Going to China; As Sandy Recovery Begins, Romney Draws Scrutiny for Campaign Vow to Gut FEMA, Emergency Relief
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-30 Tuesday
Headlines for October 30, 2012; Sandy Pummels East Coast; Historic Storm Leaves 16 Dead, Streets Submerged, Millions Without Power; Climate Change, Hurricanes and the Fate of America's Coastal Cities; Climate Activists Call on Presidential Candidates to Address Global Warming As Pres. Obama Declares NYC Disaster Area; Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Declares Emergency in Face of Superstorm Sandy Tidal Surge; Professor Confronts Climate Deniers in the West, Explores "Unconventional Fuels"; An...
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-29 Monday
Democracy Now! Monday, October 29, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-26 Friday
Headlines for October 26, 2012; Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Fueled Dangers, From Climate Change to Nuclear Weapons
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-25 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-24 Wednesday
Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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WATCH: Full Expanding the Debate Special on Foreign...
Watch our full three-and-a-half hour Expanding the Debate special featuring Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and Justice Party nominee Rocky Anderson responding to the same questions posed to President Obama and Mitt Romney in the final debate of the campaign. In a pre-debate discussion we speak to Aijen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, University of San Francisco professor Stephen Zunes and Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org.
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-23 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Part Two: Shane Bauer: "Solitary in Iran Nearly Broke...
In his first live television interview since his release from Iranian prison, journalist Shane Bauer shines the light on solitary confinement inside the California prison system. Bauer was one of three Americans detained in 2009 while hiking in Iraq’s Kurdish region near the Iranian border. He and Josh Fattal were held by Iran for 26 months, and Sarah Shourd — now Bauer’s wife — was held for 13 months, much of it in solitary confinement.
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-22 Monday
Headlines for October 22, 2012; George McGovern Dies at 90: Remembering Democratic Senator, Antiwar Candidate's Life and Legacy; "Long Distance Revolutionary": New Documentary Tells Untold Story of Mumia Abu-Jamal's Life Journey; No Way Out: After Iran Ordeal, Freed Hiker Shane Bauer Takes On Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons
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Audio: Aid Boat Set to Reach Gaza Saturday, Facing...
We speak with Mattias Gardell, who is sailing through international waters on board the Swedish Boat to Gaza, Estelle, the latest boat to attempt to break the Israeli blockade there. The boat is set to reach Israel on Saturday and has been called a provocation by Israels ambassador to the United Nations. What is the provocation is the fact that the current right wing Isreali government has enforced the illegal seize of Gaza, Gardell says.
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-19 Friday
Headlines for October 19, 2012; As Sen. George McGovern Nears Death, How Antiwar Candidate Challenged Vietnam and Top-Down Politics
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-18 Thursday
Democracy Now! Thursday, October 18, 2012
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WATCH: Three-Hour Democracy Now! Debate Special From...
On the night of the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Democracy Now! did a special broadcast from the campus, near the official debate hall. We aired the entire President Obama-Mitt Romney debate live and spoke with students and local residents about the issues they wanted to hear the candidates address.
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Part Two: Camila Vallejo & Noam Titelman On Massive...
Part two of our conversation with two of Chile’s most recognizable student protest leaders: Camila Vallejo and Noam Titelman. They are in the United States, in part, to receive the 2012 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award, which is given by the Institute for Policy Studies.
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-17 Wednesday
Headlines for October 17, 2012; Green Party Candidates Arrested, Shackled to Chairs For 8 Hours After Trying to Enter Hofstra Debate; Exclusive: Expanding the Debate with Third-Party Candidates Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, Rocky Anderson
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-16 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-15 Monday
Headlines for October 15, 2012; Texas Landowners Join Environmentalists for Historic Blockade of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline; Koch Brothers Among U.S. Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to Vote GOP on Election Day; Vote Stalkers: Obama, Romney Campaigns Mine Trove of Voters' Online Data to Win 2012 Election
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-12 Friday
Headlines for October 12, 2012; Tariq Ali: European Union Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Despite Ties To NATO, Crippling Austerity Cuts; Expanding the VP Debate: Third Party Candidates Challenge Biden & Ryan on War, Economy, Healthcare
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Democracy Now! 2012-10-11 Thursday
Headlines for October 11, 2012; Birthplace of Atomic Bomb, New Mexico Remains Center of Massive U.S. Nuclear Arsenal; After Decades of Uranium Mining, Navajo Nation Struggles With Devastating Legacy of Contamination; "Earthship Biotecture": Renegade New Mexico Architect's Radical Approach to Sustainable Living
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