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| Description | Headlines * 8 Afghan Civilians Killed in US Attack * US Abandons Site of Deadly Troop Raid * 18 Killed in Iraq Market Bombing * Lebanese Celebrate Release of Freed Prisoners * Report: US to Re-Establish Diplomatic Presence in Iran * US Ordered to Delay Executions of 5 Mexicans * Colombia Misused Red Cross Symbol During Hostage Rescue * Addressing NAACP, McCain Backs Private Vouchers * Bush Invokes Exec Privilege to Block CIA Leak Testimony * White House Pushed Bush Loyalist Over Top Justice Dept. Candidates * More Headlines… Bailout for Mortgage Giants, IndyMac Bank Collapse, Dollar Hits New Low, Inflation at 26-Year High, Dow Falls Below 11K...A Look at the Financial Crisis It has been a tough seven days for the US economy. On Friday, the FDIC seized control of the failed California-based IndyMac Bank. It was second largest bank failure in US history. Analysts project another 150 banks could collapse. On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced extraordinary moves to bail out the mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped below 11,000 for the first time since 2006 and the dollar hit a record low against the euro. And Wednesday, it was announced that inflation is now rising at its fastest pace in twenty-six years. We take an in-depth look an the economic crisis. [includes rush transcript] Nelson Mandela Turns 90 On Friday, former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela will celebrate his ninetieth birthday. Events marking the milestone have been held across the globe over the past month. We speak with Danny Schechter, who recently returned from South Africa, where he helped make the new documentary Viva Madiba: A Hero for All Seasons. [includes rush transcript] Spike Lee to Film Tony Award-Winning Musical "Passing Strange" as Show Comes to a Close on Broadway The rock musical Passing Strange closes on Sunday after a six-month run on Broadway. The show won a Tony Award for best book. It was co-written by its star, longtime recording artist Stew and Heidi Rodewald. It was nominated for six other Tony’s including best musical. Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee is planning to film the musical this weekend to bring it to a wider audience. We speak to Stew, the playwright, composer and narrator of Passing Strange. [includes rush transcript] |
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Democracy Now! television program for Friday, December 26, 2008 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Friday, December 26, 2008 |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-24 07:10:37 |
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* Headlines for December 23, 2008 | |
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| Description | * Headlines for December 23, 2008 * Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Calls for Independent Counsel to Investigate Cheney and Rumsfeld for Violating Torture Laws * Max Blumenthal on "Rick Warren's Double Life" * 25 Years of the Harper's Index |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-23 20:50:34 |
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* Headlines for December 22, 2008 | |
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| Description | * Headlines for December 22, 2008 * Posing as a Bidder, Utah Student Disrupts Government Auction of 150,000 Acres of Wilderness for Oil & Gas Drilling * Republican IT Specialist Dies in Plane Crash * Linda Bilmes: "The $10 Trillion Hangover: Paying the Price for Eight Years of Bush" |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-22 17:31:43 |
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* Headlines for December 12, 2008 | |
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| Description | * Headlines for December 12, 2008 * EXCLUSIVE...AWOL US Soldier Seeks Asylum in Germany Over Returning to "Illegal" War in Iraq * U.S. Use of Bases in Germany for Iraq War Goes Against German Constitution That Forbids Launching Wars from German Soil, Says Activist * Senate Report Finds Rumsfeld Directly Responsible For U.S. Torture of Prisoners |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-12 19:10:35 |
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Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges Including Scheme to Sell Obama’s Senate Seat | |
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| Description | Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges Including Scheme to Sell Obama’s Senate Seat Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested yesterday on staggering corruption charges, including allegations that he tried to sell the Senate seat vacated by fellow Democrat, President-elect Barack Obama. In recorded conversations with his advisers, Governor Blagojevich laid bare a “pay to play” culture that, according to prosecutors, began shortly after he took office in 2002 and continued until yesterday morning, when FBI agents arrested him and his chief of staff, John Harris. Blagoevich was also accused of trying to extort the Chicago Tribune into firing editorial writers who were critical of him. [includes rush transcript] Workers Win Offer from BofA in Chicago Factory Sit-In For the past six days, hundreds of laid-off union workers have refused to leave the Republic Windows & Doors plant, staging a factory sit-in seldom seen in this country since the 1930s. The factory was closed last week after the factory owners said Bank of America cut off the company’s line of credit. On Tuesday, the workers won a victory: Bank of America offered loans to the firm to resolve the pay dispute. We speak with a factory worker and a union organizer. Unsteady Calm Following Settler Violence Against Palestinian Residents in Hebron We take a look at the troubled West Bank city of Hebron where the city’s Palestinian residents have been at the receiving end of a new wave of attacks from hardline Jewish settlers. Violence flared last week after Israeli riot police forcibly evicted some 250 settlers from a disputed Palestinian-owned home that the settlers had occupied last year. Tensions have been high ever since an Israeli High Court ruling last month that ordered the settlers to vacate the building. We go to Hebron to get the latest. "This Agreement Has Incredible Importance for Our Movement" Immokalee Workers Win Agreement with Subway Over Tomato Prices in Florida The Coalition of Immokalee Workers reached an agreement last week with Subway, the third largest fast-food chain in the world and the biggest fast-food buyer of Florida tomatoes. Subway now joins other fastfood giants McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Burger King, that have all agreed to pay farm workers at least another penny per pound of tomatoes they harvest and improve working conditions. |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-10 17:45:48 |
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Democracy Now! radio program for December 9, 2008 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! radio program for December 9, 2008 |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-10 01:31:08 |
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Democracy Now! radio program for December 1, 2008 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! radio program for December 1, 2008 |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-01 19:18:31 |
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* As New York Renames the Triborough Bridge for Robert F. Kennedy, We Speak with RFK's Daughter Kerry Kennedy on Her Father's Legacy, Her Human Rights Activism and the 2008 Election | |
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| Description | * As New York Renames the Triborough Bridge for Robert F. Kennedy, We Speak with RFK's Daughter Kerry Kennedy on Her Father's Legacy, Her Human Rights Activism and the 2008 Election * South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the Election of Barack Obama, the Israeli Blockade of Gaza, US Foreign Policy under President Bush and More * US Activist Detained in Israeli Jail Condemns Blockade of Gaza |
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| Public Date | 2008-11-21 18:18:00 |
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Congolese Citizens Caught in Crossfire of Battle for Region's Lucrative Resources | |
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| Description | Congolese Citizens Caught in Crossfire of Battle for Region's Lucrative Resources A quarter of a million people have been displaced in fighting between government forces and rebel militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where reports of rape, looting and murders of civilians continue to rise. We speak to Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo about the varying regional and international actors fueling the conflict. [includes rush transcript] Bush Admin Pushes Through Last-Minute Deregulation that May Be Hard to Undo The Bush administration is quietly trying to push through a wide array of federal regulations before President Bush leaves office in January. Up to ninety proposed regulations could be finalized, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment. We speak to Matthew Madia of the watchdog group OMB Watch. Michelle Obama's Biographer on Nation's First African American First Lady Since the start of the presidential campaign, Michelle Obama has been more scrutinized than the spouse of any other presidential candidate. Scant attention has been paid to her personal history as the descendant of slaves, an upbringing in the South Side of Chicago, and work in community organizing. We speak to Washington Post writer Liza Mundy, author of the new unauthorized biography Michelle. [includes rush transcript–partial] |
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| Public Date | 2008-11-14 13:49:39 |
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* Headlines for November 11, 2008 | |
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| Description | * Headlines for November 11, 2008 * Pulitzer-Winning Author Alice Walker on Obama's First White House Visit as President-Elect * On Veterans Day, 15 Vets of Iraq and Afghanistan Face Trial for Antiwar Protest |
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| Public Date | 2008-11-11 17:58:27 |
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President-Elect Obama and the Future of US Foreign Policy: A Roundtable Discussion | |
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| Description | President-Elect Obama and the Future of US Foreign Policy: A Roundtable Discussion Congratulations pour in from around the world for President-elect Barack Obama after his historic victory Tuesday night. But what are Obama’s foreign policy positions, and what are the concerns for those living in countries at the target end of US foreign policy? We host a roundtable discussion with filmmaker and investigative journalist John Pilger in Britain, Columbia University professor and Africa scholar Mahmood Mamdani, Laura Carlsen of the Center for International Policy in Mexico City, Iraqi analyst Raed Jarrar, Pakistani author Tariq Ali, and Palestinian American Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada. |
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| Public Date | 2008-11-06 19:06:46 |
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| Description | Headlines * Obama Wins Presidency in Landslide Victory * Estimated 136M Vote in Record Turnout * Dems Boost Majority in Senate, House * Dems Win 7 of 11 of Governors’ Races * Voters Back Gay Marriage Bans * 50,000 Report Voting Problems * Witnesses: Dozens of Afghans Killed in US Attack * Colombian Military Chief Resigns * Clashes Resume After Israel Attacks Gaza * FCC Approves “White Spaces” to Expand Internet Access Nationwide # Unchaining History: Barack Obama Elected President of the United States In an historic election, Barack Obama has become the forty-fourth president of the United States. The first-term senator from Illinois easily defeated John McCain on Tuesday, winning a larger share of the popular vote than any Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Record voter turnout was reported across the country. As election results began pouring in last night, thousands of Obama supporters gathered in the streets from Los Angeles to Kenya, the birthplace of Obama’s father. We play an excerpt of Obama’s victory speech in Chicago, where hundreds of thousands of people packed in Grant Park and the surrounding neighborhood to hear his address. [includes rush transcript] # Mccainconcedeweb John McCain Concedes Defeat in Phoenix Democrat Barack Obama swept Republican rival Senator John McCain in several key battlegrounds, scoring a landslide victory. Obama beat McCain in at least eight states that went Republican in 2004: Indiana, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio and Virginia. Obama also beat McCain in the swing states of Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, giving him an Electoral College lead of 349 to McCain’s 162. McCain was quick to offer a concession speech, addressing supporters in his home state of Arizona. He urged Americans to unite behind an Obama White House. We play an excerpt. [includes rush transcript] # Marableweb Manning Marable on the Significance of the Nation's First Elected African American President We get response on Barack Obama’s election from Manning Marable, a professor of public affairs, political science, history and African American studies at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of many books, including Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s Racial Future. [includes rush transcript] # Harlemweb Voices of Harlem: Voters in Historic Black Neighborhood Discuss Their Votes We speak with voters coming out of a polling site on 144th St. and Malcolm X Blvd. in Harlem, New York. [includes rush transcript] # Gopelephantdeadweb Where Do Republicans Go from Here? Michael Tomasky on the Future of the GOP Many political observers agree the 2008 election has highlighted growing divisions within the Republican Party. John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate was widely seen as reaching out to the right-wing evangelicals that initially opposed his nomination. Last week, reports emerged that leading conservatives were planning to meet in Virginia in the days after the election. Attendees will discuss the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. We speak with Michael Tomasy, editor of Guardian America. [includes rush transcript] # Mckinneyweb Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney Responds to Obama Win We speak with Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney. National results indicate McKinney placed sixth in overall voting behind Barack Obama, John McCain, independent candidate Ralph Nader, Libertarian Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party. [includes rush transcript] # Signs_obama_web Obama Wins Larger Share of Popular Vote Than Any Democrat Since Johnson Barack Obama was elected the forty-fourth president of the United States on Tuesday. The first-term senator from Illinois easily defeated John McCain on Tuesday, winning a larger share of the popular vote than any Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. We play an excerpt of his victory speech. [includes rush transcript] # Lacewellweb Melissa Harris-Lacewell on President-Elect Obama We speak with Melissa Harris-Lacewell about the election of Barack Obama as forty-fourth president of the United States. Lacewell is an associate professor of politics and African American atudies at Princeton University and a contributing writer at TheRoot.com. She is finishing her new book Sister Citizen: A Text for Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Politics When Being Strong Isn’t Enough. [includes rush transcript] # Galeano_web Obama Should Never Forget "The White House Was Built by Black Slaves" - Uruguayan Writer Eduardo Galeano We go to Montevideo to speak with Eduardo Galeano, one of the most celebrated writers from Latin America. Galeano discusses the significance of an African American being elected president of the United States. [includes rush transcript] # Prop8_web California's Prop 8 Approval Likely One of the most closely watched ballot initiative votes dealt with gay marriage. In California, Proposition 8 appears headed for approval. The Proposition would amend the California constitution to specify that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Voters also passed gay marriage bans in Arizona and Florida. [includes rush transcript] # Naderobamaweb Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader Discusses Future Obama Presidency and Two-Party Politics We speak with independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader. The longtime consumer advocate appeared on the ballot in forty-five states. He received about one percent of the vote, the highest of any third-party candidate. [includes rush transcript] # Chirouxweb Iraq Vet Calls on Antiwar Movement to Press President-Elect Obama for Immediate Withdrawal from Iraq In the wake of Barack Obama becoming the forty-fourth president of the United States, we speak with Sgt. Matthis Chiroux, a member of Iraq Veteran Against the War. Sgt. Chiroux served in the Army until being honorably discharged last year after over four years of service, including in Afghanistan, where Obama has pledged to escalate the war. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2008-11-07 13:50:41 |
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Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Michael Moore on the Election, the Bailout, Healthcare, and 10 Proposed Decrees From a New White House | |
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| Description | Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Michael Moore on the Election, the Bailout, Healthcare, and 10 Proposed Decrees From a New White House With the election four days away, we spend the hour with Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author Michael Moore. His film Fahrenheit 9/11 took on the Bush administration. Sicko took on the health insurance industry. His first film Roger and Me targeted General Motors. Moore joins us from Michigan to talk about the election, the bailout as “robbery,” the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the changing political climate in his home state. Moore also shares his ten proposed decrees for a new administration’s first ten days in office. [includes rush transcript–partial] |
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| Public Date | 2008-10-31 18:12:20 |
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Lawsuits, Machine Malfunctions and Missing Absentee Ballots Among Voting Rights Issues Facing Jittery Election | |
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| Description | Lawsuits, Machine Malfunctions and Missing Absentee Ballots Among Voting Rights Issues Facing Jittery Election With the election less than a week away, the battle is on for voting rights. Early voters across the country are reporting long lines and problems with electronic voting machines. Republicans, meanwhile, continue to file lawsuits that could stop thousands from voting. We speak to Harvey Wasserman of Free Press and Brad Friedman of the Brad Blog. [includes rush transcript] Jane Mayer on "The Insiders: How John McCain Came to Pick Sarah Palin" Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has cast herself as an antidote to the elitist culture inside the Beltway. But a new article from New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer says Palin’s sudden rise to prominence owes more to members of the Washington elite than her rhetoric has suggested. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2008-10-29 21:29:22 |
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Puerto Rican Labor Struggle: Teachers Vote Against Joining SEIU | |
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| Description | Puerto Rican Labor Struggle: Teachers Vote Against Joining SEIU It’s a major victory for the forty-two-year-old Teachers Federation of Puerto Rico, or FMPR. It was Puerto Rico’s largest union, representing over 40,000 teachers. But earlier this year, after many months of trying to negotiate with the governor, the FMPR was decertified over its refusal to comply with a ban on strikes by public employees. [includes rush transcript] Why Don't Barack Obama and John McCain Talk About the Working Class? With the economy the number one issue on the campaign trail, major party candidates John McCain and Barack Obama discuss their tax plans, jobs and the financial bailout on the stump. But are they really addressing the needs of the working class? A new study from the Center for the Study of Working Class Life suggests that neither McCain nor Obama have adequately spoken to the needs of one-fifth of the population—the 60 million Americans who are barely surviving in this economy. [includes rush transcript] Kambale Musavuli on the "Forgotten War" in the Congo The latest round of fighting in the Congo has seen a dramatic rise in the number of rapes, and some 200,000 people have been displaced since August, according to the World Food Program. That’s in addition to the nearly 1.5 million people already displaced since 2007. Bringing attention to the dire situation in the Congo and the role of Western corporations in fueling the conflict was the focus of Congo Week, an awareness-raising week of events on campuses across the country that concluded Friday. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2008-10-27 20:13:41 |
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| Description | Today's Headlines * Congress Asked to Approve $700 Billion Wall Street Bailout * Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Leave Investment Banking * Obama Slams McCain Over Privatization of Social Security * McCain Defends Deregulation of Financial Industry * South African President Mbeki Resigns * Hotel Bomb Blast Kills 53 in Pakistan * Jimmy Carter Urges Georgia to Stay Execution of Troy Davis * Study: Ethnic Cleansing Was Primary Factor in Reducing Iraq Violence * St. Paul Drops Charges Against Journalists Arrested at RNC * Army Unit to Deploy in October for Domestic Operations * 200 Arrested in Immigration Raids * Vermont Candidate Pledges to Prosecute Bush for Murder |
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| Public Date | 2008-09-22 16:50:53 |
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Steve Coll on "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" | |
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| Description | Steve Coll on "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" Nearly seven years after the first bombs were dropped on Afghanistan, the US war there continues to escalate. President Bush recently announced he will send an additional 5,000 troops to Afghanistan. Both major party presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, have pledged to send more troops if elected. The United States launched the war in Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 attacks. The stated purpose of the invasion was to capture Osama bin Laden and remove the Taliban regime, which had provided support and safe harbor to al-Qaeda. Osama bin Laden is known worldwide as the founder of al-Qaeda and the mastermind of 9/11. But much less is known of his sprawling Saudi family and their multiple ties to the United States. A new book by award-winning journalist Steve Coll details the complicated family history of Osama bin Laden, one of 54 children born to Mohammed bin Laden. |
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| Public Date | 2008-09-15 18:15:43 |
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| Description | Headlines * McCain Accepts RNC Nomination * Peace Activists Interrupt McCain Address * Up to 400 Arrested on RNC’s Last Day * Obama Finds Common Ground with O’Reilly in Fox News Appearance * Abramoff Sentenced to 4-Year Term * Book: Admin Conducting Extensive Spying on Iraqi Gov’t * Pentagon Urges Delay of Iraq Troop Reductions; Afghan Occupation to Increase * US Arrests Iraqi Journalist, Family * Army Suicide Rate on Record-Setting Pace * Karzai Visits Site of Deadly US Strike * Anger Grows in Pakistan over US Attack * Tropical Storm Hanna Kills 90 in Haiti * Detroit Mayor Pleads Guilty, Resigns in Perjury Case * Citing Alleged US Torture, Attorney Seeks Mental Evaluation for Pakistani Prisoner * Cheney Pushes Georgia Membership in NATO * UN: Aid to Poor Nations Lags Promising "Change" in Washington, McCain Accepts GOP Nomination Arizona Senator John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination last night, promising an agenda for change and taking on entrenched interests Washington. [includes rush transcript] Maverick? Author Paul Waldman on "Free Ride: John McCain and the Media" Media Matters fellow and American Prospect columnist Paul Waldman says Sen. McCain’s image as an independent maverick able to take on powerful interests is enabled by a complacent media that overlooks the facts. [includes rush transcript] Convention Cash: Journalist Peter Stone on the RNC's Sponsors Peter Stone covers lobbying, campaign finance and other issues for the National Journal. We ask him the inner workings of the Republican Party and the key players and financiers behind the scenes. [includes rush transcript] Crashing the Party: Suites, Corporate-Sponsored Events Gather the Money Behind the Conventions The Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities, like last week’s Democratic convention in Denver, is largely funded by big corporations. We try to go inside the suites at both conventions, and speak to Colorado Senator Ken Salazar and MSNBC pundit Tucker Carlson. [includes rush transcript] McCain: "We Have to Catch Up to History" Democracy Now! is broadcasting from Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, here in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Arizona Senator John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination last night at the Xcel Center. We play an excerpt of his address. [includes rush transcript] Abramoff Sentenced to Four Years in Jail for Corruption and Tax Offenses Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to four years in jail for corruption and tax offenses. Abramoff is already serving a nearly six-year term on unrelated charges. The new sentence will be served at the same time, meaning he will not spend any extra time behind bars once his original sentence ends in 2012. We speak with journalist Peter Stone, author of Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington. [includes rush transcript] Nearly 400 Arrested on Last Day of RNC, Including Over a Dozen Media Workers As John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination inside the Xcel Center last night, nearly 400 people were being arrested on the streets of St. Paul, including more than a dozen media workers. Among them were Rick Rowley of Big Noise Films and Democracy Now! producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous, who had been arrested on Monday while covering another protest. They were handcuffed and detained for about an hour and a half before being released and issued a citation for unlawful assembly. [includes rush transcript] Ramsey County Sheriff Admits Local Police Used Paid Infiltrators and Spied on Activists Including RNC Welcoming Committee In an interview on Democracy Now!, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher blamed a group of 400 to 500 alleged anarchists for creating unrest in St. Paul over the past week. Fletcher also admitted local police authorities had infiltrated and spied on local activists, including members of the RNC Welcoming Committee, for over a year. We play his remarks and an excerpt of a press conference, where members of the RNC Welcoming Committee spoke to the media for the first time. [includes rush transcript] "We Are Not Terrorists": Activists with the RNC Welcoming Committee Speak Out Against Police Crackdown & Terrorism Charges Ramsey County prosecutors formally charged eight members of the RNC Welcoming Committee with conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism. On Thursday, other members of the anarchist group held their first press conference. One local activist accused the police of beating and torturing him in jail. [includes rush transcript] Iraqi American Sami Rasouli Says McCain Should Have Invited an Iraqi to Talk at RNC About the Effect of the Surge We speak with Sami Rasouli, an Iraqi American who grew up in Najaf. He left in the late 1970s and eventually moved to the United States and settled down in Minneapolis. In November 2004, nearly thirty years after leaving Iraq, Sami returned home to help rebuild his country as director of the Muslim Peacemakers Team in Najaf. He is back in Minneapolis now on a visit from Iraq and joins us in St. Paul. [includes rush transcript] |
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Democracy Now! radio program for September 2, 2008 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! radio program for September 2, 2008 * Headlines for September 02, 2008 * Amy Goodman & Two Democracy Now! Producers Arrested at RNC Protest * Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) Condemns Police Intimidation of Journalists * Hurricane Gustav Slams Louisiana: A Report from Jordan Flaherty in New Orleans * As the RNC Opens in St. Paul, Twin Cities Police Arrest Nearly 300; Journalists Targeted * Report: Secretive Right-Wing Group Vetted McCain’s VP Candidate Sarah Palin * As RNC Opens, Iraq Veterans Against the War March in St. Paul * A Debate: Iraq Veterans Against the War vs. Vets for Freedom |
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The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on the Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals | |
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| Description | The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on the Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals We spend the hour with New Yorker magazine investigative journalist Jane Mayer about her new book, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals. In the book, Mayer reveals a secret report by the International Red Cross warned the Bush administration last year that the CIA’s treatment of prisoners categorically constituted torture and could make Bush administration officials who approved the torture methods guilty of war crimes. Mayer also reveals that the Bush administration ignored warnings from the CIA six years ago that up to a third of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay may have been imprisoned by mistake. [includes rush transcript–partial] |
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| Description | Headlines * Court: US Can Jail Civilians Indefinitely * Video Footage Shows Weeping Gitmo Prisoner * Israel, Hezbollah Begin Prisoner Exchange * US Envoy to Take Part in Iran Talks * Fed Reserve: Economic Growth “Sluggish” * Congress Overrides Bush Medicare Payment Cuts * Obama: “Single-Minded” Iraq War a Distraction * Mass. Takes Step to Repeal Ban on Marriages for Out-of-State Gay Couples * War Resister Deported from Canada Fmr. Chief Guantanamo Prosecutor Says Military Commissions "Not Justice" As the first military tribunal conducted by the United States in more than half a century is scheduled to take place next week in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, we speak with Air Force Colonel Morris Davis, the former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo. He resigned his position late last year in protest over what he said was political interference. We speak with Col. Davis about his decision to step down, torture at Guantanamo, and more. “If you’re going to wrap this under the banner of military justice, then it needs to be a fair trial,” Col. Davis said. “What’s taking place now, I would call neither military nor justice.” [includes rush transcript] Amory Lovins: Expanding Nuclear Power Makes Climate Change Worse There’s one issue that President Bush and presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama all agree on: expanding the use of nuclear power. We speak with Amory Lovins, the co-founder, chairman and chief scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado, who has been described as “one of the Western world’s most influential energy thinkers.” [includes rush transcript] Singer-Songwriter Simone White Performing Live On Democracy Now! The California-based artist performs two songs in our Firehouse studio: “Great Imperialist State” and “We Used to Stand So Tall.” |
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| Public Date | 2008-07-18 17:29:10 |
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| Description | Headlines * Report: 150 Banks Could Fail Over Next 18 Months * Videotape of Omar Khadr at Guatanamo Released * Gitmo Prisoner Faced 50 Days of Sleep Deprivation * Suicide Bombing Kills 35 Iraqi Army Recruits * US Intensifies Air Campaign in Afghanistan * Karzai Blames Pakistan for Series of Attacks * Ex-APA President Linked to CIA Torture Program * Bush Lifts Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling * Sudan Dismisses ICC Genocide Charge * One Million Names on Terrorist Watch List * Census Bureau Refuses to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages * Italian Court Sentences 15 Officers in 2001 G8 Summit * More Headlines… With Crises in Fuel, Food, Housing and Banking, What Gvt. Policies Are Being Pushed Through? Naomi Klein Reexamines "The Shock Doctrine" As the country and the world reel from crises ranging from skyrocketing oil prices and global food shortages to housing and climate change, how best to understand the government policies being pushed through? We spend the hour with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Klein also discusses Barack Obama’s economic advisory team, whom she calls “Obama’s Chicago Boys”; why she’s suing the US government for spying on journalists like her; as well as her recent trip to China, where she says the government is building a high-tech police state with the help of US military contractors. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2008-07-24 14:39:27 |
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| Description | Headlines * Senate Backs Expansion of Bush Admin Domestic Spying * Kennedy Returns to Help Senate Reverse Medicare Cuts * Iran Test-Fires Missiles for Consecutive Day * Rice: Iran Test Proves Need for Missile System * Rev. Jackson Apologizes to Obama for “Talking Down” Criticism * McKinney Selects VP Running Partner in Green Bid * Career NC Civil Servant Refuses to Honor Helms * 7 Foreign Troops Killed in Darfur * Thousands Protest Neoliberal Policies in Peru * Katrina Contractor Admits Failing to Disclose Toxic Levels in Evacuee Trailers * Conviction Overturned for Jailed Black Panther in “Angola 3” Case * More Headlines… African Dictatorships and Double Standards: Where is the International Criticism Over US-Allied Equatorial Guinean Leader Teodoro Obiang? As world attention is fixed on Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, there has been hardly any outcry from the international community about the dire human rights situation in another African country—Equatorial Guinea—where Teodoro Obiang has ruthlessly ruled for nearly thirty years. Obiang has been called the worst dictator in Africa, but since vast oil and natural gas reserves were discovered in the mid-1990s, he has become a close US ally. We speak with Ken Silverstein of Harper’s Magazine and Frank Ruddy, who served as US ambassador to Equatorial Guinea during the Reagan administration. [includes rush transcript] Longest Walk 2: Thirty Years After Historic Cross-Country March, Thousands Walk from San Francisco to D.C. for Native American Rights Thirty years ago, some 40,000 Native Americans and their supporters participated in a historic cross-country march called the Longest Walk to protest congressional legislation that would have abrogated treaties protecting Native American sovereignty. On Friday, thousands are expected to gather in Washington, D.C. after another five-month-long journey across the country to draw attention to the state of the environment and press for the protection of sacred Native American sites. We speak with the co-founder of the American Indian Movement, Dennis Banks. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2008-07-23 18:45:43 |
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July 4th Special: Readings From Howard Zinn’s “Voices of a People’s History of the United States” | |
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| Description | July 4th Special: Readings From Howard Zinn’s “Voices of a People’s History of the United States” On July 4th, we feature a Democracy Now special–a dramatic reading of legendary historian Howard Zinn’s classic work, “A People’s History of the United States.” First published more than a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing–selling more copies each successive year. Howard Zinn gathered with a group of actors, writers and editors for a public reading of the book at the 92nd Street Y in New York. The cast included Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Danny Glover and many others. |
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Memorial Day Special...Winter Soldier on the Hill: War Vets Testify Before Congress | |
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| Description | Memorial Day Special...Winter Soldier on the Hill: War Vets Testify Before Congress War veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan came to Capitol Hill this month to testify before Congress and give an eyewitness account about the horrors of war. Like the Winter Soldier hearings in March, when more than 200 service members gathered for four days in Silver Spring, Maryland to give their eyewitness accounts of the injustices occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan, “Winter Soldier on the Hill” was designed to drive home the human cost of the war and occupation—this time, to the very people in charge of doing something about it. [includes rush transcript] |
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Winter Soldier: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War | |
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| Description | Winter Soldier: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War
US veterans gathered in Maryland this past weekend to testify at Winter Soldier, an eyewitness indictment of atrocities committed by US troops during the ongoing occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Soldiers spoke of free-fire zones, the shootings and beatings of innocent civilians, racism at the highest levels of the military, sexual harassment and assault within the military, and the torturing of prisoners. While the corporate media ignored the story, we broadcast their voices. |
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| Public Date | 2008-02-14 03:52:53 |
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| Public Date | 2008-01-27 21:30:53 |
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| Public Date | 2008-01-17 20:06:18 |
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| Description | Headlines * Romney Wins Michigan Primary * Huckabee: Amend Consitution in “God’s Standards” * 19 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza * Sri Lanka Bombing Prompts Fears of Violent Outbreak * 3 Killed in Lebanon Bombing Targeting U.S. Vehicle * Doctors: Suharto Developing Life-Threatening Condition * Scientists Take to Hill to Protest Admin Interference in Environmental Science * FDA OKs Cloned Meat * New York Ends Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill Prisoners Breaking the Sound Barrier: Democracy Now! Re-Hosts NBC Las Vegas Debate to Include Kucinich After NBC Wins Appeal to Exclude Him Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich was missing from the stage at last night’s Democratic debate hosted by MSNBC in Las Vegas after he lost a last-minute legal fight with the network over his participation. Last week, NBC told Kucinich that he had met the criteria for the debate. Then, less than two days later, the network changed the criteria and declared that Kucinich was no longer qualified. On Monday, a Nevada judge ordered NBC to include Kucinich, but then NBC appealed the ruling and actively fought to keep him off the stage. On Tuesday night, less than an hour before the debate, the Nevada Supreme Court sided with NBC. Democracy Now! decided to break the sound barrier and give Kucinich a chance to take part. In an exclusive broadcast, we re-broadcast excerpts of the debate and give the Ohio Congressman a chance to answer the questions he might have faced if he hadn’t been silenced. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2008-06-27 14:12:53 |
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Democracy Now! radio program for December 2, 2008 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! radio program for December 2, 2008 |
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| Public Date | 2008-12-02 19:35:06 |
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Democracy Now! Exclusive (Part 2): Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn on the Weather Underground, the McCain Campaign Attacks, President-Elect Obama and the Antiwar Movement Today | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Exclusive (Part 2): Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn on the Weather Underground, the McCain Campaign Attacks, President-Elect Obama and the Antiwar Movement Today Until just a few weeks ago Ayers and his anti-war actions from nearly 40 years ago formed a central part of the Republican attack on Obama. In their first joint television interview education professor Bill Ayers and his wife law professor Bernardine Dohrn spoke to Democracy Now! earlier this month. Today we bring you the final part of that interview. |
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| Public Date | 2008-11-24 19:52:28 |
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| Public Date | 2008-03-04 00:09:08 |
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