Democracy Now! Friday, December 24, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Friday, December 24, 2010 Dr. Gabor Maté on the Stress-Disease Connection, Addiction, Attention Deficit Disorder and the Destruction of American Childhood Today, a Democracy Now! special with the Canadian physician and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté. From disease to addiction, parenting to attention deficit disorder, Dr. Maté’s work focuses on the centrality of early childhood experiences to the development of the brain, and how those experiences can impact everything from behavioral patterns to physical and mental illness. While the relationship between emotional stress and disease, and mental and physical health more broadly, is often considered controversial within medical orthodoxy, Dr. Maté argues too many doctors seem to have forgotten what was once a commonplace assumption, that emotions are deeply implicated in both the development of illness, addictions and disorders, and in their healing. |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-14 21:57:15 |
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Democracy Now! Thursday, December 23, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Thursday, December 23, 2010 Juan Gonzalez: NYC CityTime Fraud Scheme "Biggest Scandal of Entire Bloomberg Era" Four consultants hired to eliminate waste and fraud in New York City’s municipal payroll were arrested last week on charges of stealing $80 million from city coffers. Democracy Now! co-host and New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez, who covered the story for the past year, calls it "the biggest scandal of the Bloomberg era." As Senate Passes 9/11 Health Bill, Juan Gonzalez Notes Relative Absence of Key Figures Like Bush and Giuliani On the final day of the 111th Congress, the Senate passed a $4.3 billion package to help the 9/11 rescue workers who were sickened by the toxins at Ground Zero. Democracy Now! co-host and New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez, who first exposed what was happening to the Ground Zero workers, notes the "relative absence of some of the key figures who were involved at the time when the attacks happened," like former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, former New York governor George Pataki and former President George W. Bush. WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Sought to Retaliate Against Europe over Monsanto GM Crops U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal the Bush administration drew up ways to retaliate against Europe for refusing to use genetically modified seeds. In 2007, then-U.S. ambassador to France Craig Stapleton was concerned about France’s decision to ban cultivation of genetically modified corn produced by biotech giant Monsanto. He also warned that a new French environmental review standard could spread anti-biotech policy across Europe. We speak with Jeffrey Smith of the Institute for Responsible Technology. FBI Expands Probe into Antiwar Activists The FBI’s probe into antiwar activists is growing. In September, FBI agents raided the homes and offices of activists in Chicago and Minneapolis. Subpoenas that were withdrawn have been reactivated, and a new subpoena was served to a Palestinian solidarity activist in Chicago. We speak with two of the people targeted and two former FBI agents. After GOP Blocks DREAM Act, Where is Immigration Activism Headed? After Senate Republicans blocked passage of the DREAM Act, a provision that would grant undocumented young people a chance at citizenship, many immigrant rights advocates are openly questioning the Obama administration’s immigration strategy. Over the past two years, the Obama administration has deported a record number of undocumented immigrants but failed to gain support from Republicans on any immigration reform legislation. We speak with writer Roberto Lovato. |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-14 19:20:24 |
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Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Obama Flip-Flop: FCC Vote Could End Net Neutrality When Obama was running for office three years ago, he pledged to support the principle of a free and open internet, saying, "I will take a backseat to no one with regards to net neutrality." Fast-forward to today and the FCC chair that Obama appointed is leading a vote that could end net neutrality. Today’s pivotal vote will decide on a new set of regulations that critics say will create a two-tiered system for the internet. We speak with Craig Aaron of the media reform group Free Press. Local Community Radio Act Passes in Congress Community radio advocates are celebrating a major victory after the Senate approved the Local Community Radio Act on Saturday, one day after its passage in the House. The bill will open up more of the radio dial for Low Power FM, with the FCC now mandated to license thousands of new stations. We speak with Hannah Sassaman of the Philadelphia-based Prometheus Radio Project. As Dems Work to Ratify New START Treaty, Jonathan Schell Says U.S.-Russia "Nuclear Standoff" Defies "Rational Explanation" The White House is predicting victory in its long-running standoff with Republicans on a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, calls for the United States and Russia to cut their deployed arsenals to 1,550 nuclear warheads and 700 missile silos and bombers each. We speak with leading nuclear disarmament advocate, Jonathan Schell. Part II...Feminists Debate Sexual Allegations against Julian Assange We play Part II of the debate between feminists Jaclyn Friedman and Naomi Wolf over the sex crimes allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Freed on bail in London, Assange hasn’t been charged but is wanted in Sweden for questioning on sexual crimes allegations. Assange and his supporters have said the case is part of a wider conspiracy to discredit him because of his work with WikiLeaks, but some in the feminist community have accused WikiLeaks supporters of minimizing violence against women. |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-14 19:48:43 |
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| Description | Headlines * Assange Remains Jailed Pending Bail Appeal * Supporters Rally for Assange in Australia * U.S. Air Force Blocks Sites that Published WikiLeaks Cables * Incoming GOP Lawmaker: Censor News Agencies for WikiLeaks * Suicide Attack Kills 38 in Iran * 27 Asylum Seekers Die in Australia Boat Crash * Ivory Coast Opposition Calls for Mass Protests in Election Dispute * Report: Halliburton to Pay $250M in Nigeria Bribery Case * Obama to Host Corporate CEOs at White House * Marine General: DADT Repeal Would Endanger U.S. Troops * Appeals Court Rules Emails Protected by 4th Amendment * Police Occupy Puerto Rico Campus Attorney: Swedish Case is a "Holding Charge" to Get Julian Assange Extradited to U.S. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains in a London prison after Swedish authorities challenged the court’s decision to release him on bail with conditions. Assange’s attorney Mark Stephens joins us to discuss his possible extradition to Sweden for questioning on alleged sexual crimes amidst rumors the Obama administration has convened a grand jury to indict Assange in the United States. John Pilger: Global Support for WikiLeaks is "Rebellion" Against U.S. Militarism, Secrecy The award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger is one of many high-profile public supporters of Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks. Pilger has attended Assange’s court proceedings in London and has offered to contribute funds for his more than $300,000 bail. Pilger’s latest film, The War You Don’t See, includes interviews with Assange. Pilger says that WikiLeaks is revolutionizing journalism and galvanizing public opinion to stand up to global elites. Richard Holbrooke Dies at 69: Remembering Veteran Diplomat’s Overlooked Record in East Timor, Iraq and the Balkans Since his death this week at the age of 69, veteran U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke has been remembered for a storied career that includes brokering the 1995 Dayton peace accords that ended the war in Bosnia. But little attention has been paid to his role in implementing and backing U.S. policies that killed thousands of civilians. Independent journalists Jeremy Scahill and John Pilger join us to discuss Holbrooke’s record in carrying out U.S. policy in Vietnam, East Timor, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Scahill says Holbrooke "represented the utter militarization of what is called 'U.S. diplomacy.'" |
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| Public Date | 2010-12-17 15:29:24 |
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Democracy Now! Monday, November 29, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Monday, November 29, 2010 U.S. Facing Global Diplomatic Crisis Following Massive WikiLeaks Release of Secret Diplomatic Cables The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has begun releasing a giant trove of confidential U.S. diplomatic cables that is sending shockwaves through the global diplomatic establishment. Among the findings: Arab leaders are urging the United States to attack Iran; Washington and Yemen agreed to cover up the use of U.S. warplanes to bomb Yemen; the United States is using its embassies around the world as part of a global spy network and asking diplomats to gather intelligence; and much more. We host a roundtable discussion with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg; Greg Mitchell, who writes the "Media Fix" blog at The Nation; Carne Ross, a British diplomat for 15 years who resigned before the Iraq war; and As’ad AbuKhalil, a professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-13 19:19:43 |
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Chilean Economist Manfred Max-Neef on Barefoot Economics, Poverty and Why The U.S. is Becoming an "Underdeveloping Nation" | |
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| Description | Chilean Economist Manfred Max-Neef on Barefoot Economics, Poverty and Why The U.S. is Becoming an "Underdeveloping Nation" We speak with the acclaimed Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Neef. He won the Right Livelihood Award in 1983, two years after the publication of his book Outside Looking In: Experiences in Barefoot Economics. "Economists study and analyze poverty in their nice offices, have all the statistics, make all the models, and are convinced that they know everything that you can know about poverty. But they don’t understand poverty," Max-Neef says. Author and Activist Derrick Jensen: "The Dominant Culture is Killing the Planet...It’s Very Important for Us to Start to Build a Culture of Resistance" We speak with Derrick Jensen, who has been called the poet-philosopher of the ecological movement. He has written some 15 books critiquing contemporary society and the destruction of the environment. His many books include A Language Older than Words, Endgame, What We Left Behind, Resistance against Empire, and Deep Green Resistance. "I think a lot of us are increasingly recognizing that the dominant culture is killing the planet," Jensen says. "I think it’s very important for us to start to build a culture of resistance, because what we’re doing isn’t working, clearly." |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-11 15:28:08 |
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Democracy Now! Thursday, November 25, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Thursday, November 25, 2010 British Novelist John le Carré on the Iraq War, Corporate Power, the Exploitation of Africa and His New Novel, "Our Kind of Traitor" Today, we spend the hour with world-renowned British novelist John le Carré, the pen name of David Cornwell. Le Carré’s writing career spans half a century, during which he has established himself as a master spy writer. His latest novel, his twenty-second, is entitled Our Kind of Traitor. David Cornwell worked in the British Secret Services from the late 1950s until the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, became an international bestseller. As the Cold War ended, le Carré continued to write prolifically, shifting focus to the inequities of globalization, unchecked multinational corporate power, and the role national spy services play in protecting corporate interests. "The things that are done in the name of the shareholder are, to me, as terrifying as the things that are done—dare I say it—in the name of God," le Carré tells Democracy Now! Perhaps best known among his many post-Cold War novels is The Constant Gardener, depicting a pharmaceutical company’s exploitation of unwitting Kenyans for dangerous, sometimes fatal, drug tests. In this rare US interview, le Carré also discusses Tony Blair’s role in the Iraq war, US policy toward Iran, and international money laundering. |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-07 16:58:59 |
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Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 23, 2010 The Fear of Sicko: CIGNA Whistleblower Wendell Potter Apologizes to Michael Moore for PR Smear Campaign; Moore Says Industry Was Afraid Film Would Cause a "Tipping Point" for Healthcare Reform We host a joint interview with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and Wendell Potter, who was the head of corporate communications for the health insurance giant CIGNA when Moore’s film Sicko was released in 2007. Potter left the company in 2008 and has since become the industry’s most prominent whistleblower. In the interview, Potter apologizes for his role in the industry’s attack on Moore and the film. Moore accepted his apology but acknowledged to Potter that “I think we both know this is much larger than what was done to me or in the movie.” Moore said that the industry was willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to “stop a movie” because they were afraid it “could trigger a populist uprising against” what he called a “sick system that will allow companies to profit off of us when we fall ill.” Joe Nocera on "All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis" As federal agents raid the offices of three major hedge funds amidst news of a sweeping probe of insider trading at Wall Street firms, we speak with New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera about his new book All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. The book describes how most of the underlying structures and key players behind the financial crisis have emerged relatively unscathed. |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-31 21:45:54 |
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Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Jury Appears Deadlocked in Landmark Civilian Trial of Gitmo Prisoner Ghailani A federal jury in New York is deliberating in a landmark trial of the first former Guantánamo detainee to be tried in the civilian court system. On Monday, the jury appeared deadlocked after a juror asked to be excused, saying she was being attacked for her conclusions about the defendant, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. A Tanzanian national, Ghailani faces conspiracy and murder charges related to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people and wounded thousands. We speak to Karen Greenberg of the Center on Law and Security at the New York University Law School. 45 Years Later, Former Alabama State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Killing Black Civil Rights Worker Jimmie Lee Jackson A white former Alabama state trooper has pleaded guilty to killing a black civil rights worker 45 years ago at the height of the civil rights movement. Seventy-seven-year-old James Bonard Fowler was sentenced to six months in prison for the 1965 shooting of 26-year-old Jimmie Lee Jackson during a melee in a restaurant in Marion, Alabama. We speak to John Fleming, the reporter to whom Fowler first confessed, and Democratic Congress member John Lewis of Georgia, a leading figure of the civil rights movement. Rep. John Lewis on Congress After GOP Victory, Closing Gitmo, Afghan War and Ethics Conviction of Charles Rangel U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-Georgia) joins us to talk about the shifting political landscape following the Republican gains in the midterm elections, the Obama administration’s abandonment of its pledge to close Guantánamo Bay, the Afghanistan war, and the conviction of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) on congressional ethics charges. "Push Michael Moore Off a Cliff": Health Insurance Whistleblower Wendell Potter Details How the Industry Attacked Michael Moore’s Film Sicko When Academy Award-winning film director Michael Moore announced he would be making a documentary about the American healthcare system in 2004, it put the health insurance industry on high alert. One person who immediately went on the offensive was Wendell Potter, who at the time was the chief spokesperson for insurance giant CIGNA. Last year, Potter became the industry’s most prominent whistleblower. We speak to Potter about his role in attacking Michael Moore’s film Sicko and the movement for a single-payer healthcare system. |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-05 16:36:47 |
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In First Interview Since Critical Injury at West Bank Protest, U.S. Peace Activist Tristan Anderson Urges Iran to Free Jailed Hikers | |
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| Description | In First Interview Since Critical Injury at West Bank Protest, U.S. Peace Activist Tristan Anderson Urges Iran to Free Jailed Hikers The U.S. peace activist Tristan Anderson has given his first interview since being critically injured when Israeli soldiers fired a high-velocity tear gas canister directly at his head in 2009. Anderson was taking part in a weekly nonviolent protest against Israel’s separation wall in the West Bank. On Sunday, he helped unfurl a banner calling for the release of his friends Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, the two U.S. hikers who remain imprisoned in Iran. Anderson and the freed American hiker Sarah Shourd also sat down for a joint interview. Wendell Potter on "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans" In the wake of the midterm elections, Republican lawmakers are vowing to repeal or defund the Democrats’ landmark healthcare reform bill that President Obama signed into law earlier this year. A health insurance insider-turned-whistleblower argues that, instead of repealing the law altogether, Republicans will ultimately settle for gutting the law of its provisions that protect consumers. That’s because the insurance industry is a major beneficiary of healthcare reform and they’re also a major contributor to Republican campaigns. Wendell Potter should know. He spent two decades as a spokesman for two of the nation’s largest health insurers, Humana and CIGNA. He quit and made national headlines in June of last year when he testified on Capitol Hill about the profit motive driving the unscrupulous practices of the insurance industry. Wendell Potter joins us for an extended interview about his new book, Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2011-01-05 16:34:58 |
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Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 2, 2010 How Safe Is Your Ballot? Tracking Voter Suppression, Intimidation on Election Day As millions of voters head to the polls, Democratic and progressive groups are concerned with reports of voter intimidation and efforts to suppress minority and poor voters from casting their ballots. They point to the mushrooming of Republicans and Tea Party-affiliated groups who are raising the specter of voter fraud in states across the country. We speak to Wendy Weiser of the Voting Rights and Election Project at the Brennan Center for Justice. Ralph Nader: Dems Face Losses to "Most Craven Republican Party in History" With total campaign spending projected to hit $4 billion, the 2010 election is on track to be the most expensive non-presidential contest in US history. For analysis of the 2010 midterms, we speak to former presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate and corporate critic, Ralph Nader. After Thwarted Bomb Plot, US Military Operations in Yemen Could Intensify After the discovery of two parcel bombs from Yemen in Chicago-bound air cargo last week, the Obama administration is reportedly considering sending elite hunter-killer teams into Yemen to assassinate militants. One plan being considered would see US special forces units sent into Yemen under CIA control, which would give the US greater leeway to strike without the explicit blessing of the Yemeni government. We speak to Wired magazine senior reporter Spencer Ackerman. |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-23 21:56:49 |
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Democracy Now! Friday, October 29, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Friday, October 29, 2010 Killing Reconciliation: Military Raids, Backing of Corrupt Government Undermining Stated US Goals in Afghanistan The Obama administration says it is backing a strategy of reconciliation with the Taliban. But just back from Afghanistan, unembedded investigative journalists Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley say night raids by US Special Operations are killing the reconciliation the administration claims to support. From Murder to Congress? Unrepentant Tea Party-Backed GOP Candidate Ilario Pantano Killed 2 Unarmed Iraqis A former US Marine who killed two unarmed Iraqis is running for a congressional seat in North Carolina and has received backing from the Tea Party. Ilario Pantano has said he has no regrets about fatally shooting the two at point-blank range after detaining them near Fallujah in April 2004. Despite his admission, the military cleared Pantano of wrongdoing in 2005. He is now in a tight race with incumbent Democrat Rep. Mike McIntyre in North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District. For more on this story, we talk to Salon.com reporter Justin Elliott, who has been following this race closely. Puerto Rico Marks 60th Anniversary of Jayuya Uprising October 30 is the sixtieth anniversary of the 1950 Independence Revolt in Puerto Rico by the island’s Nationalist Party. It marked the most significant attempt at armed revolution in Puerto Rico since the late nineteenth century. Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez, who’s written extensively on the uprising, discusses its significance. FBI Documents on Senator Paul Wellstone Raise Questions about His Death 8 Years Ago Minnesota Public Radio has obtained the FBI record of the late Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, who died in a plane crash eight years ago this week. The records show the FBI first tracked Wellstone in 1970 after he was arrested at an anti-Vietnam War protest. The records might also raise new questions about the plane crash that killed Wellstone, his wife, his daughter and three staffers. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the crash was caused by pilot error, but the FBI documents reveal for the first time that specific criminal leads were pursued by investigators. |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-15 20:32:19 |
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Democracy Now! Thursday, October 28, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Thursday, October 28, 2010 At $4 Billion, Midterm Elections Poised to Become Most Expensive Non-Presidential Vote in US History A new report says spending for the 2010 elections will break the previous record for a midterm vote by around $1 billion. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, total spending could reach as much as $4 billion this year. The report also says right-wing groups are spending more than double on advertisements than liberal organizations. We speak to the president of Common Cause, former Pennsylvania Congressman Bob Edgar. Common Cause is a nonprofit citizen’s lobby promoting an accountable and transparent government. "Free Speech for People" Coalition Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Decision Allowing Unlimited Corporate Spending on Elections Part of the reason for the record-high campaign spending in this year’s midterm elections is the Supreme Court’s January ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled corporations have First Amendment rights and that the government cannot impose restrictions on their political speech, which cleared the way for corporations and other special interest groups to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections. Earlier this month, a group of more than fifty law professors and prominent attorneys issued a letter calling on Congress to consider a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision. We speak with two people involved with Free Speech for People, a coalition of public interest organizations that formed after the Citizens United ruling. The Right to Food: Corporate, Foreign Gov’t Land Grab Causing Hunger in Poor Countries The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, joins us to discuss his recent warning that some 500 million small farmers in poor countries are suffering from hunger, partly because foreign countries and corporations have bought up large tracts of land. We’re also joined by Smita Narula, author of a new study suggesting that many of the land deals in Africa and South Asia lack transparency and could threaten local communities with eviction, undermine their livelihoods, and endanger their access to food. |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-16 14:29:37 |
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Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 27, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Pollster Nate Silver and Author Ari Berman on "Third Straight Anti-Incumbent Election" Candidates are entering the final few days of campaigning in what may turn out to be one of the more interesting midterm elections in recent decades. Most polls are forecasting Republicans will take control of the House, while Democrats are expected to hold on to the Senate, which would result in a rare split Congress. We speak to New York Times pollster and FiveThirtyEight.com founder Nate Silver, and Ari Berman, political correspondent for The Nation magazine and the author of the new book Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics. Acclaimed Indian Author Arundhati Roy Faces Arrest for Questioning India’s Claim on Kashmir The award-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy is facing possible arrest in India on sedition charges after publicly advocating for Kashmir independence and challenging India’s claim that Kashmir is an "integral part of India." If charged and convicted of sedition, Roy could face up to life in prison. The interview was conducted Sept. 19, 2010 in London. Convicted Student Adnan Mirza Maintains Innocence in Latest Case of Alleged FBI Entrapment Adnan Mirza, a Pakistani citizen who came to the United States on a student visa, has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison without parole after being convicted of conspiring to provide material support to the Taliban and for unlawfully possessing firearms. While federal officials hailed the verdict, Adnan’s friends and supporters say he is innocent and that he was set up and framed by an undercover FBI informant. We spoke to Adnan last week, one day before his sentencing. |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-08 17:51:38 |
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Democracy Now! Thursday, October 21, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Thursday, October 21, 2010 6 Months Since BP Oil Spill, Writer and Environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams Asks "Where Is Our Outrage?" Six months ago, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and triggering the worst oil spill disaster in US history. More than 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf, polluting coastlines in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. To mark the six-month anniversary, we speak to acclaimed writer and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams, who spent two weeks traveling the Gulf Coast this summer. Anti-Gay Fervor in Uganda Tied to Right-Wing US Evangelicals Human rights activists in Uganda are warning that the lives of gay people are in danger after a newspaper published a front-page story featuring the names and photographs of what it called Uganda’s 100 "top" gays and lesbians alongside a yellow banner that read "Hang Them." We look at the ties of the anti-gay movement in Uganda to the far-right evangelical movement here in the United States with Jeff Sharlet, author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy. Chicago Parents Occupy Elementary School Building to Prevent Demolition A preliminary deal has been reached between Chicago Public Schools and a group of parents who have occupied a field house at Whittier Elementary School for thirty-seven days to prevent its demolition. The Chicago Public Schools have agreed to build a library and scrap plans to demolish the field house and lease it to the local parents’ association instead. We get a report from Democracy Now!’s Jaisal Noor and speak to Chicago community organizer Cecile Carroll. |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-08 17:02:46 |
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Democracy Now! Friday, October 15, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Friday, October 15, 2010 Hermann Scheer (1944-2010): German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" in One of His Final Interviews Hermann Scheer, one of the world’s leading advocates for solar power, has died at the age of sixty-six. The German economist and politician helped make Germany a renewable energy powerhouse and inspired many across the world to expand the use of solar power. Scheer had been member of the German Parliament for three decades and was the president of EUROSOLAR, the European Association for Renewable Energy. In 1999, he won the Right Livelihood Award for his "indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide." When he received the award, he described solar energy as the energy of the people. We met up with Herman Scheer last month in Bonn, Germany, for what turned out to be one of his final interviews. |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-07 15:42:30 |
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Democracy Now! Thursday, October 14, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Thursday, October 14, 2010 Republican Ex-CEOs Challenge Veteran Dems in California’s Heated Gubernatorial, Senate Races California’s gubernatorial contest has already become the most expensive non-presidential race in US history. The billionaire Republican candidate, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, has reportedly spent an unprecedented $140 million of her own fortune, nearly fourteen times as much as her challenger Jerry Brown, a longtime California politician, former governor and the state’s current attorney general. Meanwhile, in California’s Senate, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is challenging three-term Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. We speak to Tim Redmond of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Green Party Candidate Excluded from California Governor’s Debate While governor hopefuls Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman debated on Tuesday night in San Rafael, the Green Party candidate for governor was being arrested outside the hall. Police charged Laura Wells with trespassing after she tried to get into the debate that she was not allowed to participate in. Backing Prop 19, California NAACP Calls Marijuana Legalization a Civil Rights Issue California’s Proposition 19 would authorize possession of one ounce of marijuana for personal consumption by people twenty-one and older, legalize marijuana use in private homes, and allow marijuana growth in private residences for personal use. Supporters of Proposition 19 argue that legalizing and taxing marijuana could help the cash-strapped state and reduce arrests of nonviolent drug offenders, who are disproportionately Black and Latino youth. We speak to California NAACP president Alice Huffman. Environmental Groups Confront Oil Industry-Backed Attempt to Repeal California’s Landmark Emissions Law in Prop 23 We turn to Proposition 23, a ballot initiative that would effectively repeal California’s landmark global warming emissions law. Two Texas oil companies with refineries in California, the Valero and Tesoro corporations, launched a campaign to suspend implementation of the law until state unemployment falls to 5.5 percent for at least one year. We speak to the leaders of two environmental organizations opposed to Proposition 23: Michael Brune of Sierra Club and Rebecca Tarbotton of Rainforest Action Network. Ananya Roy on California’s Education Battle and "Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development" Protests were held on several California campuses last week as part of the National Day of Action to Defend Public Education and Social Services. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also restored some $300 million of funding following months of statewide protests, rallies and walkouts over the drastic budget cuts. We speak to Ananya Roy, a University of California, Berkeley professor who was a part of the Solidarity Alliance at the height of the protests earlier this year. We also speak to Roy about her latest book, Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development. |
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Democracy Now! Friday, October 8, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Friday, October 8, 2010 Jailed Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The jailed Chinese human rights activist and writer Liu Xiaobo has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights." Liu was sentenced to eleven years in prison last year after spearheading a petition calling for freedom of assembly, expression and religion in China. Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on the Foreclosure Crisis and Her State’s Lawsuit Against Ally Financial Calls are growing for a nationwide moratorium on home foreclosures following the recent revelations that major lenders may have committed fraud while forcing thousands of people out of their homes. On Thursday the White House announced President Obama will not sign a bill approved by Congress that could have made it easier for banks to foreclose. We discuss the latest in the foreclosure crisis with Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. This week, Ohio filed a lawsuit accusing the lender Ally Financial and its GMAC Mortgage division of fraud in approving scores of foreclosures. As White House Reverses Rejection of Solar Panels, 350.org to Hold 10.10.10 Day of Action on Global Warming Climate change activists are gearing up for a major day of action this Sunday with the 10.10.10 global work party organized by the group 350.org. More than 7,000 events are being held in 188 countries to urge people across the globe to do something in their city or community that will help deal with global warming. Meanwhile, the Obama administration has announced plans to install solar panels atop the White House’s living quarters, one month after the White House rejected a proposal by Bill McKibben of 350.org and students from Unity College to reinstall the White House solar panels used by President Carter in the 1970s. Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu Retires from Public Life This week Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa announced he is retiring from public life. Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his work campaigning against the apartheid regime in South Africa. We play a speech Tutu made at a candlelight vigil to a group of children just outside the Copenhagen climate summit in December. |
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Democracy Now! Friday, September 10, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Friday, September 10, 2010 Why Is Oil Giant BP Helping Develop California Schools’ Environmental Curriculum? Should an oil giant responsible for the worst spill in US history play a role in what public school children learn about the environment? Well, if you’re in California, there’s a good chance they will. BP has helped develop the new environmental curriculum for California’s public schools. The curriculum will be taught to over six million pupils in some 1,000 districts. BP employees were part of a state-appointed team that crafted the program’s "guiding principles.” Arianna Huffington on Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream One out of every six Americans are in government anti-poverty programs. More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, 40 million receive food stamps, and ten million receive unemployment benefits. The prospects for a speedy recovery from the Great Recession appear dim. We speak with Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, about her latest book Third World America. In Landmark Ruling, Judge Rules "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Policy Is Unconstitutional A federal judge has ruled the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy toward gay and lesbian members of the military is unconstitutional. Judge Virginia Phillips said she will issue an injunction that will halt the enforcement of the policy that allows gay men and lesbian to serve in the armed forces as long as they do not disclose their orientation and do not engage in homosexual acts. Pakistan Flood Victims Tell of Suffering, Unfolding Disaster in Southern Sindh Province Pakistan is still reeling from the worst floods in its history. Some 21 million people have been affected even as the flooding continues. Forty villages were submerged in the past few days, and a fifty-foot breach in an embankment this morning has sent flood waters surging toward three more towns. Independent journalist Madiha Tahir was in the flood-ravaged Sindh province last week and filed this report from Sukkur. |
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Democracy Now! Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-01 22:33:16 |
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Democracy Now! Tuesday, September 7, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Facing Poor Unemployment, Foreclosure & Bankruptcy Rates, Obama Campaigns on Economy in Lead-Up to Nov. Midterms It’s the economy, stupid. As President Obama faces devastating unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy rates, with no end in sight, he’s begun a ten-week campaign around the country leading up the November midterm elections. We speak with John Nichols, the Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, who says Obama should borrow a page from FDR and call for economic justice. Robert Scheer on The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street We speak with veteran journalist and Truthdig editor, Robert Scheer, about his latest book, The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street. Elizabeth Warren Says Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, That She Might Head, Is Obama’s "Strongest Financial Reform" As a battle rages behind the scenes over who will head the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, we play a speech by bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren, who has emerged as a frontrunner for the position. |
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Democracy Now! Monday, September 6, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Monday, September 6, 2010 Michael Moore on His Life, His Films and His Activism In a Democracy Now! special broadcast, we spend the hour with one of the most famous independent filmmakers in the world: Michael Moore. For the past twenty years, Michael has been one of the most politically active, provocative and successful documentary filmmakers in the business. His films include Roger & me; Fahrenheit 9/11; Bowling for Columbine, for which he won the Academy Award; and his latest, Capitalism: A Love Story.[includes rush transcript] |
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Democracy Now! television program for Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
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Democracy Now! Thursday, July 29, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Thursday, July 29, 2010 On Eve of Major Protests, Federal Judge Blocks Key Provisions of Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law A federal judge in Phoenix blocked key provisions of Arizona’s notorious anti-immigrant law on Wednesday, hours before it was scheduled to take effect. US District Judge Susan Bolton ruled a partial injunction would apply to the portion of the law that requires police officers to stop and interrogate anyone they suspect is an undocumented immigrant. The law sparked mass protests across the country and a boycott of Arizona. We speak with Isabel Garcia, co-chair of the Tucson-based Coalition for Human Rights. Patrick Cockburn on Missing Billions in Iraq and Soaring Cancer & Infant Mortality Rates in Fallujah In Iraq, an official audit by the US Special Investigator for Iraq Reconstruction found that the Pentagon cannot account for almost $9 billion taken from Iraqi oil revenues between 2004 and 2007 for use in reconstruction. Meanwhile, a new medical study has found dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukemia in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was bombarded by US Marines in 2004. We speak with Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for the London Independent. In Historic Vote, UN Declares Water a Fundamental Human Right The United Nations General Assembly has declared for the first time that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right. In a historic vote Wednesday, 122 countries supported the resolution, and over forty countries abstained from voting, including the United States, Canada and several European and other industrialized countries. There were no votes against the resolution. We speak with longtime water justice activist, Maude Barlow. |
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| Public Date | 2011-02-24 17:31:14 |
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Democracy Now! Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Tuesday, July 27, 2010 WikiLeaks Founder Says "Evidence of War Crimes" in Afghan War Logs, White House Downplays Leak, Claiming "No Broad New Revelations" The disclosure of a massive trove of classified military records documenting the Afghanistan war has ignited a firestorm and increased pressure on the White House to defend its military strategy. We play highlights of the White House press conference in Washington and Julian Assange’s press conference in London. Guardian Editor on Coverage of Afghan War Logs: European Audience "Troubled More...by the Toll this War is Taking on Innocent People" We speak with David Leigh, the investigations editor at The Guardian, one of the three newspapers, along with the New York Times and Der Spiegel, WikiLeaks gave the Afghanistan war documents to. "Broadly, we see a similar picture in the three media. What we do see is quite a different political perspective. From the New York Times’s point of view...it was interesting to see that the relationship with Pakistan was a political priority," Leigh says. "With us, we’re more concerned about the casualties, I think. We’re troubled more, a European audience, by the toll this war is taking on innocent people." "WikiLeaks Is Not One Person...We Are All the Threat"–Hacker Magazine Editor Says WikiLeaks Is Bigger Than Julian Assange We speak to Emmanuel Goldstein, a well-known figure in the hacker community and the editor of the magazine 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. He is also the organizer of the HOPE conference. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had been slated to be the keynote speaker at the most recent conference. Federal agents were there waiting for him, but Assange didn’t show. [includes rush transcript] |
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Democracy Now! Friday, July 23, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Friday, July 23, 2010 As Senate Dems Give Up on Climate Bill, What Does the Future Hold for US Energy Policy? Senate Democrats said on Thursday they have given up any hope of passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation this summer. Where does US policy go from here? We speak with Kate Sheppard of Mother Jones magazine and Kate Horner, a policy analyst at Friends of the Earth. Three of Every Four Oil & Gas Lobbyists Worked for Federal Government Three out of every four lobbyists who represent oil and gas companies previously worked in the federal government, according to a new analysis by the Washington Post. That’s a rate that is more than double revolving-door standards on Capitol Hill. We talk to Steve Kretzmann, the founder and director of Oil Change International. Manchin Appointing Fmr. Aide to Replace Byrd "Kabuki Theater Politics" to "Make Sure Coal’s Will Be Done in the Senate" Governor Joe Manchin recently appointed former chief counsel Carte Goodwin to succeed US Senator Robert Byrd. We take a look at what the move means and issues surrounding mountaintop removal in Appalachia with Bob Kincaid, an internet broadcaster with the Head On Radio Network and a progressive voice from the Appalachian coalfields. Using Social Media to Build Community...and Resistance We broadcast from Las Vegas, the site of the Netroots Nation convention, where thousands of people have gathered and social media is the watchword of the day. We host a roundtable discussion on social media with Aimee Allison, founder of OaklandSeen; hip-hop journalist and activist, Davey D; and Cheryl Contee, aka Jill Tubman, co-founder of the political blog "Jack and Jill Politics." "Reclaiming the Democratic Majority"–Progressive Activists Organize to Change Democrats in Congress Many progressives helped to elect Democratic majorities in Congress in 2006 and 2008 and helped Obama win the presidency. But with the Democrats in power, the feeling now among many grassroots activists is that most Democratic lawmakers have not acted on behalf of their progressive constituencies. We speak with two progressive activists: Ilyse Hogue of MoveOn.Org, and Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. |
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| Public Date | 2011-03-01 17:11:33 |
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| Description | Headlines * Karzai: Afghan Forces Will Take Control of Security By 2014 * Rocket Fire Forces Diversion of Ban Ki-Moon’s Plane * Senate Democrats Hope to Break GOP Filibuster over Jobless Benefits * White House Confirms Seepage and Leaks Near BP Well * Marathon Oil Opens New Deepwater Well in Gulf * US National Guard to Arrive on Mexican Border on Aug. 1 * US-Made Grenades Used in Mexican Drug War * Afro-Colombian Activist Assassinated * Homeless Pastor Dies in Denver Police Custody After Being Tasered * Maryland Man Could Face 16 Years in Jail for Videotaping Traffic Stop * Olympia Food Co-Op to Boycott Israeli Goods * Climatologist Stephen Schneider, 65, Dies * More Headlines… US & G8 Funding Cuts for AIDS "Will Be Counted in Human Lives"–Stephen Lewis Blasts Obama, Rich Nations over AIDS Policy A major international conference on global AIDS policy is underway in Austria this week, and there appears to be a growing rift over funding by rich nations. On Sunday, hundreds of people marched through the conference halls demanding rich nations meet their pledges to ensure universal access to AIDS treatment. We go to Vienna to speak with Stephen Lewis, the former special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa and co-founder of AIDS-Free World. "It’s almost beyond the capacity of the mind to cope with that George Bush seemingly was more engaged in the battle against HIV than Barack Obama," says Lewis. [includes rush transcript] EPA Whistleblower Accuses Agency of Covering Up Effects of Dispersant in BP Oil Spill Cleanup With BP having poured nearly two million gallons of the dispersant known as Corexit into the Gulf of Mexico, many lawmakers and advocacy groups say the Obama administration is not being candid about the lethal effects of dispersants. We speak with Hugh Kaufman, a senior policy analyst at the EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and a leading critic of the decision to use Corexit. [includes rush transcript] Gulf Coast Residents Outraged that Money Earned on Cleanup Might Be Subtracted from $20 Billion Claim Fund Gulf Coast residents are outraged by a recent announcement that the $20 billion government-administered claim fund will subtract money cleanup workers earn by working for the cleanup effort from any future claims. Fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg says the ruling will apply to anyone who participates in the Vessels of Opportunity program, which has employed hundreds of Gulf Coast residents left out of work because of the spill. It’s seen as an effort to limit the number of lawsuits against BP. We speak with independent journalist Dahr Jamail. [includes rush transcript] Prosecutors Charge White Man for Racially Motivated Shooting in Post-Katrina New Orleans Nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina, federal prosecutors have charged a white man with federal hate crimes for his role in the racially motivated shooting of three black men in the aftermath of the storm. The five-count indictment accuses Roland Bourgeois of plotting to defend his Algiers Point neighborhood in New Orleans from "outsiders" including African Americans and shooting and seriously wounding three men who were walking toward a temporary evacuation center. [includes rush transcript] |
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Michael Moore on His Life, His Films and His Activism | |
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| Description | Michael Moore on His Life, His Films and His Activism In a Democracy Now! special broadcast, we spend the hour with one of the most famous independent filmmakers in the world: Michael Moore. For the past twenty years, Michael has been one of the most politically active, provocative and successful documentary filmmakers in the business. His films include Roger & me; Fahrenheit 9/11; Bowling for Columbine, for which he won the Academy Award; and his latest, Capitalism: A Love Story. |
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| Public Date | 2010-07-19 17:55:16 |
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| Description | Headlines * Kagan Concludes Testimony at Confirmation Hearings * House Approves Financial Regulation Overhaul * GOP Continues Senate Filibuster of Unemployment Benefits * Senate Panel Votes to Remove Spill Liability Cap * BP Accused of Using Dispersant to Mask Spill Size * BP Fined $5.2M for False Reporting on Colorado Leases * Senate Approves Petraus Nomination for Afghan Command * House Panel Votes to Undo Cuba Trade, Travel Restrictions * Puerto Rican Police Quash Protest at State Capitol * Palestinian Children in Israeli-Run West Bank Areas Suffer Worst Conditions Than Gazans * Study: Media Stopped Calling Waterboarding "Torture" Following Its Disclosure as Routine U.S. Practice * ACLU Sues U.S. over No-Fly List * More Headlines… Michael Hastings of Rolling Stone on the Story that Brought Down Gen. McChrystal and Exposed Widening Disputes Behind the U.S. Debacle in Afghanistan In a rare extended interview, we speak to Michael Hastings, whose article in Rolling Stone magazine led to the firing of General Stanley McChrystal. Hastings’ piece quoted McChrystal and his aides making disparaging remarks about top administration officials, and exposed long-standing disagreements between civilian and military officials over the conduct of the war. The Senate confirmed General David Petraues as McChrystal’s replacement on Wednesday, one day after McChrystal announced his retirement from the military on Tuesday after a 34-year career. Rep. John Conyers and Out of Afghanistan Caucus Oppose Obama Admin’s $33B Escalation of Afghan War Democratic Rep. John Conyers, chair of the House Judiciary Committee and the co-chair of the Out of Afghanistan Caucus, joins us to discuss his opposition to the $33 billion earmarked for the escalation of the War in Afghanistan. Conyers and other anti-war lawmakers are holding a news conference today after the end of the bloodiest month for international troops in Afghanistan. Fmr. Marine, State Dept. Official Matthew Hoh is First U.S. Official to Resign Over Afghan War Last September Matthew Hoh became the first U.S. official known to resign in protest over the Afghan war. At the time of resignation he was serving as the senior U.S. civilian in Zabul province on the Pakistani border. In his resignation letter Hoh wrote: "I have lost understanding of and confidence in the strategic purposes of the United States’ presence in Afghanistan. I have doubts and reservations about our current strategy and planned future strategy, but my resignation is based not upon how we are pursuing this war, but why and to what end." |
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Democracy Now! television program for Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | |
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| Description | Headlines * Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan Vows to Be Impartial * Republicans Criticize Kagan’s Ties to Thurgood Marshall * Sen. Leahy: Kagan Is Well Within the Legal Mainstream * Court Strikes Down Chicago Handgun Ban * 1,000 Protest in Toronto Against Police Crackdown During G20 * FBI Arrests 11 Alleged Russian Spies * US Launches Major Offensive Near Afghan-Pakistan Border * 10 Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan * Bill Clinton Suggests Blowing Up BP Oil Well * Mexican Gubernatorial Candidate Assassinated * Ousted Honduran President Accuses US of Being Behind the 2009 Coup * Obama Admin Outlines Plan to Expand Wireless Spectrum * More Headlines… Jury Convicts Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge of Lying About Torture Decades after torture allegations were first leveled against former Chicago police commander Jon Burge, a federal jury has found him guilty of lying about torturing prisoners into making confessions. Burge has long been accused of overseeing the systematic torture of more than 100 African American men. Two years ago federal prosecutors finally brought charges against Burge—not for torture, but for lying about it. On Monday afternoon, after a five-week trial, Jon Burge was found guilty on all counts of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying about the abuse. He could face up to forty-five years in prison. John Pilger: There Is a War on Journalism It’s been a week since Rolling Stone published its article on General Stanley McChrystal that eventually led to him being fired by President Obama. Since the article came out, Rolling Stone and the reporter who broke the story, Michael Hastings, have come under attack in the mainstream media for violating the so-called "ground rules" of journalism. But the investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger says Hastings was simply doing what all true journalists need to do. As Congo Marks 50th Anniversary of Independence, Human Rights Abuses Rise in Congo and Neighboring Rwanda Tomorrow marks the fiftieth anniversary of Congolese independence from colonial Belgian rule. On June 30, 1960, the new prime minister of the independent Congolese government, Patrice Lumumba, declared an end to the slavery of colonialism and a new beginning for the country and the liberation of the entire continent of Africa. But today, jubilee independence celebrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are marred by ongoing violence and increasing political repression, in particular the recent murder of Congo’s leading human rights activist Floribert Chebeya. Meanwhile, repression is on the rise in neighboring Rwanda, as well, ahead of scheduled elections this August, which incumbent president Paul Kagame is widely expected to win. |
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| Public Date | 2010-07-08 19:43:41 |
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| Description | Headlines * Government Doubles Oil Spill Size Estimate * Obama Meets with Families of Deceased Rig Workers * BP Hires Firm Specializing in Reducing Cost of Claim Payments * Spill Forces Nation’s Oldest Oyster-Shucking Firm to Close * Senate Rejects Effort to Strip EPA of Power to Regulate Emissions * Report: Wealthy Nations Could Increase Emissions Under Climate Deal * Video Shows Israeli Commandos Executing Flotilla Passenger * Israel Urged to Join Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty * McChrystal: Violence and Casualties Will Rise in Afghanistan * Judge Orders Detention of Guantánamo Prisoner "Unlawful" * Pentagon Searches for Wikileaks Founder * Rep. Clyburn Calls for Probe of Bizarre SC Election Primaries * More Headlines… Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson on the Inside Story of How Obama Let the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Company Get Away with Murder An extensive new investigation into the Obama administration’s handling of the BP oil spill disaster reveals that it was government mismanagement, delays and absence of oversight that allowed the crisis to spiral out of control. In the article "The Spill, the Scandal, and the President," Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson writes, "Though George W. Bush paved the way for the catastrophe, it was Obama who gave BP the green light to drill." Dickinson explores how Interior Secretary Ken Salazar kept in place the oil industry-friendly environmental guidelines that Bush had implemented and ultimately let BP, an oil company with the worst safety record, to get away with murder. Mine Workers Union and Families Sue to Open Federal Probe into Deadly Massey Coal Mine Explosion Just a few weeks before the April 20th explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf, twenty-nine coal miners died after an explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Although the Mine Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation into the disaster, unlike the open federal investigation into the BP oil spill, the probe into Massey is taking place entirely behind closed doors. The United Mine Workers of America and families of victims killed in the West Virginia coal mine explosion recently filed suit in federal court to open up the federal investigation. We speak to journalist Jeff Biggers. [includes rush transcript] "Upside Down World Cup": Raj Patel on How South Africa Has Cracked Down on the Poor and the Shack Dwellers’ Movement Ahead of the World Cup As the 2010 World Cup opens in South Africa, Raj Patel looks at one of the most overlooked aspects of this year’s tournament: the ongoing struggle of tens of thousands of shack dwellers across the country. Over the past year, shack settlement leaders in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town have been chased from their homes by gangs, arrested, detained without hearing, and assaulted. As the World Cup begins, a shack dwellers’ movement known as Abahlali baseMjondolo is mounting what they call an "Upside Down World Cup" campaign to draw attention to their plight. |
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| Description | Headlines * UN Security Council Approves New Sanctions Against Iran * Turkey and Brazil Vote Against Iranian Sanctions * Iran Threatens to Reduce Ties to IAEA * 86 People Reported Sick in Louisiana and Alabama from Oil Spill * Activist Pours Fake Oil on Herself During Senate Hearing * BP Claims There Are No Underwater Oil Plumes * Obama Urges Israel to Loosen Blockade of Gaza * Israeli Document: Gaza Blockade a Form of "Economic Warfare" * Obama’s Intel Nominee Tied to False Iraq WMD Claim * Senate Democrats Scale Back Tax Increase on Wall Street * Syed Hashmi Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail * 12,000 Nurses in Minnesota Go On Strike * LA to Pay $500,000 to Journalists Beaten at May 2007 Protest * More Headlines… Mexican Teenager Shot Dead on Mexican Soil by US Border Agent US authorities have said fifteen-year-old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Güereca was part of a group of boys throwing rocks at Border Patrol agents who were trying to detain two people at the border crossing. But a cell-phone video obtained by the Spanish language network Univision shows otherwise. The grainy footage shows the Border Patrol agent detaining one man at gunpoint. While he has the man on the ground, he points his gun toward a second person on the Mexican side of the border. The video shows that person running away as the agent fires several shots. The video then shows a body next to a column under the bridge. We speak to Fernando Garcia, the director of the Border Network for Human Rights. EXCLUSIVE: New Video Smuggled Out from Mavi Marmara of Israel’s Deadly Assault on Gaza Aid Flotilla In a Democracy Now! exclusive, we bring you a sneak preview of previously unseen raw footage from the Mavi Marmara that will be formally released at a press conference at the United Nations later in the day. The footage shows the mood and the activities onboard the Mavi Marmara in the time leading up to the attack, and the immediate reaction of the passengers during the attack. We are joined by filmmaker and activist Iara Lee, one of the few Americans on the Mavi Marmara ship. Her equipment was confiscated, but she managed to smuggle out an hour’s worth of footage. Peace Activist Kathy Kelly on the Secret US War in Pakistan In Pakistan, where the undeclared US war continues to expand, armed fighters attacked a convoy carrying military vehicles for NATO forces in Afghanistan, torching fifty trucks, killing seven, and injuring another seven. Last week, a senior United Nations official formally asked the Obama administration to halt or scale back CIA drone strikes on alleged militant suspects in Pakistan. For a perspective on what US policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan looks like on the ground, we’re joined here in New York by longtime activist Kathy Kelly. She just returned from a trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where she met with those she describes as "the impoverished and war-weary." |
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| Description | Headlines * Scientist: Rate of Gulf Spill Expanding * Internal BP Probes: Neglect Could Lead to Accidents * Financial Commission Subpoenas Goldman Sachs * 10 Troops, Including 7 Americans, Killed in Afghanistan * Israel Rejects International Probe * Clinton: Honduras Should Be Readmitted to OAS * Attorney Peter Erlinder Denied Bail in Rwanda * Natural Gas Explosions in Texas and West Virginia * Fired Massey Coal Miner Files Whistleblower Complaint * "Lightening" of Faces on Arizona Mural Stirs Controversy * Iranian TV Airs Video Purportedly of Missing Scientist Veteran White House Reporter Helen Thomas Retires After Israel Remarks Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas has retired amid a firestorm of criticism over comments she made on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Widely known as “the dean of the White House press corps,” Thomas is the most senior White House correspondent and has covered every president since John F. Kennedy. In a brief video interview with the website RabbiLive.com, Thomas said her message to Israelis is to "get the hell out of Palestine." Thomas also suggested Israeli Jews should return to Poland, Germany or the United States. Thomas later issued a statement saying, "I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon." We speak to former Senator James Abourezk, the first Arab American in the Senate. Experiments in Torture: Medical Group Accuses CIA of Carrying Out Illegal Human Experimentation A new report from Physicians for Human Rights accuses the Bush administration of conducting illegal and unethical human experimentation and research on prisoners in CIA custody. The report details how doctors, psychologists and other professionals monitored the effects of sleep deprivation, waterboarding and other so-called "enhanced interrogation" techniques on more than a dozen prisoners. It charges that CIA doctors and other medical personnel turned the prisoners into research subjects and collected data in order to study and refine those techniques, but did so under the guise of trying to protect the health of the detainees. Pentagon Bars Four Reporters from Guantánamo We’re joined here in New York by Michelle Shephard, the national security reporter for the Toronto Star. She’s been following the story of the Canadian-born Omar Khadr since his arrest as a teenager in Afghanistan in 2002. She is the author of Guantánamo’s Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr. Michelle Shephard was among the four journalists who have recently been banned from covering military commissions in Guantánamo Bay for publishing the name of an interrogator involved in the case of Omar Khadr. The other journalists are Carol Rosenberg from the Miami Herald, the Globe and Mail’s Paul Koring, and Steven Edwards from Canwest News Service. Antiwar Democrat Marcy Winograd Challenges Rep. Jane Harman in California Primary Voters in twelve states head to the polls today. Ten states are holding primaries: California, Iowa, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia. There’s also a Senate runoff in Arkansas and a congressional runoff in north Georgia. Today we look at one race in particular: the congressional race in Southern California’s 36th District, where antiwar candidate, longtime activist and Progressive Democrat Marcy Winograd is challenging the eight-term incumbent Jane Harman, a conservative Blue Dog Democrat. Four years ago, Winograd challenged Harman and won more than 35 percent of the vote. |
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| Description | Headlines * MV Rachel Corrie Continues Aid Mission to Gaza * Thousands Mourn Turkish Victims of Flotilla Attack * Passenger: Israeli Troops Fired at Unarmed Passengers, Ignored SOS Calls * Israeli Military Retracts Claim Passengers "Al Qaeda Mercenaries" * BP Caps Well, Awaits Results * Scientists: Spill Could Extend Up Atlantic Ocean * Gov’t Could Be Underestimating Spill Size * BP Lobbyists Have Government Ties * Report: US Special Forces Deployed in 75 Countries * UN Rapporteur: Drones Attacks Undermine "International Accountability" * Bush: US Waterboarded Alleged 9/11 Mastermind * Study: Over 1,400 Financial Lobbyists Formerly Worked in Gov’t * Report: G8 Preparing to Drop Africa Aid Pledge * UN Calls for Probe into Death of DRC Human Rights Activist * More Headlines… As Obama Refuses to Condemn Flotilla Assault, Survivors Recount Shootings, Beatings Aboard Mavi Marmara While the Obama administration has refused to condemn the Israeli flotilla raid outright, survivors of the assault continue to challenge Israeli military claims that soldiers acted in self-defense after rappelling onto the lead vessel, the Mavi Marmara. We speak to two passengers who were aboard the ship: Kevin Neish of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid and Kevin Ovenden of Viva Palestina. 43 Years After Surviving Israeli Attack on USS Liberty, US Veteran Joe Meadors Seized by Israeli Forces on Gaza Aid Flotilla Joe Meadors was on one of the other Free Gaza boats that was seized early Monday morning. For Meadors, this marks the second time he has been aboard a ship attacked by Israeli forces in international waters. In 1967, Meadors was a signalman aboard the USS Liberty, a US Navy electronic intelligence-gathering ship that was attacked by Israeli planes and torpedo boats in 1967. Thirty-four Americans were killed and more than 170 were wounded in the attack. Nearly 5 Years After Katrina, African American Fishing Community in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish Faces New Struggle in Oil Spill Devastation and BP Obstruction Democracy Now!’s Anjali Kamat visits the town of Phoenix, Louisiana on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish, an area that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She speaks to Reverend Tyronne Edwards, a pastor and longtime community activist who spearheaded efforts to rebuild the largely African American fishing community after Katrina. In the aftermath of the BP oil spill disaster, Rev. Edwards is at the forefront of getting Washington, DC to pay attention to the needs of his community, whom he calls the "forgotten people" of Plaquemines Parish. Family Members Fear for Life of Jailed US Attorney Peter Erlinder in Rwanda The US State Department is calling on the Rwandan government to release attorney Peter Erlinder, the past president of the National Lawyers Guild. Erlinder has been imprisoned for the past week after being charged with denying the Rwandan genocide. The Rwandan government has been accused of using laws barring genocide denial to silence opposition critics. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Monday, May 31, 2010 |
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| Description | Headlines * BP Oil Spill Surpasses Exxon Valdez as Worst in US History * "Top Kill" Effort Renews After Lengthy Delay * New Oil Plume Discovered in Gulf * Obama Extends Drilling Moratorium, Defends Response * Reports: MMS Head Forced to Resign * Energy Secretary Chu Tied to BP * House Approves Repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" * Senate Approves War Funding, Rejects Timetable for Afghan Withdrawal * Israel Readies Prison for Passengers Aboard Free Gaza Aid Flotilla * Israel Charges 2 Leading Palestinian Activists with Espionage * Senior UN Official to Call for End to CIA Drone Strikes * Admin Asserts "Right to Act Unilaterally" in 1st National Security Strategy * Navajo Activists Protest Uranium Mining Plans * Berenson Freed on Parole in Peru BP Oil Spill Confirmed as Worst in US History; Environmental Groups Challenge Continued Oil Operations in Gulf Excluded from New Moratorium Although President Obama has extended the moratorium on new deepwater drilling permits for six months and halted operations at thirty-three deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico, some oil rigs are continuing their operations. The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit to halt forty-nine offshore drilling plans in the Gulf of Mexico that were approved without full environmental review. Meanwhile, the group Food & Water Watch is leading an effort to shut down the Atlantis, another BP oil rig in the Gulf. The group warns an oil spill from the Atlantis could be many times larger than the current spill and even harder to stop. Rep. Raul Grijalva: New Deployment of National Guard to US-Mexico Border Is Election-Year "Political Symbolism" President Obama has defended his plans to further militarize the US border with Mexico. On Tuesday, Obama said he would deploy an additional 1,200 National Guard troops to the southern border and ask Congress for an extra $500 million for border security. We get reaction from Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who says border militarization advocates are trying to avoid comprehensive immigration reform. Chevron Has 5 Activists Arrested and Bars Entry to Global Victims of Its Practices at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Chevron has had five protesters arrested at its annual shareholders meeting in Houston and refused to allow another two dozen people from Chevron-affected countries around the world, like Nigeria, Ecuador and Burma. Those denied entry held legal shareholder proxies. The True Cost of Chevron Network says it organized the protest to call attention to Chevron’s human rights and environmental record. We speak to Antonia Juhasz, director of the Chevron Program at Global Exchange, who spent the night in jail after her arrest; and Emem Okon, an activist from Nigeria and the founder and executive director of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center in the Niger Delta. Critics: Rising Jamaican Death Toll Rooted in So-Called "War on Drugs" Jamaica’s death toll continues to rise in the search for alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, wanted by the United States. Jamaican police have confirmed that seventy-three people, the vast majority civilians, have been killed in clashes between security forces and Coke’s armed supporters. Rights groups are raising questions about possible unlawful killings by security forces. We speak to Carolyn Gomes of the Kingston-based group Jamaicans for Justice and professor and author Benjamin Bowling, who writes that "the chaos in Kingston is symptomatic of the failure of US-led cocaine prohibition." [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * BP Begins "Top Kill" Attempt to Plug Oil Leak * Expert: Continued Leak Would Mark "Disaster Unseen by Humanity" * Admin Suspends Arctic Drilling, New Oil Leases * Dems Reduce Jobless Benefits Package * Admin, Dems Prep Education Aid as 100,000 Teachers Face Layoffs * Police Chiefs: Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law Increases Crime * 5 Protesters Arrested at Chevron Annual Meeting * Aid Flotilla Approaching Gaza; Israel Vows to Block Ships * Berenson Release Expected Today * Peruvian Indigenous Leader Arrested Following Return from Asylum Coast Guard Grounds Ships Involved in Spill Cleanup After 7 Fall Ill; BP Reportedly Preventing Fishermen from Wearing Respirators At least seven fishermen involved in the cleanup of the BP oil spill were hospitalized on Wednesday after reporting nausea, dizziness, headaches and chest pains. The fishermen were likely exposed to both the leaked oil and chemical dispersants. As a precautionary measure, the Coast Guard has ordered all 125 commercial ships helping with the cleanup to return to land. For weeks, cleanup crews hired by BP have been reporting health issues, but their complaints have largely been ignored. We speak to Clint Guidry, president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, and Albert Huang, an environmental justice attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. Renowned Marine Biologist Carl Safina on the BP Oil Spill’s Ecological Impact on the Gulf Coast and Worldwide As we continue our discussion on the BP oil spill, we turn to its long-term ecological impact. Carl Safina, the founding president of Blue Ocean Institute, warns the ecological fallout from the spill may be felt across much of the world. Historian Bruce Cumings: US Stance on Korea Ignores Tensions Rooted in 65-Year-Old Conflict; North Korea Sinking Could Be Response to November ’09 South Korea Attack Tensions continue to rise on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea’s alleged sinking of a South Korean warship two months ago. North Korea has said it will sever all ties with South Korea and repeal a non-aggression agreement between the two countries. South Korea, meanwhile, has announced a stop to most trade with North Korea and is seeking action against Pyongyang at the United Nations Security Council. The South Korean navy is reported to be conducting a major anti-submarine drill. We speak to University of Chicago historian Bruce Cumings, author of several books on Korea. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-06-26 20:13:41 |
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| Description | Headlines * BP Admits "Fundamental Mistake" Before Oil Rig Explosion * Obama Expands Militarization of US-Mexico Border * North Korea Cuts Ties with South Korea Following Sinking Allegation * Jailed US Activist Lori Berenson Paroled in Peru * Around 30 Killed in Jamaica Clashes * 15 Wounded in Israeli Attack on Gaza Strip * Admin Backs Vatican Immunity in Sexual Abuse Suit * Fmr. FBI Linguist Sentenced for Leaking Classified Documents * More Headlines… BPA? As BP Says No To The EPA, Who Is In Charge of the Oil Cleanup? The oil giant BP has admitted it proceeded with work on the underwater oil well in the Gulf of Mexico shortly before last month’s explosion despite warning signs of a major problem. Dogged by delays, BP faces a pivotal day today as it attempts a so-called "top kill" maneuver to choke off the gushing oil by pumping heavy drilling mud and cement into the mile-deep well. The procedure risks making the leak worse. A weak spot in the device could blow under the pressure, causing a brand new leak. We speak to Abrahm Lustgarten, a reporter for the investigative news website ProPublica who has reported on BP for many years. [includes rush transcript] BP Played Central Role in Botched Containment of 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster The BP oil spill is the worst to hit the United States since the Exxon Valdez disaster of 1989. The devastation in the Gulf Coast has renewed attention on BP’s key role in the botched containment of Exxon Valdez. We speak to Zygmunt Plater, an environmental law professor at Boston College who headed the legal team for the state-appointed Alaska Oil Spill Commission that investigated the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. [includes rush transcript] Disasters in Gulf Coast, West Virginia Spur Calls for Criminal Prosecutions of Corporate Execs From the Gulf of Mexico to the Massey mine of West Virginia, scores of workers have died. We speak to Corporate Crime Reporter editor Russell Mokhiber, who says corporate executives should be held criminally accountable for the disasters under their watch. Mokhber is involved with a group of citizen activists who have just launched a campaign calling on the state of West Virginia to prosecute Massey Energy for manslaughter in connection with the April 5th explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine that claimed the lives of twenty-nine coal miners. [includes rush transcript] After Over 14 Years in Peruvian Prison, Jailed US Activist Lori Berenson Ordered Freed on Parole The jailed American activist Lori Berenson has been ordered freed on parole in Peru. Berenson has spent over fourteen years in prison after hooded Peruvian military judges convicted her of collaborating with the rebel group MRTA. She has consistently maintained her innocence. We speak to Lori’s father, Mark Berenson. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-06-22 20:10:26 |
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| Description | Headlines * Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill * BP Admits Oil Spill Is Larger Than Prior Estimates * Blair Resigns as National Intelligence Director * Jobless Benefit Claims Increase * Jailed US Hikers Reunite with Mothers in First Public Appearance Since Arrests * Calderón Urges US to Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban * US Probes Killings of Afghan Civilians * Palestinians Continue Boycott of Israeli Settlement Goods * South Korea Accuses North Korea of Torpedoing Warship * Cuban Musician Silvio Rodriguez Granted US Visa * More Headlines… * Souderweb Audio from 1998: Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) Hangs Up on Amy Goodman When Asked If He Has Ever Had an Affair Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) resigned his House seat today after acknowledging he had an affair with a female staffer earlier this week. Long an advocate for "family values," Souder called for former President Bill Clinton to resign over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. On Sept. 17, 1998, during the Clinton impeachment scandal, Democracy Now! invited Rep. Souder and Rep. Bill McCollum (R-FL) to discuss by phone a recent House vote on combating drugs. In the spirit of the times, Amy Goodman asked both men if they have ever had extramarital affairs. McCollum said, "I am—I am not, and I’m not, at this present time, involved in anything whatsoever, have not been." When Souder was asked, he hung up the phone. [includes rush transcript] Senate Passes Sweeping Financial Reform Bill; Lobbying Frenzy Expected as Measure Moves to Committee The Senate has passed a sweeping reform of financial regulation that’s been described as the biggest overhaul of financial rules since the 1930s. The 59-to-39 vote came largely on party lines. Two Democratic senators, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Maria Cantwell of Washington, voted against the bill, saying it does not go far enough in preventing another economic meltdown. Four Republicans also broke party ranks to support the measure. [includes rush transcript] GOP Senate Nominee Rand Paul of Kentucky Faces Firestorm After Suggesting Opposition to Civil Rights Act Rand Paul, the Republican Senate nominee from Kentucky, is scrambling to tamp down a growing firestorm over comments he made suggesting he does not favor portions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. We’re joined by North Carolina State University professor Blair Kelley, author of Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson, and Mike Ervin, a freelance journalist and a longtime activist with the disability rights groups ADAPT. We’re also joined by blogger Joe Sonka, who broke the story on a racist MySpace post that led to the resignation of Rand Paul’s former communications director, Christopher Hightower. [includes rush transcript] BP Acknowledges Oil Spill Is Larger Than Previous Estimates The British oil company BP has been forced to admit the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is far larger than the company initially said. On Thursday, BP said it’s now capturing 5,000 barrels of oil a day from the leaking pipe—the same amount it had previously said was leaking every day. BP has declined to estimate how much oil is still escaping, but scientists say BP is siphoning just a fraction of the total leak. Independent scientists say the leak could be as large as 95,000 barrels of oil per day. We speak to Alaskan marine biologist Rick Steiner, who has been spending time in the Gulf region. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * Tar Balls in Florida Keys, Oil Plumes Raise Fears of Wider Spill * MMS Official Steps Down * 5 US Troops Among 18 Killed in Afghan Bombing * Supreme Court Issues Rulings on Teen Sentencing, Jailing Sex Offenders * US Downplays Iran Deal, Vows Continued Sanctions Effort * Study: Pentagon Falsely Claimed Missile System Success * Attorney: Video Contradicts Police Claim in Home Raid Killing of 7-Year-Old * Staffers at Rhode Island Public School to Keep Jobs * Civil Rights Groups File Suit over Arizona Immigration Law * 3 Undocumented Immigrants Risk Deportation in Protest for DREAM Act * Barred by Israel, Chomsky to Deliver West Bank Lecture by Video Feed * Following Boycott Calls, Elvis Costello Cancels Israel Concerts * Mothers of Jailed US Hikers Head to Iran * Report: Blumenthal Falsely Claimed to Have Served in Vietnam On "Mini-Super Tuesday," 3 Senate Primaries Could Mark Bellwether for Midterm Elections It’s Mini-Super Tuesday, the biggest primary day of the 2010 election cycle. All eyes are on three key Senate primaries: Democratic incumbent Arlen Specter vs. Congress member Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania; two-term Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln vs. Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter in Arkansas; and on the Republican side, Secretary of State Trey Grayson vs. political newcomer Rand Paul in Kentucky. We speak to leading pollster Nate Silver of the polling analyst site FiveThirtyEight.com. [includes rush transcript] Debating the Crisis in Thailand: Is Red Shirt Movement a Genuine Grassroots Struggle, or Front for Ousted Ex-PM, Billionaire Tycoon? In Thailand, the government has rejected an offer by anti-government protesters to enter talks after a bloody week in Bangkok that has left at least thirty-eight protesters dead. Some fear the standoff could lead to an undeclared civil war. The protesters are mostly rural and urban poor who are part of a group called the UDD, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, more commonly known as the Red Shirts. We host a debate between Giles Ji Ungpakorn, a Thai dissident living in exile in Britain who supports the Red Shirt movement; and Philip Cunningham, a freelance journalist who has covered Asia for over twenty years. [includes rush transcript] Yo Soy El Army: US Military Targets Latinos with Extensive Recruitment Campaign In addition to the racial profiling encouraged by Arizona’s controversial anti-immigrant law, the Hispanic community in this country is the target of a different kind of profiling, as well: the military’s targeting of Latino recruits. We get a report from independent media activist and community organizer Marco Amador of Producciones Cimarrón and the Center for Community Communications and the Big Noise media collective. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * Iran-Turkey Nuclear Fuel Deal Reached * 35 Die in Thailand in Bangkok Clashes * Large Oil Plumes Found in Gulf of Mexico * Obama Calls Testimony of Oil Execs "A Ridiculous Spectacle" * Israel Blocks Noam Chomsky from Entering West Bank * Military Running Private Spy Network in Afghanistan and Pakistan * Detroit Police Kill 7-Year-Old Girl in Her Own Home * Euro Hits Four-Year Low * Spanish Judge Garzón Suspended over Franco Probe * Report Blames Sri Lankan Military on Mass Slaughter * Episcopal Church Ordains Lesbian Bishop * Massey Energy Facing Criminal Probe * First Arab American Wins Miss USA 2010 Pageant * More Headlines… Denied Entry: Israel Blocks Noam Chomsky from Entering West Bank to Deliver Speech On Sunday afternoon, Noam Chomsky was stopped by Israeli border guards at the Allenby Bridge border crossing from Jordan. After over three hours of questioning, Chomsky’s passport was stamped with "Denied Entry." He was scheduled to deliver a lecture at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah and was scheduled to meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. No reason was initially given for the decision, but the Interior Ministry later told Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz that officials were now trying to get clearance from the Israel Defense Forces. Noam Chomsky joins us now from Amman, Jordan. [includes rush transcript] Afghans Protest Deadly Nighttime Raid: "If the Americans Do This Again, We Are Ready to Shed Our Blood Fighting Them" Mourners continued to gather on Saturday in the small farming village of Koshkaky, in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, where an early Friday morning raid by US and Afghan Special Forces left eight people dead. The military issued a statement saying that their forces came under attack, and in the firefight a Taliban subcommander and seven militants were killed. They reported that no civilians were harmed. But residents here tell a different story. Independent journalist Rick Rowley of Big Noise Films was at the scene and filed this report. [includes rush transcript] Student Strike at University of Puerto Rico Enters 28th Day In Puerto Rico, an ongoing strike by students at the University of Puerto Rico is coming to a head. Riot police have surrounded the main gates of the university’s main campus and are trying to break the strike by denying food and water to students who have occupied the campus inside. The strike began nearly four weeks ago in response to budget cuts at the university of more than $100 million. On Thursday, a mass assembly of more than 3,000 students voted overwhelmingly to continue the strike. The next day, riot police seized control of the main campus gates. We go now to Puerto Rico, inside the occupied campus at the university. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * Obama: Elena Kagan Is One of Nation’s “Foremost Legal Minds” * Report: Kagan Backed Ban on Late-Term Abortions * Kagan’s Record on Diversity at Harvard Scrutinized * Patches of Oil Wash Ashore in Louisiana * BP Resumes Using Chemical Dispersants in Gulf * 119 Die as Bombs Hit 10 Iraqi Cities * Red Cross: US Is Running Secret Prison at Bagram * 14 Die in US Drone Strike in Pakistan * Palestinians: Expansion of Israeli Settlements Jeopardize Peace Talks * Iran Issues Visas to Mothers of Detained US Hikers * Bolivian Workers Begin Strike * Hip-Hop Group Cypress Hill Cancels Arizona Concert * More Headlines… * Tariq-ali Tariq Ali on Britain’s Political Deadlock, Gordon Brown’s Resignation and Pakistan’s Role in the Times Square Bombing Attempt In Britain, the unfolding political drama following last week’s inconclusive elections has taken a new twist. On Monday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to resign as head of the Labor Party later this year. He announced the opening of formal negotiations with the rival Liberal Democrats to form a progressive alliance and block the Conservative Party from retaking power. The Conservatives, led by David Cameron, won most seats in Parliament in last week’s elections but fell short of a majority. We speak with longtime political commentator and writer Tariq Ali in London. [includes rush transcript] * Greece-banknotes "The People of Greece Are Fighting for the Whole of Europe": Tariq Ali and Mark Weisbrot Discuss Greece’s Economic Crisis and Popular Uprising The European Union and the International Monetary Fund have approved a nearly $1 trillion package to stop Greece’s debt crisis from spilling beyond its borders into the rest of the eurozone. Stocks surged in Europe, Asia and the United States Monday after EU leaders agreed to a $960 billion package to contain Greece’s financial troubles. Meanwhile, the austerity measures demanded by the IMF and the European Union as a condition of their loan are continuing to exact their toll. Greece’s two main unions have continued to hold protests against the reforms. In a statement, one of the unions said, "The crisis should be paid by...all those who looted public finances." Last week nearly 100,000 people participated in a mass demonstration and a twenty-four-hour general strike against the austerity measures. [includes rush transcript] * Stormyweather Pioneering African American Actress, Singer and Civil Rights Activist Lena Horne, 92, Dies Lena Horne enjoyed a six-decade singing career on stage, television and in film. She was the first black woman to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio. She helped break racial boundaries by acting alongside white entertainers, but she was segregated on screen so producers could clip out her singing when the movies ran in the South. In the 1950s, she was blacklisted in part because of her friendship with Paul Robeson and W.E.B. Du Bois. In 1963, Lena Horne took part in the March on Washington alongside Harry Belafonte and Dick Gregory and was part of a group, which included authors James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry, that met with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to urge a more active approach to desegregation. We air a rare 1966 interview with Lena Horne from the Pacifica Radio Archives and speak to her biographer, James Gavin. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Today's Headlines: * BP Oil Slick Reaches La. Shores * U.S. Imposes 3-Week Freeze on New Offshore Drilling Permits * Labor, Civil Rights Groups Urge Arizona Boycott * Senate Defeats Amendment to Break Up Banks * Study: Americans “Bombarded” With Cancer Causes * Pentagon Bans 4 Reporters from Gitmo Trials * Fmr. Guatemalan Soldier Involved in 1982 Massacre Arrested in Florida * Greek Lawmakers Approve New Austerity Measures * Burmese Opposition Party Dissolves * 2 Palestinian Civil Rights Activists Jailed * Biden Urges EU to Provide Passenger, Financial Data * Filmmaker Ordered to Hand Ecuador Footage to Chevron * Ohio Police Raid Home of Foreclosure Activist Juan Gonzalez: Big Banks Making a Bundle On New Construction as Schools Bear the Cost “Wealthy investors and major banks have been making windfall profits by using a little-known federal tax break to finance new charter-school construction,” Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez write in the New York Daily News. “The program, the New Markets Tax Credit, is so lucrative that a lender who uses it can almost double his money in seven years.” [Includes rush transcript] Government Exempted BP from Environmental Review Newly-released documents show government regulators exempted BP from a comprehensive environmental review of the project that resulted in the spill. The Minerals Management Service granted BP a “categorical exclusion” from a full review before approving the project just over a year ago. We speak with Kieran Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity. [Includes rush transcript] Lieberman, Brown Proposal to Strip Terror Suspects of U.S. Citizenship is “Constitutional Buffoonery,” Says Attorney Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts introduced a measure Thursday to strip Americans charged with terrorism of their U.S. citizenship. We speak with Shayana Kadidal, senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who says the proposal is “constitutional buffoonery.” [Includes rush transcript] “Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps” It’s mother’s day on Sunday. We pay tribute to mom’s everywhere with award-winning radio producer Dave Isay, editor of the new book, “Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps.” Isay is the founder of StoryCorps, one of the largest oral history projects in US history. [Includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * Arrest Made in Attempted NYC Car Bombing * BP Attempts to Stop Gulf Oil Leak * 1990 Law Could Cap BP’s Payout of Economic Damages at $75M * Obama on April 2: “Oil Rigs Today Generally Don’t Cause Spills” * Report: FCC Plans to Keep Broadband Deregulated * Pentagon: 5,113 Nuclear Warheads in US Arsenal * US to Send 850 Military Trainers to Afghanistan * Labor Protests in Egypt Call for Minimum Wage Increase * Judge Releases Nine Members of Christian Militia * Baseball Star Threatens Boycott over Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law * Supreme Court: Family Can’t Sue over Detainee’s Death * More Headlines… * Barbariansqt EXCLUSIVE...Secret Recording of Erik Prince Reveals Previously Undisclosed Blackwater Ops Investigative journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill obtains a rare audio recording of a recent private speech delivered by Erik Prince, the owner of Blackwater, to a friendly audience in January. The speech, which Prince attempted to keep from public consumption, provides a stunning glimpse into his views and future plans and reveals details of previously undisclosed activities of Blackwater. In a Democracy Now! exclusive broadcast, we play excerpts of the recording and speak with Scahill about the revelations. [includes rush transcript] * Greece-fistraised Protests in Greece in Response to Severe Austerity Measures in EU, IMF Bailout The European Union and International Monetary Fund have agreed to a $146 billion bailout after Athens committed itself to years of austerity measures. Greek government workers plan to disrupt flights and shut down hospitals and schools as protests escalate after 30 billion euros of additional wage cuts and tax increases were unveiled. [includes rush transcript] * Kent-state On 40th Anniversary of Kent State Shootings, Truth Tribunal Seeks Answers Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the Kent State shootings. On May 4th, 1970, National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an antiwar rally at Kent State University in Ohio. The Guardsmen fired off at least sixty-seven shots in roughly thirteen seconds. Four students were killed and nine others wounded. We hear from some of the survivors, and we speak with Laurel Krause, the sister of Allison Krause, one of the four students killed, who is directing the Kent State Truth Tribunal. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Today's Headlines: * May Day Rallies Held To Protest Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law * Major League Baseball Union Urges Arizona to Repeal Law * Halliburton’s Role in Oil Rig Explosion Probed * EU and IMF Agree to $146 Billion Bailout of Greece * Pakistani Man Convicted For Role in 2008 Mumbai Attacks * New York Investigate Failed Times Square Car Bombing * Civilian Casualties Soar in Afghanistan * Student Strike Shuts Down University of Puerto Rico * Anesthesiologists Face Censure For Participating in Executions * Maoists In Nepal Launch General Strike * Bill Moyers Signs Off From PBS Show * More Headlines… BP Oil Spill Worsens With No Solution in Sight, 210,000 Gallons a Day Spew into Gulf of Mexico Federal authorities have banned commercial and recreational fishing in a large stretch of water in the Gulf of Mexico due to the massive oil spill caused by a BP-operated rig that exploded nearly two weeks ago. An estimated 210,000 gallons of oil a day is pouring into the Gulf in what might turn out to be the worst industrial environmental disaster in U.S. history. We speak with Riki Ott, a marine toxicologist and a former commercial salmon fisherma’am from Alaska who experienced firsthand the devastating effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. [Includes rush transcript] Chilean Author Isabel Allende on Her New Novel “Island Beneath the Sea,” From the Slave Uprising in Haiti to 19th Century New Orleans Renowned Chilean novelist Isabel Allende joins us in our studio to talk about her new book, “Island Beneath the Sea”–her first novel in four years. The story takes readers back 200 years in time to the slave uprising that led to the creation of the world’s first independent Black republic–Haiti. Allende also discusses the new Arizona immigration law, the new Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, the earthquake in Chile and the rise of leftists leaders in Latin America. [Includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * BP Oil Spill Hits Louisiana Coastline * Thousands Gather for March on Wall St. * Goldman Sachs Faces Criminal Probe * Protests, Lawsuits Challenge Arizona Immigration Law * Pentagon: Afghan Violence Up Nearly 90% * UN Closes Kandahar Mission * Gitmo Prisoner Skips Evidentiary Hearing * House Approves Puerto Rico Referendum * 4 Prisoners in Holy Land Case Moved to Secretive, Restrictive CMUs * More Headlines… "You Got Bailed Out, We Got Sold Out"–Thousands Protest on Wall Street Thousands of people turned out for a protest on Wall Street Thursday to denounce the taxpayer-funded bailout and the role of large financial firms in the nation’s economic crisis. A coalition of union and community groups organized the march as the Senate opened debate on a measure to overhaul financial regulation. [includes rush transcript] Spewing 5,000 Barrels of Oil a Day, BP Spill Hits Louisiana Coastline The massive BP oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the Louisiana coastline as fears grow of a worse disaster than the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. 5,000 barrels of oil a day continue to spew into the water beneath the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded and sank last week. President Obama said BP is ultimately responsible for funding the response and cleanup operations, but vowed to increase federal involvement. [includes rush transcript] Paramilitaries Kill Two Human Rights Activists in Oaxaca In Mexico, two human rights activists have been shot dead in the state of Oaxaca. The victims have been identified as Beatriz Cariño, director of the Mexican human rights group CACTUS, and Jyri Antero Jaakkola, a human rights observer from Finland. They were traveling as part of a convoy attempting to deliver aid to a town that’s been targeted by paramilitary blockades since the 2006 uprising against Governor Ulises Ruiz. [includes rush transcript] Dorothy Height (1912-2010): Civil Rights Leader Remembered for Lifelong Activism President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, along with hundreds of mourners, packed into the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday to attend the funeral of civil rights and women’s rights leader Dorothy Height. She died last week at the age of ninety-eight. We speak with Stanford University professor Clayborne Carson. [includes rush transcript] UC Berkeley Student Senate Fails to Override Veto of Israel Divestment Measure The student senate at the University of California, Berkeley, has failed to override a veto of a bill calling on campus officials to divest from companies that supply weapons that Israel uses in its occupation of the Palestinian territories. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * GOP Blocks Advance of Financial Reform Bill * Goldman Faces New Allegations Ahead of Senate Testimony * US Extradites Noriega to France * Abbas Signs Order Barring Palestinians from Working in Israeli Settlements * Calderón Denounces Arizona Immigration Law * Study Claims Chernobyl Disaster Killed Nearly 1 Million * Oil Spill Grows in Gulf of Mexico * Terror Trial Begins for Jailed US Citizen Held in Lengthy Solitary Confinement * Appeals Court Upholds Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit * James-cameron "Avatar" Director James Cameron Follows Box Office Success with Advocacy for Indigenous Struggles On the heels of his record-setting Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, the film director James Cameron is taking on a new role as an activist, allying himself with indigenous struggles he says mirror the plot of his film. In Avatar, an indigenous species called the Na’vi resists the private military force of a powerful corporation bent on exploiting their planet’s valuable minerals. Democracy Now! producer Aaron Maté caught up with James Cameron to discuss Avatar, Cameron’s opposition to the Belo Monte in Brazil, last week’s peoples’ climate summit in Bolivia, and his reaction to seeing Avatar embraced by indigenous people worldwide, from the Amazon to the Occupied Territories. John Ross on "El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City" Independent reporter, activist and poet John Ross has been covering social movements in Mexico and Latin America for nearly fifty years. He is the author of ten books; his latest is El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City. Ross moved to Mexico City in the aftermath of the massive 8.1-magnitude earthquake in 1985 and has lived there ever since. Rep. Grijalva Calls for Federal Non-Cooperation with Controversial AZ Immigration Bill Outrage is growing over the passage of a controversial new measure in Arizona that forces police officers to determine the immigration status of someone they suspect of being an undocumented immigrant. We speak with Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), who is urging federal non-cooperation with the new law and is calling for a targeted economic boycott of Arizona. We also speak with Sunita Patel, an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is filing a lawsuit demanding records related to ICE’s little known "Secure Communities" program. |
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| Description | Headlines * Rescue Effort Ends, Oil Leaking into Gulf * Arizona Governor Signs Immigrant Crackdown Bill * Graham Drops Support for Climate Bill * Thousands Hold Earth Day Rally in DC * Obama Honors Victims of W. Va. Mine Blast * 72 Killed in Iraq Bombings * 3 Afghan Civilians Reportedly Killed in US Raid * Clashes Follow Israeli Settler March in Palestinian Neighborhood * Israeli Troops Shoot Protesters in Gaza * 90,000 Japanese Protest US Base on Okinawa * Rallies Held Worldwide for Spanish Human Rights Judge * Dems to Hold Cloture Vote on Financial Reform Bill * Goldman Sachs Execs Bragged of Profiting from Housing Crash * 12 Killed in Southern Tornadoes * Jailed US Hikers in Poor Health in Iran * More Headlines… "The United Nations Is Beyond Reform...It Has to Be Reinvented"–Fmr. UN General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto One of the higher-profile participants at the Cochabamba climate conference was the former president of the United Nations General Assembly, Father Miguel d’Escoto. A Roman Catholic priest from Nicaragua, d’Escoto served as foreign minister in Daniel Ortega’s government from 1979 to 1990. He joins us to talk about the failures of the UN, the importance of the Bolivia climate summit, why Latin America doesn’t need the United States, and much more. Radio Gente: Cochabamba Radio Station Airs Democracy Now! in Spanish We pay a visit to Radio Gente 94.7 FM, the Cochabamba radio station that airs Democracy Now! in Spanish. Democracy Now! broadcasts on more than 250 stations across Latin America. |
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| Description | Headlines * Environmental Disaster Feared as La. Rig Sinks; 11 Missing Feared Dead * Inspection Found "Reckless Disregard" for Worker Safety at Massey Mine * Obama Urges Wall St. to Back Financial Reform * Greece Requests $56B EU/IMF Rescue * Vatican Sued for Alleged Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse * US Envoy Meets Israeli, Palestinian Leaders * Appeals Court Overturns Marine Conviction in 2006 Iraq Murder * US Proposes Sustainable Farming Fund * Pentagon Withdraws Invitation to Evangelist over Islam Remarks * More Headlines… Bolivian President Evo Morales on President Obama: "I Can’t Believe a Black President Can Hold So Much Vengeance Against an Indian President" As the World Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change in Cochabamba closes, we speak to Bolivian President Evo Morales about the US decision to cut off climate aid to Bolivia; narcotrafficking; the tenth anniversary of the Water Wars in Cochabamba; the protest at the San Cristóbal silver mine; and the contradiction between promoting the environment and extractive industries—oil/natural gas exploration, mining. On Thursday organizers of the peoples’ summit released an Agreement of the Peoples based on working group meetings. Key proposals include the establishment of an international tribunal to prosecute polluters, passage of a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth, protection for climate migrants, and the full recognition of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. |
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| Description | Headlines * 11 Missing in Oil Rig Explosion off La. Coast * Senate Panel Advances Derivatives Regulation * Obama: Abortion Rights a Factor in Court Pick, But Not a "Litmus Test" * European Flights Resume Following Ash Closures * Pentagon: Iran Attack Not "Off the Table" * Trial Begins in Beating of Iraqi Prisoner * US to Withdraw Troops from Haiti * Israel Again Rejects Call for East Jerusalem Settlement Freeze * DC Council Abandons Incentives for Military Firm * Appeals Court Suspends Ruling Blocking ACORN Funding * Students Arrested Protesting Arizona Immigration Bill * Earthhour2_web New Senate Climate Bill Is "Slap in the Face to Everything that Earth Day Stands For" Today is the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day. In the years following the first Earth Day, the Nixon administration passed a series of major environmental legislation, including the Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. On Monday, Senators John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham plan to introduce a climate bill that will eliminate the EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. We speak with Daphne Wysham, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. [includes rush transcript] * Millan_web Mesa 18: Dissident Groups Host Alternative Meeting Outside World Peoples’ Climate Summit A few blocks from the main entrance to the university where the peoples’ climate summit is taking place, hundreds of Bolivian and Latin American environmentalists have been crowding into a single hall to participate in discussions that they say were too controversial for the actual summit. Dubbed "mesa 18," or "working group 18," the discussions were focused on the environmental destruction inside Bolivia caused by development projects, mining, and oil and gas exploration promoted by the Morales government. On Wednesday afternoon, Anjali Kamat spoke to Moira Millán, an indigenous Mapuche activist from southern Argentina. [includes rush transcript] * Salinas_web Ex-Leader of Bolivia Peasant Workers near San Cristóbal Mine Says Company Lied About Water Pollution, Demands Pay for Vast Water Usage The Regional Federation of Peasant Workers of the South Altiplano (FRUCTAS) is a grassroots organization of community members from Nor Lípez province of the central Potosí region of Bolivia. They are in the midst of a struggle against the Japanese trading giant Sumitomo Corporation, which owns the massive San Cristóbal mine. We speak with Francisco Quisbert Salinas, the ex-leader of FRUCTAS. [includes rush transcript] * Barlow_web From Melting Glaciers to Structural Adjustment: Maude Barlow on the Need for Water Justice In the Andean highlands of South America, climate change isn’t just an abstract threat. In Bolivia, glaciers are melting at what experts say is an alarming rate as a result of rising global temperatures. We speak with Maude Barlow, head of the Council of Canadians, about the melting glaciers, climate change and water. [includes rush transcript] * Mother_earth2_web Bolivia Climate Conference Moves to Establish Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth One of the key initiatives of the climate conference in Bolivia is to come out with a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. We speak with South African environmental lawyer Cormac Cullinan, the co-president of the Rights of Mother Earth Working Group at the summit. He arrived at the climate change conference with a draft Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth that formed the basis of the discussion. [includes rush transcript] * Madidi_web Bolivian Conservationist Calls for Preservation of Madidi Region, One of the Most Biodiverse Areas of World As Bolivian President Evo Morales is being celebrated internationally for hosting the World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and Rights of Mother Earth, some Bolivian environmentalists and conservationists have questioned Morales’ domestic policies. In northern Bolivia, Morales has supported oil exploration and other development inside the Madidi National Park. The region is considered one of the most biodiverse areas on earth. On Thursday, I spoke with Rosa María Ruiz, who has worked in the Madidi region for decades and led efforts for the region to be protected. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Description | Headlines * Admin Promotes Overhaul of Financial Regulation * US Foreclosures Break Monthly Record * Watchdog: Gov’t Program Failing to Rescue Struggling Homeowners * JPMorgan Chase Posts $3.3B Quarterly Profit * As Contractors Outnumber Soldiers in Afghanistan, Deaths Grow * Lawmakers Introduce Measure for Afghan Withdrawal * McCain: "Pull the Trigger" on Iran Sanctions * Israel Rejects Call to Sign NPT * West Bank Mosque Vandalized * Brazilian Court Delays Bidding on Belo Monte Dam * Gates Visits Latin American Military Allies * Colombians File Class-Action Suit Against Chiquita * W. Va. Gov Orders Mine Inspections * Holder: No Decision Yet on 9/11 Trial in New York * Stern Confirms Departure from SEIU * Study: Uninsured Delay Treatment for Heart Symptoms * More Headlines… Environmentalist, 350.org Founder Bill McKibben on "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet" Ahead of Bolivia’s indigenous summit on climate change and the expected unveiling of a Senate climate bill next week, we speak to someone who sounded one of the earliest alarms about global warming. Twenty years ago, environmental activist Bill McKibben wrote The End of Nature, but his warnings went largely unheeded. Now, as people are grappling with the unavoidable effects of climate change and confronting an earth that is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding and burning in unprecedented ways, Bill McKibben is out with Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, a new book about what we have to do to survive this brave new world. Jailed UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld Makes Tax Day Clemency Request to President Obama A former banker for the Swiss giant UBS who blew the whistle on the biggest tax evasion scheme in US history is asking President Obama today for clemency to coincide with Tax Day, the day US income tax returns are due for most people. In January, Bradley Birkenfeld began serving a forty-month sentence despite playing a key role in uncovering the bank scandal. He first came forward to US authorities in 2007 and began providing inside information on how UBS was helping thousands of Americans evade taxes by hiding billions of dollars in secret Swiss accounts. Binghamton, NY Marks Tax Day with City Hall Counter Tallying Cost of Iraq, Afghan Wars As we continue our Tax Day coverage, we speak to Binghamton, New York Mayor Matt Ryan. He’s taken an unusual step to remind the city’s residents about the expanding costs of the wars. Early next week, the city of Binghamton plans to install a large digital "cost of war" counter on the facade of City Hall. The counter will show that the residents of the city have already spent $138 million on the wars since 2001. 12-Year-Old Des Moines, IA Peace Activist Faces Trespassing Charge for Antiwar Protest at Offices of Sen. Harkin We turn now to an antiwar mother and daughter from Des Moines, Iowa. Last week, Renee Lynn Espeland was charged with "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" after her twelve-year-old daughter Frankie Hughes refused to leave Senator Tom Harkin’s office while protesting the war funding in the current appropriations bill. This week, the Des Moines police dropped the charges against Espeland, but her daughter still faces a trespassing charge. |
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| Description | Headlines * Summit Sets 4-Year Timetable for Safeguarding Nuke Materials * US Continues Push for Iran Sanctions * Obama: US Can’t Impose Mideast Peace * Israel: Hezbollah Receiving Scud Missiles from Syria * Over 400 Killed in China Quake * Michelle Obama, Jill Biden Visit Haiti * Obama to Attend Funeral for Polish President * Brazilian Rancher Found Guilty in Murder of US Nun * 8 Red Cross Workers Kidnapped in DRC * Arson Suspected in Fire at Greenpeace Indonesian Camp * Gates Criticizes WikiLeaks for Releasing Video of US Attack * Arizona Bill Forces Officers to Determine Immigration Status * Nebraska Gov. Signs Anti-Abortion Measures * Video Captures Md. Police Beating of Unarmed Student * Dem. Wins Vacant House Seat in Florida Was Obama Nuke Summit Necessary or Just "Nuclear Alarmism"? And What About Israel’s Arsenal? President Obama concluded an international summit on nuclear security in Washington, DC Tuesday after securing pledges from dozens of nations to eliminate or safeguard all vulnerable nuclear materials within four years. We speak with political science professor, John Mueller, author of Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda, and John Steinbach, who has studied Israel’s nuclear weapons program. Charles Bowden on "Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Fields" First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Mexico City Tuesday night after making a stop in Haiti on her first official trip abroad without the president. Her trip to Mexico comes as a new report by the Mexican government has found the death toll from the so-called drug war is much higher than previously thought. Nearly 23,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since a US-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago. The report said 2009 was the deadliest year in the drug war, with over 9,600 people killed. The death toll is on track to be even higher in 2010. We speak to reporter Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Fields. World-Renowned Scientist Dr. Theo Colborn on the Health Effects of Water Contamination from Fracking The Environmental Protection Agency has begun a review of how the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," can affect drinking water quality. We speak to Dr. Theo Colborn, the president of the Endocrine Disruption Exchange and one of the foremost experts on the health and environmental effects of the toxic chemicals used in fracking. |
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| Description | Headlines * Rescue Effort Continues at W. Va. Mine; More Safety Violations Revealed * Kyrgyz President, Opposition Claim Control of Gov’t * US Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash * Israeli PM Withdraws from US Nuke Summit * Iranian Minister Hints at Espionage Trial for Jailed US Hikers * Spanish Judge Faces Trial for Franco Probe * Fmr. Citigroup Execs Appear Before Financial Crisis Panel * EPA Faults California Waste Plant for Chemical Disposal * Protesters Demand Firing of SF Officer in 2009 Shooting * ACORN Staffer Reported Prostitution Claims to Police * Virginia Gov. Apologizes for Excluding Slavery from Confederate History Month Proclamation Once-Banned Muslim Scholar Tariq Ramadan on His First Visit to US in Six Years, President Obama and Why Muslims Should Make Their Voices Heard We speak with leading Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was banned from entering the United States for six years. In 2004, Ramadan had accepted a job to become a tenured professor at the University of Notre Dame, but nine days before he was set to arrive, the Bush administration revoked his visa, invoking a provision of the PATRIOT Act. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lifted the travel ban earlier this year. This week, he arrived in New York for the first time since 2004. Tariq Ramadan joins us in our studio to talk about the ban, his thoughts on President Obama, the importance for Muslims to make their voices heard, and much more. World Bank Approves Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan for Coal-Fired Power Plant in South Africa Even as the worst coal mine disaster in the United States in a quarter of a century unfolds in West Virginia, the World Bank has approved a controversial $3.75 billion loan for South Africa to build one of the world’s largest coal-fired power plants. Environmentalists in South Africa and abroad have criticized the decision and are urging the bank to stop supporting the development of coal plants and other large emitters of greenhouse gas emissions. We speak with one of the chief critics of the project, South African environmentalist Desmond D’Sa. |
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| Description | Headlines * US, Russia Sign Nuclear Reduction Pact * Opposition Claims Control of Kyrgyzstan Following Deadly Clashes * US Suspends Flights at Kyrgyz Military Base * Rescuers Enter West Va. Coal Mine * SEC Proposes Banks Share Losses on Asset-Backed Securities * Greenspan Defends Record at Financial Crisis Hearing * 2 Arrested for Healthcare-Linked Threats to Dem. Lawmakers * Researchers Forecast Above-Average Hurricane Season * North Korea Gives 8-Year Sentence to US National * Israeli Journalist Under House Arrest for Exposing Illegal Assassinations * Qatari Diplomat Held After In-Flight Smoking Incident EXCLUSIVE: One Day After 2007 Attack, Witnesses Describe US Killings of Iraqi Civilians As the US Central Command says it has no plans to reopen an investigation into the July 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, we play never-before-seen eyewitness interviews filmed the day after the attack. Despite Landmark Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, Iran Threats and Nuclear Posture Review Raise Doubts of Significant US Shift President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have signed a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty to replace the expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991. While Obama has said the treaty will cut the US and Russia nuclear arsenals by a third, arms-control experts have warned the figure is misleading because the new pact uses different counting rules than previous agreements. We speak to veteran journalist and leading nuclear disarmament advocate Jonathan Schell. Is the CIA Assassination Order of a US Citizen Legal? US officials have confirmed a Yemen-based Muslim cleric has become the first US citizen added to a CIA list of targets for capture or killing. Anwar al-Awlaki is a US-born cleric accused of having ties to the failed Christmas Day airline bombing and the shooting at Fort Hood. Many legal experts have questioned the legality of the assassination order under US and international law. We speak with Philip Alston, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions. The Dangers and Difficulties of Reporting from Gaza: Two Journalists Recount Their Experiences We speak with two journalists who have covered Gaza extensively about the dangers and difficulties of reporting from the Occupied Territories: Mohammed Omer, an award-winning Palestinian journalist who was interrogated and beaten by armed Israeli security guards on his way back home to Gaza after receiving the prestigious Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism in London in July of 2008, and Ayman Mohyeldin, the Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera English, who was one of the only international journalists reporting from inside Gaza during the twenty-two-day Israeli assault last year. |
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| Description | Today's Headlines * Judge: NSA Wiretapping Program Illegal * Obama Authorizes New Gas Drilling Off US Coasts * Donors Pledge $9.9B for Haiti Reconstruction * Haitian Earthquake Refugees Detained in US Immigration Jails * Clinton: Security Council Ready to Discuss Iran Sanctions * US Reportedly Tests Nuke-Capable Missiles * Chechen Rebel Admits to Moscow Subway Bombing * Report: Vatican Received 1963 Warning on Pedophile Priests * Majority of Jailed Male Youths Abused in Afghanistan * Study: Homeowner Program Favoring White Borrowers * New Orleans Police Officer Indicted in Shooting Cover-Up * Obama Appoints Pesticide Executive to Top Trade Post # Environmental Groups Decry Obama Plan to Lift Moratorium on Offshore Drilling Environmental groups are denouncing President Obama’s controversial new plan to open up large swaths of the Atlantic, Gulf and Alaskan coasts to offshore oil and gas drilling. On Wednesday, the Obama administration said it would lift a longstanding moratorium on oil drilling along the East Coast from Delaware to the central coast of Florida. New areas of the southeast Gulf Coast will also be open to drilling, as will the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska. We speak to Brendan Cummings of the Center for Biological Diversity, which helped stall the original 2007-2012 offshore oil drilling plan under the Bush administration. [includes rush transcript] As Donors Pledge $9.9B for Post-Earthquake Reconstruction, Haitians Call for Inclusivity, Justice in Rebuilding Effort International donors have committed $9.9 billion for the reconstruction of earthquake-ravaged Haiti over the next several years. Over fifty nations and international organizations made the pledges at a UN donor conference after the Haitian government unveiled a long-awaited rebuilding plan. It’s unclear how much of the pledges come from previous commitments and how much will actually be delivered. We hear from Haitians protesting outside the conference and speak to Haitian radio host and activist Roger Leduc, as well as Kim Yves of the newspaper Haiti Liberté. “We Made a Devil’s Bargain”: Fmr. President Clinton Apologizes for Trade Policies that Destroyed Haitian Rice Farming President Bill Clinton, now the UN Special Envoy to Haiti, publicly apologized last month for forcing Haiti to drop tariffs on imported, subsidized US rice during his time in office. The policy wiped out Haitian rice farming and seriously damaged Haiti’s ability to be self-sufficient. On Wednesday, journalist Kim Ives of Haiti Liberté questioned Clinton about his change of heart and his stance on the return of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Dr. Paul Farmer, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti, on Haiti’s Challenges Following Catastrophic Earthquake and Years of Western Domination Last year, the well-known activist medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer was appointed the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti. Farmer is founder of the charity Partners in Health, which provides healthcare for people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other conditions in Haiti, as well as more than eight other countries around the world. He has vocally criticized US destabilization efforts in Haiti as well as major US corporations that have pursued profit at the expense of global health. Democracy Now! caught up with Dr. Farmer on Wednesday at the UN donors conference. UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston Responds to US Defense of Drone Attacks’ Legality The Obama administration has publicly defended the legality of drone attacks for the first time. State Department legal adviser Harold Koh said last week the use of drones in the fight against al-Qaeda was both legal and necessary. Koh’s comments come six months after Philip Alston, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, said that the strikes “might violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law.” Alston joins us with his reaction to Koh’s response. |
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| Public Date | 2010-04-01 17:27:16 |
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| Description | * Obama Proposes Lifting Offshore Drilling Moratorium * Final Installment of Healthcare Bill Signed * Heath Insurance Companies Drop Plan to Exploit Loophole in Bill * 12 Die in Pair of Blasts in Southern Russia * Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager During “Land Day” Protest * Obama Calls for New Sanctions Against Iran * Report: Iranian Nuclear Scientist Defects to US * Haiti to Unveil Reconstruction Plan at UN Donors Conference * CodePink Protester Attempts to Make Citizen’s Arrest of Karl Rove * Father of Dead US Marine Ordered to Pay Anti-Gay Protesters * Report: Global Warming Skeptics Bankrolled by Koch Industries * UK Panel Clears “Climategate” Scientists * Northeastern States Declared Disaster Areas After Heavy Rains * Indonesian TV Station Cancels Nairn Interview Due to Military Pressure # Al Jazeera Chief Wadah Khanfar on Obama’s Expansion of the Afghan War, US Policy in the Middle East and the Role of Independent Voices in the Media As US and NATO forces are preparing to launch a major military offensive in the Afghan city of Kandahar this June, we speak with Wadah Khanfar, the Director General of Al Jazeera. “Bombing and killing will always increase the anger and frustration against the Americans, and it will always be in favor of the Taliban,” says Khanfar. We also look at the US military’s history of targeting Al Jazeera’s reporters, including Sami al-Hajj, who was held at Guantánamo for over six years without charge. [includes rush transcript–partial] # Dragline “We Are Tearing Down Our Mountains”: Photojournalist Antrim Caskey on West Virginia’s Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining The Environmental Protection Agency took a significant step last week toward blocking one of Appalachia’s largest and most disputed mountaintop removal coal mines. On Friday the EPA proposed a veto of the Clean Water Act permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Spruce No. 1 Mine in West Virginia. Earlier this month, we interviewed Antrim Caskey, a photojournalist who has been chronicling the nonviolent fight against mountaintop removal coal mining. Her new book is Dragline. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-03-31 17:53:55 |
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| Description | Today's Headlines * Death Toll in Moscow Subway Bombing Rises to 39 * Michigan-based Christian Military Accused of Plotting War Against Federal Gov’t * Skinhead Pleads Guilty to Obama Assassination Plot * Penn. Man Arrested for Threat to Kill Rep. Eric Cantor * Ten Young Mexican Students Killed at Drug Cartel Checkpoint * Israel to Allow First Shipment of Clothes to Gaza in Nearly Three Years * Burmese Opposition Party to Boycott Elections * Lawsuit Filed over Secretive Prison Units * Tennessee and Delaware Awarded $600M in Race to the Top Program * EPA to Delay Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions * Fires Reported at Three Nuclear Power Plants * GOP Spent Nearly $2,000 in Party Funds at Bondage-Themed Nightclub * Details Emerge about 2002 Death in CIA Secret Prison * Postal Service Wants to End Saturday Mail Delivery Rage on the Right: Christian Militia Raided in Michigan; Tennessee Skinhead Pleads Guilty to Obama Assassination Plot The Justice Department has charged 9 members of a Michigan-based Christian militia group in connection with an alleged plot to spark a war against the federal government. Meanwhile a white power skinhead from Tennessee has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to carry out a killing spree targeting African Americans, including then-presidential candidate Barack Obama. We speak to Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center. “Our President Is Deceiving the American Public”: Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on President Obama and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq We are joined now by a man who played a major role in efforts to end the Vietnam War in the 1970s. In 1971, the then-RAND Corporation analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked to the media what became known as the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified history outlining the true extent of US involvement in Vietnam. After avoiding a life sentence on espionage charges, Daniel Ellsberg has continued to speak out against U.S. militarism until the present day. |
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| Public Date | 2010-03-30 15:52:58 |
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| Description | Today's Headlines * Suicide Bombings Kill 37 in Moscow Subway * Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan * US Admits Innocent Afghans Killed at Checkpoints * FBI Raids Right-Wing Christian Militia * Iraqi PM Maliki Moves to Overturn Election Loss * US and Russia Seal Nuke Reduction Treaty * Unemployment Rate Increases in 27 States * Obama Makes 15 Recess Appointments * ICE Set Quotas to Deport More Undocumented Immigrants * Two Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Gaza * Judge Blocks NYC from Closing 19 Public Schools * 6,000 South Africans March in Walk Memorializing Gandhi Economist Dean Baker: Banks Could Be Big Winners of President Obama’s Foreclosure Prevention Program The Obama administration has announced changes to its signature foreclosure prevention program, Making Home Affordable. The initial foreclosure relief program unveiled one year ago was supposed to help up to four million struggling homeowners. So far fewer than 200,000 borrowers have been granted permanent loan modifications. Meanwhile, a record 2.8 million properties with mortgages received foreclosure notices last year, according to the real estate data company RealtyTrac. [includes rush transcript] As Obama Visits Afghanistan, Tavis Smiley on Rev. Martin Luther King and His Opposition to the Vietnam War As the President renews his commitment to expand the American military presence in Afghanistan, we turn to a man he is sometimes compared to: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A new special on PBS from TV host and author Tavis Smiley delves into this comparison and looks at a speech that has a particular resonance today with the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Dr. King’s famous antiwar speech of April 4, 1967 titled “Beyond Vietnam.” Dissident Female Catholic Bishop Calls for Pope to Resign over Sex Abuse Scandal The Vatican has denied a series of media reports alleging that Pope Benedict, before being elected pontiff, may have looked the other way in cases of abuse in his native Germany and in the United States. Last week, the Vatican strongly defended its decision not to defrock the Wisconsin-based priest Father Lawrence Murphy, who abused some 200 deaf boys in the 1950s and ’60s. The National Catholic Reporter says the Pope must be ready to answer questions and called the scandal “the largest institutional crisis in centuries, possibly in church history.” We speak to Bridget Mary Meehan, spokesperson for Roman Catholic Womenpriests. |
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| Public Date | 2010-03-29 17:59:11 |
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| Description | Today's Headlines * Congress Approves Final Healthcare Provisions * Sen. Sanders Praises Expansion of Primary Healthcare * Report: 1,700 Corporations Lobbied on Healthcare * Suspicious White Powder Sent to Office of Rep. Weiner * Conservative Think Tank Fires Former Bush Speech Writer * Student Loan Package Passed in Congress * GOP Blocks Jobless Benefits Bill * Obama to Announce New Program to Help Homeowners * Pope Faces Increasing Criticism in Sexual Abuse Scandals * Indonesian Human Rights Groups Call on Army to Stop Denying Assassination Report * US-Israel Agree to $250M Arms Deal * Rights Group Criticizes Arrest of Venezuelan Critics * Last Decade Was Warmest on Record * Regulators Reject Entergy’s Effort to Spin Off Nuclear Power Plants * Student President Vetoes UC Berkeley Divestment Resolution # Juan Gonzalez: NY Pays 230 “Consultants” $722M Per Year for Computer Project 7 Years Behind Schedule In a cover story for the New York Daily News, Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez reports New York City is “paying some 230 ‘consultants’ an average salary of $400,000 a year for a computer project that is seven years behind schedule and vastly over budget. The payments continue despite Mayor Bloomberg’s admission the computerized timekeeping and payroll system—called CityTime—is ‘a disaster.’” [includes rush transcript] # Obama-signature1 Congress OKs Final Changes to Healthcare Overhaul Congress has approved a package of final changes to the landmark healthcare overhaul. The House of Representatives put the finishing touches on the bill Thursday night after the Senate approved the package on a 56-43 vote. The reconciliation package does not include a public insurance option, though backers of the plan said they will work to see it implemented in follow-up legislation. # Arne-duncan A Look at Arne Duncan’s VIP List of Requests at Chicago Schools and the Effects of his Expansion of Charter Schools in Chicago When President Obama’s Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, was the head of Chicago’s Public Schools, his office kept a list of powerful, well-connected people who asked for help getting certain children into the city’s best public schools. The list—long kept confidential—was disclosed this week by the Chicago Tribune. We speak with the Chicago Tribune reporter who broke the story and with two Chicago organizers about Duncan and his aggressive plan to expand charter schools. # Rio-tinto Labor Struggle in Boron: Union Workers in CA Town Locked Out by Mining Giant Rio Tinto After Stalled Contract Talks The California mining town of Boron is the site of the second-largest borax mine in the world. A labor struggle is unfolding between some 600 workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 30 and the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. Workers at the mine have been locked out of their workplace for nearly two months after contract negotiations with Rio Tinto hit a stalemate. We talk to one of the locked-out workers and a spokesman of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. |
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| Public Date | 2010-03-26 16:01:08 |
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| Description | Today's Headlines * GOP Forces New House Vote on Healthcare Bill * Dems Face Threats over Healthcare Bill * Media Barred from Signing of Anti-Abortion Order * US, Russia Reach Arms Pact * US, Israel at Impasse in Settlement Dispute * Report: US Eases Iran Sanctions to Win Russia, China Backing * Afghan Militant Group Submits Peace Offer * US Hosts Pakistani Officials, Pledges Increased Cooperation * El Salvador Offers Apology on 30th Anniversary of Romero Murder * Argentina Marks 34th Anniversary of Military Coup * Island in Bay of Bengal Disappears Under Rising Sea * Pentagon to Announce Curbs on Gay Military Ban * Report: Pope Ignored Molestation of 200 Boys by US Priest * Indonesian Media Reports Nairn Faces Arrest # Will Proposed Financial Regulatory Overhaul Actually Reform Wall Street? With the main healthcare reform bill signed into law, Democrats say congressional efforts to reform Wall Street and the nation’s financial regulatory system will soon top the Obama administration’s agenda. A measure put forward by Sen. Christopher Dodd is being described as the biggest overhaul of financial rules since the 1930s, but critics have faulted the proposal for giving additional power to the Federal Reserve while gutting the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency and housing it inside the Fed. Students Rally for Aid Overhaul, DREAM Act Hundreds of students rallied on Capitol Hill Tuesday to support a massive overhaul of student loan programs. The measure would end the role of private banks in federally backed student loans and make the government the primary lender. Student protesters have also converged in Washington to call for passage of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. The DREAM Act would grant permanent citizenship to undocumented workers’ children if they completed two years of college, trade school or military service. International Uproar over Uganda Anti-Gay Bill, Study Finds American Evangelicals Encouraging Homophobia Proposed anti-gay legislation in Uganda has sparked international uproar. Homosexuality is already illegal in Uganda, but the new bill would impose much harsher punishments including life imprisonment and even the death penalty for some homosexual acts. We speak with a leading Ugandan gay rights organizer and a Zambian priest who has documented the role of American evangelicals in fostering homophobia in Uganda. |
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| Public Date | 2010-03-25 16:58:17 |
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Democracy Now! Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Headlines * Obama Signs Healthcare Bill into Law as Senate Takes Up Revisions * Israel Approves New Settlements as Obama, Netanyahu Hold White House Meeting * Pelosi: Dems, GOP United in Backing Israeli Gov’t * UK Expels Israeli Diplomat for Passport Forgery in Hamas Killing * Students Rally for Aid Overhaul, DREAM Act * Graham Proposal Would Continue Indefinite Jailing of Terror Suspects * Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Media Ownership * Compensation Czar Cuts Pay 15% at Bailed-Out Firms * US, Mexico Announce New Cooperation in Drug Fight * Panel: Coca-Cola Owes $47M for Environmental Damage in Indian Village * Salvadoran President to Issue Formal State Apology on 30th Anniversary of Romero Murder * More Headlines… EXCLUSIVE…Journalist Allan Nairn Facing Possible Arrest in Indonesia for Exposing US-Backed Forces Assassinated Civilians In Indonesia, investigative journalist Allan Nairn is facing possible arrest for exposing that US-backed Indonesian armed forces assassinated a series of civilian activists last year. Since Allan Nairn broke the news of the assassination program on Democracy Now! on Friday, the Indonesian press has been buzzing with the allegations. A military spokesman told the Jakarta Globe that the military is considering legal action against Nairn. Earlier today, Nairn issued a public challenge to the Indonesian military to arrest him so that he could face off with the military in open court. [includes rush transcript] Palliative Care Pioneer Dr. Diane Meier on How People Struggle with Serious, Sometimes Terminal, Illness As President Obama signs the landmark heathcare bill into law, we look at palliative care—the care needed by people struggling with serious illnesses. We’ll talk to a pioneer in the field, Dr. Diane Meier. [includes rush transcript] Hundreds of Thousands Rally for Immigration Reform in Largest Rally of Obama Presidency Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets of Washington, DC on Sunday to call for immigration reform. Estimates of the crowd size ranged from 200,000 to 500,000. Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez, the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, emphasized the urgent need for Washington to act on comprehensive immigration reform. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-03-26 14:04:40 |
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| Description | Headlines * McChrystal Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Casualties; US Death Toll Reaches 1,000 * US Commander: Withdrawal from Iraq May Be Delayed * Sudan to Sign Darfur Peace Deal * Democrats $15B Jobs Bill Advances in Senate with GOP Help * Report: Wall Street Bonuses Increased 17 Percent in 2009 * Obama Outlines Healthcare Priorities Ahead of Bipartisan Meeting * Afghan Immigrant Pleads Guilty in NYC Subway Bombing Plot * EPA Delays New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations * Energy Department OKs Loan Guarantee for Solar Power Plant in California * Friends of Earth Challenges Proposed New Nuke Plant in South Carolina * Turkey Arrests Former Generals in Alleged Coup Plot * Poland Confirms Secret CIA Flight Landings * More Headlines… * Bennis-dn Phyllis Bennis on Ending the US War in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the number of civilian casualties continues to rise. On Tuesday, at least eight people died after a bomb exploded in the southern provincial capital of Lashkar Gah amid a major US-led offensive in the area. Local authorities said all those killed in the attack were civilians. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s government has condemned a NATO air strike on a convoy on Sunday that killed twenty-seven civilians, including four women and a child. NATO commander General Stanley McChrystal went on Afghan television to apologize for the attack. Last year was the deadliest of the war for civilians and foreign troops. And while there is no reliable count of the number of Afghans killed, the number of US soldiers killed in the war has reached 1,000. [includes rush transcript] * Gasland Congress to Investigate Safety of Natural Gas Drilling Practice Known as Hydraulic Fracturing The top Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have asked eight oil-field companies to disclose the chemicals they’ve used and the wells they’ve drilled in over the past four years. Last week, Waxman also revealed two of the largest gas drilling companies have pumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel-based fluids into the ground in violation of a voluntary agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency. [includes rush transcript] Robert Manning: “Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America’s Addiction to Credit” New federal credit card rules that took effect Monday promise to outlaw the most egregious practices of the credit card industry that have plunged customers into insurmountable debt. The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure, or CARD, Act includes new protections for customers under twenty-one and makes it illegal for credit card companies to retroactively increase rates and charge certain types of misleading fees. But many credit card companies have already been trying to find ways to bypass these new rules by reinstating annual fees, cutting credit limits and hiking interest rates. Credit card issuers established or expanded the use of at least eight hidden charges to circumvent the rules, according to a report from the Center for Responsible Lending. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-03-26 21:14:14 |
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| Description | Headlines * Report: Taliban’s Top Military Commander Captured * Civilian Casualties Mount During US Offensive in Afghanistan * 11 Face Arrest for Assassination of Hamas Commander in Dubai * Four Haitian Children Die in School Collapse * Haitian President: It Will Take Three Years to Remove Rubble * Regulators: Toyota Flaws Linked to Deaths of 34 * Anti-Coup Activists in Honduras Still Facing Human Rights Abuses * US to Give Loan Guarantees to Build New Nuclear Reactors * 26 Arrested at Anti-Nuke Protest in Britain * Egyptian Dissident Ayman Nour Considers 2011 Presidential Run * New York to Give $72 Million to Help Build Charter Schools * Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) Will Not Seek Reelection * Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Faces Right-Wing Challenger * More Headlines… Civilian Casualties Mount During US Offensive in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, thousands of US and NATO forces have entered the fourth day of a major offensive in Marjah in southern Helmand province. At least nineteen civilians have been killed so far, including six children who died when a missile struck their house on the outskirts of the city. Meanwhile, the Italian NGO Emergency says that dozens of seriously injured civilians are being prevented from reaching hospitals in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, due to military blockades. We speak to Wall Street Journal reporter Anand Gopal in Afghanistan. [includes rush transcript] “Haiti–The Politics of Rebuilding”: A Video Report from Avi Lewis of Al Jazeera Much of Port-au-Prince remains under mountains of rubble, and Haitian officials say it would take years to clear out the rubble and begin the process of rebuilding the destroyed city. As pledges of billions of dollars of international aid and investment are made, debates over the vision of a new Haiti are already underway. Journalist Avi Lewis was recently in Haiti exploring the politics of rebuilding the shattered country. He spoke to a number of people, including Haitian presidential adviser Patrick Elie and economist Camille Chalmers. His report aired on the program Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English last week. [includes rush transcript] Thomas Geoghegan on the Case for Busting the Filibuster Senate Republicans are currently using the filibuster to paralyze the Senate and derail Democratic initiatives, according a McClatchy Newspapers investigation. Since President Obama took office, Republican senators have used the filibuster to stall legislation on healthcare reform, global warming, and financial regulation and the confirmation of fifteen Obama nominees. Last week, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Tom Harkin introduced a bill aimed at curtailing the filibuster. Their proposal would gradually reduce the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster, so a simple majority of fifty-one votes could eventually end debate. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid dismissed their efforts, noting that changing the rule would require sixty-seven votes. We speak with attorney and writer Thomas Geoghegan, a vocal advocate of ending the filibuster. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-02-19 18:22:19 |
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| Description | Headlines * Iran Curbs Opposition Protests, Blocks Communications * Declaring Uranium Enrichment, Ahmadinejad Says Iran a “Nuclear State” * US, UK Lose Bid to Censor Docs in British Torture Case * Iraqi Official Calls for Expulsion of Ex-Blackwater Forces * Ex-Employees Accuse Blackwater of Defrauding US, Billing for Prostitutes * Freed Iraqi Journalist Speaks Out Upon Release from US Military Prison * Obama Hosts Civil Rights Leaders on African American Unemployment * Study: Lowest-Income Americans Face 30% Unemployment * Student Files Suit over Detention for English-Arabic Study Materials * Appeals Court to Hear Arguments in Cell-Phone Tracking Case * Insurance Company Sued for Denying Treatment to 5-Year-Old Cancer Patient * More Headlines… As Toyota Recall Surpasses 10 Million Cars, Federal Regulators Faulted for Slow Response to Early Warnings Since last fall, the auto giant Toyota has recalled about ten million cars worldwide because of defects that can cause runaway acceleration or braking problems. Questions are being raised over why it took federal regulators so long to force Toyota to take action. We speak to longtime consumer advocate Joan Claybrook, the former head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the group Public Citizen. [includes rush transcript] Study: Charter Schools Increasing Racial Segregation in Classrooms Encouraged by the Obama administration, efforts to expand the number of charter schools are being organized around the country. But concerns are being raised about the system. We speak to UCLA’s Civil Rights Project co-director Gary Orfield about a new study that suggests charter school growth is increasing classroom segregation. [includes rush transcript] Roundtable: Do Charter Schools Worsen Inequality of Two-Tiered Education System, or Help Address It? We host a roundtable discussion on charter schools and the controversial closing of ninetten New York City public schools with New York State Senator Bill Perkins, one of the most vocal state lawmakers against lifting the cap on charter schools in New York; Seth Andrew, superintendent and founder of the Democracy Prep charter school in Harlem; Daniel Clark, Sr., the field director of advocacy group Parent Power Now!; and Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-02-19 18:20:34 |
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| Description | Headlines * US Prepares New Sanctions on Iran * Haitian Death Toll Revised to 230,000 * Haitian Women Protest Lack of Aid * US Firms Lobby Haiti for Reconstruction Deals * US Frees Jailed Iraqi Journalist * NATO Warns Afghan Civilians Ahead of Assault * India Blocks Sale of Monsanto GM Crop * Dems Help Defeat Nomination of Union Attorney to Labor Board * Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike at Texas Immigration Jail * Another US Activist Denied Entry to Canada Ahead of Olympics As Haiti Toll Revised to 230,000, Journalist Reed Lindsay Reports on Scarcity of Aid in Devastated Port-au-Prince One month after the earthquake in Haiti, the official death toll is now at 230,000. On Tuesday, Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said it would take another ten years to rebuild Haiti and admitted officials have no clear plan for relocating the one million Haitians made homeless by the earthquake. We go to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince to speak with journalist Reed Lindsay. [includes rush transcript] Actor, Activist Danny Glover: Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide “Mystified” at US Resistance to His Return Actor, activist and TransAfrica Forum chair Danny Glover joins us just after returning from South Africa, where he met with the ousted former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Glover reports Aristide wants to come back to his country five years after his ouster in a US-backed coup, but the Obama administration hasn’t dropped the US stance of blocking Aristide’s return to the Western hemisphere. [includes rush transcript] “Haiti: Killing the Dream”: Excerpt of Documentary on Centuries of Western Subversion of Haitian Sovereignty To put the history of Haiti in context, we turn to the 1992 documentary Haiti: Killing the Dream produced by Hart and Dana Perry of Crowing Rooster Productions and narrated by Ossie Davis. In this excerpt, the film looks at the nearly twenty-year occupation of Haiti by US Marines beginning in 1915. [includes rush transcript] Palestinian Families Appeal to UN Over Israeli Construction of “Museum of Tolerance” on Jerusalem’s Historic Mamilla Cemetery Palestinian families have filed a petition with the United Nations over the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s plans to build a “Museum of Tolerance” over the historic Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem. Opponents of the project have long questioned how a monument to tolerance can be built on the remains of the graves of generations of Palestinian Muslims. We speak to Columbia University professor and author Rashid Khalidi, a petitioner whose ancestors were buried at the Mamilla Cemetery; and Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing the families in their petition. [includes rush transcript] |
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Democracy Now! television program for Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Democracy Now! television program for Friday, February 5, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Friday, February 5, 2010
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| Public Date | 2010-02-05 00:00:00 |
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Democracy Now! television program for Thursday, February 4, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Thursday, February 4, 2010 |
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| Public Date | 2010-02-04 00:00:00 |
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Democracy Now! television program for Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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Democracy Now! television program for Friday, January 29, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Friday, January 29, 2010
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| Public Date | 2010-01-29 00:00:00 |
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Democracy Now! television program for Thursday, January 28, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-28 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.942 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Democracy Now! television program for Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-27 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 512.044 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Democracy Now! television program for Monday, January 25, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Monday, January 25, 2010 |
| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-25 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.931 kb/s |
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Headlines | |
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| Description | Headlines * Haiti to Relocate 400,000 from Port-au-Prince * Supreme Court: No Limit on Corporate Spending on Elections * Obama Proposes Limits on Bank Size, Trades * Afghans Protest Deadly NATO Raid * Gates Confirms Blackwater, DynCorp in Pakistan * 50 Gitmo Prisoners to Remain Behind Bars Without Trial * 42 Arrested on Eve of Gitmo Closure Deadline * NASA: Previous Decade Was Warmest on Record * Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Block EPA from Regulating Gases * Tree-Sitting Activists Shut Down West Virginia Coal Mine * Edwards Admits to Fathering Child in Extramarital Affair * Air America to Cease Operations, File for Bankruptcy In Landmark Campaign Finance Ruling, Supreme Court Removes Limits on Corporate Campaign Spending In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court rules corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money to elect and defeat candidates. One lawmaker describes it as the worst Supreme Court decision since the Dred Scott case justifying slavery. We speak with constitutional law professor, Jamin Raskin. [includes rush transcript] Security “Red Zones” in Haiti Preventing Large Aid Groups from Effectively Distributing Aid As thousands of well-equipped US soldiers pour into Haiti, there is an increasing concern about the militarization of the country, supporting the soldiers and not the people. Or, as one doctor put it, “people need gauze, not guns.” We take a look at aid distribution in Haiti and the effect on Haitians fighting to survive in the aftermath of the earthquake. [includes rush transcript] Tè Tremblé: Journey to the Epicenter of the Earthquake We take a journey to the epicenter of the earthquake in Haiti. We go from Port-au-Prince, through Carrefour and Gressier to Léogâne. Earthquake survivors talk about the lack of any outside help as they continue to dig out their dead from the rubble and bury them in mass graves. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-01-28 20:24:41 |
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* Headlines for January 15, 2010 | |
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| Description | * Headlines for January 15, 2010 * "Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy" - Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair US Relief Efforts * Earthquake Survivors Dying as Aid Struggles to Reach Haiti * Exiled in South Africa, Arisitide Says He Wants to Return to Haiti to "Help Rebuild the Country, Moving from Misery to Poverty with Dignity" * NBA's Only Haitian-Born Player Samuel Dalembert Donates $100,000 in Support of Relief Efforts |
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| Public Date | 2010-01-19 18:41:20 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 512.067 kb/s |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968 | |
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| Description | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968 Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King. He was born January 15th, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just thirty-nine years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice. Dr. King was also a fierce critic of US foreign policy and the Vietnam War. We play his “Beyond Vietnam” speech, which he delivered at New York’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, as well as his last speech, “I Have Been to the Mountain Top,” that he gave on April 3, 1968, the night before he was assassinated. [includes rush transcript] |
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| Public Date | 2010-01-29 17:05:57 |
| Language | No Language |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.892 kb/s |
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Democracy Now! television program for Thursday, January 14, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Thursday, January 14, 2010
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| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-14 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 512.001 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
* Headlines for January 12, 2010 | |
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| Description | * Headlines for January 12, 2010 * Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Landmark Apartheid Reparations Case * Prosecutors Target Northwestern Journalism Students Working on Exonerating Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners * Despite a US Supreme Court Ban, Texas Continues to Send Mentally Retarded Criminals to Death Row * Raj Patel on "The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy" |
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| Public Date | 2010-01-13 11:44:07 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 512.062 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Democracy Now! television program for Friday, January 8, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Friday, January 8, 2010
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| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-08 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.984 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Democracy Now! television program for Wednesday, January 6, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Wednesday, January 6, 2010 |
| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-06 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.973 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Democracy Now! television program for Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Tuesday, January 5, 2010 |
| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-05 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.892 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Democracy Now! television program for Monday, January 4, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Monday, January 4, 2010
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| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-04 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.889 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |
Democracy Now! television program for Friday, January 1, 2010 | |
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| Description | Democracy Now! television program for Friday, January 1, 2010 |
| Uploader | archivedotorg@democracynow.org |
| Public Date | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Codec | h264 |
| Resolution | 320x240 |
| Bitrate | 511.973 kb/s |
| Frame Rate | 29.97 fps |