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• Rachel Corrie’s (Posthumous) Day in Court

  An unusual trial begins in Israel this week, and people around the world will be watching closely. It involves the tragic death of a 23-year-old American student named Rachel Corrie. On March 16, 2003, she was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer.

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• Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of Atrazine Weedkiller

  Sixteen Midwestern towns and cities have sued the manufacturer of a popular weedkiller over drinking water contamination. Atrazine has been banned in the European Union since 2004 but here in the United States about 80 million pounds of Atrazine is used each year. A recent study found that the weedkillers can turn male frogs into females.

  See our earlier segment on Atrazine and the EPA

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  Part II: Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch on "The Death and Life of the Great American School System"

  

  Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez interviewed Diane Ravitch in the Democracy Now! studios last week. You can see Part One of their conversation here. After the broadcast, they continued the conversation.

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• WATCH: Is the Medium the Message? Corporatization of the Media

  The Huffington Post’s Kimberly Butler interviewed Amy Goodman and others in this two part online video series.

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• Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?

  March is Women’s History Month, recognizing women’s central role in society. Unfortunately, violence against women is epidemic in the United States and around the world.

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• Cracking Down on Fracking

  Mike Markham of Colorado has an explosive problem: His tap water catches fire.

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• Catch Amy Goodman on C-SPAN2’s Book TV this Saturday for Howard Zinn Tribute.

  Tune in to C-SPAN2’s Book TV on Saturday, February 27th at 1pm ET and midnight for a tribute to historian Howard Zinn with Ralph Nader, Amy Goodman, Marian Wright Edelman and Bernice Johnson Reagon and many others.

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• Obama’s Nuclear Option

  President Barack Obama is going nuclear. He announced the initial $8 billion in loan guarantees for construction of the first new nuclear power plants in the United States in close to three decades.

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