Shows featuring Eamonn Mc Cann
Took part in the march on Bloody Sunday and is the chairman of the Bloody Sunday Trust. Now a Derry-based journalist and political activist.
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Britain Acknowledges "Bloody Sunday" Killings Were Unjustified and Apologizes to Victims’ Families
A long-awaited British judicial inquiry into "Bloody Sunday" — when British paratroopers shot dead fourteen demonstrators in Northern Ireland — has found the killings were "unjustified" and lays heavy blame on the army. The findings were celebrated by campaigners for the victims and their families....June 16, 2010 | Story
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]


