Shows featuring Rep. Dennis Kucinich

  • Dennis Kucinich on the "Fiscal Cliff": Why Are We Sacrificing American Jobs for Corporate Profits?

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    As President Obama meets with congressional leaders at the White House in a last-ditch effort to reach a budget deal, we speak to outgoing Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich about the so-called fiscal cliff. If an agreement is not reached in time, $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax increases will go into effect on January...
    December 28, 2012 | Story

  • Outgoing Rep. Dennis Kucinich: With 2 Parties Failing U.S., It’s on Us to Build a "Culture of Peace"

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    Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio is serving his last week in Congress after eight terms in office. Since 1997, Kucinich has been a leading progressive voice on Capitol Hill, known for actions including the bringing of articles of impeachment against George W. Bush for the invasion and occupation of Iraq, voting against...
    December 28, 2012 | Story

  • Jeremy Scahill and Dennis Kucinich: In Obama’s 2nd Term, Will Dems Challenge U.S. Drones, Killings?

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    During Democracy Now!'s seven-hour election special last night, investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill asks Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich about the secret drone war that has expanded under President Obama's first term and the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen struck by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen last year....
    November 07, 2012 | Story

  • At DNC, Ex-Presidential Hopefuls Jesse Jackson and Dennis Kucinich on 2012 Race, Obama’s First Term

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    Many of the opening night speeches at the Democratic National Convention laid the foundation for a convention designed to remind voters what they liked about Obama when they first supported him in 2008. On the convention floor Tuesday night, we interview two former presidential candidates, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Rev. Jesse...
    September 05, 2012 | Story

  • As U.S. Postal Service Faces Default, Critics See Manufactured Crisis to Speed Up Privatization

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    For months, Americans have heard dire warnings about the impending collapse of the United States Postal Service due to fiscal insolvency. As Republicans push to privatize the post office, the agency is now bracing for its first-ever default today. Unlike every other governmental agency, the Postal Service is required to fund...
    August 01, 2012 | Story

  • Is U.S. Attack on Libya Legal? Rep. Dennis Kucinich Debates Former Reagan Attorney Robert Turner

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    On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of 10 members of Congress sued President Obama for violating the War Powers Act of 1973 by failing to obtain congressional approval for military operations in Libya longer than 60 days. We host a debate between Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, one of the Congress members suing President...
    June 16, 2011 | Story

  • House Passes Landmark Healthcare Bill with Amendment Backed by Anti-Abortion Lawmakers

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    The bill has been described as the biggest overhaul of the country’s healthcare system since the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965. Among those who voted no was Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich, a leading proponent of a single-payer, Medicare-for-all healthcare system. Reproductive rights took a hit Saturday night when the...
    November 09, 2009 | Story

  • As Obama Continues Push for Healthcare Reform, House Committee Approves Kucinich-Sponsored Measure to Keep Single-Payer Option Alive

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    On Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders say they’re open to paring down a healthcare reform bill in order to sway "conservative" Democrats who’ve threatened to oppose the measure that would create a government-run public insurance option. We speak with progressive Democrat, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). A House committee recently approved his amendment that would allow individual...
    July 21, 2009 | Story

  • Kucinich Cites Arms Export and Control Act in Decision to Vote Against House Measure Supporting Israeli Offensive

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    Both the House and Senate passed non-binding resolutions last week overwhelmingly supporting Israel’s offensive in Gaza. On Thursday, the Senate passed the resolution by a unanimous voice vote. The House voted on a similar bill on Friday that passed by a vote of 390 for and five against. Twenty-two representatives voted "present." We speak with Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) who voted...
    January 12, 2009 | Story

  • Field of Schemes: Congress Probes How New Sports Stadiums Turn Public Money into Private Profit

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    A congressional committee is investigating whether New York City and the New York Yankees wildly inflated the value of the site for the team’s new stadium to float nearly $1 billion in tax-free bonds. [includes rush transcript]
    July 30, 2008 | Story

  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Defends Her Opposition to Impeachment: "If Somebody Had a Crime that the President Had Committed, That Would Be a Different Story."

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    On Monday, Rep. Pelosi appeared on ABC’s The View and suggested impeachment is off the table because there is no evidence President Bush has committed any criminal acts. We ask Rep. Dennis Kucinich for a response. Kucinich recently introduced a single article of impeachment against President Bush. The article accuses Bush of deceiving Congress to authorize the invasion of Iraq. [includes...
    July 30, 2008 | Story

  • House Holds Rare Secret Session on Spy Bill

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    The House of Representatives postponed a vote on a spy bill Thursday after Democrats agreed to a request from Republicans to hold a rare secret session to discuss what they termed classified security matters. It marked the first time a secret session was held in a quarter of a century and only the sixth time in the House’s history. We speak with Ohio Congressmember Dennis Kucinich, who refused...
    March 14, 2008 | Story

  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Effort to Impeach Vice President Cheney Still Alive

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    On Tuesday, Dennis Kucinich nearly forced the full House to vote on his measure to impeach Cheney. House Resolution 333 accuses Cheney of deliberately manipulating intelligence and deceiving the public to build support for the invasion of Iraq and now toward a possible attack on Iran. [includes rush transcript]
    November 09, 2007 | Story

  • "This Isn’t American Idol, We’re Choosing the President of the United States"–Kucinich on Corporate Media Campaign Coverage

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    Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) was one of eight congressmembers to vote against the House war-spending bill last week that set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. We go to Capitol Hill to speak with Kucinich about the bill, why he thinks impeachment "should be on the table," the corporate media’s coverage of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and more....
    March 28, 2007 | Story

  • Battles Rage Across Iraq As U.S. Comes Face To Face With a Unified Armed Resistance

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    Resistance to the U.S. occupation in Iraq intensified for a fourth day in cities and town across Iraq bringing the death toll to at least 20 U.S. soldiers and over 150 Iraqis. Hundreds more have been wounded. We go to Iraq to get a report from the ground from Aaron Glantz of Free Speech Radio News and Pratap Chatterjee of CorpWatch.org. [includes rush transcript]
    April 07, 2004 | Story

  • Democratic Candidates Debate in Wisconsin Ahead of Primary

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    We play an excerpt of the five remaining democratic presidential candidates debating each other at a nationally-televised event held at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.
    February 16, 2004 | Story

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    August 31, 2001 | Story

  • Web Privacy
    A survey released on web privacy suggests computer users are extremely vulnerable to cyber space spying and other personal intrusions by internet businesses. The results could help frame the debate whether the industry can police itself or the governments must step in to protect millions of personal computer users. Robert Ellis Smith, lawyer and author of "Our vanishing privacy and what you...
    June 09, 1997 | Story

  • Burial of Notorious
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    Biggie Smalls, one of rap music’s biggest stars, was buried
    yesterday in Brooklyn, New York. Hundreds of people attended the
    funeral service — and thousands more lined the streets — for the
    24-year-old rap star who was killed 10 days ago in Los Angeles.

    Police and some mourners clashed during the funeral procession
    yesterday , creating a tense atmosphere that lasted well into the
    evening....

    March 19, 1997 | Story