Jeremy Scahill, author of Dirty Wars, interviewed by Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman & Juan González

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    We look at the life of former anti-war presidential candidate, Eugene McCarthy. Hundreds gathered for his memorial service this weekend. We speak with a reporter who covered him for decades and SDS founder Tom Hayden. [includes rush transcript]

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    In a broadcast exclusive, we speak with an independent journalist who wrote an article examining formerly classified contracts between the Ecuadorian military and big oil companies. The article describes negotiations to extract oil from the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest as "oil-guided militarization" of the region. We hear about the contracts and how Indigenous peoples are impacted and taking action. [includes rush transcript]

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