Jueves 11 de Mayo de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Empresas de telecomunicaciones ayudaron a la NSA a espiar a millones de ciudadanos estadounidenses
• Se cierra investigación de espionaje luego que la NSA se negara a otorgar autorizaciones de seguridad
• El Pentágono y el Congreso discuten sobre normas de trato a detenidos
• Programa Mundial de Alimentos reanuda suministro de alimentos a Corea del Norte
• Murieron 122 personas en combates en Mogadishu la semana pasada
• Fiscal General británico pide cierre de Guantánamo
• Representante republicano de California, Lewis, investigado por vínculos con lobbistas
• Estudio: Estados Unidos es el segundo país con mayor índice de mortalidad infantil en el mundo industrializado
• Casi la mitad de los niños menores de cinco años pertenecen a minorías raciales
• Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Nueva York sanciona medida contra ley COPE

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Georgetown Faculty Object to Appointment of Iraq War Architect Douglas Feith as Professor in School of Foreign Service

  
  

  A number of faculty members at Georgetown University are objecting to the appointment of Douglas Feith–the former Under Secretary of Defense and a chief architect of the invasion of Iraq–as a visiting professor in the School of Foreign Service. We host a debate with one of the key faculty members speaking out and the dean of the school. [includes rush transcript]

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• Controversy Brews at New School Over Pick of McCain as Graduation Speaker

  
  

  Students and faculty at the New School in New York City have objected to the pick of Arizona Republican Senator John McCain as commencement speaker for this year’s graduation. We speak with one of the students speaking out. [includes rush transcript]

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• Crackdown in Mexico: 200 Jailed, Women Claim Sexual Abuse by Police

  
  

  Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into last week’s police crackdown in the town of San Salvador Atenco outside of Mexico City. Over 200 people have been arrested and over 20 women have said they were raped or sexually abused by police inside jail. [includes rush transcript]

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• Empire’s Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism

  
  

  We speak with historian and New York University professor Greg Grandin about his new book, "Empire’s Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism." It examines how U.S. foreign policy in Latin America has served as model for U.S. actions in the Middle East and beyond. [includes rush transcript]

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