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Tune in on Friday for a special report from investigative journalist Allan Nairn on the White House’s proposal to lift a ban on U.S. training of a controversial elite Indonesian military unit known as Kopassus. The special forces unit has been linked to scores of human rights abuses in East Timor, Aceh, Papua, and Java since its formation in the 1950s. We reached Allan in Indonesia on Thursday afternoon. The entire interview can be heard online here.
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Debbie Almontaser has won a victory in her battle against discrimination. She was the founding principal of the first Arabic-language public school in the United States, until a campaign of hate forced her out.
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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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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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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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The Huffington Post’s Kimberly Butler interviewed Amy Goodman and others in this two part online video series.
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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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Mike Markham of Colorado has an explosive problem: His tap water catches fire.
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On December 27, 2008, Israel Began One of the Bloodiest Attacks on Gaza Since 1948.
Democracy Now! speaks with medics and UN Relief Workers on the Ground, civilians and journalists inside both Gaza and Israel, hosts debate between leading scholars and advocates on both sides of the conflict, and much more.
September 23, 2009: Obama Admin Urges Israeli-Palestinian Final-Status Talks, but Abandons Insistence on Israeli Settlement Freeze
September 16, 2009: UN Inquiry Finds Israel ‘Punished and Terrorized’ Palestinian Civilians, Committed War Crimes During Gaza Assault
September 14, 2009: No Celebration of Occupation: 1,500 Artists and Writers Sign Letter Protesting Toronto Film Festival Decision to Spotlight Tel Aviv
June 02, 2009: Israeli Journalist Amira Hass on the Start of the UN’s Probe Into Possible Israeli War Crimes During Gaza War
April 06, 2009: Land of Ruins: A Special Report on Gaza’s Economy
April 01, 2009: Canadian Judge Upholds Government Decision to Bar British MP George Galloway on National Security Grounds
March 20, 2009: Israel Promises Internal Probe After Soldiers Describe Civilian Killings, Lax Rules of Engagement in Gaza Attack
March 20, 2009: Palestinian Doctor, Peace Advocate Recounts Israeli Attack on Home that Killed 3 Daughters, Niece
February 11, 2009: Former US President Jimmy Carter: ‘We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan that Will Work’
February 11, 2009: Israeli Professor Neve Gordon and Palestinian Lawmaker Mustafa Barghouti on the Israeli Elections
January 27, 2009: Worse than an Earthquake: Peace Activist Kathy Kelly on the Destruction in Gaza
January 23, 2009: Noam Chomsky: Obama’s Stance on Gaza Crisis ‘Approximately the Bush Position’
January 22, 2009: Part II: Palestinian US College Grad Loses 2 Brothers in Israeli Shooting; Father Watched Son Bleed to Death After Israeli Troops Blocked Ambulances
January 22, 2009: Ex-Carter Admin Official: Israel Ignored Hamas Offer Days Before Attacking Gaza; Violated Ceasefire With Attacks, Blockade
January 21, 2009: Palestinian U.S. College Grad Loses 2 Brothers in Israeli Shooting; Father Watched Son Bleed to Death After Israeli Troops Bar Ambulances
January 16, 2009: Palestinian Astrophysicist in US Recounts How His 11-Year-Old Son Died When Israeli Warplanes Bombed His Family’s House
January 16, 2009: Bloody Israeli Assault on Gaza Enters Fourth Week, Palestinian Death Toll Tops 1,100
January 15, 2009: Israel Pounds Gaza: Shells Crowded Hospital, UN Compound and Building Housing Media Organizations
January 15, 2009: U.S. Rabbis Urge Obama to Push For Gaza Cease-Fire
January 14, 2009: Leading Israeli Scholar Avi Shlaim: Israel Committing ‘State Terror’ in Gaza Attack, Preventing Peace
January 14, 2009: White Phosphorous and Dense Inert Metal Explosives: Is Israel Using Banned and Experimental Munitions in Gaza?
January 13, 2009: Pro-Israel Supporters Praise Gaza Assault as Justified Despite Mounting Civilian Death Toll
January 13, 2009: ‘Catastrophically Misguided and Incomprehensible Policy’–Renowned Jewish Playwright Tony Kushner Speaks Out Against Israel’s Assault on Gaza
January 13, 2009: Gaza Suffers Most Intense Bombardment of 18-Day Israeli Assault
January 12, 2009: Kucinich Cites Arms Export and Control Act in Decision to Vote Against House Measure Supporting Israeli Offensive
January 12, 2009: Tens of Thousands Demonstrate Globally Against Israeli Actions, Jewish Women Among Those Leading Protests
January 12, 2009: Fmr. Clinton Special Counsel Lanny Davis vs. Israeli Professor Neve Gordon: A Debate on the Israeli Assault on Gaza
January 08, 2009: Former Amb. Martin Indyk vs. Author Norman Finkelstein: A Debate on Israel’s Assault on Gaza and the US Role in the Conflict
January 07, 2009: 40+ Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza School Sheltering Refugees
January 06, 2009: Israeli F-16 Attack Kills Father of Palestinian Journalist; Israel Bombs UN School, Killing Three
January 05, 2009: A Debate on Israel’s Invasion of Gaza: UNRWA’s Christopher Gunness v. Israel Project’s Meagan Buren
January 05, 2009: US Blocks UN Security Council Vote Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
January 05, 2009: US Blocks UN Security Council Vote Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
January 05, 2009: Israeli Professor Under Hamas Rocket Fire, Neve Gordon Condemns Israeli Invasion of Gaza
January 05, 2009: Report from Gaza City: Palestinian Journalist Sameh Habeeb on Gaza Under Siege
December 31, 2008: Israeli Lawmaker and Conscientious Objector Nephew of Ex-PM Benjamin Netanyahu Denounce Israeli Attack on Gaza Strip
December 29, 2008: Israeli Attacks Kill Over 310 in Gaza in One of Israel’s Bloodiest Attacks on Palestinians Since 1948