In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
Start 2012 off right with a contribution to Democracy Now!
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Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and renowned political activist and writer. He has written scores of books both on linguistics, human rights, economics and politics and has been on Democracy Now! many times in the past. See a sampling of his appearances on the program.
April 13, 2009: Noam Chomsky on the Global Economic Crisis, Health Care, U.S. Foreign Policy and Resistance to American Empire
April 03, 2009: Noam Chomsky on US Expansion of Afghan Occupation, the Uses of NATO, and What Obama Should Do in Israel-Palestine
January 23, 2009: Noam Chomsky: Obama’s Stance on Gaza Crisis 'Approximately the Bush Position'
November 24, 2008: Noam Chomsky: 'What Next? The Elections, the Economy, and the World'
February 26, 2008: Noam Chomsky: Why is Iraq Missing from 2008 Presidential Race?
January 1st, 2007 From Bolivia to Baghdad: Noam Chomsky on Creating Another World in a Time of War, Empire and Devastation
March 17, 2004: Haiti’s History: Noam Chomsky Traces Underpinnings Of Aristide’s Ouster Back To 1991-1994 Coup
November 26, 2004 The Life and Times of Noam Chomsky: A Brief History of America’s Leading Dissident
October 21, 2004: Noam Chomsky on the State of the Nation, Iraq and the Election
December 26, 2003: An Hour With Noam Chomsky on Iraq, War Profiteers & The Media
February 07, 2001: Noam Chomsky On Middle East Politics
October 16, 2000: Noam Chomsky On the Middle East
May 07, 1998: Lecture By Noam Chomsky