Today’s Show
- Headlines
- As UC Regents Approve Major Tuition Hike, Students, Faculty Decry Erosion of Public Education in CA and Nationwide
- On 20th Anniversary of Killings of 6 Jesuit Priests by US-Backed Salvadoran Forces, Thousands to Protest “School of the Assassins” at Ft. Benning
- Israel Under Widespread International Criticism for Settlement Expansion Plan
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Headlines
- Shunning Dissidents, Obama Leaves China Without Firm Pledges on Trade, Climate
- Iraq Vote in Limbo with Veto of Election Law
- As Wall Street Posts Record Profits and US Hunger Rate Grows, Robert Scheer Asks: “Where Is the Community Organizer We Elected?”
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- Headlines
- EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Responds to Court Ruling Upholding Conviction and Ordering Her to Prison
- Amidst California Fiscal Crisis and Political Gridlock, Scholar and Activist George Lakoff Proposes Ballot Measure to End 2/3 Rule in State Legislature
- “The Card Game”–New Doc Investigates History of Credit Card Industry and Proposals for Reform
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
- Headlines
- Why Are We Destroying Public Education? University of California Students and Staff Prepare for System-Wide Strike to Protest Cuts
- Obama Nominates Pesticide Executive to Be Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the US Trade Representative
- Raj Patel on America’s Growing Hunger Crisis and the UN Summit to Fight Hunger in Rome
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Hungering for a True Thanksgiving
“Over 1 billion people are chronically hungry,” says the U.N., yet it would take only $44 billion per year to end hunger globally.
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Lou Dobbs Resigns From CNN
The controversial TV anchor has resigned from CNN amid a campaign to force him off the air due to his reporting on Latinos and immigrants. Past Democracy Now! Coverage of Lou Dobbs:
- Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez’s 2007 interview with Lou Dobbs
- Amy Goodman’s column ‘The Dubious Mr. Dobbs’
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The Man Who Put the Rainbow in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and families will be gathering to share a meal and, perhaps, enjoy another annual telecast of “The Wizard of Oz.” The 70-year-old film classic bears close watching this year, perhaps more than in any other, for the message woven into the lyrics, written during the Great Depression by Oscar-winning lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg.
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The Tortured Logic Continues
“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
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The War Condolences Obama Hasn’t Sent
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
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Trick or Treat for Climate Change
Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country
Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
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Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales
Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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March 1996 Archive
Friday, March 29, 1996
- Headlines for March 29, 1996
- The Puerto Rican March on Washington
- DETROIT NEWSPAPER STRIKE.
- BOMBING OF BLACK CHURCHES IN THE SOUTH.
Thursday, March 28, 1996
Wednesday, March 27, 1996
Tuesday, March 26, 1996
- Headlines for March 26, 1996
- LABOR SUPPORT FOR CLINTON
- California Primary
- Bob Dole’s Previous Anti-Abortion Campaign
Monday, March 25, 1996
- Headlines for March 25, 1996
- California Primary Preview: Campaign Finance Reform
- California Primary Preview: Battle Against Toxics
Friday, March 22, 1996
- Headlines for March 22, 1996
- Puerto Ricans Prepare to March on Washington
- Journalist Round Table Discusses California Primary
Thursday, March 21, 1996
- Headlines for March 21, 1996
- Environmental Activists Take Stand Against Dow Chemical
- Speeches From the Third Citizens’ Conference on Dioxin
- Vietnam Veterans Seeking Justice for Dioxin Exposure
Wednesday, March 20, 1996
- Headlines for March 20, 1996
- Theo Colburn on Organic Pollutants
- Call for “presidential job descriptions”
- Debate on House Counter-Terrorism Bill
Tuesday, March 19, 1996
- Headlines for March 19, 1996
- Impact of NAFTA on Midwest Industrial States
- Labor Unions Strikes Fail to Register on Candidate Agendas
- Presidents and Picket Lines; A Historical Perspective
- Former Chicago Gang Members and 21st Century Vote
Monday, March 18, 1996
- Headlines for March 18, 1996
- Torturers’ Lobbies: How Human Rights Abusers Influence Washington
- Interview with Dennis Kucinich
- Will Progressives Dominate the Coming Era in Politics?
Friday, March 15, 1996
- Headlines for March 15, 1996
- Toxic Chemicals that Threaten Us
- What Makes a Person Qualified to be President of the United States?
- A Sharply Divided House of Representatives Passes Counter-Terrorism Bill
Thursday, March 14, 1996
- Headlines for March 14, 1996
- Ken Silverstein discuss White Water Scandal
- Race and Drugs in the U.S.
- Kate Clinton, feminist comedian and presidential candidate,
calls from the Campaign Trail
Wednesday, March 13, 1996
Tuesday, March 12, 1996
- Headlines for March 12, 1996
- African American School Teacher, Geraldine Sam, runs for Congress in Texas’ 9th congressional district.
- Daughter of former Texas Governor Ann Richards tracks right
wing activity in Texas and organizes opposition to Christian Coalition. - Clinton to sign Helms Burton Bill
Monday, March 11, 1996
Friday, March 08, 1996
- Headlines for March 08, 1996
- Bella Abzug on the New York Primary and Contract With Women
- Trade Agreements Profit Corporations at the Expense of Democracy
- Latina Youth Turns Painful Past into Activism
Thursday, March 07, 1996
- Headlines for March 07, 1996
- Court Decision Increases Ballot Access in New York
- Labor Policy Under the Clinton Administration
- Garment Workers Campaign Against Sweatshops
Wednesday, March 06, 1996
- Headlines for March 06, 1996
- Bob Dole Sweeps Eight States in Junior Tuesday Primaries
- Senator Cynthia McKinney on Georgia’s Political Climate
- The King-Maker: Alfonse D’amato Campaigns for Bob Dole
Tuesday, March 05, 1996
- Headlines for March 05, 1996
- Bob Dole Favored Entering Junior Tuesday Caucasus and Primaries
- Tracking Republican extremists through the primary campaigns
- Mississippi Mother Challenges Prayer in School
- Toxic Sludge is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies, and
the Public Relations Industry
Monday, March 04, 1996
- Headlines for March 04, 1996
- Presidential Candidate Alan Keyes Restrained, Barred From Debate
- Soft Money Creates Enormous Loophole Campaign Finance System
- Conference on Media Finds Democracy Under Siege
- National Mobilization Lacking in Progressive Movement
Friday, March 01, 1996
- Headlines for March 01, 1996
- Intro for March 1, 1996
- Jim Hightower’s speech from the opening plenary of
the Media and Democracy Congress - Susan Faludi’s speech from the opening plenary of
the Media and Democracy Congress - Juan Gonzalez from the opening of the Media and Democracy Congress
- Money and Politics
