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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.
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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.
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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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.
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Tuesday, December 28, 1999
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The Shoulders We Stand On: Women As Agents of Social Change
As we near the end of the century and the millenium, we want to take a look at women throughout the years, and the role they have played as agents of social change.
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Philanthropy and Inequality: Giving for Social Change
You’re listening to Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now!, broadcasting live from Wall Street, where the financial firms are giving themselves a record $13 billion in bonuses this year, up 18 percent from last year. And if you plan on ringing in the new millenium in a New York City restaurant, you would need a hefty Wall Street bonus to afford it. For example, dinner at one elegant restaurant, Chanterelle, was $100-$175 on December 31, 1994. This year it’s $2,500 per person. And the newly renovated Russian Tea Room is charging $500-$900 this year for a seven-course banquet meal, as opposed to $60 five years ago.
