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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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November 2000 Archive
Thursday, November 30, 2000
- Headlines for November 30, 2000
- Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks On the Disenfranchised
- Jesse Jackson Calls for the Release of Leonard Peltier and Lori Berenson
- On the One-Year Anniversary of the WTO Battle in Seattle, Mayor Calls for Media Blackout On Protests
Wednesday, November 29, 2000
- Headlines for November 29, 2000
- Mob Politics: How Bush Supporters and Republican Congressional Staffers Stopped the Miami-Dade Recount
- Republicans Mount Pressure for Gore to Concede
- Slavery’s Legacy: How Florida Shackled Thousands of Black Voters
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
- Headlines for November 28, 2000
- Gore Challenges Florida Recount
- Talks Collapse at Global Climate Summit: A Debate On Greenhouse Emissions
- The Other Chad: Victims of Human Rights Violations Pursue Chad’s Former Dictator
Monday, November 27, 2000
- Headlines for November 27, 2000
- Bush Certified Winner in Florida, Gore Vows to Contest Results
- The Right to Vote: A History of Democracy in the United States
Friday, November 24, 2000
Thursday, November 23, 2000
- Headlines for November 23, 2000
- Thanksgiving Special: Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Speaks From Prison
Wednesday, November 22, 2000
- Headlines for November 22, 2000
- Florida Supreme Court Upholds Vote Count, Florida Legislature May Challenge Results
- Demonstrations at the Hague Over Global Climate Warming Negotiations
- Eating in Unsavory Times: Hidden Ingredients in the Thanksgiving Feeding Trough
- As Busiest Shopping Day of the Year Approaches, a Sermon From the Church of Stop Shopping
Tuesday, November 21, 2000
- Headlines for November 21, 2000
- Florida Counts On, a Look at Instant Runoff Voting
- Floridians with Disabilities Say They Were Left Out of the Elections
- Who Are Fidel Castro’s Would-Be Assassins?
- Fujimori Resigns, Successor Uncertain
- Russian Roulette at the Dinner Table: What Is in Your Thanksgiving Feast?
Monday, November 20, 2000
- Headlines for November 20, 2000
- 1700 Arrested at the School of the Americas
- As Vote Count Continues, a Witness Describes Voter Harassment in Florida
- Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Set to Resign: A Conversation with Rhoda Berenson
- Police Attack Anti-Fascist Protesters in Madrid On 25th Anniversary of Franco’s Death
- Members of International Brigades Look Back On Their Fight Against Fascism
Friday, November 17, 2000
- Headlines for November 17, 2000
- Allegations of Voting Irregularities Spread to Duval County in Florida
- Hosea Williams, Voting Rights Activist, Dies
- Networks Initiate Mass Probe of Election Night Gaffes, As Fox Is Accused of Getting Inside Voting Information Through Bush Cousin
- U.S. Supreme Court Grants Stay of Execution for Johnny Penry
Thursday, November 16, 2000
- Headlines for November 16, 2000
- Democrats and Republicans Go to Court Over Elections, As Florida Secretary of State Says No to Further Recounts
- Clinton Visits Vietnam But Will Not Apologize for War
- Texas to Execute Johnny Penry, 38th Prisoner of 2000
- Witness to An Execution: An Audio Documentary
Wednesday, November 15, 2000
- Headlines for November 15, 2000
- Prosecutors Drop Case Against One Protester at Republican Convention, Convicts a Second
- Palm Beach Defies Deadline, Proceeds with Manual Recount of Ballots
- Lawyers Flock to Florida As Campaign Turns to Litigation
- Israel Increases Pressure On CNN to Cover Conflict From a Pro-Israeli Angle
- A Rabbi Condemns Israeli Government Violence
- Texas to Execute Mentally Retarded Man
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
- Headlines for November 14, 2000
- Judge Will Decide Whether Palm Beach Recount Will End Today
- Michael Moore Writes Open Letter to Kofi Annan
- Activist Responds to President Clinton On Iraq
- As Texas Gets Ready to Break Its Own Execution Record, a Response to Clinton Remarks On Death Penalty
Monday, November 13, 2000
- Headlines for November 13, 2000
- As the Elections Go to Court, a Look at Proportional Representation
- Voteless in Florida: Criminal Records Prevent Hundreds of Thousands From Voting
- A Look at the History of Elections 2000
Friday, November 10, 2000
- Headlines for November 10, 2000
- Was Nader a Spoiler? The Green Party Candidate Responds
- Democrats Mount Legal Challenges to Florida Vote, Election Still Up in the Air
- Miguel Flores Executed in Texas
Thursday, November 09, 2000
- Headlines for November 09, 2000
- Texas to Execute Mexican Prisoner Miguel Flores
- Presidential Election Hinges On Florida, As Complaints Increase of Voting Irregularity in Palm Beach County
- Democrats Threaten Nader with Retaliation If Gore Loses
Wednesday, November 08, 2000
- Headlines for November 08, 2000
- Presidential Race Hinges On Florida Recount
- Ballot Initiatives Around the Country
- Democracy Now! Exclusive Interview with President Bill Clinton
Tuesday, November 07, 2000
- Headlines for November 07, 2000
- Gore Or Nader? A Debate Between John Conyers and Manning Marable
- Money and Power in the 2000 Elections
- A View of the U.S. Elections From Abroad
- Death of David Brower, Founder of Friends of the Earth and Other Environmental Groups
Monday, November 06, 2000
- Headlines for November 06, 2000
- Missouri, a Swing State, May Elect a Dead Man for Senate
- Tobacco and Elections
- Danny Glover and Randall Robinson Rally for Nader
Friday, November 03, 2000
- Headlines for November 03, 2000
- Blood Money Or Muslim Bashing? A Look at the New York Senate Race
- Vt Elections: Progressive Party Candidate Anthony Pallina and a Look at the Conservative Backlash Against the Civil Union Laws
- Washington, DC’s Fight for Statehood–Taxation Without Representation
- Houston, Texas Demonstration
Thursday, November 02, 2000
- Headlines for November 02, 2000
- Vote Swapping–Can We Have Our Cake and Eat It Too?
- Disabled Access to Voting Polls
- Losing the Vote: The Impact of Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the U.S.
- Salvadoran Military Trial–Authorized Torture?
Wednesday, November 01, 2000
- Headlines for November 01, 2000
- The Continuing Politicization of the Legal System: Tort Reform, Big Money, and Judicial Elections
- Washington: Anatomy of a Swing State
