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Thursday, March 11, 2010
- Headlines
- Doris “Granny D” Haddock (1910-2010): Remembering Legendary Campaign Finance Reform Activist
- Legal Scholar Michelle Alexander on “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”
- Rep. Dennis Kucinich Takes on Democratic Leaders with Insistence on Public Option, Call for Afghan Withdrawal
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- Headlines
- 7 Years After Killing, Family of Slain US Peace Activist Rachel Corrie Heads to Israel for Wrongful Death Suit Against Israeli Gov’t
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
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Right Now: Amy Goodman Taking Online Questions at FireDogLake’s Book Salon
Visit FireDogLake to ask Amy a question. Amy will be taking questions until 7 p.m. EST on Sunday.
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Rachel Corrie’s (Posthumous) Day in Court
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.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of Atrazine Weedkiller
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
Filed under News
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Web Exclusive
Part II: Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch on "The Death and Life of the Great American School System"
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.
Filed under Web Exclusive
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WATCH: Is the Medium the Message? Corporatization of the Media
The Huffington Post’s Kimberly Butler interviewed Amy Goodman and others in this two part online video series.
Filed under D.N. in the News
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Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?
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.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Cracking Down on Fracking
Mike Markham of Colorado has an explosive problem: His tap water catches fire.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Catch Amy Goodman on C-SPAN2’s Book TV this Saturday for Howard Zinn Tribute.
Tune in to C-SPAN2’s Book TV on Saturday, February 27th at 1pm ET and midnight for a tribute to historian Howard Zinn with Ralph Nader, Amy Goodman, Marian Wright Edelman and Bernice Johnson Reagon and many others.
Filed under D.N. in the News
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Monday, September 2, 2002
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Labor Day Special: As Dockworkers Negotiations Break Down and a Work Slow-Down Looms, Bush Threatens to Bring in Troops
Negotiations over the West Coast dockworkers’ contract broke down over the weekend. This means that over 10,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union may begin work slowdowns as early as tomorrow at some 30 major West Coast ports that handle the booming Pacific Rim trade.
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Labor Day Special, Part 2, Immigrant Workers: 100 Airport Workers Are Arrested in Los Angeles; Hundreds of Thousands Flee Malaysian Crackdown
In the Los Angeles area some 100 airport workers were arrested in government raids in August. Most of them were immigrants. Government officials said the workers had used false IDs and lied about their immigration status to obtain security clearances.
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Labor Day Special, Part 3, ‘Unjust Rewards’: Washington Rewards Workplace Safety Violators with Millions of Dollars in Contracts
Nearly 100 years ago, Upton Sinclair published ‘The Jungle’, a muckraking expose of the meat industry that brought to light many of the great dangers American workers faced on the job.
