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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
- Headlines
- Federal Probe into Post-Katrina Shootings by Police Widens
- Report: Petraeus Warns Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mullen that Israel Is Jeopardizing US Security Interests
- Rep. Alan Grayson’s “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act” Attracts 50 Co-Sponsors
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
- Headlines
- Charles Bowden on “The War Next Door”
- Dem Leadership in Final Push on Healthcare Reform, House Considers Passing Bill Without Direct Vote
- Federal Panel Finds NY Dept. of Education Discriminated Against Arabic School Principal
Monday, March 15, 2010
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NYC’s Jihad Against Debbie Almontaser
Debbie Almontaser has won a victory in her battle against discrimination. She was the founding principal of the first Arabic-language public school in the United States, until a campaign of hate forced her out.
Filed under Weekly Column
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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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Thursday, March 20, 2003
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U.S. Begins Invasion of Iraq in An Attempt to Assassinate Iraqi President Saddam Hussein: We Go Live to Baghdad with Kathy Kelly and Hear President Bush, Hussein
At around 9:30 Eastern Standard Time last night, the U.S. military began an unprovoked attack on Iraq.
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Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets to Protest War Starting Just Hours After the War Starts: We Go Sydney, London and Washington
More than 500 communities throughout the US are organizing protests for today. Activists are calling for nationwide walkouts, strikes and protests.
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Talk-Back to War: Listeners Tell US What They’re Doing in This Time of War
We turn now to you, the listeners. This is what some of you had to say about what you’re doing in this time of war.
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June Jordan, An Anti-War Voice of the Past From the Pacifica Archives
On this first day of war we go back to the Pacifica Archives to hear June Jordan, poet, activist, essayist, teacher. June Jordan is the most published African-American writer in history. She burst onto the literary and political scene in the late 1960s, on the wings of the civil rights and anti-war movements. Poetry for her was a political act, and she used it to shine a fierce light on racism, sexism, homophobia, apartheid, poverty, and US foreign policy. Author Toni Morrison once summed up her career as: “Forty years of tireless activism coupled with and fueled by flawless art.”
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Iraqi People Speak Out Against the U.S. Invasion
Sometime after 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, the U.S. military began an unprovoked attack on Iraq.
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Booker Prize-Winning Author Arundhati Roy Slams U.S. Invasion As Protests Intensify and U.N. Security Council Members Voice Their Opposition
Around the world, international leaders are condemning the U.S. war. Top officials from France, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Greece, Malyasia, Indonesia and New Zealand are among the countries opposing the attack.
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Burning the “Bridge to Baghdad”: As War Begins, the Media Censors the Voices of Ordinary Iraqi People
The corporate media networks have “embedded” hundreds of journalists with the US military. But they have not one with an Iraqi family.
