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.
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.
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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrives in Washington today to meet with President Bush on the so-called "road map to peace." Among issues they will discuss is construction of what the Israelis call a security wall and Palestinians see as an apartheid wall. We go to Jenin to talk with injured ISM activist Jordan Flaherty.
Terry Hicks visits the United States with hopes to see his son, David, who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay. Yesterday Hicks locked himself in a cage in New York City to protest his son’s detention.
With the gubernatorial recall vote two months away, Democracy Now! speaks with author Arianna Huffington on her potential candidacy; Green Party candidate Peter Camejo on Gov. Gray Davis and the Enron connection; and Ted Costa, the anti-tax advocate who started the recall initiative.
Administrators at the University for Peace in Costa Rico orders shut the hemisphere’s only shortwave radio station dedicated to peace and social justice. Station staff have locked themselves in the station. We go inside the studios to talk to station head James Latham.