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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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October 2004 Archive
Friday, October 29, 2004
- Headlines for October 29, 2004
- Ohio Lawmakers Call for Secretary of State Blackwell to Resign
- Bush Administration Attempts To Overturn Decades of Legal Precedents & Block Voting Rights Lawsuits From Voters
- “Safe State” Debate: To Kerry or Not to Kerry?
- VotePact.com Offers Alternative Way of Voting
- Israeli Peace Activist Uri Avnery: “Arafat is the Father of the Nation”
Thursday, October 28, 2004
- Headlines for October 28, 2004
- Secret Document Suggests GOP Preparing to Challenge Black Vote in Florida
- The Battle for the Senate: Eight Key Races
- Jailed Palestinian Prof. Sami Al-Arian Dominates Florida Senate Race
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
- Headlines for October 27, 2004
- Supreme Power: Election 2004 and the Future of the Country’s Highest Court
- Alice Walker on the “Toxic Culture” of Globalization
- The Battle of the Polls: A Look Behind the Influential Polling Organizations that Shape the Presidential Race
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
- Headlines for October 26, 2004
- Making Votes Count: Is a Theft of the 2004 Election Already Underway?
- Nader vs. Anybody But Bush: A Debate on Ralph Nader’s Candidacy
Monday, October 25, 2004
- Headlines for October 25, 2004
- Suppression, Fraud and Breakdown: Voting Problems Emerge in States Across the Country
- Army Captain Granted Reprieve After Suing U.S. Gvt. To Block Iraq Deployment
- Kidnapped British Aid Worker: “Ask Mr. Blair to Take the Troops Out of Iraq, and Not to Bring Them Here to Baghdad”
Friday, October 22, 2004
- Headlines for October 22, 2004
- Off to War: The Story of a National Guard Unit’s Journey From Rural Arkansas to Baghdad
- The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
Thursday, October 21, 2004
- Headlines for October 21, 2004
- CIA Refuses to Release “Dynamite” Report on 9/11 Accountability
- Daughter of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai Discusses her Mother, Kenya and the Environment
- First and Final Edition: NY Actor Wally Shawn Discusses the First and Last Issue of His Journal
- Noam Chomsky on the State of the Nation, Iraq and the Election
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
- Headlines for October 20, 2004
- 21 AIDS Activists Arrested At Bush-Cheney 2004 HQ Protesting Administration Policies
- God & The Presidency: An In-Depth Examination Of Faith In The Bush White House
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
- Headlines for October 19, 2004
- The Forgotten Coup: Violence Erupts in Haiti, Activists and Political Leaders Arrested
- Election 2004: Intimidation, Harassment and Suppression of Voters
- GOP Pressures Rock the Vote to Stop Talking About the Draft
Monday, October 18, 2004
- Headlines for October 18, 2004
- Army Detains U.S. Reservists Who Refuse to Carry Out “Suicide Mission” In Iraq
- Sinclair Spokesperson Discusses His Former CIA Job and Whether He Will Air Anti-Kerry Special
- Indymedia Servers Seized in Britain Shutting Down 20 Websites
Friday, October 15, 2004
- Headlines for October 15, 2004
- From Vietnam to Iraq: American War Resisters Seek Refuge in Canada
- Controversy Over Monument in Canadian Town for U.S. Resisters to Vietnam War
- Amnesty Calls for Release of Syrian Canadian Jailed in Damascus for Over 2 Years
- Universal Health Care: A Debate On Health Care in the U.S. and Canada
Thursday, October 14, 2004
- Headlines for October 14, 2004
- Howard Zinn On the Election: Candidates Not Addressing “Fundamental Issues of American Policy in the World”
- Million Worker March to Address Labor Issues Ignored By Both Major Candidates
- Immigrant Nation, Divided Country: Candidates Debate Immigration Issues
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
- Headlines for October 13, 2004
- Broadcast Exclusive: James Baker’s Double Life in Iraq: The Carlyle Group Stands to Make Killing on Iraqi Debt
- Conservative TV Chain Orders 62 Stations to Pre-Empt Regular Programming To Air Anti-Kerry “Documentary” Before Election
- FBI Questions Hundreds of Muslims Ahead of Tonight’s Debate in Arizona
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
- Headlines for October 12, 2004
- Christian Parenti in Afghanistan: Saturday’s Elections Were A “Farce”
- Tariq Ali v. Christopher Hitchens: A Debate on the U.S. War on Iraq, the Bush-Kerry Race and the Neo-Conservative Movement
Monday, October 11, 2004
- Headlines for October 11, 2004
- Indigenous Peoples Day Special: The New Documentary “Preventive Warriors”
Friday, October 08, 2004
- Headlines for October 08, 2004
- Sharon Aide Says U.S.-Backed Settlement Policy Designed to Freeze Peace Process
- “Imposing Imperial Democracy”–Upcoming Afghan Elections Marked by U.S. Pressure, Fraud and Corruption
- Kenyan Environmentalist Wangari Maathai Wins Nobel Peace Prize
- Censored: Public Fla. School Cancels Campus Speaker Fearing She Would Criticize Bush
- Calls Increase for DeLay to Resign After Ethics Committee Again Admonishes Majority Leader
Thursday, October 07, 2004
- Headlines for October 07, 2004
- Confirming the Obvious: Official U.S. Report Finds Saddam Had No WMDs
- Left Out in Cleveland: Three VP Candidates Speak Out on the Two-Party System
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
- Headlines for October 06, 2004
- Cheney, Edwards Clash Over Iraq and Justification for War in Vice Presidential Debate
- Cheney Cites El Salvador Civil War That Killed 75,000 As Model for Afghanistan
- Edwards Attacks Cheney On Halliburton Dealings in Iran, Bribing Foreign Officials and No-Bid Contract in Iraq
- A Look at How Cheney Opposed Head Start, MLK Day, and the Release of Mandela
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
- Headlines for October 05, 2004
- Letter from Guantanamo: British Detainee Says He Was Subjected to Torture, Witnessed U.S. Soldiers Commit Murder
- Plight of Guantanamo Detainees Brought to New York Stage
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Guantanamo, President Bush and the Invasion of Iraq
Monday, October 04, 2004
- Headlines for October 04, 2004
- “Days of Penitence”: Over 70 Palestinians Killed in Deadliest Israeli Offensive in Gaza Since Intifada
- Nader Charges DNC Chair McAuliffe Told Him “We’re Going To Try To Get You Off The Ballot In All Of The Close States”
Friday, October 01, 2004
- Headlines for October 01, 2004
- Robert Fisk on the Presidential Debate, Iraq, Palestine and the International Criminal Court
- Kerry Blasts Bush on North Korea, Pledges Direct Negotiations if Elected
- Candidates Briefly Debate Sudan Policy But Where Was the Discussion of the Coup in Haiti?
