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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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- “GM’s Money Trees”: Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of “Cap and Trade” System
- Italian Prosecutor in Case Against CIA Operatives Hails Convictions for ’03 Kidnapping of Egyptian Cleric
- As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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- Election Day 2009: GOPers Sweep Governor Races; Bloomberg Wins Tight NYC Mayoral Race; Dems Take House Seats; Maine Repeals Gay Marriage
- Low Road to High Finance: McClatchy Expose Reveals How Goldman Sachs Sold Off Billions in Mortgage Securities After Anticipating Housing Collapse
- Blueberry Farming Giant Found to Use Child Labor at Michigan Fields
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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- Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Innocent Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts
- Israeli Activists Criticize US House for Considering Resolution Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
- “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”: New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run
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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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Watch What You Tweet
A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home—all for using Twitter.
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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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Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Headlines
- 5,000 Troops Launch Offensive South of Baghdad
- Over 100 U.S. Troops Killed So Far in November
- France Calls For Timetable For Iraq Withdrawal
- Protests Continue In Ukraine Over Election
- Pentagon May Begin Overseas Secret Paramilitary Operations
- Revealed: CIA Knew of Venezuela Coup in 2002
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Berlusconi's Unrivalled Control of the Media and the Italian Political Landscape
As we broadcast from the Italian capital of Rome, we spend the hour taking a look at politics and media in Italy. We begin with Italian Senator Tana de Zulueta, a leading political critic of Prime Minister Silvion Berlusconi who examines the media mogul’s influence over what the Italian public reads, sees and hears. [includes rush transcript]
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Beyond Berlusconi: The Corporate Italian Media's Portrayal of the Antiwar Movement
We look at the corporate Italian media outside of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s control and its portrayal of the antiwar and anti-globalization movements in Italy. We speak with independent Italian journalist Raffaele Mastrolonardo. [includes rush transcript]
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Ukraine Political Crisis Deepens As Opposition Protests Grow
The political crisis in Ukraine deepened last night after the opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, declared himself winner in Sunday’s presidential run-off against Viktor Yanukovich. We go to Kiev for a report from Independent reporter Askold Krushelnycky. [includes rush transcript]
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Green Party Leads Antiwar Movement in Italian Parliament
We speak with Grazia Francescato, former president of the Italian Green Party and spokesperson for the European Green Party Federation about the antiwar movement, the European Parliament and much more. [includes rush transcript]
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Leading Italian Progressive Luciana Castellina On the Italian Left, the European Parliament and Bush's Reelection
We are joined in our Rome studio by one of Italy’s leading progressive figures: Luciana Castellina who discusses forming the truly independent newspaper Il Manifesto, the significance of the European parliament and the global effect of Bush’s reelection. [includes rush transcript]
