Today’s Show
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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
- Headlines
- 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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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]
