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Friday, November 06, 2009
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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
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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
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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.
Filed under Weekly Column
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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.
Filed under Weekly Column
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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.
Filed under Weekly Column
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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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Podcasting & Torrents
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
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Uninvited Guest: Michael Moore Takes Boston By Storm
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore blasts the corporate media, President Bush, Ralph Nader’s candidacy, and the invasion of Iraq. We hear the full speech he gave at the Take Back America meeting in Cambridge across the river from the Democratic National Convention. [includes rush transcript]
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Rising Star: Senate Candidate Barack Obama Delivers Rousing Keynote at DNC
Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for US Senate from Illinois, delivered a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention that some say secured his status as a rising star within the party. Obama is favored to win the Illinois Senate seat that would make him only the third black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. [includes rush transcript]
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Ronald Reagan's Son and Teresa Heinz Kerry Address DNC
We hear speeches by John Kerry’s wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry and Ron Reagan, son of the late Republican president Ronald Reagan on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. [includes rush transcript]
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Medea Benjamin Dragged Off DNC Floor in Handcuffs For Unfurling "End the Occupation of Iraq" Banner
As Teresa Heinz Kerry gave her prime-time address that never mentioned Iraq, Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin attemped to bring an anti-war message onto the floor of the convention. Moments later police were dragging her out of the Fleet Center. [includes rush transcript]
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Maya Angelou, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee Pay Tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
40 years ago at the Democratic National Convention, civil rights pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer took the stage to challenge white domination of the Mississippi Democratic Party. The Democratic Party paid tribute to her last night at the Fleet Center. [includes rush transcript]
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Raytheon, Citibank, Chase Manhattan and Fleet Boston Help Finance the Most Expensive Convention in History
Sakura Saunders and Pratap Chatterjee of Corpwatch examine the role of corporate money during the Democratic National Convention. [includes rush transcript]
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Web Exclusive: From a Rooftop Michael Moore Speaks to Overflow Crowd in Cambridge During the DNC
Everywhere Michael Moore went in Boston, massive crowds followed him. On Tuesday, more than 2,000 people lined up in Cambridge to hear Michael Moore speak at a forum with Howard Dean. Only 500 or so were able to get in. Democracy Now! was there. We brodcast his speech on our program. But after he spoke inside, Michael Moore addressed the overflow crowd outside. Here is a Democracy Now! web exclusive of what he said…
