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- 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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Podcasting & Torrents
Wednesday, September 1, 2004
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Shout Heard Around the World: Nearly 1,000 Arrested in Series of RNC Protests
More than 950 people were arrested yesterday as thousands of activists carried out a series of direct actions and civil disobedience organized by the A31 Action Coalition at locations throughout New York City yesterday. We take a comprehensive look at the protests and the police tactics to quell them. [includes rush transcript]
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Schwarzenegger Reaches Out to Fellow Immigrants to Vote Republican
We hear California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking on the second night of the Republican National Convention in his national political debut. [includes rush transcript]
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Medea Benjamin Dragged off RNC Floor for Unfurling "Pro-Life: Stop the Killing of Iraq" Banner
Peace activist and Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin was kicked off the floor of the Republican convention after she unfurled a pink banner that read “Pro-Life: Stop the Killing in Iraq.” [includes rush transcript]
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First Lady, Bush Twins Address RNC
President Bush’s daughters, Barbara and Jenna in their national television debut and First Lady Laura Bush speak at the Republican convention last night. [includes rush transcript]
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RNC Protesters Rush to Defend Johnny Cash Legacy
The Tennessee delegation to the Republican National Convention sparked protests by hosting an exclusive “celebration” of Johnny Cash at the auction house Sotheby’s. We hear a report from the streets. [includes rush transcript]
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New York Protesters Hold "Fox News Shut-Up-A-Thon"
Members of Code Pink and others gathered in front of Fox’s corporate headquarters in midtown Manhattan to protest the network’s biased coverage. We speak with Robert Greenwald, producer and director of the documentary “Outfoxed” and Medea Benjamin who was arrested. [includes rush transcript]
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NYT's Paul Krugman on Bush's Economic Record and the Media
We hear celebrated economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman discuss the media and the Bush administration’s economic record and tactics. [includes rush transcript]
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GOP Delegates Mingle with Industry Lobbyists at Corporate-Sponsored Parties
We take a look at the hundreds of company-sponsored parties that Republican delegates are attending during the GOP convention. Pratap Chatterjee of CorpWatch files a report. [includes rush transcript]
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Peter Stone on 527s, Rudy Giuliani and GOP Operative Ralph Reed
We speak with National Journal reporter Peter Stone on Section 527 organizations funding political ads in the Kerry-Bush race, Rudolph Giuliani and a preview of Republican operative Ralph Reed. [includes rush transcript]
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Thousands of Unemployed Workers Form Three-Mile-Long Unemployment Line in Symbolic Protest
Thousands of unemployed workers gathered along Broadway, in a single file line, stretching some three miles in a symbolic protest that is being billed as the world’s largest unemployment line.
