In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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President Bush accepted his party’s nomination for another term in the White House last night in Madison Square Garden. The four-day Republican convention in New York was marked by historic protests and acts of dissent on the streets. We hear an excerpt of Bush’s speech and speak with Sam Husseini of the Institute for Public Accuracy about the President’s claims about Iraq. [includes rush transcript]
New York Governor George Pataki introduced President Bush on the closing evening of the Republican National Convention. We hear an excerpt of his address. [includes rush transcript]
Activists from CODEPINK: Women for Peace were ejected from the RNC after disrupting the primetime addresses of speakers at the convention’s podium three nights in a row. We speak CODEPINK co-founders Medea Benjamin and Gael Murphy. [includes rush transcript]
We speak with a few of the Republican delegates leaving Madison Square Garden last night after President Bush accepted his party’s nomination to run for a second term. [includes rush transcript]
We speak with Fernando Suarez del Solar, whose son Jesus, was one of the first U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq. He was ejected from the convention for holding up a sign that read "Bush Lied. My Son Died." [includes rush transcript]
11 members of the AIDS group infiltrated a talk by Andrew Card on Wednesday. The non-violent action led to mayhem on the floor of the Republican Youth Convention. Video has emerged showing a Republican knocking down an ACT UP activist and then kicking her repeatedly. No charges have been filed against him instead the victim and 10 other activists face years in jail for staging what was supposed to be a non-violent action. We talk to one of the arrestees. [includes rush transcript]
A New York judge finds the city in contempt of court for failing to meet that state-mandated deadline for releasing arrested protesters. We hear a father of an arrested protester speaking outside the criminal courthouse and we speak with Donna Lieberman, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union. [includes rush transcript]
We ask the Senator from Arizona about the South Carolina primary race in 2000 during which Karl Rove led a vicious attack on McCain and his family. Many see similarities between the attack on McCain and the attacks on Kerry. [includes rush transcript]
The anti-Republican National Convention protests continued for a seventh day on Thursday. We hear from speakers Partha Banerjee, Monami Malik and others. [includes rush transcript]
A group of Wall Street bankers and insurance companies, threw a brunch party for the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee at an upscale restaurant in Central Park. Among the many political guests was former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who has been one of the biggest congressional advocates for the financial services industry. [includes rush transcript]
We talk to Arun Gupta of NYC Indymedia and Abderrahim Foukara, New York correspondent for Al Jazeera. [includes rush transcript]