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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
- Headlines
- 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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January 2006 Archive
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
- Headlines for January 31, 2006
- Gore Vidal Delivers State of the Union: “Let the Powers That Be Know There is Something Called We the People of the U.S. and all Sovereignty Rests in Us.”
- Critics Warn Bush’s Upcoming Policies Will Worsen Health Care Crisis, Hit Most Vulnerable Hardest
- With Exxon Making a Record $5 Million Per Hour, a Look at Bush’s Energy Policies Ahead of His State of the Union
- Civil Rights Icon Coretta Scott King, 1927-2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
- Headlines for January 30, 2006
- Harry Belafonte on Bush, Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and Having His Conversations with Martin Luther King Wiretapped by the FBI
Friday, January 27, 2006
- Headlines for January 27, 2006
- How Middle East Media Cover Hamas Victory: Mosaic Compiles Arab T.V. News for U.S. Audience
- Ford and GM Devastate Workers by Slashing Jobs and Closing Plants
- The Great Firewall of China: Internet Companies Censor Material at Chinese Government’s Request
Thursday, January 26, 2006
- Headlines for January 26, 2006
- Hamas Wins Sweeping Victory in Palestinian Parliamentary Elections
- How Israel and the United States Helped to Bolster Hamas
- U.S. Soldier Convicted of Murder Receives No Jail Time While Nonviolent Antiwar Protesters Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
- Headlines for January 25, 2006
- AG Gonzales’ Defense Of U.S. Domestic Spy Program Draws Protests and Criticism from Law Professors, Students
- Iraqi Journalist Ali Fadhil Describes Arrest by U.S. Forces: “They Used Explosives and Shot Inside My Home”
- EXCLUSIVE–“Fallujah: The Real Story,” Documentary by Iraqi Journalist Captures the Horrors of the U.S. Siege
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
- Headlines for January 24, 2006
- NSA Expert Jim Bamford on Domestic Wiretapping: The Bush Administration Has “Decided Simply to Violate the Law”
- Former NSA Head Gen. Hayden Grilled by Journalists on NSA Eavesdropping on U.S. Citizens
- Asst. Labor Secretary Dye Walks Out of Mine Safety Hearing As West Virgnia Mine Deaths Reach 14
Monday, January 23, 2006
- Headlines for January 23, 2006
- Evo Morales Sworn in as Bolivia’s First Indigenous President, Hails Election as End of “Colonial and Neo-Liberal Era”
- U.S. Gvt. Channels Millions Through National Endowment for Democracy to Fund Anti-Lavalas Groups in Haiti
Friday, January 20, 2006
- Headlines for January 20, 2006
- Muslim Leaders in Iraq Call for Release of Kidnapped U.S. Journalist Jill Carroll as Deadline Set by Captors Expires
- American Hostage: As Jill Carroll Remains Captive in Iraq, Another Kidnapped U.S. Journalist Talks About the Remarkable Battle That Won His Release
Thursday, January 19, 2006
- Headlines for January 19, 2006
- EXCLUSIVE: Ex-British Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray on Why He Defied UK Foreign Office by Posting Classified Memos Blasting U.S., British Support of Torture by Uzbek Regime
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
- Headlines for January 18, 2006
- Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005): The Legacy of the Former Senator and Anti-War Presidential Candidate
- Hugh Thompson’s Crewmember Remembers Helping to Stop the My Lai Massacre
- Selling the Amazon For a Handful of Beads: A Look at Secret Contracts Between Big Oil and the Ecuadorian Military
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
- Headlines for January 17, 2006
- Fmr. Political Prisoner and Torture Survivor Michelle Bachelet Elected as Chile’s First Female President
- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Sworn in as Liberia’s New President, First Elected Female Leader of Africa
- Gore Calls For Special Counsel on Eavesdropping, Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuits Challenging Bush on NSA Wiretaps
- Independent Journalist Reports on Ongoing Violence in Haiti, Upcoming Elections
Monday, January 16, 2006
Friday, January 13, 2006
- Headlines for January 13, 2006
- Crisis Over Iran’s Nuclear Program Intensifies
- Rebuilding New Orleans: The Struggle Continues
- FCC vs. The League of Women Voters: A Look at the Case That Pitted Samuel Alito Against Pacifica Radio
Thursday, January 12, 2006
- Headlines for January 12, 2006
- Senators Grill Alito on Membership and Involvement in Discriminatory Group
- Alito Refuses to State Whether Roe v. Wade is Settled Law
- Alito Dismisses Foreign Law as Not “Appropriate or Useful”
- Feinstein Grills Alito on Rulings in Key Environmental Cases
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
- Headlines for January 11, 2006
- Senators Question Alito on Past Statements and Rulings on Abortion, Presidential Power and the Role of the Judiciary
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
- Headlines for January 10, 2006
- Abortion, Executive Power to Play Central Role in Senators’ Questioning of Alito at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
- Top UN Envoy for Prevention of Genocide on Darfur: International Community Must Do More to End Bloodshed, Insist Sudan Government Cooperate With ICC
- Doctors Without Borders Aid Worker Describes Dire Humanitarian Situation in Southern Sudan
Monday, January 09, 2006
- Headlines for January 09, 2006
- Fmr. NARAL Head Kate Michelman on Alito and Her Own Pre-Roe v Wade Experience Getting an Abortion and Consent From the Husband Who Abandoned Her
- Abortion, Presidential Power and Civil rights: A Debate on the Nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court
- Conservative Christian Organizations Stage Pro-Alito Rally at Justice Sunday III
- Jesse Jackson on Samuel Alito, Domestic Spying and Poverty in America
Friday, January 06, 2006
- Headlines for January 06, 2006
- Human Rights Watch Calls on Bush to Cut Aid To Israel Over Expansion of Illegal Settlements
- An Imperial President? Bush Claims Right To Ignore New Law Banning Torture
- Juan Gonzalez reports on the New York City Transit Strike; Union Fought Off City Attempts to Redo Pension Plan
Thursday, January 05, 2006
- Headlines for January 05, 2006
- Were the Deaths of the 12 Coal Miners Preventable? A Look At the History of Safety Violations at the Sago Mine
- Whistleblower Warns the Bush Administration Is Cutting Back Mining Safety Regulations
- Ariel Sharon Suffers Major Stroke: Uri Avnery & Rabbi Michael Lerner Discuss the Future of Israel
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
- Headlines for January 04, 2006
- The Biggest Congressional Scandal in Over a Century? GOP Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty to Three Felony Counts
- Congress on Edge As Abramoff Agrees to Testify About Widespread Corruption on Capitol Hill
- Native American Tribes Attempt to Recover After Being Defrauded of Tens of Millions by Abramoff
- Forced Abortions & Sweatshops: A Look at Jack Abramoff’s Ties to the South Pacific Island of Saipan & How Tom DeLay Became An Advocate for Sweatshop Factory Owners
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
- Headlines for January 03, 2006
- EXCLUSIVE: National Security Agency Whistleblower Warns Domestic Spying Program Is Sign the U.S. is Decaying Into a “Police State”
- Former “Economic Hit Man” John Perkins on “The First Truly Global Empire” and its Impact on Latin America
Monday, January 02, 2006
