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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.
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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.
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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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October 2006 Archive
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
- Headlines for October 31, 2006
- Hacking Democracy: New Documentary Exposes Vulnerability of Electronic Voting Machines
- Vote Suppression in 2006: Rule Changes Threaten to Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Eligible Voters
- Will a Shocking New GOP Court Victory and Karl Rove’s Attack on Ohio in 2006 Doom the Democrats Nationwide?
- Green Party Senatorial Candidate in Penn. Defends Receiving GOP Funding in Failed Ballot Drive
Monday, October 30, 2006
- Headlines for October 30, 2006
- Report from Oaxaca: Federal Police Do Not Have Control of the City
- Brad Will 1970-2006: Friends Remember Indymedia Journalist and Activist Killed in Oaxaca
- Brad Will In His Own Words: Archival Footage of Slain Journalist and Activist Discussing the Importance of Community Media and the Struggle Against NYC Demolition of a Lower East Side Squat
- David Rovics Pays Tribute to Fellow Musician and Friend Brad Will
Friday, October 27, 2006
- Headlines for October 27, 2006
- Worst Congress Ever: Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi on How Our National Legislature Has Become a "Stable of Thieves and Perverts"
- NJ Supreme Court Affirms Legal Rights for Same-Sex Couples
- Breaking the Silence: Fmr. Israeli Soldier Tours U.S. to Expose Abuse of Palestinians by Israeli Military
Thursday, October 26, 2006
- Headlines for October 26, 2006
- In Echoes of Past Intervention, Bush Administration Opposes Nicaraguan Frontrunner Daniel Ortega
- Veteran Investigative Journalist Bob Parry on the Iran-Contra Scandal and the Perils of Reporting It
- New York Judge Awards $19 Million to Victims of CIA-Backed Haitian Death Squad Leader Toto Constant
- Hip Hop Artist M-1 of Dead Prez: "The Media in This Country is an Organ of the State... It Controls What We Are Hearing and Seeing"
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
- Headlines for October 25, 2006
- Green Politics: Green Party Excluded From Mid-Term Debates
- Green Politics: Anti-War House Candidate Michael Berg on His Debate Lock-Out in Delaware and How His Son’s Death in Iraq Led to His Candidacy
- Green Politics: Pennsylvania Greens Take GOP Donations in Ballot Drive
- Green Politics: Anti-War Washington Senatorial Candidate Says Dems Tried to Bribe Him Not to Run
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
- Headlines for October 24, 2006
- The Battle for Congress: John Nichols on How Anti-War and Pro-Labor Candidates Could Help the Democrats Win Control of Both Houses
- The Battle for Congress: Tennessee’s Harold Ford Aims to Become First Black Senator From the South Since Reconstruction
- The Battle for Congress: Can Lamont Beat Lieberman Again? A Look at Connecticut’s Senate Race
Monday, October 23, 2006
- Headlines for October 23, 2006
- The End of Maliki? Will a Coup Unravel Iraq? Robert Dreyfuss and Raed Jarrar Discuss the War in Iraq
- Does Tee Stand For Terrorist? NYC Student Stopped on Staten Island Ferry For Wearing T-Shirt Saying "We Will Not Be Silent" in Arabic
- FCC Commissioner Michael Copps and Juan Gonzalez on the Color of Media Consolidation
Friday, October 20, 2006
- Headlines for October 20, 2006
- Venezuela’s UN Ambassador Accuses Bush Administration of Blackmailing Other Countries Over Contested UN Seat
- Legendary Historian, Attorney & Peace Activist Staughton Lynd on War Resisters, the Peace Movement and the 1993 Lucasville Prison Uprising
Thursday, October 19, 2006
- Headlines for October 19, 2006
- Latino, Monitor Groups Say Proposed FCC Rules Limit Media Diversity
- Extraordinary Rendition Victim Maher Arar Accepts Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award
- Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
- Headlines for October 18, 2006
- Gaza in Crisis: As Military Siege Enters Fifth Month, Israel Threatens New Military Offensive
- "My Name is Rachel Corrie" Opens in New York
- Oscar-Winning Actor Vanessa Redgrave to Present International Human Rights Award to Extraordinary Rendition Survivor Maher Arar
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
- Headlines for October 17, 2006
- Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Sentenced to 28 Months In Jail; Remains Free On Bail
- Report From Iraq: Civil War Intensifies From Baghdad to Balad
- Iraqi Judge Sentences U.S. Citizen To Death After U.S. Military "Demanded" the Man Be Executed
- Tariq Ali on Hugo Chavez, the Axis Of Hope and His New Book "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Monday, October 16, 2006
- Headlines for October 16, 2006
- Facing Up To 30 Years in Prison, Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Speaks Out As She Heads To Courthouse for Sentencing
- Scott Ritter on "Target Iran: The Truth About the White House’s Plans for Regime Change"
Friday, October 13, 2006
- Headlines for October 13, 2006
- "Catch a Fire": New Film Depicts Life of South African Freedom Fighter Patrick Chamusso
- On the Day of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Week of His 75th Birthday, An Interview With South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Thursday, October 12, 2006
- Headlines for October 12, 2006
- Co-Author of Medical Study Estimating 650,000 Iraqi Deaths Defends Research in the Face of White House Dismissal
- Did VA Hide Figures Showing 1 in 4 US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Disabled From Service?
- New Jersey Prisoners Threaten Hunger Over "Abu-Ghraib-like" Conditions
- Abu Ghraib at Home: New Human Rights Watch Report Says US Using Dogs to Terrify Prisoners
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
- Headlines for October 11, 2006
- North Korea Warns of New Tests As Nuclear Standoff Intensifies
- Minuteman Founder Jim Gilchrist Storms Off Democracy Now! Debate With Columbia Student Organizer
- Cable News Confidential: FAIR Founder Jeff Cohen on his misadventures in corporate media
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
- Headlines for October 10, 2006
- Twilight of the Assassins: Why the U.S. Refuses to Prosecute the Cuban Exiles Luis Posada Carriles & Orlando Bosch For the 1976 Bombing of Cubana Airlines Flight 455
- Sarah Chayes on Life in Afghanistan After the Taliban and Why She Left NPR
Monday, October 09, 2006
- Headlines for October 09, 2006
- The Start of An Asian Nuclear Arms Race? North Korea Tests First Nuclear Weapon
- Anna Politkovskaya, Prominent Russian Journalist, Putin Critic and Human Rights Activist, Murdered in Moscow
- Police Shoot Protesters With Tasers at Pittsburgh Demo Against Jeb Bush & Sen. Rick Santorum
Friday, October 06, 2006
- Headlines for October 06, 2006
- Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords and the Propaganda of Silence
- Challenging Columbus Day: Denver Organizers Discuss Why They Protest the Holiday
Thursday, October 05, 2006
- Headlines for October 05, 2006
- Denver Man Sues Secret Service for Arrest After He Criticized Cheney on Iraq War
- Bolivia Delegation Urges U.S. to Notify Ex-President Sanchez de Lozada of Obligation to Return to Trial for 2003 Massacre
- Bolivian Activist Oscar Olivera on Bechtel’s Privatization of Rainwater and Why Evo Morales Should Remember the Ongoing Struggle Over Water
- Afghanistan Inc.: New Report Says "Contractors Making Big Money for Bad Work"
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
- Headlines for October 04, 2006
- "Classic Washington Pushoff"–Fmr. Counterrorism Advisor Rand Beers on Rice’s Reported Dismissal of Pre-9/11 CIA Warnings
- SEIU Leader Andy Stern on "Getting America Back on Track"
- Actor Mark Ruffalo on His Decision To Speak Out Against the Bush Administration
- Tensions High in Oaxaca as Fox Warns Force Might Be Used to Crush Uprising
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
- Headlines for October 03, 2006
- Calls Increase for Hastert to Resign Over Foley Scandal
- First Member of SHAC 7 Heads to Jail for Three Year Sentence
- War Resister Darrell Anderson Returns From Canada to Face Possible Charges
Monday, October 02, 2006
- Headlines for October 02, 2006
- "A Swashbuckling Spectacle of Corruption"–Bill Moyers Investigates Abramoff Lobbying Scandal
