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Thursday, July 02, 2009
- Headlines
- “Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City”
- John Pilger Calls UK National Health Service a Treasure, Blasts US Lawmakers for Being “in Bed with Powerful Interests” and Neglecting “Their Own People’s Basic Human Rights”
- Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire Speaks from Israeli Jail Cell After Arrest on Boat Delivering Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
- Up in Smoke: How the Tobacco Industry Shaped the New Smoking Bill
- Zelaya Vows to Return to Honduras Despite Threats of Arrest by Coup Leaders
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
- Headlines
- “Change to Win is Dead”–Juan Gonzalez on Labor Movement Struggle
- Generals Who Led Honduras Military Coup Trained at the School of the Americas
- How Can We Have Sovereignty When We Don’t Have Electricity or Water to Bathe? Iraqi Reporter on US Troop Pullback
- Military Using “Brutal” Force Against Anti-Coup Protests in Honduras
- What’s Behind the Honduras Coup? Tracing Zelaya’s Trajectory
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Coup in Honduras: See full Democracy Now! coverage
Check out all of our coverage of the first coup d’etat in Central America in more than a quarter-century.
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“Undo the Coup”
The first coup d’etat in Central America in more than a quarter-century occurred last Sunday in Honduras. It was led by a graduate of the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas, a military facility that has trained some of Latin America’s worst torturers, murderers and human rights abusers.
Filed under Weekly Column
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“Free Speech vs. Surveillance in the Digital Age”
Tools of mass communication that were once the province of governments and corporations now fit in your pocket. As these technologies have developed, so too has the ability to monitor, filter, censor and block them.
Filed under Weekly Column
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EPA Declares Public Health Emergency in Libby, Montana
The Environmental Protection Agency has declared a public health emergency in the town of Libby, Montana, where hundreds of people have died from asbestos contamination. It is the first time such a declaration has been made by the EPA. For decades, W.R. Grace and Co. mined asbestos-contaminated vermiculite in Libby.
See extended Democracy Now! coverageFiled under DN Archives
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“Congre$$, Heal Thyself”
As the Obama administration pushes for a vote on health-care reform before Congress recesses in August, has health-industry money too thoroughly polluted the process for anything good to come of it?
Filed under Weekly Column
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“The Free Market’s Marked Men: From the Niger Delta to the Amazon”
Ken Saro-Wiwa and Alberto Pizango never met, but they are united by a passion for the preservation of their people and their land, and by the fervor with which they were targeted by their respective governments.
Filed under Weekly Column
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“Dr. George Tiller Didn’t Have to Die”
Dr. Tiller was assassinated while in church in Wichita, Kan., on Sunday, targeted for legally performing abortions. His death might have been prevented simply through enforcement of existing laws.
Filed under Weekly Column
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“Chevron, Shell and the True Cost of Oil”
Profits are higher than ever at oil companies Chevron and Shell. Yet across the globe, from the Ecuadorian jungle, to the Niger Delta in Nigeria, to the courtrooms and streets of New York and San Ramon, Calif., people are fighting back against the world’s oil giants.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Friday, October 24, 2008
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Headlines
- Greenspan Admits Errors in Rejecting Financial Regulation
- GOP Loses Voter Challenges
- ACORN Revises Voter Registration Total
- Iraqis Protest Draft of Troop Agreement
- Indigenous Colombians Continue March; Intel Chief Resigns
- Mexico Backs Private Role in Oil
- White House to Revive Immigration Crackdown
- Defying Referenda, NY Council Votes to Undo Term Limits
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McCain Campaign Calls Obama a "Socialist" -- But Why is That a Smear?
As the presidential race enters the final stretch, the McCain campaign has been sharpening a new line of attack against Sen. Barack Obama: charging that his tax plan amounts to socialism. We speak to Harper’s publisher Rick MacArthur about whether Obama is a socialist and why being called one is considered a smear in US political culture. [includes rush transcript]
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Following Widespread Complaints, New Lawsuit Seeks Paper Balloting in Pennsylvania
Voter rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania seeking emergency paper ballots. The lawsuit was filed after Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State ordered counties to provide emergency paper ballots only if every electronic voting machine breaks down at a voting site. We speak to John Bonifaz of Voter Action. [includes rush transcript]
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Lawyers Planning Last-Minute Challenges as Time Running Out for Troy Anthony Davis
Georgia death row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis is scheduled to be executed Monday night. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court refused to hear Davis’s appeal to have a jury hear new evidence that he says could prove his innocence. Lawyers have asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to stay his execution and allow them to file a new federal lawsuit based on innocence claims. We speak to Ezekiel Edwards of the Innocence Project and Laura Moye of Amnesty International USA. [includes rush transcript]
