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Monday, February 08, 2010
Friday, February 05, 2010
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- Pro-Choice Advocates Criticize CBS for Accepting Anti-Abortion Super Bowl Ad
- Dave Zirin on Super Bowl Fever in New Orleans and the Militarization of Sport’s Biggest Spectacle
- How to Get Our Democracy Back: Lawrence Lessig Says “If We Want to Change, We Have to Change Congress”
- Yemeni Journalist Nasser Arrabyee: US Involvement Undermines Sound Response to Yemen-Based Militants
Thursday, February 04, 2010
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Catch Amy Goodman with Naomi Klein and Raj Patel on C-SPAN’s Book TV this Sunday and Monday
Tune in to C-SPAN’s Book TV on Sunday, February 7th at 3pm ET and Monday, February 8th at 5am ET for a discussion on the economy, the earthquake in Haiti, and other topics.
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Democracy Now! Makes Lily Tomlin’s Short List
Lily Tomlin gave Democracy Now! a shout out in Time Magazine’s “Short List of Things To Do.”
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Oscar Nominees Include Docs on China Earthquake, Burma and Pentagon Papers
Nominations have been announced for the 82nd annual Academy Awards. In the documentary category, three films featured on Democracy Now! in the past year received nods:
* The Most Dangerous Man in America
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Howard Zinn: The People’s Historian
Howard Zinn, legendary historian, author and activist, died last week at the age of 87. His most famous book is “A People’s History of the United States.”
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Let the Haitians In
The devastating toll of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti continues to mount. Most efforts to rescue people from the rubble have ended. More than 150,000 people have been buried, some in makeshift graves near the ruins of the homes where they died, but many in unmarked, mass graves at Titanyen, the site of massacres during previous dictatorships and coups.
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Amy Goodman on Riz Khan: “The Role of Media in the USA”
Has the mainstream media in the US replaced serious coverage with “junk news” and tabloidism? Especially in foreign affairs, are Americans less informed than ever? Who is shaping their perceptions of the rest of the world? And who is policing US foreign policy?
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Tè Tremblé—The Haitian Earth Trembled
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Tè tremblé is Haitian Creole for “earthquake.” Its literal translation: “The earth trembled.” After the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, the stench of death is everywhere.
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Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! Reporting From Haiti
Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Elizabeth Press from Democracy Now are in Haiti reporting on the devastating earthquake. Tune in Tuesday for a report from Amy. For the latest updates visit the Democracy Now! Twitter page and Sharif’s Twitter page.
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Headlines
- Partial Nationalization of US Banks Considered
- Central Banks Cut Rates in Unprecedented Coordinated Action
- Fed to Lend $38 Billion More to AIG
- Sheriff Refuses to Evict Residents from Foreclosed Homes in Chicago
- Mexico to Invest $4.4 Billion in Infrastructure to Combat Financial Crisis
- National Debt Clock Runs Out of Space
- CodePink Protests on Wall Street
- Robert Fisk: Iraq Carries Out Secret Executions
- US Intel Analysis: Sectarian Tensions in Iraq Could Unleash More Violence
- US Report: Afghanistan in a “Downward Spiral”
- Bush Signs India Nuke Deal
- FCC to Probe Pentagon Propaganda Program
- Court Blocks Release of Chinese Guantanamo Prisoners
- New Documents Reveal “Effort to Create a Gitmo Inside the United States”
- San Francisco Bars Sale of Cigarettes in Pharmacies
- Bush Signs Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
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Greg Palast on Vote Rigging and Suppression Ahead of the 2008 Election
BBC investigative journalist Greg Palast travels to New Mexico, Michigan and Colorado to investigate how both Democrats and Republicans are accusing each other of trying to steal the election. Palast also discusses his new comic book Steal Back Your Vote, co-written with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. [includes rush transcript]
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Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Voter Rights, Faulty Electronic Voting Machines, Voter Fraud and GOP Voter Challenges
Ohio is a key swing state that ended up deciding the outcome of the 2004 election. But the state was riddled with voting problems, ranging from breakdowns in electronic voting machines to accusations of widespread voter disenfranchisement. We speak to Democrat Jennifer Brunner, who was elected Secretary of State of Ohio in November 2006. [includes rush transcript]
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Report: Voter Purging Process Is Shrouded in Secrecy, Prone to Error and Vulnerable to Manipulation
A new study by the Brennan Center for Justice has found voters across the country are being purged through a process that is shrouded in secrecy, prone to error and vulnerable to manipulation. The Brennan Center is calling on states to develop and publish uniform, non-discriminatory rules for purges; provide public notice of pending purges; make purge lists publicly available; and develop rules for individuals to challenge the purge list. [includes rush transcript]
