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Monday, February 08, 2010
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- Pro-Choice Advocates Criticize CBS for Accepting Anti-Abortion Super Bowl Ad
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- How to Get Our Democracy Back: Lawrence Lessig Says “If We Want to Change, We Have to Change Congress”
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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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Monday, November 2, 2009
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Headlines
- Karzai Declared Winner of Afghan Poll After Runoff Canceled
- CIT Group Declares Bankruptcy
- US Reverses Policy on Israeli Settlements
- Israel Detains Settler Who Killed Two Palestinians
- CBO Report Estimates Few Americans Will Use Public Option
- Senate Republicans to Boycott Climate Change Work Session
- Republican Endorses Democrat After Exiting NY Congressional Race
- US & Colombia Sign Military Base Agreement
- Justice Dept Invokes State Secrets in Wiretapping Case
- FBI: 1,600 Names Suggested Daily for Terrorist Watch List
- Vermont Slaughterhouse Shut Down After Undercover Probe
- Investigation Uncovers Child Labor at Michigan Blueberry Farm
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How Wall Street and Its Backers on Capitol Hill Silenced a Critic Calling for Greater Regulation of Derivatives
Last month, when the a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the derivatives market, Robert Johnson was the only non-industry expert invited to speak. The former economist at the Senate Banking Committee and the Senate Budget Committee was invited just sixteen hours before the hearing. His testimony was cut short after five minutes by Congresswoman Melissa Bean, and the committee has since refused to post online his full testimony along with the statements of the other panelists. Robert Johnson comes on Democracy Now! to explain what he tried to tell Congress. [includes rush transcript]
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Shannon Brownlee: Does the Vaccine Matter?
In a new article in The Atlantic, Shannon Brownlee examines how some flu experts are challenging the medical orthodoxy and arguing that for those most in need of protection, flu shots and antiviral drugs may provide little to none. So where does that leave us if a bad pandemic strikes? Shannon Brownlee is the author of the bestselling book Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer. [includes rush transcript]
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Exclusive: Friend of American Hikers Detained in Iran Speaks Out
Earlier this summer, Shon Meckfessel traveled with Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Joshua Fattal from Damascus, Syria to Iraqi Kurdistan for a short vacation. Shon stayed behind at the hotel nursing a cold, while his three friends left for the hike. On the morning of July 31st, he set out to join them near a waterfall, when Shane telephoned him to say they had been detained. The three American hikers are now in Evin prison in Iran. Shon Meckfessel is sending a letter today to the Iranian president, urging him to release his friends and to consider that each of them has a “long and public record of contesting injustice in the world.” [includes rush transcript]
