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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
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- 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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April 2009 Archive
Thursday, April 30, 2009
- Headlines for April 30, 2009
- In 100th-Day News Conference, Obama Calls Bush Admin Waterboarding “Torture,” Defends Continued White House Claim to “State Secrets” Privilege
- Google Faces Antitrust Investigation for Agreement to Digitize Millions of Books Online
- Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi Joins Defense Team of Jailed Iranian American Journalist Roxana Saberi
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
- Headlines for April 29, 2009
- The “NAFTA Flu”: Critics Say Swine Flu Has Roots in Forcing Poor Countries to Accept Western Agribusiness
- Ex-Virginia Tech Student Speaks Out Against Texas GOP Bill to Legalize Firearms on Campus
- Prisoners at Federal Immigrant Detention Center in South Texas Stage Hunger Strike Over Alleged Abuses, Denial of Due Process
- EXCLUSIVE: Jailed Houston Imam Zoubir Bouchikhi Speaks from Private Immigration Prison
- Doctor in Sri Lanka Hospital Describes Casualties from Ongoing Conflict
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
- Headlines for April 28, 2009
- Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care from AIG and Other Insurers
- Gold Star Father John Scripsick Remembers His Son Killed in Iraq
- Why Are Record Numbers of US Soldiers Committing Suicide?
- Davis Joyce, Author of "Alternative Oklahoma: Contrarian Views of the Sooner State”
Monday, April 27, 2009
- Headlines for April 27, 2009
- Major Protest Planned Against Arizona Sheriff Famous for Parading Undocumented Prisoners
- Arizona Public Defender Blasts Militarization of Immigration Enforcement, Criminalization of Undocumented Workers
- “Humanitarian Aid Is Not a Crime”–Activist Fights Littering Charge for Leaving Water Jugs in Desert along Arizona-Mexico Border
- US-Mexico Border Wall Slicing through Fragile Ecosystems
Friday, April 24, 2009
- Headlines for April 24, 2009
- Flashback: A Look Back at the Church Committee’s Investigation into CIA, FBI Misuse of Power
- Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Linked to Recession
- On Anniversary of 1937 Guernica Bombing, Basque Community in Idaho Looks Back
Thursday, April 23, 2009
- Headlines for April 23, 2009
- Campaign in Montana Seeks to Establish Healthcare as a Human Right
- Doug & Andrea Peacock on Montana’s Grizzly Bears, the Late Edward Abbey and the Fight to Save the Wilderness
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
- Headlines for April 22, 2009
- A Town Suffering for Generations: Decades of Asbestos Exposure by W.R. Grace Mine Leave Hundreds Dead, 1,200+ Sickened in Libby
- Environmental Crimes Trial Underway Against W.R. Grace for Widespread Asbestos Exposure in Montana Town
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
- Headlines for April 21, 2009
- The Story of Mitchell Jessen & Associates: How a Team of Psychologists in Spokane, WA, Helped Develop the CIA’s Torture Techniques
- Hanford Nuclear Reservation: A Look at the Nation’s Most Polluted Nuclear Weapons Production Site
- Radiation Exposure from 50 Years of Uranium Mining Continues to Affect Spokane Indian Reservation
- Envision Spokane: Coalition Works to Get “Community Bill of Rights” into City Charter
Monday, April 20, 2009
- Headlines for April 20, 2009
- More Countries Join US, Israel Boycott of UN Racism Conference
- Gov. Richardson, Activists Honored in Rome After New Mexico Repeals Death Penalty
- Longtime Anti-Nuclear Activist John Dear Arrested 75+ Times Protesting War and Nuclear Weapons
Friday, April 17, 2009
- Headlines for April 17, 2009
- Obama Releases Bush-Era Memos Authorizing Torture Techniques, Rules Out Prosecuting CIA Interrogators who Carried Them Out
- “Little Guantanamo”–Secretive “CMU” Prisons Designed to Restrict Communication of Jailed Muslims and Activists with Outside World
- Additional Murder Charges Expected in Killing of Oakland Journalist Chauncey Bailey
Thursday, April 16, 2009
- Headlines for April 16, 2009
- Justice Dept. Whistleblower Defends Decision to Leak Bush Domestic Surveillance Program & Calls for Prosecution of Gov’t Officials and Telecoms
- Obama Administration Claims “Sovereign Immunity” in Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit Against NSA over Domestic Surveillance
- “Without Struggle, There Is Nothing”–Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks from Death Row about His Case, Prison Reform and “Jailhouse Lawyers”
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
- Headlines for April 15, 2009
- Pacifica Radio at 60: KPFA Remains a Sanctuary of Dissent Six Decades After Its Founding
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
- Headlines for April 14, 2009
- Analysis: Somalia Piracy Began in Response to Illegal Fishing and Toxic Dumping by Western Ships off Somali Coast
- Peace Activists Arrested After Protesting US Drones in Nevada
- California Towns Fight Back Against Justice Department Suit to Overturn Youth Protection Act that Bars Military from Recruiting Minors
Monday, April 13, 2009
- Headlines for April 13, 2009
- Noam Chomsky on the Global Economic Crisis, Healthcare, US Foreign Policy and Resistance to American Empire
Friday, April 10, 2009
- Headlines for April 10, 2009
- A New Way Forward: Protests Scheduled Across the Country Calling on Banks to Nationalize, Reorganize, Decentralize
- The Challenge for Africa: Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai on Obama, Climate Change and War
- Five Years After Helping to Expose Abu Ghraib Scandal, Christian Peacemaker Teams Continue Human Rights Work
Thursday, April 09, 2009
- Headlines for April 09, 2009
- “We Didn’t Create a Paradise in Iraq; We Created a Hell”–Independent Journalist Nir Rosen on 6th Anniversary of US Overthrow of Saddam Hussein
- With High Unemployment, Carolinas Reel from Economic Crisis
- North Carolina Town Prints Own Currency to Support Local Business
- Gun Control Advocates Call for Stricter Laws After Spate of Mass Shootings Leaves Nearly 60 Dead
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
- Headlines for April 08, 2009
- In Historic Vote, Vermont Legislature Legalizes Gay Marriage
- Testimony of 12-Year-Old with Two Moms Moves Some Vermont Legislators to Support Gay Marriage Bill
- The Struggle Against Mountaintop Removal: Leading Activist Mike Roselle Continues Fight Against Destructive Coal Mining
- Bridging the Rural Digital Divide: FCC Starts Work on National Broadband Strategy
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
- Headlines for April 07, 2009
- Supreme Court Denies Appeal for Death Row Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
- A Roundtable of Local Florida Journalists on the Future of Newspapers, the Role of Community Media and Cubans in Florida
- Florida Student Arrested by Immigration Three Days After Acquittal on Bomb Charges
- Guantanamo Attorneys Face Possible Prison Time for Letter to Obama Detailing Client’s Allegations of Torture
Monday, April 06, 2009
- Headlines for April 06, 2009
- UN Security Council Fails to Reach Agreement on North Korea Rocket Launch
- “A Ponzi State”–Univ. of South Florida Professor Examines the Economic Crisis in Florida
- Land of Ruins: A Special Report on Gaza’s Economy
Friday, April 03, 2009
- Headlines for April 03, 2009
- Utah Student Who Prevented Bush Admin Sell-Off of Public Land Charged for Disrupting Auction
- Noam Chomsky on US Expansion of Afghan Occupation, the Uses of NATO, and What Obama Should Do in Israel-Palestine
Thursday, April 02, 2009
- Headlines for April 02, 2009
- Thousands Flood London’s Financial District to Protest G20 Summit
- After G20, Mass Protests Await Obama at NATO Meeting
- Marxist Geographer David Harvey on the G20, the Financial Crisis and Neoliberalism
- Obama’s Blackwater? Jeremy Scahill on Triple Canopy, the New Lead US Mercenary Force in Iraq and Israel
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
- Headlines for April 01, 2009
- As Obama Arrives in London for G20, Tens of Thousands Gather to Protest in the Streets
- Rep. McDermott: “The Medical-Industrial Complex in this Country is Bigger than the Military-Industrial Complex”
- Canadian Judge Upholds Government Decision to Bar British MP George Galloway on National Security Grounds
