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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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May 2009 Archive
Friday, May 29, 2009
- Headlines for May 29, 2009
- Bruce Cumings: Latest North Korea Provocations Stem from Missed US Opportunities for Demilitarization
- "We All Live in the Coal Fields": West Virginians Step Up Protests as EPA OKs New Mountaintop Removal
- Despite No Links to Violence, Founders of Muslim Charity Sentenced to Lengthy Terms for Donations to Needy Palestinians in Occupied Territories
Thursday, May 28, 2009
- Headlines for May 28, 2009
- Fresh Off Worldwide Attention for Joining Obama’s Book Collection, Uruguayan Author Eduardo Galeano Returns with "Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone"
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
- Headlines for May 27, 2009
- Obama Nominee Sonia Sotomayor Poised to Become First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice
- Gay Marriage Advocates Likely to Seek Another Ballot Vote After California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
- Headlines for May 26, 2009
- Shell on Trial: Landmark Trial Set to Begin Over Shell’s Role in 1995 Execution of Nigerian Human Rights Activist Ken Saro-Wiwa
- Antonia Juhasz on "The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report"
Monday, May 25, 2009
- Headlines for May 25, 2009
- Memorial Day Special...Winter Soldier on the Hill: War Vets Testify Before Congress
Friday, May 22, 2009
- Headlines for May 22, 2009
- Obama, Cheney Spar over Torture Policies in Separate Addresses
- Human Rights Attorney Vince Warren: Obama’s "Preventive Detention" Plan Goes Beyond Bush Admin Policies
- Environmental Groups See Divide over Landmark Climate, Energy Bill Weakened by Industry Lobbying
- Native American Environmental Leader Tom Goldtooth: Climate Change Bill Fails to Address Indigenous Rights
Thursday, May 21, 2009
- Headlines for May 21, 2009
- Massive Casualties Feared in Nigerian Military Attack on Niger Delta Villages
- Teaching Pioneer Deborah Meier on Obama’s Education Policy and the Future of Charter Schools
- "Frankie Manning: Never Stop Swinging": New Documentary Chronicles Life of Dance Legend Known as the "Ambassador of Lindy Hop"
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
- Headlines for May 20, 2009
- New Yorker Correspondent Jane Mayer and British Attorney Philippe Sands on Bush Administration Torture and How Obama Should Address It
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
- Headlines for May 19, 2009
- "Open the Gates that the Righteous Nation May Enter": Rumsfeld Used Biblical Quotes in Top-Secret Iraq War Briefings for Bush
- Jeremy Scahill: "Little Known Military Thug Squad Still Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo Under Obama"
- Bill Clinton to be Named UN Special Envoy to Haiti
- Grammy-Winning Soul Musician John Legend at UPenn Commencement: "A Commitment to Truth Requires a Commitment to Social Justice"
- Global Day of Action Held to Demand New Trial for Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis
Monday, May 18, 2009
- Headlines for May 18, 2009
- Tamil Tiger Leader Killed; Sri Lanka Claims Victory in 25-Year Civil War
- "Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country"
- Ruling Congress-Led Coalition Wins Decisive Victory in India
- India Continues to Imprison Human Rights Activist Dr. Binayak Sen
- Philadelphia Inquirer Hires Torture Memo Author John Yoo to Write Column
Friday, May 15, 2009
- Headlines for May 15, 2009
- Fire the Boss: Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis on "The Worker Control Solution from Buenos Aires to Chicago"
- Chicago Window Factory Reopens with Occupying Workers Back on the Job
- Argentine Journalist Sergio Ciancaglini on "Sin Patron: Stories from Argentina’s Worker-Run Factories"
Thursday, May 14, 2009
- Headlines for May 14, 2009
- Former FBI Interrogator, Ex-State Dept. Counselor Criticize Torture Memos at Senate Panel Hearing
- Human Rights Investigator, Attorney John Sifton: Torture Investigation Should Focus on Estimated 100 Prisoner Deaths
- Once Behind-the-Scenes, Cheney Grabs Public Spotlight to Defend Torture Under His Watch
- "Omnivore’s Dilemma" Author Michael Pollan’s New Advice on Buying Food: "Don’t Buy Any Food You’ve Ever Seen Advertised"
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
- Headlines for May 13, 2009
- Baucus’s Raucous Caucus: Doctors, Nurses and Activists Arrested Again for Protesting Exclusion of Single-Payer Advocates at Senate Hearing on Healthcare
- Howard Zinn: "I Wish Obama Would Listen to MLK"
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
- Headlines for May 12, 2009
- W.R. Grace Acquitted in Libby, Montana Asbestos Case
- Doug Peacock on "Walking It Off: A Veteran’s Chronicle of War and Wilderness"
Monday, May 11, 2009
- Headlines for May 11, 2009
- Conservative Historian Andrew Bacevich Warns Against Obama’s Escalation of War in Afghanistan and Intensifying Use of Air Power in Region
- Rising from the Rails: How A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porters Helped Pave the Way for the Civil Rights Movement
Friday, May 08, 2009
- Headlines for May 08, 2009
- EXCLUSIVE...Pentagon Pundits: New York Times Reporter David Barstow Wins Pulitzer Prize for Exposing Military’s Pro-War Propaganda Media Campaign
- Mother’s Day for Peace: A Dramatic Reading of Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation
- Author Susan Galleymore on "Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror"
Thursday, May 07, 2009
- Headlines for May 07, 2009
- Manan Ahmed on the Politics of US "Hysteria" over Pakistan
- David Simon, Creator of Acclaimed HBO Series "The Wire": As Profit Motive Guts Newspapers, Communities Lose Out
- After 39 Years, Events Surrounding Kent State Massacre Remain Unresolved
- "China’s Unnatural Disaster": New HBO Documentary Chronicles Struggles of Grieving Parents Following 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
- Headlines for May 06, 2009
- Up to 150 Afghan Civilians Killed in US Attack on Western Province
- Augusto Boal, Founder of the Theater of the Oppressed, Dies at 78
- "The Crusade for a Christian Military": Are US Forces Trying to Convert Afghans to Christianity?
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
- Headlines for May 05, 2009
- Senator Russ Feingold on Obama’s Escalation of the War in Afghanistan, Torture, State Secrets and Single-Payer Health Care
- William Greider: "Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country"
- 12-Year-Old US Citizen to President Obama: "I Want My Mom Back"
Monday, May 04, 2009
- Headlines for May 04, 2009
- Legendary Folk Singer & Activist Pete Seeger Turns 90, Thousands Turn Out for All-Star Tribute Featuring Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Bernice Johnson Reagon and Dozens More
Friday, May 01, 2009
- Headlines for May 01, 2009
- Ralph Nader: Obama "Indecisiveness" in Chrysler Bankruptcy Leaves "Everything up in the Air"
- Madison-Based The Progressive Magazine Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
- SEIU Takes Millions in Loans from Union-Owned Bank While Trying to Recruit its Members
- Historian Alfred McCoy: Obama Reluctance on Bush Prosecutions Affirms Culture of Impunity
