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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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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Friday, June 26, 2009
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- Iranian Opposition Candidate Vows Continued Protests
- Ahmadinejad Accuses Obama of Meddling
- Witnesses: Hundreds Defy Ban to Honor Slain Protester
- 13 Killed in Iraq Bombing
- Senate Health Negotiators Target Medicare, Medicaid, Uninsured
- Obama Urges Passage of Climate Bill
- Hamas Welcomes Obama’s "New Language," Calls for Pressure on Israel
- Pakistani PM Calls for End to US Drone Attacks
- Nigeria Offers Amnesty to Niger Delta Militants
- Honduras in Crisis over Referendum Vote
- Senate Confirms FCC Nominee
- Supreme Court: Strip Search of Arizona Teen Illegal
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Stonewall Riots 40th Anniversary: A Look Back at the Uprising that Launched the Modern Gay Rights Movement
Commemorations are being held across the world this weekend to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that launched the modern gay and lesbian rights movement. The uprising began in the morning on June 28, 1969, when New York City police officers raided a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. As the police began dragging some of the patrons out, members of the gay community decided to fight back, sparking three days of rioting. We play a documentary, Remembering Stonewall, with the voices of people who were there and speak with historian David Carter. [includes rush transcript]
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Trans Day of Action: "The Rebellion Is Not Over"
Today is the fourth annual Trans Day of Action for Social and Economic Justice. A rally to the Stonewall Inn is planned for this afternoon to "let the world know, that on the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the rebellion is not over." We speak with transgender activist, Mya Leilani Vazquez. [includes rush transcript]
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A Look at the Gay Rights Movement Beyond Marriage and the Military
Forty years after Stonewall, where is the gay rights movement headed? What does the focus on marriage equality mean for the goals of gay liberation? We speak with activist, writer and historian, Lisa Duggan. "It remains to be seen whether a call for full civil equality can produce mass mobilization, or whether it might soon be reduced to a call for gay marriage only, or worse, to the production of just another commercially sponsored gay parade," Duggan writes. "The devil will be in the details, which will be settled in the weeks to come." [includes rush transcript]
