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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Thursday, July 8, 2010
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Headlines
- Appeals Court to Weigh Attempt to Restore Drilling Ban
- BP Claims New Target Date for Sealing Well
- Report: 27,000 Abandoned Wells Pose Threat to Gulf Coast
- 60 Killed in Iraq Bombings Targeting Shiite Pilgrims
- US, Russia Negotiate Swap of Alleged Spies
- Cuba to Free Over 50 Jailed Dissidents
- Indian Forces Impose Curfew in Kashmir in Wake of Protest Deaths
- Spanish Court Orders New Probe of US Killing of Spanish Journalist
- Ex-Guatemalan Soldier Pleads Guilty to Concealing Role in 1982 Dos Erres Massacre
- British Probe Clears "Climategate" Scientists
- Obama Vows to Push Trade Pacts
- Report: Raytheon Hired for NSA Surveillance of Infrastructure Hacking
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Juan Gonzalez Remembers Puerto Rican Analyst Juan Manuel García-Passalacqua
The well-known Puerto Rican attorney, political analyst and historian Juan Manuel García-Passalacqua has died at the age of seventy-three. After his death on Friday, Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño declared three days of mourning. Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez, who has known Passalacqua for many years, talks about his life and legacy. [includes rush transcript]
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Military Psychologists Face Complaints with Licensing Boards over Roles at Guantánamo
Two US military psychologists are facing complaints with their state licensing boards over their actions at Guantánamo Bay. The psychologists, Major John Leso and Colonel Larry James, are accused of helping perpetrate the abuse and torture of prisoners in violation of standards of professional conduct. We speak with Dr. Steven Reisner, a New York psychologist who filed one of the complaints. [includes rush transcript]
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Gwynne Dyer on "Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats"
As a heat wave from Boston to Baghdad to Beijing sets record-breaking temperatures in cities across the world, a new analysis says the world is headed for an average temperature rise that far exceeds pledges at the Copenhagen climate conference last year. We speak with geopolitical analyst and columnist Gwynne Dyer about his new book, Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats. [includes rush transcript]
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A Debate on Geoengineering: Vandana Shiva vs. Gwynne Dyer
Supporters of geoengineering have proposed radical ways to alter the planet to decrease the level of greenhouse gas emissions. Proposals include creating artificial volcanoes to pollute the atmosphere with sulfur particles, fertilizing the oceans and placing sun-deflecting aluminum foil in the sky. But opposition is growing to geoengineering. We host a debate between Indian environmentalist, scientist, philosopher and eco-feminist, Vandana Shiva, and geopolitical analyst and columnist, Gwynne Dyer. [includes rush transcript]
