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March 2011 Archive
Thursday, March 31, 2011
- Headlines for March 31, 2011
- Jeremy Scahill and Ex-DIA Analyst Joshua Foust on "The Dangerous U.S. Game in Yemen" & CIA Ops in Libya
- Libya’s Eman al-Obeidi Remains Missing Since Risking Life to Tell Story of Rape by Gaddafi’s Forces
- Supreme Court Weighs Massive Lawsuit Accusing Retail Giant Wal-Mart for Sexual Discrimination Against Female Workers
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
- Headlines for March 30, 2011
- "Prescription for Survival": A Debate on the Future of Nuclear Energy Between Anti-Coal Advocate George Monbiot and Anti-Nuclear Activist Dr. Helen Caldicott
- Haitians Deported from the U.S. Held in “Absolutely Horrific” Conditions
- Haitians Face Imminent Eviction from Displaced Persons Camps
- Sharif Abdel Kouddous Transitions from Democracy Now! Senior Producer to Middle East Correspondent
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
- Headlines for March 29, 2011
- “We Have Intervened to Stop a Massacre”: Obama Defends the U.S.-Led Military Action in Libya
- A Debate on U.S. Military Intervention in Libya: Juan Cole v. Vijay Prashad
- Syria Detains Egyptian American Accused of Spying, Refuses to Release Details of Charges Against Mohamed Radwan
- "Shocked and Appalled": Sister of Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis Responds to Supreme Court Ruling
Monday, March 28, 2011
- Headlines for March 28, 2011
- Obama Administration Relents and Grants Visa to Leading Afghan Antiwar Campaigner Malalai Joya for U.S. Trip
- "Stop These Massacres": Ex-Afghan Parliamentarian Malalai Joya Calls for End to U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan
- “This is Economic Treason”: 500,000 March in London Protesting Public Spending Cuts and Corporate Tax Dodgers
- Will Syria Lift Decades-Old Emergency Law? Street Protests & Deadly Crackdown Force Assad Regime to Consider Political Changes
Friday, March 25, 2011
- Headlines for March 25, 2011
- 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
- Labor Rights Legacy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Garment Unions Marched Out of this Fire and Produced the New Unionism
- 100 Years After Triangle Fire, Tragedy in Bangladesh and Anti-Union Bill in Wisconsin Highlight Workers’ Enduring Struggles
Thursday, March 24, 2011
- Headlines for March 24, 2011
- Thousands Protest in Syria After Gov’t Forces Kill Scores of Demonstrators
- Radioactivity in Food, Water Sparks Fears of Widespread Contamination in Japan
- As Obama Completes First Latin America Tour, Anniversary of Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Romero Evokes Legacy of U.S.-Backed Crimes
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
- Headlines for March 23, 2011
- Debating Intervention: Is U.S.-Led Military Action the Best Solution to Libya Crisis?
- Fate of Libyan American Student and Rebel Fighter Muhannad Bensadik Unknown After Shooting in Libya
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
- Headlines for March 22, 2011
- Jeremy Scahill: As Mass Uprising Threatens the Saleh Regime, a Look at the Covert U.S. War in Yemen
- “The No-Fly Zone Has Always Been a Recipe for Disaster”: Jeremy Scahill Says Libyan Strategy Has No Endgame
- Long Night’s Journey into Day: Democracy Now!’s Exclusive Interview with Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Former First Lady Mildred Aristide on Her Historic Return to Haiti: “Aristide is Ever Present in the Haitian Psyche and History”
Monday, March 21, 2011
- Headlines for March 21, 2011
- Libyan Citizen Journalist Mohammed Nabbous Killed by Gunfire While Reporting on the Battle for Benghazi
- No-Fly Zone Enacted as U.S. and Allied Forces Launch Air Strikes on Libya Amid Growing Concerns for Civilian Safety
- Former President Aristide on His Party’s Exclusion from Haiti’s Election: “Exclusion is the Problem, Inclusion is the Solution”
- Democracy Now! Exclusive Interview with Jean-Bertrand Aristide: If Haiti’s Military is Restored, “We are Headed Back to Misery”
Friday, March 18, 2011
- Headlines for March 18, 2011
- "Underestimating the Seriousness of the Problem": Experts Urge Japan to Raise Nuclear Alert Level and Evacuate Wider Area
- "Why Are We Playing Russian Roulette With the American People?": Longtime Nuclear Critic Ralph Nader Advocates Phasing Out Nuclear Power Industry
- Gaddafi Declares Ceasefire After U.N. Security Council Backs No-Fly Zone in Libya
- Defying U.S., Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide Returns Home
- EXCLUSIVE: Aboard Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s Airplane as Ex-Haitian President Returns from 7 Years in Exile
- Daniel Ellsberg on Bradley Manning’s Solitary Confinement: "The Conditions Clearly Violate the Constitution"
- Daniel Ellsberg Joins Peace Activists Risking Arrest at Protest Marking Iraq War Anniversary, Nader Calls for Impeachment of Obama
Thursday, March 17, 2011
- Headlines for March 17, 2011
- “Serious Danger of a Full Core Meltdown”: Update on Japan’s Nuclear Catastrophe
- Report from Sendai: Fears of Radioactivity Are Hampering Relief Efforts
- Hiroshima Organizes Scientific Teams and Medical Treatment Centers to Receive Victims of Radiation Poisoning
- Prominent Japanese Environmentalist Keibo Oiwa Urges Global Movement to End Nuclear Power and Confront the “Crazy System Based on Greed, Anger and Ignorance”
- 7 Years After Ouster in U.S.-Backed Coup, Former Haitian President Aristide Prepares to Return Home
- Libyan Rebels Maintain Benghazi Media Center to Battle Gaddafi Regime through the Internet and Airwaves
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
- Headlines for March 16, 2011
- Amy Goodman Reports from South Africa on Aristide’s Planned Return Trip to Haiti After Seven Years in Exile
- “No Happy Ending”: Nuclear Experts Say Japan’s Disaster is Intensifying
- South Africans Question the Push to “Go Down the Nuclear Road” to Meet Rising Energy Demand
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
- Headlines for March 15, 2011
- “This Could Become Chernobyl on Steroids”: Nuclear Engineer Arnie Gundersen on Japan’s Growing Nuclear Crisis
- Vermont Gov. Fights to Close Vermont Yankee, One of 23 U.S. Nuclear Power Facilities Nearly Identical to Failed Japanese Plant
- "Get the Children Away from the Reactors": Japan Urged to Expand Evacuation Area Around Nuclear Plants as Leaking Radiation Spreads
- “Bahrain is No Longer an Independent Country, It is Occupied by Saudi Forces”: Activist Says Pro-Democracy Protests Will Continue
- Yemen Expands Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Movement, Deports Journalists
Monday, March 14, 2011
- Headlines for March 14, 2011
- Japan Facing Biggest Catastrophe Since Dawn of Nuclear Age
- Worker Uprising: Up to 185,000 Protest in Madison as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Signs Union-Busting Bill
Friday, March 11, 2011
- Headlines for March 11, 2011
- Japan Struck by One of Biggest Earthquakes in Recorded History, Tsunamis Threaten Pacific Basin
- Walkouts, Bank Boycotts and Recalls: Wisconsin Protests Intensify as Union-Busting Legislation Pushed through State Assembly
- Mother of 9/11 Victim Condemns King Hearing on Muslim "Radicalization"
Thursday, March 10, 2011
- Headlines for March 10, 2011
- Outrage in Wisconsin: Thousands Flood Capitol After GOP Strips Public Workers of Bargaining Rights in Surprise Senate Vote
- "This is a Class War": Michael Moore Calls for Renewed Pro-Democracy Movement as Anti-Union Bills Approved in Wisconsin and Michigan
- “We Have Reached a Turning Point”: Journalist Frank Emspak Says Protests Will Grow in Response to WI Anti-Union Bill
- As Calls Grow for No Fly-Zone in Libya, Questions over Legality and Past Precedents Give Pause
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
- Headlines for March 09, 2011
- Naomi Klein on Anti-Union Bills and Shock Doctrine American-Style: "This is a Frontal Assault on Democracy, a Corporate Coup D’Etat"
- Naomi Klein: Tim DeChristopher Guilty Verdict Exposes "Double Standard" of How "Oil and Gas Companies Privatize Profits...Externalize the Cost"
- “My Fear is that Climate Change is the Biggest Crisis of All”: Naomi Klein Warns Global Warming Could Be Exploited by Capitalism and Militarism
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
- Headlines for March 08, 2011
- “Women’s Rights are Workers’ Rights:” Kavita Ramdas on History of International Women’s Day and Challenges Women Face 100 Years Later
- Novelist Ahdaf Soueif on Egypt’s Revolution: “People Were Rediscovering Themselves”
Monday, March 07, 2011
- Headlines for March 07, 2011
- Hopes of Peaceful Revolution in Libya End as Opposition Prepares for Long Battle Against Gaddafi Forces
- Thousands of Migrant Workers Stranded at Libyan Borders and Ports as Violent Clashes Spread: Video Report by Anjali Kamat in Benghazi
- As Public Broadcasting and Community Media Face Potentially Massive Cuts at Home, Hillary Clinton Calls for Increased Funding for U.S. Propaganda Overseas
- Michael Moore Joins Wisconsin Labor Protests: “America Is Not Broke”
Friday, March 04, 2011
- Headlines for March 04, 2011
- Environmentalist Tim DeChristopher Found Guilty of Sabotaging Oil and Gas Auction; Faces up to 10 Years in Jail
- Leaked EPA Documents Expose Decades-Old Effort to Hide Dangers of Natural Gas Extraction
- Natural Gas Industry Attacks Oscar-Nominated Film “Gasland” for Chronicling Devastating Impact of Hydraulic Fracking
- Michael Hastings: Army Deploys Psychological Operations on U.S. Senators in Afghanistan
Thursday, March 03, 2011
- Headlines for March 03, 2011
- As Gaddafi Forces Launch New Attacks, Reports on the Ground from a Divided Libya
- "Really Bad Reporting in Wisconsin": Media Parroting Walker’s False Claims of Taxpayer "Subsidies" for Workers’ Pensions
- NATO Gunships Kill 9 Afghan Children; 3rd Reported Attack on Afghan Civilians in 2 Weeks
- Bradley Manning Hit with New Charges in WikiLeaks Case, Including "Aiding the Enemy"
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
- Headlines for March 02, 2011
- Prof. Horace Campbell: Peace & Justice Movement Should Oppose U.S.-Led Intervention in Libya
- U.N.: More than 140,000 Have Fled Libyan Clashes
- U.S. Silent on Deadly Iraqi Gov’t Crackdown on Protests; 300 Arrested in Sweeps Targeting Dissidents
- Labor Protests Spread: Thousands Rally Against Anti-Union Bill in Ohio
- As Demonstrators Remain Locked Out, Wisconsin Gov. Walker Unveils Budget to Slash Education, Gov’t Aid
- Indiana Dems Vow to Remain in Illinois to Stall Anti-Union Bill
- Idaho Students Stage Walkout to Oppose Teacher Layoffs, Collective Bargaining Curbs
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
- Headlines for March 01, 2011
- Terror in Tripoli: Libyan American Describes Country in State of Fear, But Hopeful of Gaddafi’s Ouster
- Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Egypt’s Revolution, His Potential Presidential Candidacy and Middle East Uprisings
- Labor Organizers Consider General Strike in Wisconsin as Gov. Scott Walker Refuses to Negotiate over Anti-Union Bill
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
Web Exclusives
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
