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May 2011 Archive
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
- Headlines for May 31, 2011
- Out of Exile: Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return Home 23 Months After U.S.-Backed Coup
- Zelaya’s Son Héctor: The Honduran Resistance Helped Pave the Way for Our Return
- Zelaya’s Daughter Pichu Recalls the Honduran Military’s Brutal Kidnapping of Her Father in 2009
- Exclusive Interview with Manuel Zelaya on the U.S. Role in Honduran Coup, WikiLeaks and Why He Was Ousted
Monday, May 30, 2011
- Headlines for May 30, 2011
- Dr. Gabor Maté on the Stress-Disease Connection, Addiction, Attention Deficit Disorder and the Destruction of American Childhood
Friday, May 27, 2011
- Headlines for May 27, 2011
- The Battle for Wisconsin: Court Strikes Down Gov. Scott Walker’s Anti-Union Bill
- Eli Pariser on "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You”
- Sandra Steingraber on the Health Crisis Surrounding Natural Gas Extraction
Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Headlines for May 26, 2011
- Vermont Poised to Become 1st State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare
- Bill McKibben: From Storms to Droughts, Devastating Extreme Weather Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change
- "Toma la Plaza": Frustration with Unemployment, Budget Cuts Fuels Grassroots Protests in Spain
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
- Headlines for May 25, 2011
- Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress Dashes Palestinian Hopes of a Just Mideast Peace Agreement
- “Netanyahu is the Main Obstacle to Peace”: CodePink Activist Disrupts Israeli PM Speech to Congress
- Obama to Make First Presidential Visit to Puerto Rico Since 1961
- “Harvest of Empire”: New Book Exposes Latino History in America as Obama Campaigns for Latino Vote
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
- Headlines for May 24, 2011
- The Legendary Bob Dylan Turns 70: Democracy Now! Airs Rare Interviews and Songs from Pacifica Radio Archives
Monday, May 23, 2011
- Headlines for May 23, 2011
- Massey Energy Guilty: West Virginia Probe Finds Coal Giant Systemically Failed to Comply with Law
- The Fight over Coal Mining is a “Fight About Democracy”: New Documentary with Robert Kennedy, Jr. Chronicles Campaign to Halt Mountaintop Removal
Friday, May 20, 2011
- Headlines for May 20, 2011
- Did Obama’s Mideast Speech Signal U.S. Shift on Israel-Palestine? Democracy Now! Roundtable
- U.N. Gaza Inquiry Panelist Desmond Travers Challenges Goldstone’s Recantation of Key Finding
- In Historic Visit, Queen Elizabeth II Regrets Britain’s "Sad and Regrettable" Legacy in Ireland
Thursday, May 19, 2011
- Headlines for May 19, 2011
- "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention": Manning Marable’s Exhaustive Biography of the Civil Rights Leader
- Manning Marable’s Controversial New Biography Refuels Debate on Life and Legacy of Malcolm X
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
- Headlines for May 18, 2011
- Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Private Army of “Christian Crusaders” in the UAE
- Inside Obama’s "Orwellian World" Where Whistleblowing Has Become Espionage: The Case of Thomas Drake
- Will the Justice Department Prosecute Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo for Mortgage Fraud?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
- Headlines for May 17, 2011
- Israeli Troops Shoot U.S. Student in Head with High-Velocity Tear Gas Canister
- A New Nonviolent Resistance Movement Grows as Palestinians Mark Nakba Day with Protests at Syria, Lebanon and Gaza Borders
- "Violent Crackdown" on Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Cairo Leaves Over 350 Injured
- Opposition to Military Trials of Civilians in Egypt Gains Momentum
- "Getting Wise to Breitbart’s Lies": Missouri Professors Survive Right-Wing Smear Campaign by Andrew Breitbart
Monday, May 16, 2011
- Headlines for May 16, 2011
- “Sing Your Song”: Harry Belafonte on Art & Politics, Civil Rights & His Critique of President Obama
Friday, May 13, 2011
- Headlines for May 13, 2011
- “Friday of Decisiveness in Yemen”: Tens of Thousands Protest as President Saleh Defiantly Rejects Demands to Resign
- Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvaz Remains Missing After Being Detained in Syria, Then Deported to Iran
- “Making Art in America is a Political Statement in Itself”: Grammy Award-winning Singer Steve Earle on Music, Writing and Acting
Thursday, May 12, 2011
- Headlines for May 12, 2011
- Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Obama Has Discretionary Authority to Advance DREAM Act, Humane Immigration Reform
- “They Are Violating All the Rules”: Rep. Luis Gutierrez Calls for Public Hearings, Impact Studies into Massive Gas Pipeline for Puerto Rico
- Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón on Holding Torturers Accountable, Why He Opposes the Killing of Osama bin Laden, and His Threatened Ouster from the Bench
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
- Headlines for May 11, 2011
- Obama Calls for Immigration Reform amidst Record Levels of Deportations
- "A War on Civilians": Mexico’s Drug War Draws Protests as Grueling Death Toll Grows
- "Every 30 Minutes": Crushed by Debt and Neoliberal Reforms, Indian Farmers Commit Suicide at Staggering Rate
- Noam Chomsky: "The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World"
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
- Headlines for May 10, 2011
- BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Tony Kushner Speaks Out on CUNY Controversy, Academic Freedom and Israel
- Historian Adam Hochschild: Lessons for the Antiwar Movement from the Pacifists of World War I
Monday, May 09, 2011
- Headlines for May 09, 2011
- U.S. Assassination Campaign Continues as CIA Drone Targets U.S.-Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen
- Syria Crackdown: Syrian Dissident Haitham al-Maleh Speaks from Hiding as Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvaz Remains Locked Up
- Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Rising Sectarian Tension in Egypt After Deadly Attack on Coptic Christian Church
Friday, May 06, 2011
- Headlines for May 06, 2011
- Native American Activist Winona LaDuke on Use of "Geronimo" as Code for Osama bin Laden: "The Continuation of the Wars Against Indigenous People"
- Native American Activist, Author Winona LaDuke on "The Militarization of Indian Country" and Obama Admin’s "Lip Service" to Indigenous Rights
- Oil Wealth, U.S. Backing Enables Saudi Arabia to Crush Dissent in Bahrain and at Home
- Tech Giants Sony, Apple, Google Face Outrage over Privacy Breaches in Devices
Thursday, May 05, 2011
- Headlines for May 05, 2011
- Pakistani Military Faces Scrutiny as Unfolding Evidence Suggests Direct Role in Harboring bin Laden
- Physicians Urge Obama Admin to Pressure Mideast Ally Bahrain to End Repression of Doctors, Patients
- Suffering from PTSD, Freed U.S. Hiker Sarah Shourd Won’t Return to Iran Next Week for Espionage Trial Alongside Jailed Fiancé, Friend
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
- Headlines for May 04, 2011
- Former Military Interrogator Matthew Alexander: Despite GOP Claims, "Immoral" Torture "Slowed Down" Effort to Find Osama bin Laden
- 50th Anniversary of the First Freedom Ride: New Documentary Recounts Historic 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System in the Deep South
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
- Headlines for May 03, 2011
- 10 Years Too Long: Rep. Barbara Lee Renews Calls for End to Afghan War After Killing of Osama bin Laden
- The Right and Left Claim Success in Canada: The Conservatives Win Majority in Canadian Election as Left-Leaning NDP Makes Historic Gains
- “A Violation of Norms”: U.S. & Allies Kill Gaddafi’s Son and Three Grandchildren in Bombing of Compound in Tripoli
Monday, May 02, 2011
- Headlines for May 02, 2011
- Jeremy Scahill on Killing of Bin Laden: Obama Has “Doubled Down on Bush Administration Policy of Targeted Assassination”
- Talat Hamdani, Mother of 9/11 Victim: I Hope Death of Bin Laden Moves Country Toward Peace, Away from Revenge and Killing
- Did Pakistani Gov’t Know Where Osama bin Laden Was Hiding?
- "One Killer Killing Another": Journalist and Activist Allan Nairn on Obama’s Targeted Killing of Bin Laden
- Military Intelligence Analyst Joshua Foust: Death of Bin Laden Will Not Have Enormous Impact on Operations of Al-Qaeda Affiliates Worldwide
- Ex-State Department Official Matthew Hoh: With Killing of Bin Laden, Why Are 50,000 U.S. Troops Still in Afghanistan?
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Columns
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]
