Democracy Now – December 23, 2016
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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
The Impossible Revolution: A Syrian Dissident on How a Fight Against a Dictator Became a Proxy War; The Future of Syria: As Aleppo Falls, What Comes Next in a Country Shattered by War? Marcus Garvey Inspired Millions, from MLK to Mandela; Now His Son Is Asking Obama to Pardon Him.
Flint: As 2 Unelected Emergency Managers Are Charged over Water Poisoning, Will Gov. Snyder Be Next? Free Leonard Peltier: Obama Urged to Grant Clemency to Native American Activist Jailed for 40 Years; “Her Life Depends on Obama Taking Action Now”: 100,000+ People Demand Obama Free Chelsea Manning.
Robert Reich: Like a Tyrant, Trump Is Deploying Seven Techniques to Control the Media; Protest & “Boycott Everything”: Robert Reich on the First 100 Day Resistance Agenda Against Trump; A Deadly Day: Russian Ambassador Assassinated; 12 Dead in Berlin Truck Crash; Zürich Mosque Attacked.lez.
Ambassador for Apartheid: Trump’s Pick for Israel Post Slammed as Threat to Peace & Two-State Talks; Jewish Voice for Peace: Trump Election Has Empowered Anti-Semitism & Islamophobia in United States; Mustafa Barghouti: Trump Pick for Ambassador to Israel Giving the Green Light to Israeli Extremists; Ari Berman: How Voter Suppression Helped Pave Way for a … Continued
A Legislative Coup in NC? Rev. William Barber on GOP Stripping Power from New Democratic Governor; Rev. Barber: We Have Convicted White Supremacist Dylann Roof But America is Still Guilty; Trump Has Appointed More Generals in His Cabinet Than Any President Since World War II; Andrew Bacevich: Trump’s “Israel First” Policy Will Likely Lead to … Continued
Journalist Iona Craig: The U.S. Could Stop Refueling Saudis & End Devastating War in Yemen Tomorrow; Rep. Honda, Survivor of Japanese Internment Camp, Decries Trump Proposal for Muslim Registry; “The Price of a Second Chance”: NY Times Exposé on How the Rich Pay to Expunge Criminal Records; Rep. Mike Honda: I’m a Proud Grandpa of … Continued
Slaughter or Liberation?: A Debate on Russia’s Role in the Syrian War & the Fall of Aleppo; Rick Perry, Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick, is Close Ally to Oil Industry & Dakota Access Pipeline; What’s Next for U.S.-Russia Relations? Stephen Cohen & Ken Roth on Trump, Hacking & Tillerson.
Electoral College Members Seek Intel Briefing on Possible Russian Meddling in Election to Aid Trump; Greg Palast: By Rejecting Recount, Is Michigan Covering Up 75,000 Ballots Never Counted? Vowing to “Stop Political Correctness,” Gen. John Kelly to Head Department of Homeland Security.
Trump’s War on Science: Exxon CEO Expected to Head State, While “Enemies List” Alarms Energy Dept.; Could Massive Russian Oil Deal with Exxon Explain Why Putin Appears to Have Meddled in US Election? Inside Exxon’s Great Climate Cover-Up: From Early Climate Change Researcher to Epic Climate Denier