Democracy Now – July 13, 2015
Psychologists Collaborated with CIA & Pentagon on Post-9/11 Torture Program, May Face Ethics Charges;With Historic Iran Nuclear Deal Expected, Can President Obama Sell It to Congress and the Public?
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Democracy Now – July 10, 2015
Black Granddaughter of Segregationist Strom Thurmond Praises SC for Removing Confederate Flag;Mother of Eric Garner Praises New York’s Appointment of Special Prosecutor to Probe Police Killings;”A Hostage Situation”: Greece Yields to Austerity Demands Just Days After Historic “No” Vote
Democracy Now – July 9, 2015
A Mounting Humanitarian Catastrophe in Yemen: War Death Toll Tops 3,000, Fear of Famine Grows;”A Sea Change”: With 100 Women in Congress, Lawmakers Go on Offensive with Landmark Pro-Choice Bill;The Next Steps on Cuba: Rep. Barbara Lee Pushes for End to Embargo & U.S Travel Restrictions;”These Should Not Be in America”: Democrats Aim to Remove … Continued
Democracy Now – July 8, 2015
Matt Taibbi: Eric Holder Back to Wall Street-Tied Law Firm After Years of Refusing to Jail Bankers;The End of Encryption? NSA & FBI Seek New Backdoors Against Advice from Leading Security Experts;Has the World Abandoned Gaza? Region Remains in Ruins a Year After Deadly Israeli Assault
Democracy Now – July 7, 2015
“A Europe of Equals”: Report from Athens as Greek Voters Seek Alternatives to Austerity;Economist Richard Wolff on Roots of Greek Crisis, Debt Relief & Rise of Anti-Capitalism in Europe;A Socialist Surge in the U.S.? Bernie Sanders Draws Record Crowds, Praises Greek Anti-Austerity Vote
Greek Voters Overwhelmingly Reject More Austerity in Bailout Referendum and Bree Newsome: As SC Lawmakers Debate Removing Confederate Flag, Meet the Activist Who Took It Down
Democracy Now – July 3, 2015
“What to the Slave is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’ Historic Speech;”This Flag Comes Down Today”: Bree Newsome Scales SC Capitol Flagpole, Takes Down Confederate Flag;”We Shall Overcome”: Remembering Folk Icon, Activist Pete Seeger in His Own Words & Songs
“A New Chapter”: After Half a Century, U.S. and Cuba Unveil Reopening of Embassies & Restored Ties; As France Suspends Soldiers for Child Sexual Abuse, Will UN Tackle Impunity for Western Peacekeepers? As Black Churches Burn Across the South, Are White Supremacist Attacks Continuing After Charleston?
Is Puerto Rico America’s Greece? U.S. Commonwealth Seeks Bankruptcy Help in Face of Crushing Debt; Rep. Nydia Velázquez: Freedom for Oscar López Rivera Unites Puerto Ricans Across Political Lines; After Marriage Equality & Obamacare, Mixed Results from SCOTUS on Abortion, Pollution, Executions; NJ Gov. Chris Christie Faces Economic Turmoil at Home as He Seeks GOP … Continued
As Greece Heads for Default, Voters Prepare to Vote in Pivotal Referendum on More Austerity; Historic Iran Nuclear Deal Hangs in the Balance as Talks Enter Final Round; Egypt’s Power Struggle Intensifies with Killing of Prosecutor Behind Mass Jailings of Islamists; Amid Warnings of Famine, Yemeni Civilians Trapped Inside Conflict with No End in Sight; … Continued