Democracy Now – May 25, 2015
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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.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Expanding Foothold, Islamic State Captures Syria’s Ancient Palmyra After Fall of Iraq’s Ramadi; Matt Taibbi: World’s Largest Banks Admit to Massive Global Financial Crimes, But Escape Jail (Again); Matt Taibbi on Baltimore, Freddie Gray and How Legal System Covers Up Police Violence.
Sgt. James Brown, 26, Survived Two Tours in Iraq Only to Die Begging for His Life in Texas Jail; Say Her Name: Families Seek Justice in Overlooked Police Killings of African-American Women; Police Killing of Michelle Cusseaux Raises Questions of Wrongful Death & Handling of Mentally Ill; Illinois Judge Calls Police Killing of Rekia Boyd … Continued
With House Passage of Extreme 20-Week Abortion Ban, GOP Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights; How an 85-Year Old Nun, Activists Infiltrated Top U.S. Nuclear Site, Exposing Dangers & Urging Peace; “By Any Means Necessary”: Remembering Malcolm X on His 90th Birthday.
Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Anti-Execution State Brings Complications, Not Closure; Ralph Nader on Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Bid & His Unanswered Letters to the White House.
As Chicago Pays Victims of Past Torture, Police Face New Allegations of Abuse at Homan Square; As Torture Victims Win $5.5M in Reparations, Could Chicago Be a Model for Police Abuses Nationwide? We Are Seneca Lake: Josh Fox & Fracking Opponents Fight Natural Gas Storage Site in Upstate NY.
As Train Crash Death Toll Reaches 7, GOP Votes to Cut Amtrak Budget by $250M & Delay Safety Upgrades; “Irresponsible & Reckless”: Environmentalists Decry Obama’s Approval for Shell Drilling in Arctic; Seattle Mobilizes to Shut Down Shell Operations to Protest Arctic Oil Drilling; 30 Million Gallons Under the Sea: Five Years After BP Disaster, New … Continued
Wisconsin Activists to Continue Protests After Cop Avoids Charges in Killing of Tony Robinson; Revolt over TPP: Senate Dems Rebuke Obama by Blocking Debate on Secretive Trade Deal; As Internal Docs Show Major Overreach, Why Is FBI Spying on Opponents of Keystone XL Pipeline? MOVE Bombing at 30: “Barbaric” 1985 Philadelphia Police Attack Killed 11 … Continued
Seymour Hersh Details Explosive Story on Bin Laden Killing & Responds to White House, Media Backlash; Exclusive: CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Speaks Out Upon Sentencing to 3.5 Years in Prison.