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Democracy Now! – August 27, 2014

“The Damage is Beyond Imagination in Gaza”: Journalist Mohammed Omer on Ceasefire Deal & Rebuilding; NSA Creates Google-Like Search Engine to Help Other Agencies Access Collected Phone, Email Records; Is Ferguson Feeding on the Poor? City Disproportionately Stops, Charges and Fines People of Color. HeadlinesAugust 27, 2014     Ceasefire Ends 50-Day Israeli Assault of Gaza    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 26, 2014

“There Will Be Justice”: Mourners Speak Outside Michael Brown’s Funeral in St. Louis; There’s Something Wrong in America: Michael Brown’s Funeral Sparks Calls for an Enduring Movement; Vijay Prashad: 2011 NATO Bombing of Libya Led to Rise of Militias Now Fighting for Oil-Rich Land. HeadlinesAugust 26, 2014     Israeli Assault of Gaza Enters 50th Day; … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 25, 2014

Blowback: Vijay Prashad on How Islamic State Grew Out of U.S Invasion of Iraq, Destruction of Nation; “I Can’t Breathe”: NYC March over Chokehold Death of Eric Garner Protests Police Violence Nationwide; Hip-Hop Voices Talib Kweli & Rosa Clemente in Ferguson, “Ground Zero” for Police Brutality Struggle. HeadlinesAugust 25, 2014     Israeli Airstrikes Level Buildings … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 22, 2014

Dr. Paul Farmer on African Ebola Outbreak: Growing Inequality in Global Healthcare at Root of Crisis. HeadlinesAugust 22, 2014     National Guard Leaves Ferguson; Michael Brown’s Funeral Set for Monday    Michael Brown’s Parents to Join Eric Garner March in New York City    Los Angeles Residents Protest Police Killings of Omar Abrego, Ezell Ford    Ohio: Cop … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 21, 2014

“Negro Spring”: Ferguson Residents, Friends of Michael Brown Speak Out For Human Rights; A War on Gaza’s Future? Israeli Assault Leaves 500 Kids Dead, 3,000 Injured, 373,000 Traumatized. HeadlinesAugust 21, 2014     Eric Holder Visits Ferguson as Peaceful Protests Continue    Police Officer Suspended After Threatening to Kill Protesters in Ferguson    Video: St. Louis Police Shot … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 20, 2014

Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas and Jail: Ferguson Police Crack Down on Journalists Covering Protest; “Not Acceptable in a Civilized Society”: Pastor on Ferguson Police Targeting Traumatized Yout; “They Are All Michael Brown”: State Senator Defends Protesters Seeking Justice in Police Shooting; Stop the Violence from Ferguson to Gaza: 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Arrested in St. Louis. … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 19, 2014

Pastor: In Ferguson Police Crackdown, I Need a Gas Mask More Than My Clerical Collar; Activist: For a New Generation, Ferguson Marks Historic Nonviolent Resistance to Police Repression; St. Louis Activist: Decades After 1968 Urban Uprisings, Key Economic & Race Issues Remain Unresolved; “Overpoliced & Underprotected”: In Michael Brown Killing, Neglect of Black Communities Laid … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 18, 2014

Missouri Deploys National Guard to Ferguson; Autopsy Shows Police Shot Michael Brown 6 Times; St. Louis Pastor: Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson Should Resign; Institutional Racism in Ferguson? First Black School Chief Speaks Out After Forced Resignation; “A Human Rights Crisis”: In Unprecedented Move, Amnesty International Sends Monitors to Ferguson; Ferguson Protests Erupt Near Grave … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 14, 2014

Armed w/ Military-Grade Weapons, Missouri Police Crack Down on Protests over Michael Brown Shootin; Worse Than Tiananmen? 1st Anniversary of Egyptian Army Killings of 800+ Anti-Coup Protesters; New Family Detention Centers Hold Immigrant Women and Children Without Bond as Asylum Claims Pend. HeadlinesAugust 14, 2014     Israel, Hamas Agree to 5-Day Ceasefire Extension    U.S.: Siege … Continued