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Democracy Now! – February 5, 2014

“An Olympic Snowden”: U.S. Athlete on Being Turned Into a “Spokesperson for Verizon” at 2006 Games; “Celebration Capitalism & the Olympics”: Global Protests Mark Opening of Sochi Games. HeadlinesFebruary 5, 2014     Senate OKs Farm Bill With $8.7 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts    North Carolina: Up to 82,000 Tons of Coal Ash, 27 Million Gallons … Continued


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Democracy Now! – February 3, 2014

Debate: State Dept Moves Keystone XL Closer to Approval, But Does Conflict of Interest Taint Report?Environmental Groups “Shocked” by Reports of NSA Spying of U.N. Climate Talks; Michigan Activists Face Up to 2 Years in Prison for Protesting Oil Pipeline Behind 2010 Spill; One Billion Rising: Eve Ensler & Kimberle Crenshaw on Global Movement to … Continued


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Democracy Now! – January 31, 2014

We Will Not Break the Law to Enforce the Law”: NYC to Reform Stop & Frisk, End Racial Profiling; Wallace Shawn on Artistic Solidarity: As Glenn Greenwald Can’t Return to U.S., I Took My Play To Him. HeadlinesJanuary 31, 2014     U.S. Accuses Syria of Stalling on Chemical Weapons Deal    Report: Syrian Authorities Razed Neighborhoods … Continued


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Democracy Now! – January 30, 2014

From Al Jazeera on Trial to Bloggers Behind Bars, Army-Run Egypt Sees Growing “Silencing of Dissent”; Sharif Abdel Kouddous: 3 Years After Revolution, Egypt Faces Deadly Polarization & Growing Militancy; Debate: Is Ukraine’s Opposition a Democratic Movement or a Force of Right-Wing Extremism? HeadlinesJanuary 30, 2014     House OKs Farm Bill With $8.6 Billion in … Continued


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Democracy Now! – January 28, 2014

We Shall Overcome”: Remembering Folk Icon, Activist Pete Seeger in His Own Words & Songs. HeadlinesJanuary 28, 2014     Folk Icon, Activist Pete Seeger Dies at 94    Ukraine’s Parliament Repeals Anti-Protest Laws; PM Offers to Resign    Syria Talks Still Deadlocked over Assad’s Role; U.S. Says People Starving in Homs    Egypt’s Generals Back Army Chief for … Continued


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Democracy Now! – January 23, 2014

“Cesar’s Last Fast”: How Cesar Chavez Risked Death to Protect the Lives of Farmworkers He Championed; Freedom Summer: How Civil Rights Activists Braved Violence to Challenge Racism in 1964 Mississippi; Through A Lens Darkly: How African Americans Use Photography to Shape Their Cultural Representat. HeadlinesJanuary 23, 2014     Freedom Industries Discloses 2nd Chemical in West … Continued