Democracy Now!
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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now! – August 19, 2013
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: In Modern Egypt’s Bloodiest Period, “New Horrors Are Brought Every Day”; Ahdaf Soueif: Amidst Egypt’s Bloodshed, “We Are Trying Keep the Discourse of the Revolution Alive”; Editor of The Progressive Arrested Covering Solidarity Singers’ Protest of Wisconsin Gov. Walker. HeadlinesAugust 19, 2013 Egypt Toll Approaches 900 in 6 Days; Mubarak Set … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 16, 2013
Juan González Remembers Pioneering NYC Political Strategist Bill Lynch; NSA Violated Surveillance Rules Thousands of Times, Intercepted All 202 Area Code Calls By Accident; Day of Rage in Cairo: Anti-Coup Groups Hold Massive Protest Marches to Condemn Deadly Crackdown; Ex-State Department Spokesperson P.J. Crowley: The U.S. Should Describe Morsi Ouster As A Coup. HeadlinesAugust 16, … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 15, 2013
Massacre in Cairo: Egypt on Brink After Worst Violence Since 2011 Revolution; Facing 90 Years, Bradley Manning Expresses Regret for “Unintended Consequences” of Leaking Docs. HeadlinesAugust 15, 2013 Muslim Brotherhood Calls for New Protests After Massacre by State Forces U.S. Calls Egypt Killings “Deplorable,” But No Policy Shift Announced Bradley Manning Voices Regret for … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 14, 2013
Dozens Dead as Egyptian Forces Commit 3rd Mass Killing of Pro-Morsi Demonstrators; Questlove on Police Racial Profiling, Stop & Frisk, the Message He Took from Trayvon Martin Verdict; Questlove on His Musical Upbringing, Hip-Hop’s 40th, Soul Train and New Memoir, “Mo’ Meta Blues.” HeadlinesAugust 14, 2013 Dozens Reported Dead in Raids on Pro-Morsi Protests … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 13, 2013
Senate Insider Speaks Out: Ex-Wyden Staffer on Secret Laws, Domestic Spying and Obama’s NSA Reforms; Black, Gay and a Pacifist: Bayard Rustin Remembered For Role in March on Washington, Mentoring MLK. Headlines August 13, 2013: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Yemen, Injures Civilians U.S. Embassy in Yemen Remains Closed; 18 Other Posts Reopen Obama … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 12, 2013
Senate Insider Speaks Out: Ex-Wyden Staffer on Secret Laws, Domestic Spying and Obama’s NSA Reforms; Black, Gay and a Pacifist: Bayard Rustin Remembered For Role in March on Washington, Mentoring MLK. HeadlinesAugust 12, 2013U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Yemen, Injures CiviliansU.S. Embassy in Yemen Remains Closed; 18 Other Posts ReopenObama Outlines Reforms for NSA … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 8, 2013
New York Police Ends Practice of Keeping Innocent New Yorkers in Stop-and-Frisk Database; “I Do Not Want to Die in Prison”: Cancer-Stricken Lawyer Lynne Stewart Seeks Compassionate Release; Activists Accuse Washington, D.C. Police Officer of Infiltrating Bangladesh Sweatshop Protests. HeadlinesAugust 8, 2013 Report: NSA Sifting Through Troves of Cross-Border Communications Obama Cancels Putin Summit … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 7, 2013
How The Washington Post’s New Owner Aided the CIA, Blocked WikiLeaks & Decimated the Book Industry; “I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave”: Reporter Mac McClelland on Life Inside the Online Shipping Machine. HeadlinesAugust 7, 2013 Yemen Claims Al-Qaeda Terror Plot Foiled; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7 Bradley Manning’s Maximum Sentence Reduced to 90 Years … Continued