Democracy Now! – October 19, 2012
As Sen. McGovern Nears Death, How the Antiwar Candidate Challenged Vietnam and Inspired Generation.

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As Sen. McGovern Nears Death, How the Antiwar Candidate Challenged Vietnam and Inspired Generation.
Minnesota Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment Fuels National Battle over Marriage Equality; Greg Palast: “Mitt Romney’s Bailout Bonanza: How He Made Millions From The Rescue of Detroit”; Greg Palast on “Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal An Election in 9 Easy Steps”; Six Arrested in Illinois Protesting Bain Capital’s Plan to Close Sensata Plant, Move Jobs … Continued
Green Party Candidates Arrested, Shackled to Chairs For 8 Hours After Trying to Enter Hofstra Debate; Exclusive: Expanding the Debate with Third-Party Candidates Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, Rocky Anderson. HeadlinesOctober 17, 2012 Obama, Romney Respond to Pre-Selected Audience Questions in 2nd Debate Romney’s “Binders Full of Women” Remark Goes Viral Candidates Spar over Unemployment, … Continued
Secret Debate Contract Reveals Obama and Romney Campaigns Exclude Third Parties, Control Questions; Glenn Greenwald: Presidential Debates Highlight “Faux Objectivity” of Mainstream Journalists; Chilean Student Movement Awarded For Organizing Nation’s Largest Protests Since Pinochet Era. HeadlinesOctober 16, 2012 Obama and Romney Head to New York for 2nd Presidential Debate Report: U.S. to Help Build … Continued
Texas Landowners Join Environmentalists for Historic Blockade of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline; Koch Brothers Among U.S. Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to Vote GOP on Election Day; Vote Stalkers: Obama, Romney Campaigns Mine Trove of Voters’ Online Data to Win 2012 Election. HeadlinesOctober 15, 2012 Campaigns Buying Personal Data to Influence Votes Obama, … Continued
Birthplace of Atomic Bomb, New Mexico Remains Center of Massive U.S. Nuclear Arsenal; After Decades of Uranium Mining, Navajo Nation Struggles With Devastating Legacy of Contamination; “Earthship Biotecture”: Renegade New Mexico Architect’s Radical Approach to Sustainable Living. HeadlinesOctober 11, 2012 U.S. Deploys Secret Team to Jordan Amidst Syria Crisis Turkey Grounds Syria-Bound Passenger Plane, … Continued
Wal-Mart Workers in 12 States Stage Historic Strikes, Protests Against Workplace Retaliation; As Bain Ships Jobs to China, Bainport Protesters Arrested for Blocking Illinois Factory’s Closure; Bain Capital & Big Tobacco: Romney’s Firm Profited From U.S.-Russia Cigarette Deals & Privatizations; As Millions Buy iPhone 5, Chinese Workers at Apple Plant Foxconn Protest Workplace Conditions. HeadlinesOctober … Continued
Danny Glover: Record Venezuela Turnout Hands Chávez Convincing Mandate to Continue Social Agenda; All the Missing Horses: Federal Gov’t Selling Wild Horses to Western Dealer Linked to Slaughter; Uninsured Cancer Patient Saved by Little-Known Obamacare “Bridge” Program on Pre-Existing Conditions; As Texas Pipeline Blockade Continues, Activists Challenge First U.S. Tar Sands Strip Mine in Utah. … Continued
On Afghan War 11th Anniversary, Vets Confront Mental Health Crisis, Soldier Suicides and Violence. HeadlinesOctober 5, 2012 Protesters Gather for Massive Pro-Reform Rally in Jordan Turkey Approves Military Action Against Syria Police Kill Miner in South Africa Amid Ongoing Labor Strikes Report: U.S. Has Dismissed Iran’s Plan to End Nuclear Standoff U.S. Drone Strike … Continued