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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now! – October 11, 2012
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
Democracy Now! – October 10, 2012
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
Democracy Now! – October 9, 2012
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
Democracy Now! – October 5, 2012
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
Democracy Now! – October 4, 2012
Expanding the Debate Exclusive: Third Party Candidates Break the Sound Barrier As Obama-Romney Spar. HeadlinesOctober 4, 2012 Obama, Romney Face Off in 1st Presidential Debate Romney Vows to Boost Military Spending, Cut Public Funding Turkey Launches Strikes in Syria After Deadly Bombing Clashes Erupt as Iranians Protest Collapse of Currency U.S. to Probe Alleged … Continued
Democracy Now! – October 2, 2012
As U.S. Death Toll in Afghanistan Passes 2,000 Mark, Phyllis Bennis on America’s Longest War; Va. Tech Shooting Survivor Recounts 2007 Massacre and Urges Obama, Romney to Address Gun Violence; “Guns Are an Idea Whose Time Has Passed”: Poet, Scholar Nikki Giovanni on the Va. Tech Massacre. HeadlinesOctober 2, 2012 Iran’s Currency Hits Record … Continued
Democracy Now! – October 1, 2012
The 1 Percent Court? After Healthcare, Supreme Court Returns to a Docket Heavy on Divisive Issues; In Shell Case, Will Supreme Court’s View of Corporate Personhood Mean Liability for Crimes Abroad?; Onerous Requirements Under Virginia’s TRAP Law Could Force Closure of State’s Abortion Clinics; Virginia Residents Fight Back Against Nuclear Industry Effort to Lift Ban … Continued
Democracy Now! – September 28, 2012
Alice Walker on 30th Anniv. of “The Color Purple”: Racism, Violence Against Women Are Global Issues; Palestine Conditions “More Brutal” Than in U.S. South of 50 Years Ago, Says Author Alice Walker; “Democratic Womanism”: Poet and Activist Alice Walker on Women Rising, Obama, and the 2012 Election. HeadlinesSeptember 28, 2012 Iraq: Prison Attack Kills … Continued