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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Inaugurating 2nd Term, Obama Hints at a More Progressive Domestic Agenda Than in His First 4 Years; Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley’s New Film Exposes Hidden Truths of Covert U.S. Warfare. HeadlinesJanuary 22, 2013 Obama Stresses Equality in 2nd Term Inaugural Address Report: Obama Plans “Administrative” Actions on Climate Change Algeria Confirms … Continued
Host Amy Goodman brings an expanded Democracy Now live broadcast from 6 am – 10 am. Scheduled guests include: Angela Davis, Danny Glover, Alice Walker, Ralph Nader, Rita Dove, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Van Jones, Sonia Sanchez, Julian Bond, Marian Wright Edelman, Barbara Ehrenreich, Sweet Honey in the Rock and Mos Def.
“Unintended Consequences of Military Intervention”: Roots of Mali, Algeria Crisis Tied to Libya War; “The Tony Soprano of the Cycling World”: Dave Zirin on Lance Armstrong’s Doping Confession; Notre Dame Football Faulted For Covering Up Manti Te’o Hoax While Refusing to Probe Rape Scandal; Criminalizing Pregnancy: As Roe v. Wade Turns 40, Study Finds Forced … Continued
Exclusive: Aaron Swartz’s Partner, Expert Witness Say Prosecutors Unfairly Targeted Dead Activist; As Obama Prepares for 2nd Term, Tavis Smiley Urges Him to Take Up MLK’s Fight Against Poverty. HeadlinesJanuary 17, 2013 Obama Reveals Sweeping Gun Control Plan; NRA Vows “Fight of the Century” ACLU: Obama’s Call for More Police in Schools Could Lead … Continued
VA. Tech Shooting Survivor: Obama’s Gun Plan a 1st Step, But “We Need a Movement” to Overcome NRA; Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed For Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?; Behind the NRA’s Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion Firearms Industry. HeadlinesJanuary 16, 2013 Obama to Unveil … Continued
Admin Aids French Bombing of Mali After U.S.-Trained Forces Join Rebels in Uranium-Rich Region; “Kill Anything That Moves”: New Book Exposes Hidden Crimes of the War Kerry, Hagel Fought in Vietnam. HeadlinesJanuary 15, 2013 Obama Preps Gun Control Plan Based on Recommendations by Biden-Led Task Force Poll: Support for Gun Control Hits 5-Year High … Continued
“An Incredible Soul”: Lawrence Lessig Remembers Aaron Swartz After Leading Cyberactivist’s Suicide; Freedom to Connect: Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) on Victory To Save Open Internet, Fight Online Censors. HeadlinesJanuary 14, 2013 Report: Admin to Propose Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Afghan Civilians Killed in Explosion Following U.S. Raid U.S. Accelerates Timeline for Transfer to … Continued
“Failure of Epic Proportions”: Treasury Nominee Jack Lew’s Pro-Bank, Austerity, Deregulation Legacy; Matt Taibbi & William Black on Bailout Secrets & How New Foreclosure Deal Spares Banks From Justice; Three Years After the Quake, How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster. HeadlinesJanuary 11, 2013 Multiple Bombings Kill 120 in … Continued
Debate: With Chávez Ailing, Venezuela’s Longstanding Divisions Threaten New Political Upheaval; Bronx Residents Accosted by NYPD Win Landmark Court Ruling Deeming “Stop and Frisk” Tactic Illegal. HeadlinesJanuary 10, 2013 U.S. Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan Months Before Brennan Denied Civilian Deaths by Drones, U.S. Ambassador Relayed Pakistani Concerns Biden Hosts Gun Control Advocates, … Continued
Australia on Fire: Record-Shattering Heat, Wildfires Engulf World’s Largest Exporter of Coal; Part 2: Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Hajj on His 438-Day Hunger Strike in U.S. Detention at Gitmo Prison; As Brennan Tapped for CIA, Case of Somali Detainees Highlights Obama’s Embrace of Secret Renditions. HeadlinesJanuary 9, 2013 2012 Was Hottest Year on Record for … Continued
