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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 20, 2008
EXCLUSIVE: Rigged Trials at Guantanamo; Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama on her Internment in a WWII Japanese American Detention Camp & Malcolm X’s Assassination. Today’s Headlines * Obama Wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii * Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Domestic Spy Program * Ghana Refuses to Host AFRICOM * Explosion Kills 15 Iraqi Police … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 19, 2008
Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuban President; Democratic Race Heats Up as Wisconsin Holds Deadlocked Primary; Outspoken Niece of Benazir Bhutto Accuses Aunt’s Party of Fraud in Pakistani Elections; Kosovo’s Independence: Genuine Liberation or Front for US-NATO Expansion? Today’s Headlines * Castro Steps Down as Cuban Leader * Musharraf’s Party Loses Seats in Pakistani Elections … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 18, 2008
In Tight Democratic Race, Could Campaign Donations and Personal Views Influence Potentially Decisive Superdelegate Vote?; Analyst: On Africa Visit, Bush Pushes Agenda of Continent-Wide U.S. Military Expansion; In Africa, Bush Touts Record AIDS Relief under his Administration, but Funding Restrictions Tell a Different Story on the Ground. Today’s Headlines * Surveillance Law Expires as … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 15, 2008
East Timor Braces for Potential Crisis Following Assassination Attempt on President Jose Ramos-Horta; On Tenth Anniversary of V-Day, Vagina Monologues Playwright Eve Ensler Focuses on Violence Against Women in New Orleans and Gulf South; SEIU Members Face Off in Dispute Over Leadership, Direction of One of Nation’s Largest Unions. Headlines * Defying Bush, House … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 14, 2008
Entertainment Writers Claim Victory in Deal Ending 14-Week Strike; "Chocolate’s Bittersweet Economy": Cocoa Industry Accused of Greed, Neglect for Labor Practices in Ivory Coast; Theo Chocolate Founder, CEO Joe Whinney on Fair Trade Cocoa. Headlines * Senate Approves Waterboarding Ban * House Rejects Extending Surveillance Law * Boeing Rendition Suit Dismissed in U.S. Court * … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 13, 2008
Antiwar Candidate Donna Edwards Defeats Incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn in Key Maryland Primary; In Defense of Food: Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet. Headlines * Senate Backs Expanding Government Spying, Immunizing Telecoms * Obama, McCain Sweep Potomac Primary * 9/11 Charges Renew Fears of Gitmo Executions * Panel … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 12, 2008
Torture, Due Process Concerns Mar Capital Case Against Alleged 9/11 Conspirators; Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture; Nobel Laureate and "Banker to the Poor" Muhammad Yunus on Micro-Lending, Its Critics and the Bush Administration’s Negative Impact on Global Poverty. Today’s Headlines * Gates Backs Stalling Limited Troop Withdrawals … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 8, 2008
Will Conservative Republicans Back McCain? Following Romney’s Departure, John McCain Appears Set to Become GOP Nominee; Examining Clinton & Obama’s Stances on the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Universal Healthcare, Privatizing Social Security and Nuclear Energy. Headlines * Mukasey Opposes Probe Into CIA’s Waterboarding * CIA’s Hayden: Private Contactors Involved in Waterboarding * After Spending $90 … Continued