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! (6 am) – February 26, 2009 at 6:00am
Member of UN Environment Panel Warns Greenhouse Emissions Rising at Alarming, Unexpected Rate; Study Finds Unprecedented Growth in Climate Change Lobbying; Power Shift: Youth Climate Activists Swarm D.C. for Weekend of Organizing, Lobbying and Protest ; Lawyer: Freed Gitmo Prisoner Binyam Mohamed Experienced "Nightmare We Can't Imagine." Today's Headlines * Obama Budget to Include … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 25, 2009 at 6:00am
"We Will Rebuild": In National Address, Obama Offers Ambitious Pledge on Economic Recovery, Healthcare Reform; Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Obama Has Confused Saving the Banks with Saving the Bankers; Fmr. Irish President Mary Robinson Heads Panel Faulting "War on Terror" for Eroding Human Rights. Today's Headlines * Obama Vows Economic Recovery, Healthcare Reform … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 24, 2009 at 6:00am
Altering Bailout Rules, US Moves Closer to Nationalizing Troubled Banks; US Lags Behind Europe in Regulating Toxicity of Everyday Products. Today's Headlines * Freed Gitmo Prisoner Alleges Torture in US Captivity * White House-Backed Inquiry: Gitmo Conforms with Geneva Conventions * Admin Paves Way to Nationalizing Banks * Obama Mirrors Bush in Opposing Release … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 23, 2009 at 6:00am
Obama's War: US Involvement in Afghanistan, Past, Present & Future. Today's Headlines * Report: US May Increase Stake in Citigroup * Obama Pledges to Cut Budget Deficit in Half * Obama Backs Bush Policy on Bagram Detainees * Binyam Mohamed Released from Guantanamo * US Military Secretly Working with Pakistani Troops * Amnesty Calls … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 20, 2009 at 6:00am
Union Leaders Accuse Stern of Scheming for Control of America's Only Union-Owned Commercial Bank; Obama Admin Faces Decision on Indefinite Detention with Imprisonment of US Resident Ali al-Marri ; Despite Gitmo Closure and Torture Ban, Obama Admin Converges with Several Bush Policies in So-Called "War on Terror"; US Military Suicides at Record High; Report Finds … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 19, 2009 at 6:00am
Critics Charge Executed Chimpanzee Cartoon is Veiled Racist Reference to Obama; State of the Dream 2009: Report Finds People of Color in US Endure Silent Economic Depression; Will $275B Homeowner Assistance Plan Stem the Foreclosure Crisis?; Canadian Activists Urge Obama to Reject Environmentally Destructive Oil Extraction from Alberta's Tar Sands. Headlines * Obama Announces … Continued
Democracy Now! (6 am) – February 18, 2009 at 6:00am
Arizona Sheriff Faces Civil Rights Probe, Allegations of Undermining Law Enforcement with Controversial Focus on Immigration; As Obama Unveils Foreclosure Plan, Activists Place Homeless in Vacant Homes; RNC Protesters Tried on Terrorism Charges Despite Acknowledgment They Didn't Commit Alleged Acts. Headlines * Obama Orders 17,000 Troops to Afghanistan * Obama Signs Stimulus Bill, Preps … Continued