Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 14, 2008

1968, 40 Years Later: Student, Worker Protests Sweep France, Leaving Indelible Mark on the Country and the World; Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the "United States of Amnesia" Today’s Headlines     * China Quake Toll Hits 15,000    * Amidst Desperate Recovery Effort, Burma Could Face New Storm    * 60 Killed … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 8, 2008

200 Arrested in Massive Show of Civil Disobedience Over Police Acquittals in Killing of Sean Bell; As Aid Delivery Arrives in Cyclone-Ravaged Burma, Fears Death Toll Could Top 100,000; Former Senator George McGovern Switches Support from Clinton to Obama; "Torture Team": British Attorney Philippe Sands on the White House Role in Sanctioning Torture; "Economic Hit … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 6, 2008

Report from Burmese-Thai Border on the Devastating Cyclone that Has Killed Over 15,000 People in Burma; Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear; "Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism"; Democracy Now! Bids Farewell to Denis Moynihan, DN!’s Longtime Outreach Director, Now CEO of Free Speech TV. Today’s Headlines     * Cyclone … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 5, 2008

10 Arrested at General Dynamics Protest in Vermont; Thousands of Somalis Protest Deadly US Air Strike; Autonomy Vote Threatens to Pull Bolivia Apart; Iran: Elections Under Threat; And "Guantanamo’s Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr." Today’s Headlines     * Cyclone Kills Nearly 4,000 People in Burma    * Clinton Defends Statement about “Obliterating” Iran    * … Continued


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Democracy Now! (6 am) – May 2, 2008

After More than Six Years, Al Jazeera Cameraman Sami al-Haj Released from Guantanamo Bay; Southern California Residents Gear Up for New Fight to Stop Secretive Expansion by Military Firm Blackwater; 25,000 Dockworkers Shut Down West Coast Ports in Historic Antiwar Protest; And Secretaries of State Debra Bowen of California and Robin Carnahan of Missouri on … Continued