6:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays - Fridays
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming; Al-Arian Enters 19th Day of Hunger Strike in Protest of "Government Harassment." Today’s Headlines * Rise in Staple Prices Outpacing Luxury Goods * Gov. Richardson to Endorse Obama * State Dept. Employees Fired for Obama File Breach * … Continued
Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Winter Soldier Hearings. Today’s Headlines * Antiwar Events Nationwide Mark 5th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion * In Gaffe, McCain Says Iran Backing al-Qaeda * Obama Criticizes Ex-Pastor’s Political Comments * Murtha Backs Clinton Ahead of Pennsylvania Primary * Dalai Lama Threatens … Continued
Winter Soldier CONT’D: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War. Today’s Headlines * Feds Criticized for Wall Street Bailout While Failing to Aid Homeowners * Fear Grows Over Other Bank Collapses * Carlyle Capital Private Equity Firm Collapses * Greenspan: Economic Crisis Could Be Worst Since WWII … Continued
Winter Soldier: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War; 1968, Forty Years Later: My Lai Massacre Remembered by Survivors, Victims’ Families and US War Vets. Headlines * Global Economy Shaken by Fall of Bear Stearns * Bush on the Economy: I Am an “Optimistic Fellow” * Food … Continued
David Paterson to Become First African American Gov in NY History, First Blind Gov in US History; David Paterson Invokes Paul Robeson, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X in Remembrance of Jazz Legend Max Roach; Defeat: British Journalist Jonathan Steele on Why America and Britain Lost Iraq. Today’s Headlines * Iraqi Girl Slain By US Troops … Continued
Spitzer Resigns Over Prostitution Scandal; As Spitzer Prostitution Scandal Dominates Headlines, a Look at the Plight of Sex Workers; Torture and Democracy: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture. * Headlines * David Paterson to Become First African American Gov in NY History, First Blind Gov in US History * … Continued
Fmr. Presidential Candidate George McGovern on the 2008 Race and How He Helped Transform the Democratic Nominating Process; Swim Against the Current: Jim Hightower on Grassroots Struggles to Change Healthcare, Religion, Banking and More; "Everybody in the World Except U.S. Citizens Should Be Allowed to Vote and Elect the American Government" – Leading Intellectual Slavoj
NY Bill to Declare Abortion a Fundamental Right for Women is Top Legislative Priority for Gov. Spitzer; Reproductive Rights, the Role of Religion and the History of Abortion Activism: A Roundtable Discussion; Teenage Peer Counselors Attending Annual Meeting of NY Family Planning Advocates. Today’s Headlines * Bush Vetoes Congressional Torture Ban * Obama Wins … Continued
Could Michigan and Florida Decide the Democratic Presidential Race?; McCain Embraces Endorsement from Anti-Catholic, Anti-Gay, Anti-Muslim Televangelist John Hagee; Irish Activist Deirdre McAliskey on International Women’s Day & Role of Women in Irish Peace Process. Headlines * Palestinian Gunman Kills Eight Israeli Seminary Students * Libya Blocks UN Resolution for Not Citing Gaza Deaths … Continued
