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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Enough! A Million Students Walk Out of Schools to Demand Action on Guns in Historic Day of Action; Remembering Courtlin Arrington: The Victim of a Recent School Shooting Largely Ignored by Media; Farmworkers Bring Human Rights Fight to Wendy’s Doorstep, Fasting & Calling for Boycott over Abuses; Rebecca Solnit on #MeToo, Mass Movements and the … Continued
Trump’s New CIA Nominee, Gina Haspel, Faces Possible Arrest Warrant in Germany over Torture; “She Tortured Just for the Sake of Torture”: CIA Whistleblower on Trump’s New CIA Pick Gina Haspel; Jeremy Scahill: Gina Haspel Should Be Answering for Her Torture Crimes, Not Heading the CIA; Mike Pompeo, Christian Crusader & Koch Brothers Ally, Tapped … Continued
Trump Replaces Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo at State; Torturer Named New Head of CIA; Jeremy Scahill: Trump CIA Pick Gina Haspel Ran Secret Torture Black Site; “Unprecedented & Shocking”: Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling Sites; Charterize, Privatize, Christianize: The DeVos-Backed Policies That “Gutted” Michigan Public Schools.
Death to Drug Dealers: Trump Threatens to Ramp Up Drug War, Praising Efforts in Philippines & China; Overthrow: 100 Years of U.S. Meddling & Regime Change, from Iran to Nicaragua to Hawaii to Cuba; As Ex-CIA Head Admits to U.S. Meddling in Elections, Is Outrage over Russian Interference Overblown?
A Step Toward Peace? South Korea Announces Trump Will Meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un; Toxic Coal Ash Being Dumped in Puerto Rico, Which Already Suffers Worst Drinking Water in the Nation; How an Alabama Town Is Fighting Against Cancerous & Toxic Coal Ash Dumping—No Thanks to Trump’s EPA; Obits & Omits: Meet Some of … Continued
From Afghanistan to the Philippines to Mexico to Spain, women across the globe are taking to the streets today to mark International Women’s Day. In South Korea, International Women’s Day rallies were held in Seoul as the #MeToo movement sweeps the country. Filipino women rallied in Manila to protest the policies of Philippine President Rodrigo … Continued
We look at the showdown at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after Director Richard Cordray stepped down Friday and appointed as his successor, Leandra English, the bureau’s deputy director and his former chief of staff. Almost immediately, President Trump responded with his own announcement that he planned to go ahead with his own appointment of … Continued
Lori Wallach and Michael Hudson Debate Trump’s Plan to Impose Steel & Aluminum Tariffs; Sen. Chris Murphy Calls for Reinstating Assault Weapons Ban & Breaking NRA’s “Vice Grip” on GOP; Sen. Chris Murphy: The U.S. Is Exporting Violence & Killing Civilians in Illegal War in Yemen.
“The Oscars Are Still So White”: While Awards Project Diversity, Most Winners Remain White Men; “People Have Just Had Enough”: West Virginia Teachers Continue Historic Strike into Eighth Day; U.K. University Workers Enter Week 3 of Strike Against Pension Cuts & “Marketization” of Higher Ed; From Coal Miners to Teachers: West Virginia Continues to Lead … Continued
Excerpts of the documentary film “Capitalism: A six-part series.” With Hosts Amy Goodman and Brian Edwards-Tiekert.
