Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 21, 2014

“Negro Spring”: Ferguson Residents, Friends of Michael Brown Speak Out For Human Rights; A War on Gaza’s Future? Israeli Assault Leaves 500 Kids Dead, 3,000 Injured, 373,000 Traumatized. HeadlinesAugust 21, 2014     Eric Holder Visits Ferguson as Peaceful Protests Continue    Police Officer Suspended After Threatening to Kill Protesters in Ferguson    Video: St. Louis Police Shot … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 20, 2014

Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas and Jail: Ferguson Police Crack Down on Journalists Covering Protest; “Not Acceptable in a Civilized Society”: Pastor on Ferguson Police Targeting Traumatized Yout; “They Are All Michael Brown”: State Senator Defends Protesters Seeking Justice in Police Shooting; Stop the Violence from Ferguson to Gaza: 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Arrested in St. Louis. … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 19, 2014

Pastor: In Ferguson Police Crackdown, I Need a Gas Mask More Than My Clerical Collar; Activist: For a New Generation, Ferguson Marks Historic Nonviolent Resistance to Police Repression; St. Louis Activist: Decades After 1968 Urban Uprisings, Key Economic & Race Issues Remain Unresolved; “Overpoliced & Underprotected”: In Michael Brown Killing, Neglect of Black Communities Laid … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 18, 2014

Missouri Deploys National Guard to Ferguson; Autopsy Shows Police Shot Michael Brown 6 Times; St. Louis Pastor: Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson Should Resign; Institutional Racism in Ferguson? First Black School Chief Speaks Out After Forced Resignation; “A Human Rights Crisis”: In Unprecedented Move, Amnesty International Sends Monitors to Ferguson; Ferguson Protests Erupt Near Grave … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 15, 2014

Facing National Outcry, Ferguson Police Drop Military-Grade Gear as Protests Continue Over Shooting; Cops or Soldiers? Pentagon, DHS Helped Arm Police in Ferguson with Equipment Used in War; As WHO Warns Ebola Death Toll Is Underestimated, How Should Global Community Handle Dire Crisis? HeadlinesAugust 15, 2014     More than 100 Cities Join Moment of Silence … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 14, 2014

Armed w/ Military-Grade Weapons, Missouri Police Crack Down on Protests over Michael Brown Shootin; Worse Than Tiananmen? 1st Anniversary of Egyptian Army Killings of 800+ Anti-Coup Protesters; New Family Detention Centers Hold Immigrant Women and Children Without Bond as Asylum Claims Pend. HeadlinesAugust 14, 2014     Israel, Hamas Agree to 5-Day Ceasefire Extension    U.S.: Siege … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 13, 2014

The Rise of ISIS: US Invasion of Iraq, Foreign Backing of Syrian Rebels Helped Fuel Jihadis’ Advance; Glenn Greenwald on Iraq: Is U.S. “Humanitarianism” Only Summoned to Control Oil-rich Areas? Glenn Greenwald: U.S. Intel Agencies Provide “Key Ingredient” in Enabling Israeli Aggression in Gaza; Glenn Greenwald Criticizes NPR For Relying on CIA-Linked Firm in Report … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 12, 2014

History Repeating Itself? U.S. Bombing Iraq While Jockeying to Oust Leader It Once Favored; As U.S. Strikes Continue in Iraq, Yazidis Still Need Safe Passage to Flee ISIS “Cleansing” Attacks; The Killing of Michael Brown: Missouri Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen Sparks Days of Protests. HeadlinesAugust 12, 2014 U.S. Bombing of Northern Iraq Enters … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 11, 2014

Noam Chomsky on Media’s “Shameful Moment” in Gaza & How a U.S. Shift Could End the Occupation; Noam Chomsky on BDS and How the Israeli Occupation is “Much Worse Than Apartheid”; “Sadistic & Grotesque”: Noam Chomsky on How Israel Limits Food & Medicine in Occupied Gaza. HeadlinesAugust 11, 2014     U.S. Launches Iraq Strikes as … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 8, 2014

As U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq Begin, Will Military Intervention Escalate Growing Crisis? Uri Avnery on Gaza Crisis, His Time in a Zionist “Terrorist” Group & Becoming a Peace Activist. HeadlinesAugust 8, 2014     U.S. Launches Air Strikes Against Islamic State in Iraq    Gaza Fighting Resumes After Truce Ends; 10-Year-Old Palestinian Killed    WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak … Continued