Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

01.20.14 - 9:00am

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01.17.14 - 9:00am

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“We Want To Fight For This Cause”: Nuclear Refugees From Fukushima Join Anti-Nuke Protests; Mayor of Town That Hosted Fukushima Nuclear Plant Says He Was Told: “No Accident Could Ever Happen”; Protests Grow in Japan: “We Want to Bring Our Message to the World to Stop Nuclear Power Plants”; Volunteers Crowdsource Radiation Monitoring to Map … Continued

01.16.14 - 9:00am

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Okinawa’s Revolt: Decades of Rape, Environmental Harm by U.S. Military Spur Residents to Rise Up; Japan’s Peace Boat Journeys to Confront Buried Crimes of the Past & Build Ties for a Hopeful Future; Japan Remains Hotbed of TPP Protest as U.S. Tries to Fast-track Trade Deal, Crush Environmental Laws. HeadlinesJanuary 16, 2014     Tens of … Continued

01.15.14 - 9:00am

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Shock Doctrine in Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Rightward Shift to Militarism, Secrecy in Fukushima’s Wake; From Atomic Bombings to Fukushima, Japan Pursues a Nuclear Future Despite a Devastating Past; For Fukushima’s Displaced, a Struggle to Recover Lives Torn Apart by Nuclear Disaster. HeadlinesJanuary 15, 2014     White House Panel Refutes NSA Claims    NSA Using Radio Waves … Continued

01.14.14 - 9:00am

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Erin Brockovich: After Chemical Spill, West Virginians Organizing “Stronger Than I’ve Ever Seen”; West Virginia Water Crisis: Behind Chemical Spill, Gaping Holes in State and Federal Regulation; Dog Whistle Politics: How Politicians Use Coded Racism to Push Through Policies Hurting All. HeadlinesJanuary 14, 2014     South Sudan: 200 Drown in Ferry Accident While Fleeing    Egypt: … Continued

01.13.14 - 9:00am

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Noam Chomsky on the Legacy of Ariel Sharon: Not Speaking Ill of the Dead “Imposes a Vow of Silence; Noam Chomsky: Sabra & Shatila Massacre That Forced Sharon’s Ouster Recalls Worst of Jewish Pogroms; Rashid Khalidi & Noam Chomsky: For Peace Today, US Must End Support for Sharon’s Expansionist Legacy. HeadlinesJanuary 13, 2014     West … Continued

01.10.14 - 9:00am

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Amiri Baraka (1934-2014): Poet-Playwright-Activist Who Shaped Revolutionary Politics, Black Culture. HeadlinesJanuary 10, 2014     Obama Meets With Privacy Advocates in NSA Surveillance Review    European Parliament Invites Snowden to Testify    West Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Chemical Spill in Elk River    “Humiliated” Christie Fires Aide Who Ordered Bridge Closure    Karzai Releases Dozens of Prisoners in … Continued

01.09.14 - 9:00am

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Will New Jersey’s Traffic Controversy Jam Gov. Christie’s Presidential Hopes for 2016? In New York City’s Transformed Political Era, Progressives Take Major Posts Under Mayor de Blasio; 50 Years After LBJ’s “War on Poverty,” a Call for a New Fight Against 21st Century Inequality; As U.S. Rushes Weapons to Iraq, New Assault on Fallujah Threatens … Continued

01.08.14 - 9:00am

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“It Was Time to Do More Than Protest”: 1971 Burglars Who Exposed COINTELPRO Reveal Their Identities. HeadlinesJanuary 8, 2014     Polar Vortex Begins to Lift After 9 Deaths in U.S.    Extension of Jobless Benefits Face GOP Challenge Despite Senate Vote    JPMorgan Pays $2.6 Billion Fine to Avoid Criminal Charges in Madoff Case    Iraq Violence Leaves … Continued

01.07.14 - 9:00am

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Court Ruling on Gay Marriage Ban Makes Utah an Unlikely New Front in Struggle for LGBT Equality; Weather Whiplash: As Polar Vortex Brings Deep Freeze, Is Extreme Weather Linked to Climate Change? From Sandy to Haiyan, Year of Extreme Weather Brings More Coverage of Climate Change; From Funding Climate Deniers to Shadowy Groups, Koch Brothers … Continued