Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 7, 2013

How The Washington Post’s New Owner Aided the CIA, Blocked WikiLeaks & Decimated the Book Industry; “I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave”: Reporter Mac McClelland on Life Inside the Online Shipping Machine. HeadlinesAugust 7, 2013     Yemen Claims Al-Qaeda Terror Plot Foiled; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7    Bradley Manning’s Maximum Sentence Reduced to 90 Years    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 5, 2013

Greenwald: Snowden “Doing Very Well” in Russia After Sparking “Extraordinary Debate” on NSA, Spying; Greenwald: Is U.S. Exaggerating Threat to Embassies to Silence Critics of NSA Domestic Surveillance?; New Iranian President Calls For West to End Sanctions, Reduce “Antagonism and Aggression.” HeadlinesAugust 5, 2013     U.S. Extends Closing of 19 Diplomatic Posts amid Security Fears    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 2, 2013

Reps. Conyers & Massie on Bipartisan Campaign Against NSA Spying; Call for James Clapper to Resign; “We Are Slowly Dying”: Fast Food Workers Launch Strike For Living Wage and Right to Unionize. HeadlinesAugust 2, 2013     U.S. Denounces Russia for Giving Snowden Asylum, Reconsiders Summit    Iraq Sees Deadliest Month in More Than 5 Years    Egypt: … Continued


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Democracy Now! – August 1, 2013

As Edward Snowden Wins 1-Year Asylum in Russia, NSA Program Tracking Real-Time Internet Use Exposed; NSA Confirms Dragnet Phone Records Collection, But Admits It Was Key In Stopping Just 1 Terror Plot. HeadlinesAugust 1, 2013     Prosecution Witness: No “Specific Example” Manning Leaks Harmed Lives    U.S. Internet Spying Program Revealed as Senate Tackles NSA Surveillance    … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 31, 2013

“Bradley Manning Has Become a Martyr”–WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange on Guilty Verdict; Facing Rest of Life Behind Bars, Will Bradley Manning’s Sentencing Weigh Lack of Harm to U.S.? HeadlinesJuly 31, 2013 Bradley Manning Acquitted on “Aiding the Enemy” Charge, Guilty on 20 Other Counts Senate Hearing Tackles NSA SurveillanceWyden: NSA Violations “More Serious” Than Acknowledged by … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 30, 2013

New Mideast Talks Hang on Old Question: Will U.S. Drop Support for Israeli Annexation of West Bank? As EU Envoy Meets With Morsi, Bloody Crackdown on Anti-Coup Protesters Deepens Egyptian Crisis. HeadlinesJuly 30, 2013     Bradley Manning Verdict Expected Today; Trial to Enter Sentencing Phase    Israel, Palestinian Authority Restart Peace Talks After 3-Year Lapse    EU … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 29, 2013

Bradley Manning Awaits Verdict After Trial Ends With Prosecution “Smears” & Harsh Gov’t Secrecy; Holder Tells Russia Snowden Won’t Face Torture or Death, But Does U.S. Record Undermine Its Pledge? HeadlinesJuly 29, 2013     Muslim Brotherhood Calls Protests After New Mass Killing by Egyptian Forces    U.S. Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan After Reported End … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 26, 2013

Egypt Tensions Escalate as Morsi Detained and Supporters of Army, Brotherhood Hold Rival Protests; Juror B29 Says Zimmerman “Got Away With Murder,” Intensifying Scrutiny of Prosecution & Florida Laws; “March for Dignity” Seeks Release of Marissa Alexander & Resignation of Prosecutor Angela Corey. HeadlinesJuly 26, 2013     Morsi Faces New Charges as Egyptians Stage Dueling … Continued


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Democracy Now! – July 25, 2013

Yemeni Reporter Who Exposed U.S. Drone Strike Freed from Prison After Jailing at Obama’s Request; Richard Wolff: Detroit a “Spectacular Failure” of System that Redistributes Pay From Bottom to Top. HeadlinesJuly 25, 2013     Obama: Reversing Income Gap Admin’s “Highest Priority”    Workers Stage #RaiseTheWage Protests Nationwide    New York City Fast Food Workers Authorize 3rd Strike    … Continued