Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – July 23, 2013

Detroit Goes Bankrupt: Will Unelected Manager Pit City’s Needs Against Rights of Pensioners? First Leaked Pakistani Report on U.S. Drone War Undermines Claims of Low Civilian Toll; Media Frenzy over British Monarchy’s New Heir Sparks Hopes for World Where “All Babies Matter.” HeadlinesJuly 23, 2013     Leaked Report: Scores of Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – July 22, 2013

As Protests Continue over Verdict, Obama Says “Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago”; Cornel West: Obama’s Response to Trayvon Martin Case Belies Failure to Challenge “New Jim Crow”; Censoring Howard Zinn: Former Indiana Gov. Tried to Remove “A People’s History” From State Schools. HeadlinesJuly 22, 2013     Thousands Join “Justice for Trayvon” … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – July 18, 2013

Glenn Greenwald: Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden; On His 95th Birthday, the Story of Nelson Mandela’s Struggle Told Outside His Old Soweto Home; “I Live to Sing”: Black Opera Students Excel at Formerly White School in Post-Apartheid South Africa. HeadlinesJuly 18, 2013     NSA: Phone, Internet Spying … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – July 17, 2013

California Prisoners Challenge Solitary, Jail Conditions with Largest Hunger Strike in State History;Michelle Alexander: “Zimmerman Mindset” Endangers Young Black Lives With Poverty, Prison & Murder; Trayvon Martin’s Unpunished Shooting Death Among 100+ Extrajudicial Killings of Unarmed Blacks. HeadlinesJuly 17, 2013     “Justice for Trayvon” Rallies Continue Ahead of Weekend Action    Florida Activists Occupy Governor’s Office, … Continued