Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 29, 2013

Strange Bedfellows: While Urging Gun Laws at Home, Obama Joins NRA to Weaken U.N. Arms Trade Treaty; The Other Rosa Parks: Now 73, Claudette Colvin Was First to Refuse Giving Up Seat on Montgomery Bus. HeadlinesMarch 29, 2013     Arms Treaty Heads for General Assembly Vote After New Objections    North Korea Orders Rocket Unit on … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 28, 2013

“Skim-Milk Marriage”: Justices Cast Doubt on DOMA in Case Brought By 83-Year-Old Lesbian Widow; Debate: Does Marriage Equality Reinforce a Conservative Institution or Support Social Change?; “Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement”: Film Portrays Lesbian Couple Behind Defense of Marriage Case. HeadlinesMarch 28, 2013     Report: 4 Children Killed in Night Raid by Afghan, … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 27, 2013

Inside the Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Supreme Court Case: Recordings of Oral Arguments, Plaintiffs; “A Historic Moment”: California Couple on Decades-Long Legal Struggle for Marriage Equality; Widower of First Openly Gay Congressman Fights DOMA For Denying Benefits to Married Same-Sex Couples. HeadlinesMarch 27, 2013     Supreme Court Weighs Same-Sex Marriage for 2nd Day    Cyprus: Protests Continue … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 26, 2013

Energy Nominee Ernest Moniz Criticized for Backing Fracking & Nuclear Power; Ties to BP, GE, Saudis; “Die Free: A Heroic Family Tale”: Cheryl Wills Uncovers Family’s History from Slavery to Freedom. HeadlinesMarch 26, 2013     Supreme Court Takes Up Historic Same-Sex Marriage Cases    U.S. to Keep Unknown Number of Afghan Prisoners After Bagram Transfer    Kerry … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 25, 2013

A People’s Revolt in Cyprus: Richard Wolff on Protests Against EU Plan to Seize Bank Savings; Capitalism in Crisis: Richard Wolff Urges End to Austerity, New Jobs Program, Democratizing Work. HeadlinesMarch 25, 2013     Cyprus Reaches $13B Bailout Deal with European Officials    Report: CIA Backing Increase in Arms Flow to Syrian Rebels    Report: CIA Feeding … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 22, 2013

BBC-Guardian Exposé Uses WikiLeaks to Link Iraq Torture Centers to U.S. Col. Steele & Gen. Petraeus. HeadlinesMarch 22, 2013     Obama Urges Palestinians to Drop Demand for Israeli Settlement Freeze    Protester Heckles Obama over Israeli Killings, Rachel Corrie Death    Obama Acknowledges Plight of Palestinians in Jerusalem Speech    Iran’s Top Leader Says He’s Not Opposed to … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 21, 2013

Exclusive: Dying Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young Explains Decision to End His Life; Phil Donahue on His 2003 Firing from MSNBC, When Liberal Network Couldn’t Tolerate Antiwar Voices; Exclusive: Dying Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young Reads “Last Letter” to President Bush and Dick Cheney. HeadlinesMarch 21, 2013     Obama, Netanyahu Stress Shared Stance on Iran    … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – March 20, 2013

Dahr Jamail Returns to Iraq to Find Rampant Torture and a Failed State Living in “Utter Devastation”; Ten Years Later, U.S. Has Left Iraq With Mass Displacement & Epidemic of Birth Defects, Cancers; Democracy Now! Iraq War Timeline Recaps a Decade of Independent Reporting on Occupation and Protest; Right To Heal: Iraqi Civilians Join U.S. … Continued