Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 23, 2012

Gulf Oil Spill: BP Execs Escape Punishment as Fallout from Disaster Continues to Impact Sea Life; More Secrets on Growing State Surveillance: Exclusive Part 2 With NSA Whistleblower, Targeted Hacker. HeadlinesApril 23, 2012     George Zimmerman Released From Jail on $150,000 Bail    U.S. To Impose Sanctions For Technology-Aided Human Rights Abuses    U.N. Security Council Agrees … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 19, 2012

Photos of Soldiers Posing with Afghan Corpses the Latest Outrage of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan; Back from Syria, Journalist Anand Gopal Warns Protesters “Face Slaughter” by Assad Regime; Tavis Smiley & Cornel West on “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto.” HeadlinesApril 19, 2012     CIA Seeks Widened Authority for Yemen Drone … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 18, 2012

ALEC Drops Push for Voter ID, Stand Your Ground Laws After Public Outcry Sparks Corporate Exodus; Kony 2012: Ugandans Criticize Popular Video for Backing U.S. Military Intervention in Central Africa. HeadlinesApril 18, 2012     Thousands Protest Income Inequality in Occupy Tax Day Protests    Citigroup Shareholders Reject Massive Pay Package for CEO    Obama Unveils Oil Market … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 17, 2012

AP Wins Pulitzer for Exposing NYPD’s CIA-Linked Intel Program, Leading Widespread Spying on Muslims; 40 Years in Solitary Confinement: Two Members of Angola 3 Remain in Isolation in Louisiana Prison; Norway’s Johan Galtung, Peace & Conflict Pioneer, Reflects on Norwegian Massacre, Afghan War. HeadlinesApril 17, 2012     Increased Shelling by Syrian Gov’t Threatens Ceasefire    Australia … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 16, 2012

Latin America v. Obama: U.S. Policy on Cuba, Drug War, Economy Under Fire at Colombian Summit; Obama Refuses to Back Growing Call for Drug Legalization to Stem Spreading Violence in Latin America; Housework as Work: Selma James on Unwaged Labor and Decades-Long Struggle to Pay Housewives. HeadlinesApril 16, 2012     Afghan Militants Stage 18-Hour Assault … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 12, 2012

45 Days After Killing Trayvon Martin & Sparking National Outcry, George Zimmerman Finally Charged; Connecticut Poised to Repeal Death Penalty as Momentum Grows for Supreme Court Challenge; Outrage over “Stand Your Ground” Laws After Trayvon Martin Killing Sparks Corporate Exodus from ALEC; Grand Jury Hears Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Case As Autopsy Casts Further Doubt on … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 11, 2012

Active-Duty Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: U.S. Deceiving Public on Afghan War; Grand Jury Probes Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Amidst Broad Allegations of Police Misconduct. HeadlinesApril 11, 2012     Indian Ocean on Tsunami Alert After Indonesia Earthquake    Santorum Drops Bid for GOP Nomination    Obama Touts “Buffett” Tax on Wealthiest Americans    Syria: Violence Continues … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 10, 2012

Training Terrorists in Nevada: Seymour Hersh on U.S. Aid to Iranian Group Tied to Scientist Killings; Shock Doctrine in Egypt: Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Post-Mubarak Economic Crisis, Presidential Race. Headlines     Hopes for Syrian Ceasefire Recede Amid Gov’t Shellings    Syrian Refugee Recounts Military Attacks on Civilians    Afghanistan: Despite Deal, U.S. to Continue Night Raids Without … Continued