Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – December 6, 2011

At Durban Summit, Leading African Activist Calls U.S. Emissions Stance “A Death Sentence for Africa”; Indigenous Activists From Canada Protest Tar Sands Oil at Durban Climate Change Summit; U.S. Focus on China, India Emissions Burdens World’s Poor, Skirts Own Responsibility–Praful Bidwai; Labor Leaders Call for Review of Decision to Host 2013 U.N. Climate Talks in … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – December 5, 2011

Thousands March at U.N. Climate Summit in Durban to Demand Climate Justice; South Africa Arrests, Deports Greenpeace Activists After Attempted High Stakes Banner Hang; Greenpeace Director Kumi Naidoo, From Anti-Apartheid Activist to Leading Voice for Climate Justice; The Road to Durban: Tracking Global Warming’s Devastating Impact Across the African Continent. TODAY’S HEADLINES     Global Emissions … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – December 1, 2011

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Takes Early Lead in First Post-Mubarak Elections; Democracy Now! Correspondent Anjali Kamat on Reporting the Revolutions in Egypt and Libya. TODAY’S HEADLINES     Clinton Meets With Military Junta in Burma    18 Killed in Iraq Violence; Iraq PM Open to U.S. “Trainers”    No U.S. Apology for Deadly Pakistan Attack    Britain Cuts Iran Ties; … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – November 30, 2011

Millions of British Public Sector Workers Take to the Streets in Historic General Strike; Occupy Wall Street Camps in Los Angeles, Philadelphia Dismantled in Massive Police Raids; As Biden Visits Iraq Ahead of U.S. Withdrawal, Critics See Last Ditch-Effort to Preserve Occupation; State Dept. Veteran Peter Van Buren Defies U.S. Censors to Recount Failed Reconstruction … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – November 29, 2011

Battlefield America: U.S. Citizens Face Indefinite Military Detention in Defense Bill Before Senate; Egypt Holds Historic Election As Military Council Resists Calls To Transfer Power To Civilians; Pepper-Spray Creator Decries Use of Chemical Agent on Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protesters; Occupy Student Debt: Students Urged to Refuse to Pay Off Loans As Schools Hike Tuition. … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – November 28, 2011

NATO Kills 24 Pakistani Troops in 2-Hour Assault on Pakistani Base, Tensions Flare in Region; Glenn Greenwald: Is Obama Fulfilling the Neocon Dream of Mass Regime Change in Muslim World?; WikiLeaks, Julian Assange Win Major Australian Prize for “Outstanding Contribution to Journalism”; Wife of Bahraini Political Prisoner Condemns U.S.-Backed Regime For Killing, Torturing Protesters; As … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – November 23, 2011

Egypt Protesters Defy Mounting Crackdown As Military Refuses to Step Down; Sonia Jacobs and Peter Pringle on Their Journey From Death Row to the Wedding Altar. TODAY’S HEADLINES     Egyptian Protesters Reject Military’s Refusal to Cede Power    Yemeni President to Step Down in Return for Immunity    Clashes in Bahrain Ahead of Release of Crackdown Probe    … Continued