Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 24, 2011

Michael Moore & Cornel West on OWS, Iraq & the Progressive Discontent Obama Faces in ’12 Vote; Occupy Louisville: Voices From Social Justice Encampment in the Hometown of Muhammad Ali; Dr. Cornel West: “We Are in a Magnificent Moment of Democratic Awakening.” Today’s Headlines     Obama: With U.S. Withdrawal, “War in Iraq Will Be Over”    … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 21, 2011

Gaddafi’s Death Sparks Celebrations, Probe Calls, as Libyans Begin New Era Free of Regime; Exclusive: Nobel Laureate Tawakkul Karman on the Struggle for Women’s Rights, Democracy in Yemen. Today’s Headlines     Libyans Celebrate Gaddafi Death; Burial Delayed Amidst Probe Calls    Clinton Warns Pakistan on Militants    Greek Parliament Approves Austerity Package    Guatemala Apologizes to Árbenz Family … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 20, 2011

Muammar Gaddafi Killed in Libya as Interim Government Seizes Last Regime Stronghold; Former Guantánamo Prisoner Speaks Out on Lawsuit Seeking Bush’s Arrest in Canada for Torture; Harsh Immigration Laws Threaten “Humanitarian Crisis” in Alabama, Prompting Latinos to Fight Back; “Lost in Detention”: As Obama Admin Deports Record 400,000, Film Explores What Immigrants Face Behind Bars. … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 19, 2011

Former Financial Regulator William Black: Occupy Wall Street a Counter to White-Collar Fraud; Colleagues of Slain Kansas Abortion Doctor George Tiller Continue His Fight for Reproductive Rights; Amidst Soaring Poverty, New MLK Monument Should Be Seen as “Testament to [His] Unfinished Work.” Today’s Headlines     Clinton Visits Libya; NATO Reduces Sorties    Yemeni Forces Kill 7 … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 18, 2011

Freed U.S. Hikers Speak at Occupy Oakland, Express Support for California Prisoners on Hunger Strike; The New Libya: Exclusive Video on Challenges Facing a Nation Emerging from Gaddafi’s 42-Year Rule; Noam Chomsky on Israel-Palestine Prisoner Exchange, U.S. Assassination Campaign in Yemen. Today’s Headlines     Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Released in Exchange for Hundreds of Palestinian … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 17, 2011

Global Day of Rage: Hundreds of Thousands March Against Inequity, Big Banks, as Occupy Movement Grows;Danny Glover, Cornel West Speak Out at Occupy Protests as MLK Memorial is Dedicated in D.C.; Times Square Taken Over as Occupy Wall Street Enters Second Month, Hundreds Arrested Across Country. Today’s Headlines     Hundreds of Thousands Protest Around the … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 14, 2011

NYC Withdraws Cleaning Evacuation Order in Face of Defiant Occupy Wall Street Protesters; Constitutional Rights Lawyer Michael Ratner: Failed Occupy Wall Street Evacuation Order is Illegal; Alleged Inhumane Conditions for Post-9/11 Suspects Sparks Global Scrutiny of U.S. Detention Policies. Today’s Headlines     Occupy Wall Street Protesters Defy Evacuation Order    Police Raid Occupy Denver Encampment    Global … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 12, 2011

U.S.-Iran Tensions Grow as Indictment Accuses Iranian Agents of Assassination Plot; John Carlos, 1968 Olympic U.S. Medalist, on the Revolutionary Sports Moment that Changed the World. Today’s Headlines     U.S. Accuses Iran Agents of Plot to Assassinate Saudi …    Senate Defeats Obama Jobs Bill    Occupy Wall Street Marches on Billionaire Homes    6 Occupy Protesters Arrested … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 11, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Organizer: Protest Expands Despite Police Effort to “Silence” Demonstrators; Hip-Hop Artist Immortal Technique: No More Free Passes for Our Government; Colombian, Korean and Panamanian Activists Condemn White House Support for New “Free Trade” Deals; Iraq Veterans at Occupy Wall Street Decries Financial Crisis Soldiers Face Returning Home; Iraqi-American Musician Stephan Said Performs … Continued