Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 24, 2011

The One Billion Dollar Question: Who Are the Libyan Rebels?; The 9/11 TV News Archive: 3,000 Hours of Video News Coverage of 2001 Attacks Posted Online; Pioneering Internet Archivists Brewster Kahle and Rick Prelinger on Preservation in the Digital Age. Today’s Headlines     Gaddafi Vows “Martyrdom” as Battle for Tripoli Persists    NY Attorney General Booted … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 23, 2011

As Fighting Continues in Tripoli, A Look at Role of the U.S., NATO and Oil Firms in Libya Uprising; Over 160 Arrested in Ongoing Civil Disobedience Against Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline; Covering Up Wall Street Crimes: Matt Taibbi Exposes How SEC Shredded Thousands of Investigations. Today’s Headlines     Defying Reports of Capture, Gaddafi’s … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 22, 2011

Report from Libya: Gaddafi Regime on Brink of Collapse as Rebels Storm Tripoli; “Libya Has Reignited the Flame of Liberty in the Arab World”: Juan Cole, Khaled Mattawa on Uprising; West Memphis Three Freed From Jail 18 Years After Being Convicted Amid “Wave of Satanic Hysteria.” Today’s Headlines     Libyan Rebels Enter Capital City as … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 18, 2011

Juan Gonzalez: Verizon Workers’ Strike “Most Important Labor Battle Going on Today”; Undocumented Student Fanny Martinez Arrested Protesting Controversial Secure Communities Program; Should U.S. End Secure Communities? Sheriff Adrian Garcia Debates Immigrant Advocate Chris Newman; As Biden Visits China, Author David Wise on “Tiger Trap: America’s Secret Spy War with China” Today’s Headlines     U.S. … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 17, 2011

Human Rights Watch: Abuses by All Sides Fueling Crisis in Somalia; Rick Perry Stirs Ire for Fed Threat, “Economic Miracle” Claim & Calling Entitlements “Ponzi Scheme”;l Ex-Evangelical Denounces Michele Bachmann & Calls Christian Reconstructionist Politics “Anti-American”. Today’s Headlines     Report: Obama to Unveil New Jobs Plan in September    Wisconsin Democratic Senators Retain Seats in Recall … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – August 16, 2011

Bay Area Rapid Transit Accused of Censorship for Blocking Wireless Services to Foil Protests; Disguised Member of Hacktivist Group “Anonymous” Defends Retaliatory Action Against BART; Hacktivism’s Global Reach, From Targeting Scientology to Backing Wikileaks and the Arab Spring. Today’s Headlines     89 Killed in Iraq’s Deadliest Day of 2011    Death Toll From Syrian Assault on … Continued