Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now! – January 20, 2011
China, Human Rights and the Role of Washington: A Debate; Has Obama Assumed the Position of Salesman-in-Chief to China?;Fifty Years After Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, A Look at “Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.” Today’s Headlines * Loughner Indicted on New Charges; Details of Shooting Video Released * Giffords … Continued
Democracy Now! – January 19, 2011
Did Baby Doc Duvalier Return to Haiti to Pressure Préval in the Election?; Gaza Doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish Two Years After Israeli Attack that Killed 3 Daughters & Niece: “As Long as I am Breathing, They are with Me. I Will Never Forget.” Today’s Headlines * House-Controlled GOP to Vote on Healthcare Repeal * Chinese … Continued
Democracy Now! – January 13, 2011
Obama Calls for “Civil and Honest Public Discourse” at Tucson Shooting Memorial; Tavis Smiley on Obama’s Arizona Memorial Speech, Martin Luther King and Hate in America; Icelandic Parliamentarian Calls U.S. Subpoena of Her Twitter Account over WikiLeaks Involvement “Disturbing.” Today’s Headlines * Thousands Mourn Arizona Shooting Victims; Giffords Opens Eyes for First Time * … Continued
Democracy Now! – January 12, 2011
Tè Tremblé: Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti; Wesleyan Professor Alex Dupuy: Haiti Transformed into the “Republic of the NGOs”; Haitian Activist Patrick Elie: “Haiti is Controlled by Foreign Governments and Foreign Interests”; Haitian Writer Jean Saint-Vil: One Year After Earthquake, Haitian Population Treated as a Threat, Not an Asset; Novelist Edwidge Danticat: “Haitians Are Very … Continued
Democracy Now! – January 11, 2011
Former Classmate of Jared Loughner: “He Was Definitely Off…He Didn’t Have the Same Stability Apparent in Most People”; Jared Loughner, Mental Illness and How Budget Cuts Have Slashed Behavioral Health Services in Arizona; In Wake of Giffords Shooting, Will the Arizona Legislature Continue to Relax Gun Control Laws?; Dr. Richard Carmona: Nonpartisan Solutions Needed in … Continued
Democracy Now! – January 10, 2011
“Politics in Arizona Have Become Fueled by Hate…Driven by Anger”: Rep. Raúl Grijalva on Shooting of Giffords; Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik: “People Who Are Mentally Unstable Are Susceptible to the Rhetoric Going on in this Country”; Jeff Biggers: Arizona Facing “Lethal Combination” of “Hate-Filled Speech” and “Dangerous and Easy Access to Weapons”; Chip Berlet … Continued