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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Mahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008; Up to 2,000 Killed as Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day. Headlines * Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day * Fighting Occurs One Month After US Military Exercise in Georgia * Iraqi FM: “Very Clear Timeline” of US Troop Withdrawal Needed * Clinton Adviser Urged Attacks on Obama … Continued
Summer Olympic Games Open in Beijing, Pro-Tibet Protester Deported to US; "This is the Olympics the West Wanted" – Dave Zirin on US Corporations Entering China, Athletes Speaking Out and the Games from ’68 to Today; The Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives Rule. Headlines * Bin Laden Driver Given Lenient Sentence * … Continued
Salim Hamdan Found Guilty in First US War Crimes Tribunal since WWII; Rwanda Accuses Top French Officials in 1994 Genocide; South Korea Commission Probes Civilian Massacres by US in Korean War; South Koreans Fill Streets of Seoul to Continue Protest Against US Beef Imports. Today’s Headlines * Bin Laden Driver Convicted in Gitmo War … Continued
Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for Investigation. Today’s Headlines * Rwanda Accuses France in 1994 Genocide * Family of Detained Pakistani Accuses US of Rape, Abuse * Shunning ICJ, Texas Executes Mexican National * Audit: Iraq Could Have $79B Surplus * Ex-Israeli General Who Called … Continued
American Foreign Policy Brought to You by China: Advisers to Obama, McCain Tied to US Multinationals that Profit from Beijing; Chevron Lobbies White House to Pressure Ecuador to Stop $12 Billion Amazon Pollution Lawsuit; Ex-UN AIDS Chief Slams CDC as Being "Completely Irresponsible" for Withholding Data Showing US Gov’t Had Understated Number of New AIDS … Continued
Anthrax Mystery: Questions Raised over Whether Government Is Framing Dead Army Scientist for 2001 Attacks; Leading Gun Control Activist Exposed as Gun Lobby Spy; FCC Rules Against Comcast for Blocking Web Access. Headlines * CDC Underestimated Number of New AIDS Cases by 40% * World Health Organization: AIDS Epidemic Is Far from Over * … Continued
Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians in Ni’lin, Site of Nonviolent Anti-Wall Demonstration; NYPD Officer Caught on Tape Body-Slamming Cyclist During Critical Mass Ride; And Colorado "Fusion Center" to Step Up Intelligence Gathering During DNC; US Northern Command to Play Role. Headlines * Anthrax Suspect Dies in Apparent Suicide * Hersh: US Considered Ways to … Continued
Raj Patel on the Collapse of the World Trade Organization Talks; Plan Mexico and the US-Funded Militarization of Mexico; And GOP Congressional Candidate Accuses Al Jazeera of Trying to Kidnap Him in Florida. Headlines * Olmert to Resign Amid Corruption Investigations * House Committee Finds Karl Rove in Contempt * Turkish Court Rejects Ban … Continued
Field of Schemes: Congress Probes How New Sports Stadiums Turn Public Money into Private Profit; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Defends Her Opposition to Impeachment: "If Somebody Had a Crime that the President Had Committed, That Would Be a Different Story." Black America: A Neglected Priority in the Global AIDS Epidemic; Report: Vast Majority of African … Continued
Newspapers Suffer Spate of Layoffs, Decline in Circulation, Ad Revenue, Stock Price: A Roundtable Discussion on the State of the Industry; The Big Squeeze: Steven Greenhouse on Tough Times for the American Worker. Today’s Headlines * At Least 60 Killed in Baghdad Suicide Attack * 6 Die in US Missile Strike in Pakistan * … Continued
