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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).
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
Obama Holds Brief Q&A Before Thousands of Journalists of Color at UNITY Convention; How Chicago Shaped Obama: A Look at the Rise of a Politician; House Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearings on the Case for Impeachment. Today’s Headlines * Reversing Account, US Admits Killing Iraqi Civilians But Won’t Prosecute Soldiers * Obama Wraps Up … Continued
Death by Taser: Police Accused of Cover-Up in Death of African American Man Shocked Nine Times While in Handcuffs; Friend of Mexican Immigrant Beaten to Death in Pennsylvania Gives Eyewitness Account of Attack; The Forgotten War: Sonali Kolhatkar on Why Afghanistan is "Just as Bad as Iraq." Today’s Headlines * House OKs Housing Aid … Continued
Former Arlington National Cemetery Public Affairs Director Says She Was Fired for Refusing to Limit Press at Funerals; Suicide or Murder? Three Years After the Death of Pfc. LaVena Johnson in Iraq, Her Parents Continue Their Call for a Congressional Investigation; Performance Artist Laurie Anderson on War, Art and Her Latest Work, "Homeland." Today’s Headlines … Continued
Who’s Paying for the Conventions? Corporate Sponsors Pour Millions into Party Coffers; Obama Adviser Cass Sunstein Debates Glenn Greenwald on FISA Vote, Executive Power and Prosecuting White House Officials for War Crimes; Nudge: Cass Sunstein on Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness. Today’s Headlines * Iraq Gov’t Calls for US Withdrawal by 2010 … Continued
First All-Women-of-Color Presidential Ticket in US History: Green Party Nominee Cynthia McKinney and Running Mate Rosa Clemente on War, Democracy and Hip Hop; and Maryland State Police Spied on Peace, Anti-Death Penalty Groups. Today’s Headlines * Maliki Supports Obama’s Troop Withdrawal Plans * US Forces Kill Son of Iraqi Governor * Obama: Afghanistan Is … Continued
The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on the Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals. Today’s Headlines * Court Rejects Delay to 1st Gitmo Military Trial * Ashcroft Questioned on Approving Torture * Probe Finds Widespread Abuse at Chicago Prison * Shoddy Contractor Work Blamed for Spike … Continued
Bailout for Mortgage Giants, IndyMac Bank Collapse, Dollar Hits New Low, Inflation at 26-Year High, Dow Falls Below 11K…A Look at the Financial Crisis; Nelson Mandela Turns 90; Spike Lee to Film Tony Award-Winning Musical "Passing Strange" as Show Comes to a Close on Broadway. Today’s Headlines * 8 Afghan Civilians Killed in US … Continued
