
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
9:00 AM Pacific Time: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 27, 2008
Amy Goodman Questions Fmr. President Jimmy Carter on Being Sidelined at DNC; Clinton Calls on Supporters to Unite Behind Obama; Narrowing the Obama-Clinton Divide: A Roundtable Discussion; 600 Arrested at Mississippi Factory in Largest Immigration Raid in US History ; "Operation First Casualty": Outside Democratic Convention, Iraq Veterans Against the War Re-Enact Raids on Iraqi … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 26, 2008
Michelle Obama Delivers Keynote Address on Opening Day of Democratic Convention; Jeremy Scahill Grills Democratic Lawmakers on the War, Obama’s Foreign Policy Team and the Corporate Money Behind the Big Show; Denver Police Arrest 91, Fire Pepper Spray & Pepper Balls at Protesters; As Democratic Convention Kicks Off, Massive Security Presence Clamps Down on Dissent … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 25, 2008
Antiwar Activists Take to the Streets to "Defend Denver"; Rick MacArthur: "You Can’t Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America"; Massive Security Operation Mobilized for DNC; AT&T Throws Party to Support Dems Who Voted to Grant Telecoms Immunity for Illegal Domestic Wiretapping; A Debate on Sen. Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Record Between Steve … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 22, 2008
"Free Gaza" Boats Set Sail from Cyprus to Break Israeli Blockade; Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of Taliban Violence and US, NATO Bombings; "Trouble the Water" – New Film Provides Firsthand Account of Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath. Headlines * Possible Withdrawal of US Combat Troops in Iraq Set for 2011 * Electronic Voting … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 21, 2008
Texas Death Row Prisoner Faces Execution Tonight for Murder He Didn’t Commit; Tensions High as NATO Suspends Formal Contacts with Russia Over Georgia Conflict; NYC Agrees to Pay 52 Antiwar Protesters $2 Million. Headlines * Report: 79 Million Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills * FBI Agents May Get More Power to Probe Anyone … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 20, 2008
Iowa Town Turned into "Open-Air Prison" as Wives of Men Arrested in Largest Immigration Raid in US History Forbidden to Work…or Leave; And The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism. Headlines * Report: US to Send up to 15,000 More Troops to Afghanistan * Taliban Launches Most Serious Attacks … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 19, 2008
"The Bishop of the Poor": Paraguay’s New President Fernando Lugo Ends 62 Years of Conservative Rule; Cancer-Stricken 34-Year-Old Chinese Computer Engineer Dies After Being Denied Care in Private US Immigration Prison. Headlines * 10 French Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan * Judge Rules Aceh Villagers Can Sue Exxon for Human Rights Abuses * Algerian Bombing … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 18, 2008
Facing Impeachment, Musharraf Resigns as President of Pakistan; Obama, McCain Discuss Views on Christianity and Supreme Court Justices at Religious Forum; Referendum on Torture: Debate Over Role of Psychologists in Military Interrogations Comes to a Head at APA Annual Convention.Today’s Headlines * Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Resigns * Justice Dept Proposes New Domestic Spying … Continued
Democracy Now! (9 am) – August 15, 2008
Facing Years in US Prison, Iraq War Resister Jeremy Hinzman Ordered Deported from Canada; Alfred Zappala, Peace Activist Who Lost Son in Iraq, Dies at 68; Russia-Georgia Conflict Fueled by Rush to Control Caspian Energy Resources; Naomi Klein and Christian Parenti on How Beijing Olympics Highlight Globalization of Police State, Inequality. Headlines * 19 … Continued

