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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).
U.S. Broadcast Exclusive: Secret U.S. Plans For Iraq’s Oil Spark Political Fight Between Neocons and Big Oil In an explosive new report, investigative journalist Greg Palast charges that President Bush was planning to invade Iraq before the September 11th attacks and was considering two very different plans about what to do with Iraq’s oil. The … Continued
No Child Left Unrecruited: Rep. Jim McDermott Seeks to Protect Students From Military Recruiters We speak with Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) who is backing a bill that would make it easier for parents to block military recruiters from gaining access to their high school-aged children. The bill seeks to amend a provision of the No … Continued
Bush Names Iraq War Architect Paul Wolfowitz to Head World Bank President Bush named Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to become the new president of the World Bank. Woflowitz is one of the chief hawks within the Bush administration and was a leading architects of the Iraq war. We speak with journalist Jim Lobe and … Continued
Justice DeLayed? Ethics Controversy Swirls Around House Majority Leader House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) – one of the most powerful members in Congress and a prolific fundraiser for his party – is again under fire for potential ethics violations. We host a debate with Chellie Pingree of Common Cause and Stephen Moore of the … Continued
AWOL in America: Why Over 5,500 U.S. Soldiers Discharged Themselves The Pentagon has estimated that since the start of the current conflict in Iraq, more than 5,500 U.S. military personnel have deserted. We speak with journalist Kathy Dobie who wrote the cover story for this month’s issue of Harper’s magazine titled "AWOL in America: When … Continued
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Laurie Garrett Quits Newsday: "When You See News As a Product…It’s Impossible To Really Serve Democracy" We speak with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Laurie Garrett, who resigned from Newsday and ripped the paper’s parent company, the Tribune Company, for putting profit over quality journalism. Garrett says, “If you trim back your staff, … Continued
A Day of Mourning: Spain Marks Anniversary of March 11 Madrid Train Bombings Across Spain today, people are marking the first anniversary of the March 11 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and left more than 1,800 wounded. We go to Madrid to speak with Democracy Now! correspondent, Maria Carrion. Juan Cole and Osama … Continued
Political Activism or Grassroots Organizing? A Debate on the Future of Organized Labor In recent weeks, a group of some of the largest unions have begun considering leaving the AFL-CIO. At the center of the controversy is the issue of political activism and organizing: The AFL-CIO camp advocates directing more resources to the federation’s political … Continued
Is Bush Bringing Democracy to the Middle East? A Debate on U.S. Foreign Policy in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt and More We host a debate on the question: Is Bush bringing democracy to the Middle East? We are joined by Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, Rahul Mahajan, an independent journalist and author … Continued
Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai on the Environment, the War in Iraq, Debt and Women’s Equality Today on this International Women’s Day, we spend the hour with Wangari Maathai, the first African woman and first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Her life story is a remarkable one. Wangari Maathai grew up in a … Continued
