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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).
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
Il Manifesto Founder on Sgrena Shooting: This Was an Attack on Unembedded Journalism U.S. soldiers in Iraq shot at the car of Italian journalist – Giuliana Sgrena – killing the Italian intelligence agent who helped free her and wounding three others. Sgrena had just been released after a month in captivity by the Iraqi resistance. … Continued
Harsh Medicine: New York Times Exposes How Private Health Care in Jails Can Be a "Death Sentence" for Prisoners We take an in-depth look at the for-profit health care in prison and jails in this country. The New York Times published a series titled "Harsh Medicine" based on a yearlong investigation of Prison Health Services, … Continued
Iranian Labyrinth: Author Dilip Hiro Talks About the U.S. Threats Towards Tehran The Bush administration has adopted a hard-line stance against Iran, repeatedly accusing President Khatami’s government of trying to develop nuclear weapons and refusing to hold direct talks. We speak with veteran journalist Dilip Hiro, author of the forthcoming book, "Iranian Labyrinth," about the … Continued
U.S. Court Reverses $54M Verdict Against Salvadoran Generals Convicted of Torture A 54.6 million dollar verdict against two retired Salvadoran generals accused of torture in their home country two decades ago was reversed this week by a federal appeals court which ruled that the victim’s claims failed to meet a 10-year statute-of-limitations rule. We speak … Continued
