Democracy Now! (6 am) – January 7, 2005
Gonzales Grilled on Role in Torture at Confirmation Hearing History in the Making: Dems Force Debate on Ohio Voting Irregularities
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Gonzales Grilled on Role in Torture at Confirmation Hearing History in the Making: Dems Force Debate on Ohio Voting Irregularities
Retired US General on Alberto Gonzales: "He Has Endangered Our Soldiers" Tsunami Warning Systems: Why Didn’t Scientists Notify the Press About the Impending Disaster? Shakeup: Doctors Without Borders Tells Tsunami Donors to Give to Other International Relief Efforts
ExxonMobil, Aceh and the Tsunami Acehnese Refugees Speak Out Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Life of Shirley Chisolm Tom Delay, Ethics and the New Congress
Nearly 100,000 Dead in Aceh From Tsunami, as Activists Blast Indonesian Military for Holding Up Critical Aid The Mire of Death, Lies and Atrocities: Robert Fisk Looks Back at 2004
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions We spend the hour with John Perkins, a former respected member of the international banking community. In his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man he describes how as a highly paid professional, he helped the U.S. … Continued
Democracy Now!’s 2004 Year-In-Review We look back at 2004 including the presidential race, the continuing war in Iraq, the U.S.-backed coup in Haiti, the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the deaths of Ronald Reagan and Yasser Arafat, the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami and much more.
Aceh: A Victim of Tsunami & Occupation; Will the Indonesian Army Use the Tsunami As A Cover to Continue Its Slaughter of the People of Aceh? Of 67,000 Tsunami Victims, At Least 1/3 Are Children Susan Sontag, 1933-2004
Tsunami Death Toll Tops 40,000; UN Launches Biggest Relief Effort Ever Island Nation of Tuvalu Threatened By Rising Waters Caused By Global Warming U.S. Delegation Goes to Middle East With $600,000 in Aid For Fallujah Refugees
Massive Earthquake Kills Over 23,000 Across Indian Ocean Region Ukraine Opposition Leader Claims Victory in Election Rerun Invisible Soldiers: Iraq War Veterans Go Homeless Months After Returning From War
Bill Moyers: "Our Democracy is in Danger of Being Paralyzed" Bill Moyers has retired from his weekly public affairs show "Now" on PBS. Over the past three decades, he became an icon of American journalism. He recently gave the keynote address before 2,000 people at the first ever National Conference on Media Reform where he … Continued