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Democracy Now! – September 8, 2011
Texas Faces Massive Wildfires, Record Drought as Gov. Rick Perry Denies Existence of Global Warming; Epitaph For Another 9/11: Renown Writer Ariel Dorfman on 1973 U.S.-backed Coup in Chile; A Fateful Day: 9/11 Also Marks Important Anniversaries in India, Guatemala, Haiti and Attica, NY. Today’s Headlines Gaddafi Denies Libya Departure, Urges More Fighting Western … Continued
Democracy Now! – September 7, 2011
Libyan Rebels Try to Stabilize Tripoli as Weapons from Gaddafi Compounds Go Missing; Discovered Files Show U.S., Britain Had Extensive Ties with Gaddafi Regime on Rendition, Torture; Smog v. Jobs: Is Obama Admin Endangering U.S. Environment, Public Health With Retreat on Smog Standards? Today’s Headlines Gaddafi Reportedly Flees Southern Libyan Town Syrian Forces Kill … Continued
Democracy Now! – September 6, 2011
Video of U.N. Peacekeepers’ Sexual Assault of Haitian Prompts Calls to Focus on Post-Quake Rebuilding; “Fear, Inc.” Exposes the So-Called Experts and Donors Behind Islamaphobia in the United States; Saint of 9/11: Remembering NY Fire Chaplain Mychal Judge, Gay Catholic Priest Killed at WTC. Today’s Headlines Files Found in Tripoli Expose CIA-Gaddafi Ties Over … Continued
Democracy Now! – September 1, 2011
Amnesty International Decries Assad Regime’s “Brutal” Crackdown on Syrian Protesters; As Economy Lags, New Study Reveals 25 Top Firms Pay More to CEOs than in Taxes; Alleging Captive Labor, Foreign Students Walk Out of Work-Study Program at Hershey Plant. Today’s Headlines Gaddafi Sons Offer Differing Stances Ahead of Surrender Deadline Report: Ex-Bush Official Recently … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 31, 2011
ATF Whistleblower: U.S. Gun Sting “Fast & Furious” Has Left Trail of “Crime Scenes and Dead Bodies”; As Grim Details Emerge, Guatemalan Victims Seek Justice for U.S. Medical Experiments in 1940s. Today’s Headlines Evacuations, Airlifts Continue in Irene’s Aftermath Insurers Could Avoid Bulk of Irene Costs Study: 25 CEOs Earned More Than Companies Paid … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 30, 2011
Vermont Radio Station Provides Crucial Details for Flooded Residents amidst Historic Devastation; Ex-Bush Official Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: “I am Willing to Testify” If Dick Cheney is Put on Trial; Army Ranger Widow Confronts Rumsfeld over His Lies that Convinced Her Husband to Join the Military. Today’s Headlines Hurricane Irene Death Toll Climbs to 40 … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 29, 2011
“We Are Still Under Siege”: Vermont Gov. Shumlin on Catastrophic Flooding & Climate Change; Bill McKibben: Will Hurricane Irene Be a Wake-Up Call about Climate Change?; Shored Up: Debate over Development on Barrier Islands Intensifies After Hurricane; NYC Criticized For Failing To Evacuate Prisoners at Rikers Island Ahead of Hurricane; Global Warming & War: New … Continued