Democracy Now
Democracy Now! – June 2, 2011
Clashes Spread Across Yemen, Raising Fears of Civil War; “A Country of Dark Corners”: Freed Journalist Dorothy Parvaz on Her Syrian Detention and the Assad Regime Crackdown; “Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon”. Today’s Headlines * Yemen Fighting Continues, 15 Dead in Overnight Clashes * Gaddafi’s Oil Minister … Continued
Democracy Now! – June 1, 2011
Out of Exile: Part II of Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return 2 Years After U.S.-Backed Coup; Former Honduran Minister: U.S. Undoubtedly Played Central Role in Zelaya Coup; Zelaya’s Return: Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in Honduras. Today’s Headlines * NATO Extends Libya Mission, Resumes Bombing * Dozens Killed in Yemen Clashes * … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 31, 2011
Out of Exile: Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return Home 23 Months After U.S.-Backed Coup; Zelaya’s Son Héctor: The Honduran Resistance Helped Pave the Way for Our Return; Zelaya’s Daughter Pichu Recalls the Honduran Military’s Brutal Kidnapping of Her Father in 2009; Exclusive Interview with Manuel Zelaya on the U.S. Role in Honduran … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 26, 2011
Vermont Poised to Become 1st State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare; Bill McKibben: From Storms to Droughts, Devastating Extreme Weather Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change. Today’s Headlines * Fugitive General Ratko Mladic Arrested in Serbia * U.S. Pulls Diplomats as Yemen Clashes Grow * U.S. Arming NATO Attack on Libya * Pakistan Requests Scaled-Back U.S. … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 25, 2011
Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress Dashes Palestinian Hopes of a Just Mideast Peace Agreement; “Netanyahu is the Main Obstacle to Peace”: CodePink Activist Disrupts Israeli PM Speech to Congress; Obama to Make First Presidential Visit to Puerto Rico Since 1961; “Harvest of Empire”: New Book Exposes Latino History in America as Obama Campaigns for Latino Vote. … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 23, 2011
Massey Energy Guilty: West Virginia Probe Finds Coal Giant Systemically Failed to Comply with Law; The Fight over Coal Mining is a “Fight About Democracy”: New Documentary with Robert Kennedy, Jr. Chronicles Campaign to Halt Mountaintop Removal. Today’s Headlines * Obama Mirrors Bush Stance on Israeli Control of West Bank * Israel Approves New … Continued