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Democracy Now! – March 21, 2011
Libyan Citizen Journalist Mohammed Nabbous Killed by Gunfire While Reporting on the Battle for Benghazi; No-fly Zone Enacted as U.S. and Allied Forces Launch Air Strikes on Libya Amid Growing Concerns for Civilian Safety; Former President Aristide On His Party’s Exclusion from Haiti’s Election: “Exclusion is the Problem, Inclusion is the Solution”; Democracy Now! Exclusive … Continued
Democracy Now! – March 17, 2011
“Serious Danger of a Full Core Meltdown”: Update on Japan’s Nuclear Catastrophe; Report from Sendai: Fears of Radioactivity Are Hampering Relief Efforts; Hiroshima Organizes Scientific Teams and Medical Treatment Centers to Receive Victims of Radiation Poisoning; Prominent Japanese Environmentalist Keibo Oiwa Urges Global Movement to End Nuclear Power and Confront the “Crazy System Based on … Continued
Democracy Now! – March 16, 2011
Amy Goodman Reports from South Africa on Aristide’s Planned Return Trip to Haiti After Seven Years in Exile; “No Happy Ending”: Nuclear Experts Say Japan’s Disaster is Intensifying; South Africans Question the Push To “Go Down the Nuclear Road” to Meet Rising Energy Demand. Today’s Headlines * Japan Races to Cool Reactors as Radiation … Continued
Democracy Now! – March 15, 2011
“This Could Become Chernobyl on Steroids”: Nuclear Engineer Arnie Gundersen on Japan’s Growing Nuclear Crisis; Vermont Gov. Fights to Close Vermont Yankee, One of 23 U.S. Nuclear Power Facilities Nearly Identical to Failed Japanese Plant; “Get the Children Away from the Reactors”: Japan Urged to Expand Evacuation Area Around Nuclear Plants as Leaking Radiation Spreads; … Continued
Democracy Now! – March 14, 2011
Japan Facing Biggest Catastrophe Since Dawn of Nuclear Age; Worker Uprising: Up to 185,000 Protest In Madison As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Signs Union-Busting Bill. Today’s Headlines * Japan: Estimated Death Toll Reaches 10,000 Amid Fears of Nuclear Meltdown * Wisconsin Sees Largest Protests Ever Following Passage of Anti-Union Bill * Labor Protests Spread … Continued