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Democracy Now! – March 10, 2011
Outrage in Wisconsin: Thousands Flood Capitol After GOP Strips Public Workers of Bargaining Rights in Surprise Senate Vote; “This is a Class War”: Michael Moore Calls for Renewed Pro-Democracy Movement as Anti-Union Bills Approved in Wisconsin and Michigan; “We Have Reached a Turning Point”: Journalist Frank Emspak Says Protests Will Grow in Response to WI … Continued
Democracy Now! – March 9, 2011
Naomi Klein: Tim DeChristopher Guilty Verdict Exposes “Double Standard” of How “Oil and Gas Companies Privatize Profits…Externalize the Cost”; “My Fear is that Climate Change is the Biggest Crisis of All”: Naomi Klein Warns Global Warming Could Be Exploited by Capitalism and Militarism. Headlines * Libyan Gov’t Claims Control of Rebel-Held Zawiyah; U.S., U.K. … Continued
Democracy Now – March 8, 2011
“Women’s Rights are Workers’ Rights:” Kavita Ramdas on History of International Women’s Day and Challenges Women Face 100 Years Later; and Novelist Ahdaf Soueif on Egypt’s Revolution: “People Were Rediscovering Themselves” Today’s Headlines * Obama Orders Guantánamo Tribunals to Resume * U.N.: 1 Million Trapped in Libya, Need Emergency Aid * Report: U.S. Develops … Continued
Democracy Now – March 7, 2011
Hopes of Peaceful Revolution in Libya End as Opposition Prepares for Long Battle Against Gaddafi Forces; Thousands of Migrant Workers Stranded at Libyan Borders and Ports as Violent Clashes Spread: Video Report by Anjali Kamat in Benghazi ; As Public Broadcasting and Community Media Face Potentially Massive Cuts At Home, Hillary Clinton Calls For Increased … Continued
Democracy Now! – March 2, 2011
Prof. Horace Campbell: Peace & Justice Movement Should Oppose U.S.-Led Intervention in Libya; U.N.: More than 140,000 Have Fled Libyan Clashes; U.S. Silent on Deadly Iraqi Gov’t Crackdown on Protests; 300 Arrested in Sweeps Targeting Dissidents; Labor Protests Spread: Thousands Rally Against Anti-Union Bill in Ohio; As Demonstrators Remain Locked Out, Wisconsin Gov. Walker Unveils … Continued
Democracy Now! – March 1, 2011
Terror in Tripoli: Libyan American Describes Country in State of Fear, But Hopeful of Gaddafi’s Ouster; Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Egypt’s Revolution, His Potential Presidential Candidacy and Middle East Uprisings; Labor Organizers Consider General Strike in Wisconsin as Gov. Scott Walker Refuses to Negotiate over Anti-Union Bill. Today’s Headlines * Libyan … Continued
Democracy Now! – February 28, 2011
Voices from the 100,000-Strong Protest for Workers’ Rights in Wisconsin; Defying Gov. Walker, Wisconsin Protesters Refuse to Leave Capitol Building; Libyans in “Liberated” Eastern Cities Balance Self-Government With Supporting Tripoli Resistance: Anjali Kamat Reports; Libyans Organize Citizen Councils to Run Cities Liberated from Pro-Gaddafi Loyalists; As Death Toll Grows, 100,000 Flee Libyan Violence. Today’s Headlines … Continued