Democracy Now
Democracy Now! – February 24, 2011
Juan Gonzalez Wins 2010 George Polk Award for Exposing $80M CityTime Scandal; Glenn Greenwald on the Assange Extradition Ruling, the Jailing of Bradley Manning, and the Campaign to Target WikiLeaks Supporters; Obama Withdraws Support for Anti-LGBT Defense of Marriage Act; “Everywhere There is Graffiti Saying, ‘Welcome to the New Free Libya’”: Democracy Now! Correspondent Anjali … Continued
Democracy Now! – February 23, 2011
“We’re Witnessing the Violent Lashings of a Dying Beast”: Libyan Novelist Hisham Matar on Gaddafi’s Brutal Crackdown in Libya; “People Have Finally Found Their Voice”: Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Egypt After Mubarak; Arrest of CIA Agent Sheds Light on American Covert War in Pakistan, Straining U.S.-Pakistani Relations. Today’s Headlines * Gaddafi Issues … Continued
Democracy Now! – February 18, 2011
Uprising in Wisconsin: Tens of Thousands Protest Anti-Union Bill, as Wisconsin Lawmakers Leave State to Stall Vote; “A Celebration, Not a Protest”: Massive Crowd Packs Cairo’s Tahrir Square to Mark One Week Since Mubarak’s Ouster; “It’s Time to Push the Borders of Freedom”: Egyptian Students Defiantly Publish Newspaper Without Government Permission; Egyptian Uprising Fueled by … Continued
Democracy Now! – February 17, 2011
Defiant Student Protesters Force Withdrawal of Puerto Rican Police from Restive Campus; “People Are Bleeding in the Streets:” Bahrain Police Wage Brutal Overnight Attack on Hundreds of Pro-Democracy Protesters; “The Genie Is Out of the Bottle”: Assessing a Changing Arab World with Noam Chomsky and Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara; “Democracy Uprising” in the U.S.A.?: Noam … Continued
Democracy Now! – February 16, 2011
“A War on Women”: GOP Bills Target Abortion, Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health Services; As Mideast “Rolling Revolution” Grows, U.S. Denounces Iranian Crackdown — But Stays Silent on Key Ally Bahrain; “The Regime is Running Scared:” Algerian Forces Crack Down on Pro-Democracy Protests; Defying Government Repression, Yemeni Protests Continue for 6th Day. Today’s Headlines … Continued
Democracy Now! – February 15, 2011
Obama’s $3.7 Trillion Budget Calls for Military Spending Increases and Deep Cuts to Social Service Programs; Wisconsin Governor Launches Attack on Public Sector Employees and Unions; Threatens to Deploy National Guard to Quell Labor Protests; Ecuadorian Court Orders Chevron to Pay $17 Billion for Oil Pollution in Amazon; EXCLUSIVE: Authorities Search and Copy U.S. Journalist’s … Continued
Democracy Now! – February 14, 2011
“This is a Dream Come True”: Egyptians Celebrate in Cairo After Mubarak Resigns; After the Revolution: Mubarak is Gone After 30 Years in Power, But Questions Remain as to How Transition Will Proceed; “There is a Pre-History to this Revolt”: As Egypt’s Military Bans Labor Strikes, Mona El-Ghobashy Examines How Egyptian Labor and Social Movements … Continued