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Thursday, July 17, 2008
- Headlines
- Bailout for Mortgage Giants, IndyMac Bank Collapse, Dollar Hits New Low, Inflation at 26-Year High, Dow Falls Below 11K…A Look at the Financial Crisis
- Nelson Mandela Turns 90
- Spike Lee to Film Tony Award-Winning Musical “Passing Strange” as Show Comes to a Close on Broadway
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
- Headlines
- Amory Lovins: Expanding Nuclear Power Makes Climate Change Worse
- Fmr. Chief Guantanamo Prosecutor Says Military Commissions “Not Justice”
- Singer-Songwriter Simone White Performing Live On Democracy Now!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Amy Goodman’s New Column: “Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid”
While the presidential candidates trade barbs and accuse each other of flip-flopping, they agree with President Bush on their enthusiastic support for nuclear power.
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“Colombia: Celebrate the Release, Not the Regime”
It is fantastic to see Ingrid Betancourt free, but the celebration of her release should not be confused with celebration of the Colombian government.
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Democracy Now!–live from Aspen, CO
Democracy Now! and Free Speech TV team up with Aspen Public Access Channel, Grassroots TV, for historic national broadcast.
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“It’s Not the Man, It’s the Movement”
I was on a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado this week when Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter asked me, “Is Obama a sellout?” The question isn’t whether he is a sellout or not—it’s about what demands are made by grass-roots social movements of those who would represent them. The question is, who are these candidates responding to, answering to?
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“Funny Man in an Unfunny World”
The world lost one of its great comedians this week with the death at age 71 of George Carlin. Carlin had a career as a stand-up comic that spanned a half-century, in which he continually broke new ground, targeting those in power with his wit and genius.
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“Weather Reports Are Missing the Story”
While the TV meteorologists document “extreme weather” with their increasingly sophisticated toolbox, from Doppler radar to 3-D animated maps, the two words rarely uttered are its cause: global warming.
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Amy Goodman on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews
Amy Goodman on MSNBC’s Hardball, discussing the women’s vote in the 2008 election.
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“This Way to Better Media”
“This way to better media,” read the floor sign directing people through a skyway to the Minneapolis Convention Center. Thousands of people gathered there for the fourth National Conference for Media Reform, hosted by freepress.net. They came from all walks of life and all ages to address a central crisis in our society: our broken media system. I was one of the invited speakers.
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Blackwater
Ongoing coverage of Blackwater and other private security firms.
Democracy Now! offers groundbreaking coverage on the private military company Blackwater Worldwide. The North Carolina-based firm operates under a multi-million dollar contract to protect U.S. officials and facilities. It’s been allowed close to free reign under a murky legal environment that offers little to no oversight over its operations.
Investigative journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill offers regular reports. He is author of “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army.”
June 02, 2008: Blackwater: From the Nisour Square Massacre to the Future of the Mercenary Industry
May 23, 2008: ‘War, Inc.’: John Cusack’s New Film Satirizes the Corruption, Profiteering and Hubris Behind the Iraq War
May 02, 2008: Southern California Residents Gear Up for New Fight to Stop Secretive Expansion by Military Firm Blackwater
April 07, 2008: State Dept. Renews Blackwater Contract in Iraq Despite Pentagon Labeling Sept. Baghdad Killing of 17 Civilians ‘A Criminal Event’
December 19, 2007: EXCLUSIVE…Blackwater Sued Again For Sept. 9th Attack, Five Iraqis Dead, Ten Wounded
December 19, 2007: TV BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE: Iraqi Witnesses, Victims Describe Blackwater Shooting in Harrowing Detail
December 10, 2007: What is Blackwater’s Role in the 2008 Presidential Race?
November 09, 2007 An Act of Terrorism? Blackwater Sniper Shot Dead Three Iraqi Guards At Iraqi Media Center in February
November 08, 2007: As Blackwater Is Implicated in Another Deadly Shooting in Iraq, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Urges Passage of the Stop Outsourcing Security (SOS) Act
October 18, 2007: ‘They Protect People’s Lives’—One Month After Baghdad Killings, Bush Defends Blackwater USA
October 11, 2007: EXCLUSIVE–Family Members of Slain Iraqis Sue Blackwater USA for Deadly Baghdad Shooting
October 11, 2007: Ex-U.S. Official in Iraq on Iraqi Efforts to Ban Blackwater: ‘I Was Surprised it Had Taken This Long’
October 11, 2007: Blackwater Loses Bid to Reject Wrongful Death Suit in Afghan Plane Crash
October 3, 2007: Mr. Prince Goes to Washington: Blackwater Founder Testifies Before Congress
September 27, 2007: Michelle Bachelet on Chilean Troops Working For Blackwater in Iraq and Fujimori’s Extradition to Peru
September 24, 2007:Blackwater Back on Patrol in Baghdad As Shootings Probe Continues
September 18, 2007:Can Iraq (or Anyone) Hold Blackwater Accountable for Killing Iraqi Civilians? A Debate On the Role of Private Contractors in Iraq
May 23, 2007:Pivotal Family Lawsuit Against Blackwater USA Blocked from Court—and Moved to Panel with Company Ties
May 23, 2007:Jeremy Scahill Responds to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, Visits Blackwater Sites and Prince’s Hometown
May 11, 2007:Author and DN! Correspondent Jeremy Scahill Testifies in Landmark House Hearing on Defense Contracting
April 19, 2007:Blackwater Plans for New Military Facility Near San Diego Draws Fire From Residents, Peace Activists and Local Congressmember
March 21, 2007:Part II–Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army
March 20, 2007:Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army
February 08, 2007:Blackwater USA Takes Congressional Hot-Seat as Landmark Hearing Probes Mercenary Firm’s Role in Iraq
January 26, 2007:Our Mercenaries in Iraq: Blackwater Inc and Bush’s Undeclared Surge
April 20, 2006:Blackwater in the Crosshairs: The Families of Four Private Security Contractors Killed in Fallujah File a Ground-Breaking Lawsuit
February 22, 2006:EXCLUSIVE: Al Jazeera Reporters Give Bloody First Hand Account of April ’04 U.S. Siege of Fallujah
September 23, 2005:Blackwater Down: Fresh From Iraq, Private Security Forces Roam the Streets of an American City With Impunity
September 16, 2005:The Militarization of New Orleans: Jeremy Scahill Reports from Louisiana
September 12, 2005:Overkill: Feared Blackwater Mercenaries Deploy in New Orleans
June 21, 2005:Private Warriors: New PBS Doc Questions Role of Military Contractors in Iraq
December 23, 2004:A New Poverty Draft: Military Contractors Target Latin America For New Recruits
April 01, 2004:Blackwater USA: Building the ‘Largest Private Army in the World’
