RECENT SHOWS
Thursday, October 09, 2008
- Headlines
- Greg Palast on Vote Rigging and Suppression Ahead of the 2008 Election
- Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Voter Rights, Faulty Electronic Voting Machines, Voter Fraud and GOP Voter Challenges
- Report: Voter Purging Process Is Shrouded in Secrecy, Prone to Error and Vulnerable to Manipulation
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
- Headlines
- Faltering Economy Takes Center Stage in McCain-Obama Debate
- European, Asian Markets Plunge as Recession Fears Spread Worldwide
- McCain-Obama Debate Highlights Similar Stances on Foreign Policy
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
- Headlines
- Can Coal Be Clean? A Debate Between Michael Brune of Rainforest Action Network and Joe Lucas of American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
- The Tyranny of Oil: Antonia Juhasz on “The World’s Most Powerful Industry—What We Must Do to Stop It”
- Is Posse Comitatus Dead? US Troops on US Streets
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Amy Goodman’s Latest Column: “Open the Debates”
The reviews are in, and the latest U.S. presidential debate, the “town hall” from Nashville, Tenn., was a snore. One problem is that in a debate it is important for the debaters to actually disagree. Yet Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain substantively agree on many issues. That is one major reason that the debates should be open, and that major third-party or independent candidates should be included.
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Press Coverage of the Right Livelihood Award
Amy Goodman, first journalist to win the “Alternative Nobel”
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“Invasion of the Sea-Smurfs”
A little-noticed story surfaced a couple of weeks ago in the Army Times newspaper about the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. “Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months,” reported Army Times staff writer Gina Cavallaro, “the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.” Disturbingly, she writes that “they may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control” as well.
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Amy Goodman First Journalist to Win “Alternative Nobel”
New York City, NY – Award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now! Amy Goodman is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely recognized as the world’s premier award for personal courage and social transformation. The annual prize, also known as the Alternative Nobel, will be awarded in the Swedish Parliament on December 8, 2008.
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“Incarceration Now!”: NPR’s On The Media Interviews Amy Goodman
Around 800 people were arrested during the four day Republican National Convention earlier this month. Dozens were reporters, and one was Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who argues the arrests have a chilling effect on journalists.
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“Troy Davis and the Supreme Decision”
Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday. Two hours before the state of Georgia was to execute him, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay until Monday. It had earlier agreed to hear Davis’ case on Sept. 29, but Georgia set his execution date six days before the hearing.
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Charges Dropped Against DN! Journalists–Investigation Needed
The St. Paul City Attorney’s office announced Friday it will not prosecute Democracy Now! journalists Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman also issued a statement Friday that “the city will decline to prosecute misdemeanor charges for presence at an unlawful assembly for journalists arrested during the Republican National Convention.”
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Associated Press: “Reporters arrested at GOP convention: No charges”
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Charges will be dropped against journalists who were arrested during the Republican National Convention protests and cited with unlawful assembly.
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January 2008 Archive
Thursday, January 31, 2008
- Headlines for January 31, 2008
- At Senate Hearing, Attorney General Michael Mukasey Refuses
to Say if Waterboarding is Torture, Illegal - Edwards’s Campaign Manager Bonior Explains Sudden Departure from Presidential Race
- Ralph Nader Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee to Mull ’08 Run
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
- Headlines for January 30, 2008
- As McCain Wins Florida Primary, Ex-Frontrunner Giuliani Expected to Quit GOP Race
- Pakistani Opposition Leader Imran Khan on Musharraf, Bhutto and How the US Has Undermined Pakistani Democracy
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
- Headlines for January 29, 2008
- Kathleen Newman & Barbara Ehrenreich: Bush Has Ignored the Working Poor and Failed to Address Growing Economic Inequality
- Bush Touts Outcome of Iraq Troop “Surge,” Repeats Threats Against Iran
- Bush Urges Congress to Grant Immunity to Major Telecom Corporations & Permanently OK Warrantless Domestic Surveillance
Monday, January 28, 2008
- Headlines for January 28, 2008
- Former Indonesian Dictator, US Ally & Mass Murderer, Suharto, 86, Dies
- Massacre: The Story of East Timor
- The Democrats & Suharto: Bill Clinton & Richard Holbrooke Questioned on Their Support for Brutal Indonesian Dictatorship
Friday, January 25, 2008
- Headlines for January 25, 2008
- Broadcast Exclusive: Abu Ghraib Whistleblower Samuel Provance Speaks Out on Torture and Cover-Up
Thursday, January 24, 2008
- Headlines for January 24, 2008
- Tens of Thousands of Palestinians Seeking Basic Supplies Flood Egypt for Second Day
- Where Do the Presidential Contenders Stand on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
- 935 Lies (and Counting): Study Documents Bush Admin’s False Statements Preceding Iraq War
- Curveball: Reporter Bob Drogin on “Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War”
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
- Headlines for January 23, 2008
- Economics Journalist Robert Kuttner on the “Most Serious Financial Crisis Since the Great Depression”: “This is the Result of Rightwing Ideology and the Political Power of Wall Street”
- Corporations Reaping Millions as Congo Suffers Deadliest Conflict Since World War II
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
- Headlines for January 22, 2008
- As Gaza Plunges into Darkness, Israeli and Palestinian Fighters-Turned-Peace-Activists Speak Out
- “An Opportunity to Look at Ourselves and Reorder Our Priorities”–Legendary Activist Grace Lee Boggs on the Ailing Economy, the Legacy of Dr. King and the 2008 Race
Monday, January 21, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
- Headlines for January 18, 2008
- Kenyan Opposition to End Demonstrations, Launch Economic Boycott
- “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill)”
Thursday, January 17, 2008
- Headlines for January 17, 2008
- Showdown in Nevada: Unions Face Off Over Casino Caucus Sites
- Unemployment, Foreclosure, Deunionization: A Look at the State of the Economy and Organized Labor in Michigan
- Report: Subprime Mortgage Crisis Causing African Americans to Experience Greatest Loss of Wealth in Modern U.S. History
- Romney’s Bain Capital Profited Through Offshore Tax Havens, Closing U.S. Factories, Laying Off Workers
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
- Headlines for January 16, 2008
- Breaking the Sound Barrier: Democracy Now! Re-Hosts NBC Las Vegas Debate to Include Kucinich After NBC Wins Appeal to Exclude Him
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
- Headlines for January 15, 2008
- Bush Visits Saudi Arabia as U.S. Plans Sale of 900 Missiles to Kingdom
- EXCLUSIVE…Brother of Jailed Cameraman Sami Al-Haj Says Continued Gitmo Imprisonment Part of U.S. “Political Operation Against Al Jazeera”
- Race, Politics, Dr. King and the Primaries in South Carolina
Monday, January 14, 2008
- Headlines for January 14, 2008
- Race and Gender in Presidential Politics: A Debate Between Gloria Steinem and Melissa Harris-Lacewell
- CACI Awarded Millions in New Govt. Contracts Despite Being Accused of Widespread Abuse in Lawsuit Brought by 256 Prisoners Held in Iraqi Jails
Friday, January 11, 2008
- Headlines for January 11, 2008
- Gareth Porter: Official Version of U.S.-Iranian Naval Incident Starts to Unravel
- On its Sixth Anniversary, Calls Resound Worldwide for Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison
- Guantanamo: A Look Back at Six Years of Imprisonment, Torture and Suicide
- Writers’ Strike Continues in Third Month of Impasse Over Internet Content
Thursday, January 10, 2008
- Headlines for January 10, 2008
- FBI Issues Subpoenas in Investigation of Machetero Puerto Rican Independence Group
- Supreme Court Considers Voter ID Law that Could Disenfranchise Thousands of Poor and Minority Voters
- Will Your Vote Be Counted in 2008? Electronic Voting Machines and the Privatization of Elections
- Study: Of Over 2,000 Sunday Talk Show Questions to Candidates, Only Three on Global Warming
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
- Headlines for January 09, 2008
- In Upset Victories, Clinton and McCain Win New Hampshire Primaries
- New Hampshire Primary Results Fuel Talk of Most Unpredictable Presidential Race in Decades
- Barack Obama and the African American Community: A Debate with Michael Eric Dyson and Glen Ford
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
- Headlines for January 08, 2008
- How Do Front-Loading the Primary Calendar and Record Campaign Spending Affect the 2008 Race?
- How to Rig an Election: Convicted Former GOP Operative Details 2002 New Hampshire Phone Jamming Scheme
- Student Volunteers for McCain, Paul Campaigns Voice Support for Candidates
Monday, January 07, 2008
- Headlines for January 07, 2008
- “The Overwhelming Majority of the Pakistani People Feel Dismayed and Disappointed at the Bush Administration’s Policy”–Fmr. Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif
- “I Respect the Distance He is Trying to Create”–Jesse Jackson on Why He Supports But Hasn’t Been Asked to Campaign for Obama
- The Youth Vote in 2008: Students Flood New Hampshire on Eve of Primary
Friday, January 04, 2008
- Headlines for January 04, 2008
- Obama, Huckabee Score Victories in Iowa Caucus
- After Iowa: A Roundtable Discussion on the Democratic Race with Danny Glover, Wayne Ford and Ellen Chesler
- Peace Activists Take Action to Keep Focus on War During Presidential Campaign
Thursday, January 03, 2008
- Headlines for January 03, 2008
- Vote for Change? Atrocity-Linked U.S. Officials Advising Democratic, GOP Presidential Frontrunners
- One Week After Bhutto Killing, Pakistan Delays Parliamentary Elections
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
- Headlines for January 02, 2008
- Community Activists in Des Moines Speak Out on Thursday’s Iowa Caucus
- Robert Parry: Hillary Clinton Signals Free Pass for Bush
- Chair of Kenya’s National Human Rights Commission Condemns Kenya’s Handling of Disputed Election & Outbreak of Violence
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
