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Democracy Now! – May 29, 2014
“A Peace Warrior”: Poet, Civil Rights Activist Maya Angelou Remembered by Sonia Sanchez; The Case for Reparations: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Reckoning With U.S. Slavery & Institutional Racism. HeadlinesMay 29, 2014 Obama Calls for U.S. Military Restraint, But Endorses “Unilateral” Force to Defend “Interests” Sisi Poised for Overwhelming Egypt Election Win Amidst Low Turnout Indian … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 27, 2014
Will Election Unite Ukraine? Dozens Killed in Airport Battle as President-Elect Vows Russia Talks; #YesAllWomen: Rebecca Solnit on the Santa Barbara Massacre & Viral Response to Misogynist Violence. HeadlinesMay 27, 2014 Gunman Who Vowed “War on Women” Kills 6 in California Nigerian Official Says Location of Missing Girls Known Report: U.S. Creating Commando Units … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 22, 2014
NYC Suspends Massive 911 System Overhaul to Probe Lengthy Delays, $1 Billion Over Budget; Lavabit Founder: Gov’t “Bold-Faced Lies” & Mass Surveillance Effort Forced Me to Shut Down My Company; Missouri Death Row Prisoner Wins Stay in Case Challenging Secrecy, Undue Suffering in US Executions; Brazil’s Dance With the Devil: Dave Zirin on the People’s … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 21, 2014
The Guantánamo “Suicides” Revisited: Did CIA Hide Deaths of Tortured Prisoners at Secret Site? Facing Senate Uproar, Obama Admin to Release Memo Justifying Drone Killings of Americans Overseas; Koch Brothers Exposed: The Chilling New Documentary Republicans Don’t Want You to See; Behind the Koch Brothers: New Book Spills the Secrets of Nation’s Most Powerful & … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 20, 2014
Sen. Al Franken: Media Mega-Mergers and FCC Rollback of Net Neutrality Threaten Democracy; Too Big To Jail? Credit Suisse Bank Pleads Guilty to Decades of Tax Evasion, But Execs Avoid Prison; As Another Major Bank Avoids Jail, Occupy Wall Street Protester Cecily McMillan Gets 3-Month Term; Snowden Docs Reveal NSA, DEA Teamed Up to Record … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 19, 2014
“The Most Important Journalist You’ve Never Heard Of”: Remembering William Worthy (1921-2014). HeadlinesMay 19, 2014 Dozens Killed, Thousands Displaced in Record Balkans Flooding Renegade Forces Launch Attacks in 2 Libyan Cities West African Countries Declare “War” on Boko Haram Funerals Held for Slain Palestinian Nakba Demonstrators California Gov. Expects “Worst” Ever Drought Following Wildfires … Continued