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Democracy Now! – May 21, 2013
“The Unimaginable Has Happened”: Massive Tornado Kills Dozens, Flattens Suburb of Oklahoma City; Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to U.S., Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis. HeadlinesMay 21, 2013 Dozens Dead in Oklahoma Tornado Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested at Justice Department Protest for Bank Prosecutions … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 20, 2013
Coalition of Immokalee Workers Targets Wendy’s in Fair Food Campaign to Improve Wages, Conditions; Geoengineering: Can We Save the Planet by Messing with Nature? Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing. HeadlinesMay 20, 2013 U.S. Drone Strikes Reportedly Kill 6 in Yemen Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy Protests Mark 100th … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 17, 2013
“Astoundingly Disturbing”: Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe; Obama Worse Than Nixon? Pentagon Papers Attorney Decries AP Phone Probe, Julian Assange Persecution; Released From Prison, Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher on Civil Disobedience & Building Movements. HeadlinesMay 17, 2013 Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 100th Day; 30 Prisoners Being Force-Fed Number … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 16, 2013
The Other IRS Scandal”: David Cay Johnston on Dark Money Political Groups Seeking Tax Exemption; AP Monitoring Raises Fears of Government Overreach: How Far Will Obama Go to Crack Down on Leaks? Debate: What Caused Cooper Union’s Fiscal Woes and is Ending Free Tuition the Answer? HeadlinesMay 16, 2013 IRS Commissioner Forced to Resign … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 15, 2013
Chris Hedges: Monitoring of AP Phones a “Terrifying” Step in State Assault on Press Freedom; Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Hails Genocide Conviction of Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt; Allan Nairn: After Ríos Montt Verdict, Time for U.S. to Account for Its Role in Guatemalan Genocide. HeadlinesMay 15, 2013 Holder Defends Monitoring of AP Phone Records … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 14, 2013
Jailed Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Seeks Compassionate Release over Worsening Cancer; Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark Decries Government’s “Big Brother” Seizure of AP Phone Records; Dr. Paul Farmer on Rwanda’s Health Leap, Haiti’s Struggles & How Communities Can Repair the World. HeadlinesMay 14, 2013 Obama Admin Secretly Obtains Trove of Associated Press Phone … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 13, 2013
Ríos Montt Guilty of Genocide: Are Guatemalan President Pérez Molina, U.S. Officials Next? Climate Tipping Point? Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 ppm For First Time in Human History. HeadlinesMay 13, 2013 Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Imprisoned After Genocide Conviction Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Hits 400ppm Milestone Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Wins Pakistani Election … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 9, 2013
Did Police Negligence & Suspect Ariel Castro’s Unpunished Domestic Abuse Prolong Victims’ Captivity? Behind the Cleveland Kidnappings, A Culture of “Toxic Masculinity” & Gender-Based Violence; Chicago Workers Open New Cooperatively Owned Factory Five Years After Republic Windows Occupation; Prosecutors Seek 75-Year Sentence for U.S.-Backed Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt in Genocide Trial. HeadlinesMay 9, 2013 … Continued