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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
“Larger-Than-Life” Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch Leaves Complex Legacy of Racial Tension, Social Programs; Mumia Abu-Jamal: “The United States Is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth”; “Long Distance Revolutionary”: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Journey From Black Panthers To Prison Journalist; As Suicides, Brain Injuries Mount, Safety of Football Questioned, From NFL to Youth Leagues. … Continued
Immigration Activists Win Reunion for Phoenix-Area Family After Deportation Almost Tears Them Apart; Obama Offers Hope on Immigration Reform, But Emphasis on Enforcement Portends More Criminalization; Redemption: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans. HeadlinesJanuary 31, 2013 Gabrielle Giffords Makes Surprise Senate Appearance to Back Control NRA Chief … Continued
Is Egypt on the Brink of Collapse? Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Restive City of Port Said; Ex-CIA Agent, Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to Prison While Torturers He Exposed Walk Free; Whistleblower John Kiriakou: For Embracing Torture, John Brennan a “Terrible Choice to Lead the CIA.” HeadlinesJanuary 30, 2013 Obama Backs Bipartisan Immigration Plan, … Continued
The Gatekeepers: In New Film, Ex-Shin Bet Chiefs Denounce Occupation, Compare Israel to Nazi Germany; Seattle’s Teacher Uprising: High School Faculty Faces Censure for Boycotting Standardized MAP Tests. HeadlinesJanuary 29, 2013 Obama Expected to Back Bipartisan Immigration Plan New Yorkers Urge Immigration Reform to Stop Separation of Families Obama Meets with Police Chiefs Touched … Continued
Fruitvale, Depiction of Oscar Grant’s Last Day of Life, Takes Top Prizes at Sundance Film Festival; Dirty Wars, Documentary on U.S. Covert Warfare Abroad, Wins Sundance Cinematography Award; “Running from Crazy”: Mariel Hemingway Tackles Family History of Suicide, Mental Illness in New Doc. HeadlinesJanuary 28, 2013 Newtown Residents Join Gun Control March in D.C. … Continued
“We Steal Secrets”: Alex Gibney’s New Documentary Explores the Story of WikiLeaks; WikiLeaks Legal Adviser: “We Steal Secrets” Overlooks Key Facets of Julian Assange’s Persecution;“Fire in the Blood”: Millions Die in Africa After Big Pharma Blocks Imports of Generic AIDS Drugs. HeadlinesJanuary 23, 2013 Obama Admin Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Until Spring; Nebraska … Continued
Inaugurating 2nd Term, Obama Hints at a More Progressive Domestic Agenda Than in His First 4 Years; Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley’s New Film Exposes Hidden Truths of Covert U.S. Warfare. HeadlinesJanuary 22, 2013 Obama Stresses Equality in 2nd Term Inaugural Address Report: Obama Plans “Administrative” Actions on Climate Change Algeria Confirms … Continued
Host Amy Goodman brings an expanded Democracy Now live broadcast from 6 am – 10 am. Scheduled guests include: Angela Davis, Danny Glover, Alice Walker, Ralph Nader, Rita Dove, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Van Jones, Sonia Sanchez, Julian Bond, Marian Wright Edelman, Barbara Ehrenreich, Sweet Honey in the Rock and Mos Def.
