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Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
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.
“Unintended Consequences of Military Intervention”: Roots of Mali, Algeria Crisis Tied to Libya War; “The Tony Soprano of the Cycling World”: Dave Zirin on Lance Armstrong’s Doping Confession; Notre Dame Football Faulted For Covering Up Manti Te’o Hoax While Refusing to Probe Rape Scandal; Criminalizing Pregnancy: As Roe v. Wade Turns 40, Study Finds Forced … Continued
Exclusive: Aaron Swartz’s Partner, Expert Witness Say Prosecutors Unfairly Targeted Dead Activist; As Obama Prepares for 2nd Term, Tavis Smiley Urges Him to Take Up MLK’s Fight Against Poverty. HeadlinesJanuary 17, 2013 Obama Reveals Sweeping Gun Control Plan; NRA Vows “Fight of the Century” ACLU: Obama’s Call for More Police in Schools Could Lead … Continued
VA. Tech Shooting Survivor: Obama’s Gun Plan a 1st Step, But “We Need a Movement” to Overcome NRA; Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed For Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?; Behind the NRA’s Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion Firearms Industry. HeadlinesJanuary 16, 2013 Obama to Unveil … Continued
Admin Aids French Bombing of Mali After U.S.-Trained Forces Join Rebels in Uranium-Rich Region; “Kill Anything That Moves”: New Book Exposes Hidden Crimes of the War Kerry, Hagel Fought in Vietnam. HeadlinesJanuary 15, 2013 Obama Preps Gun Control Plan Based on Recommendations by Biden-Led Task Force Poll: Support for Gun Control Hits 5-Year High … Continued
