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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
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Pentagon Study Finds 26,000 Military Sexual Assaults Last Year, Over 70 Sex Crimes Per Day; Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America’s “Open Veins,” on His New Book “Children of the Days.” HeadlinesMay 8, 2013 Neighbors: Police Ignored Warnings About Ohio Home Where Captives Were Freed Ohio Kidnapping Victims Reunited with Family Members Pentagon: Military … Continued
Robert Fisk on Syria’s Civil War, Chemical Weapons “Theater” & Obama’s Backing of Israeli Strikes; Mississippi to Execute Willie Manning Tonight After Rejecting DNA Tests & FBI’s Admission of Error; “Over the Line”: U.S. Agents Shooting Dead Innocent Mexicans Across the Border With Impunity. HeadlinesMay 7, 2013 Report: 196 Died Each Day in Syria … Continued
Michael Pollan on How Reclaiming Cooking Can Save Our Food System, Make Us Healthy & Grow Democracy. HeadlinesMay 6, 2013 Syria Calls Apparent Israeli Strikes “An Act of War” Report: U.S., Allies Discussed Syria Strikes U.N. Investigator: Syrian Rebels Likely Using Nerve Gas Bangladesh Toll Hits 645; Murder Probe Begins 7 U.S. Troops Killed … Continued
Assata Shakur in Her Own Words: Rare Recording of Activist Named to FBI Most Wanted Terrorists List; Angela Davis and Assata Shakur’s Lawyer Denounce FBI’s Adding of Exiled Activist to Terrorist List; As Migrant Toll Mounts, Mexicans Urge Obama to Put Human Rights at Center of Immigration Reform. HeadlinesMay 3, 2013 Bangladesh Garment Building … Continued
As U.S. Moves to Arm Syrian Rebels, Questions Raised About Reports of Chemical Weapons Attack; Punishing Vieques: Puerto Rico Struggles With Contamination 10 Years After Activists Expel U.S. Navy; Rep. José Serrano: Critical Latino Vote Has Changed the Equation in Washington’s Immigration Debate. HeadlinesMay 2, 2013 May Day Rallies Nationwide Back Immigrant, Labor Rights … Continued
Obama Vows to Seek Guantánamo Closure, But Immediate Action Could Prevent Hunger Strikers’ Deaths; As Bangladesh Toll Hits 400, Calls Grow to Grant Workers the Same Protections as Labels They Make; Tennis Star Martina Navratilova, Among First “Out” Pro Athletes, Congratulates NBA’s Jason Collins. HeadlinesMay 1, 2013 Obama Renews Guantánamo Closure Vow, Defends Force-Feeding … Continued
Isabel Allende on “Maya’s Notebook,” Drug Addiction, 1973 Chilean Coup & Death of Poet Pablo Neruda; Kimberly Rivera, Pregnant Mom of 4, Sentenced to Military Prison for Refusing to Serve in Iraq. HeadlinesApril 30, 2013 Israeli Air Strike Kills Palestinian in Gaza Explosion Rocks Syrian Capital Damascus U.N. Seeks Firmer Evidence on Alleged Use … Continued
A Desperate Situation at Guantánamo: Over 130 Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Dozens Being Force-Fed; Forgotten Women of the War on Terror: Author Victoria Brittain on the Wives and Families Left Behind; Country Musician Willie Nelson Turns 80: “One Person Carrying a Message Can Change the World.” HeadlinesApril 29, 2013 Military Admits 100 Prisoners on … Continued
Did FBI Focus on Controversial Stings Distract from Pursuit of Tsarnaev Before Boston Attacks; “Love Has No Color”: Georgia High School Students Set to Hold First Integrated Prom; The Trials of Muhammad Ali”: Boxing Champ’s Refusal to Serve in Vietnam Was the Fight of His Life. HeadlinesApril 26, 2013 U.S. Officials Say Syrian Regime … Continued
Over 200 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Collapse After Workers Forced to Ignore Building’s Dangers; Survivor of Bangladesh’s Tazreen Factory Fire Urges U.S. Retailers to Stop Blocking Worker Safety; Yemeni Activist Farea al-Muslimi Urges U.S. to Stop the Drone War on His Country. HeadlinesApril 25, 2013 Toll from Bangladesh Factory Collapse Hits 200; Workers Stage … Continued
