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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Crony Capitalism: After Lobbying Against New Financial Regulations, JPMorgan Loses $2B in Risky Bet; Ex-Financial Regulator William Black: Austerity is Sinking Economies from Europe to U.S.; As Obama OKs Weapons to Bahrain, Neurosurgeon Tortured by Regime Faces Trial for Treating Protesters; “Magic Soap” Maker David Bronner on Labeling Genetically Modified Food, Fair Trade, the War … Continued
Playwright Tony Kushner Hails Obama’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage: “I Felt the Earth Move”; Maurice Sendak (1928-2012): Tony Kushner on the Life and Legacy of Legendary Children’s Author; Tony Kushner on the Overlooked “Radicalism” and Lessons of Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency; Mexican Poet Javier Sicilia Leads U.S. Peace Caravan to Expose Drug War’s Human Toll. HeadlinesMay … Continued
North Carolina Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage, Civil Unions; From Coal to Foreclosures, Bank of America Faces Protest at Shareholders Meeting in Charlotte; Wisconsin Democrats Select Recall Challenger to Take On Gov. Scott Walker’s “Ideological Civil War.” HeadlinesMay 9, 2012 North Carolina Approves Gay Marriage Ban Lugar Loses GOP Primary in Indiana; … Continued
Former Labor Sec. Robert Reich on Clinton’s Errors of Crippling Welfare to Repealing Glass-Steagall; “We Need to Make a Ruckus”: Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power; Justice Cheated: Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth on Failures of Guantánamo Military Tribunals. HeadlinesMay 8, 2012 NATO Admits Killing Afghan Mother, 5 Children … Continued
“A Political Implosion”: Anti-Austerity Parties Win Historic French and Greek Elections; ExxonMobil’s Dirty Secrets From Indonesia to Nigeria to Washington: Steve Coll on “Private Empire”; On Strike: Quebec Students Boycott Classes For 12 Weeks To Protest Proposed Tuition Hikes. HeadlinesMay 7, 2012 Anti-Austerity Parties Win in France, Greece U.S. Drones Hit Yemen, Pakistan Report: … Continued
Egyptian Military Rulers Face Growing Unrest as 11 Killed in Pre-Election Clashes; Rupert Murdoch in “Unprecedented Firestorm” as U.K. Panel Finds Him Unfit to Run Global Media Empire; U.S. Media Giants Reel as FCC Orders Disclosure of Rates for Billion-Dollar TV Campaign Advertising; Free Press Co-Founder Robert McChesney: Murdoch Hacking Scandal a “Moment of Truth” … Continued
Obama Touts War’s End in Afghanistan, But Critics See Election-Year Guise for Prolonged Occupation; May Day Protests Span the Globe With Calls for Economic Justice, International Solidarity; May Day Legacy of Labor, Immigrant Rights Joined by New Generation of Occupy for Historic Protests; As Students Revolt Over Cutbacks and Debt, NYC Occupy Stages May Day … Continued
“No Work, No Shopping, Occupy Everywhere”: May Day Special on OWS, Immigration, Labor Protests. HeadlinesMay 1, 2012 British Parliament: Rupert Murdoch Not Fit to Run Media Company Obama Adviser John Brennan Confirms Targeted Drone Killings Overseas Activist Medea Benjamin Disrupts Brennan Drone Speech Brennan, Romney Defend Bin Laden Killing on 1st Anniversary Massive Global … Continued
