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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).
Divided British Court Upholds Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Sweden; Assange Attorney: British Ruling Sets Alarming Precedent for Judicial Independence in Europe; With Global Spotlight on Assange Case, Bradley Manning Marks 2 Years Behind Bars; Glenn Greenwald: Obama’s Secret Kill List “The Most Radical Power a Government Can Seize”; Veteran Mideast Journalist Charles … Continued
Report from Cairo: Protests Erupt in Egypt as Mubarak’s Ex-PM Secures Spot in Presidential Runoff; Jimmy Carter on Monitoring Egyptian Elections, U.S.-Egypt Relations, Future of Camp David Accords; “Inside Job” Director Charles Ferguson: Wall Street Has Turned the U.S. into a “Predatory Nation.” HeadlinesMay 29, 2012 Obama Oversees “Kill List” of Targets in Secret … Continued
With Control of Drone Strikes, Is Counterterror Chief John Brennan the U.S. “Assassination Czar”?; Senate Advances Expanded, “Orwellian” Gov’t Surveillance With FISA Amendments, CISPA; Egyptian Voters on the Promise, and Limits, of Historic Election: Sharif Kouddous Reports From Cairo. HeadlinesMay 24, 2012 Egyptians Vote in 2nd Day of Presidential Election EU Summit Split on … Continued
Egypt Votes: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports From Cairo on Historic Post-Mubarak Election; “So Rich, So Poor”: Peter Edelman on Ending US Poverty & Why He Left Clinton Admin over Welfare Law. HeadlinesMay 23, 2012 Egypt Holds Landmark Presidential Elections U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan IAEA, Iran Approach Deal Ahead of Baghdad Talks … Continued
Should NATO Exist? Phyllis Bennis vs. Ex-CIAer Stan Sloan on Alliance’s Purpose, Afghan War’s Future; Attorney: “NATO 3” Activists Detained on Terror Charges in Chicago Are Victims of Police Entrapment; Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Fights Extradition to Costa Rica for 2002 Shark Defense. HeadlinesMay 22, 2012 NATO Approves Deal for Afghan Transition NATO … Continued
“No NATO, No War”: U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit; Scott Olsen, U.S. Vet Who Nearly Lost Life at Occupy Protest, Brings Antiwar Message to NATO Summit; U.S. Army Vets Join With Afghans For Peace to Lead Antiwar March at Chicago NATO Summit; Chicago Activists Denounce Massive Security Apparatus … Continued
Journalist, Plaintiff Chris Hedges Hails “Monumental” Ruling Blocking NDAA Indefinite Detention; “End This Depression Now”: Paul Krugman Urges Public Spending, Not Deficit Hysteria, to Save Economy; Krugman: Jamie Dimon Should Resign Over JPMorgan’s $3B Lost Bet and Campaign Against Financial Regs; Paul Krugman on Eurozone: “The Whole Thing Could Fall Apart in a Matter of … Continued
