Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)
9:00 AM Pacific Time: MONDAYS - FRIDAYS
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).
Democracy Now! – September 1, 2011
Amnesty International Decries Assad Regime’s “Brutal” Crackdown on Syrian Protesters; As Economy Lags, New Study Reveals 25 Top Firms Pay More to CEOs than in Taxes; Alleging Captive Labor, Foreign Students Walk Out of Work-Study Program at Hershey Plant. Today’s Headlines Gaddafi Sons Offer Differing Stances Ahead of Surrender Deadline Report: Ex-Bush Official Recently … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 31, 2011
ATF Whistleblower: U.S. Gun Sting “Fast & Furious” Has Left Trail of “Crime Scenes and Dead Bodies”; As Grim Details Emerge, Guatemalan Victims Seek Justice for U.S. Medical Experiments in 1940s. Today’s Headlines Evacuations, Airlifts Continue in Irene’s Aftermath Insurers Could Avoid Bulk of Irene Costs Study: 25 CEOs Earned More Than Companies Paid … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 30, 2011
Vermont Radio Station Provides Crucial Details for Flooded Residents amidst Historic Devastation; Ex-Bush Official Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: “I am Willing to Testify” If Dick Cheney is Put on Trial; Army Ranger Widow Confronts Rumsfeld over His Lies that Convinced Her Husband to Join the Military. Today’s Headlines Hurricane Irene Death Toll Climbs to 40 … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 29, 2011
“We Are Still Under Siege”: Vermont Gov. Shumlin on Catastrophic Flooding & Climate Change; Bill McKibben: Will Hurricane Irene Be a Wake-Up Call about Climate Change?; Shored Up: Debate over Development on Barrier Islands Intensifies After Hurricane; NYC Criticized For Failing To Evacuate Prisoners at Rikers Island Ahead of Hurricane; Global Warming & War: New … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 25, 2011
With CIA Help, New York Police Secretly Monitored Mosques, Muslim Communities Post-9/11; “Terrorists for the FBI:” How the FBI Uses Informants to Surveil and Entrap Americans. Today’s Headlines NATO Aiding Libyan Rebels in Search for Gaddafi, Bounty Placed on Libyan Leader Secret U.S. Diplomatic Cable Reveals McCain Promised to Provide Gaddafi With Weapons U.S. … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 24, 2011
The One Billion Dollar Question: Who Are the Libyan Rebels?; The 9/11 TV News Archive: 3,000 Hours of Video News Coverage of 2001 Attacks Posted Online; Pioneering Internet Archivists Brewster Kahle and Rick Prelinger on Preservation in the Digital Age. Today’s Headlines Gaddafi Vows “Martyrdom” as Battle for Tripoli Persists NY Attorney General Booted … Continued
Democracy Now! – August 23, 2011
As Fighting Continues in Tripoli, A Look at Role of the U.S., NATO and Oil Firms in Libya Uprising; Over 160 Arrested in Ongoing Civil Disobedience Against Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline; Covering Up Wall Street Crimes: Matt Taibbi Exposes How SEC Shredded Thousands of Investigations. Today’s Headlines Defying Reports of Capture, Gaddafi’s … Continued