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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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Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan to be Released from Israeli Jail After 66-Day Hunger Strike; Spying On Campus: New York Police Caught Monitoring Muslim Student Groups Throughout Northeast; As Calls For Intervention in Syria Grow, Vijay Prashad Urges Re-Evaluation of NATO Attack on Libya. Headlines | Feb 21, 2012 European Finance Chiefs Approve $172 Billion … Continued
“Where Are the Women?”: Lawmakers Walk Out on Contraception Rule Hearing After Female Witness Barred; Anthony Shadid (1968-2012): Incomparable, Pulitzer-Winning Middle East Correspondent Dies in Syria; Florida Lawmakers Defeat Prison Privatization amid National Push for For-Profit Jails. Headlines | Feb 17, 2012 UN Assembly Condemns Syria Crackdown Syria: 63 Killed, Activists Arrested in … Continued
Jeremy Scahill: U.S. Has Ignited Islamist Uprising in Impoverished, Divided Yemen; Iran Tensions Rise With Diplomat Bombings, Scientist Killings, Nuke Claims and Media War-Mongering; Deadly Fire at Overcrowded Prison Adds to Worsening Toll in Post-Coup Honduras. Headlines | Feb 16, 2012 Karzai Confirms U.S.-Afghan Talks with Taliban NATO Resumes Prisoner Transfers to Afghan Jails … Continued
Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis Says Pentagon Deceiving Public on Afghan War; New York Hospitals Saddle Uninsured Patients With Massive Debt Despite Millions in Gov’t Aid; On 1-Year Anniversary of Wisconsin Uprising, Gov. Walker Fights Recall Effort by Energized Movement. Headlines | Feb 15, 2012 NATO Admits to Killing of 8 Afghan Children … Continued
“Real Despair” Sweeps Through Greece as Severe Austerity Measures Demanded by E.U.-IMF Cripple Nation; “All There Is”: Love Stories From the StoryCorps Oral History Project With Founder Dave Isay. Headlines | Feb 14, 2012 Iran Blamed After Blasts Target Israeli Diplomats in Georgia, India Syria: Homs Faces Food Crisis as Attacks Continue Bahrain: Forces … Continued
Whitney Houston Remembered for Unprecedented Crossover Success; Black Power on TV: How ‘Soul Train’ Host Don Cornelius (1936-2012) Reshaped Independent Black Media; Latin Jazz Musicians Lead Protest Against Grammys For Cutting 31 Musical Categories From Awards Show; U.S.-Backed Bahraini Forces Arrest and Deport Two American Peace Activists Acting As Human Rights Observers. Headlines | Feb … Continued
Coup in Maldives: Adviser to Ousted Pres. Mohamed Nasheed Speaks Out from Hiding as Arrest Sought; Ousted Maldives Pres. Mohamed Nasheed a Leading Voice for Island States Threatened by Global Warming; LGBTQ Rights Activists on Victories for Marriage Equality in California and Washington. Headlines | Feb 09, 2012 U.S., Banks Reach $26 Billion Settlement … Continued
Santorum Wins GOP Contests in 3 States as Evangelical Vote Surges and Pro-Romney Spending Dips; As Contraceptives Rule Enters GOP Race, Will Reproductive Rights Affect 2012 Election?; Ramarley Graham: NYPD Slays Unarmed Black Teen as Outrage Over Targeting of People of Color Grows. Headlines | Feb 08, 2012 Santorum Campaign Rises With 3-State Victory … Continued
