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! – May 26, 2011
Vermont Poised to Become 1st State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare; Bill McKibben: From Storms to Droughts, Devastating Extreme Weather Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change. Today’s Headlines * Fugitive General Ratko Mladic Arrested in Serbia * U.S. Pulls Diplomats as Yemen Clashes Grow * U.S. Arming NATO Attack on Libya * Pakistan Requests Scaled-Back U.S. … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 25, 2011
Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress Dashes Palestinian Hopes of a Just Mideast Peace Agreement; “Netanyahu is the Main Obstacle to Peace”: CodePink Activist Disrupts Israeli PM Speech to Congress; Obama to Make First Presidential Visit to Puerto Rico Since 1961; “Harvest of Empire”: New Book Exposes Latino History in America as Obama Campaigns for Latino Vote. … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 23, 2011
Massey Energy Guilty: West Virginia Probe Finds Coal Giant Systemically Failed to Comply with Law; The Fight over Coal Mining is a “Fight About Democracy”: New Documentary with Robert Kennedy, Jr. Chronicles Campaign to Halt Mountaintop Removal. Today’s Headlines * Obama Mirrors Bush Stance on Israeli Control of West Bank * Israel Approves New … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 18, 2011
Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Private Army of “Christian Crusaders” in the UAE; Inside Obama’s “Orwellian World” Where Whistleblowing Has Become Espionage: The Case of Thomas Drake; Will the Justice Department Prosecute Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo For Mortgage Fraud? Today’s Headlines * CIA Deployed Sophisticated New Stealth Drone In Hunt … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 17, 2011
Israeli Troops Shoot U.S. Student in Head with High-Velocity Tear Gas Canister; A New Nonviolent Resistance Movement Grows as Palestinians Mark Nakba Day with Protests at Syria, Lebanon and Gaza Borders; “Violent Crackdown” on Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Cairo Leaves Over 350 Injured; Opposition to Military Trials of Civilians in Egypt Gains Momentum; “Getting Wise to … Continued