Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – May 16, 2011

“Sing Your Song”: Harry Belafonte on Art & Politics, Civil Rights & His Critique of President Obama. Today’s Headlines     * Israeli Troops Kill 13 Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Multiple Border Confrontations    * Egypt Security Forces Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters at Israel Embassy, Hundreds Injured    * International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, Son … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – May 11, 2011

Obama Calls for Immigration Reform amidst Record Levels of Deportations; “A War on Civilians”: Mexico’s Drug War Draws Protests as Grueling Death Toll Grows; Noam Chomsky: “The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World.”Today’s Headlines     * NATO Continues Bombing of Tripoli    * Bin Laden’s Family Challenges Legality … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – May 10, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Tony Kushner Speaks Out on CUNY Controversy, Academic Freedom and Israel; Historian Adam Hochschild: Lessons for the Antiwar Movement from the Pacifists of World War I. Today’s Headlines     * NATO Strikes Libya Capital with Heaviest Bombing in Weeks    * United Nations Warns Key Supplies Running Short in Libya    * Report: U.S., Pakistan … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – May 9, 2011

U.S. Assassination Campaign Continues as CIA Drone Targets U.S.-Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen; Syria Crackdown: Syrian Dissident Haitham al-Maleh Speaks from Hiding as Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvez Remains Locked Up; Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Rising Sectarian Tension in Egypt After Deadly Attack on Coptic Christian Church. Today’s Headlines     * … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – May 5, 2011

Pakistani Military Faces Scrutiny as Unfolding Evidence Suggests Direct Role in Harboring bin Laden; Physicians Urge Obama Admin to Pressure Mideast Ally Bahrain to End Repression of Doctors, Patients Suffering from PTSD; Freed U.S. Hiker Sarah Shourd Won’t Return to Iran Next Week for Espionage Trial Alongside Jailed Fiancé, Friend. Today’s Headlines     * Obama: … Continued