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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).
First Major Republican Presidential Debate Focuses on Obama, Jobs, Healthcare, Afghan War and Tea Party; FBI to Expand Domestic Surveillance Powers as Details Emerge of Its Spy Campaign Targeting Activists; Formaldehyde Added to “Known Carcinogens” List Despite Lobbying by Koch Brothers, Chemical Industry. Today’s Headlines * U.S., Afghan Officials Discuss Extending Military Presence for … Continued
Syrian Troops Pursue “Scorched Earth” Policy; Videos Document Children Tortured to Death; Maher Arar: My Rendition & Torture in Syrian Prison Highlights U.S. Reliance on Syria As An Ally; Former Miss USA, Ralph Nader, Privacy Advocates Fight Full Body Airport Scanners and Invasive Patdowns; Ralph Nader: Koch Brothers Led Fight to Defend Formaldehyde Despite Carcinogenic … Continued
Obama Hides Meeting with Top Bahraini Leader—And Mutes Criticism of Ongoing Crackdown; Critics Dub Planned Puerto Rico Pipeline the “Death Route” for Alleged Threat to Environment, Public Health; Annie Jacobsen on New Book, “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base”. Today’s Headlines * U.S. Increases Secret Yemen Bombings in Saleh’s … Continued
Bill Moyers on His Legendary Journalism Career: “Democracy Should Be a Brake on Unbridled Greed and Power” Today’s Headlines * Libya Claims 31 Dead in NATO Air Strikes * Defiant Gaddafi Vows Prolonged Fight * Obama Hosts Bahraini Crown Prince, Silent on Crackdown * Yemeni Gov’t Rejects Transition Talks * UNICEF Warns of Humanitarian … Continued
Trapped in Gaza: Rafah Crossing Closed to Palestinians Soon After Egyptian Pledge to Reopen It; “There is a Women’s Spring Beginning”: Playwright Eve Ensler and Congolese Activist Christine Schuler Deschryver on Gender Violence in Congo; Eve Ensler Responds to Sexual Assault Charges Filed Against Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn; Eve Ensler Responds to Sexual Assault … Continued
Yemenis Celebrate as President Saleh Flees to Saudi Arabia, Transfers Power to Vice President; Former Black Panther Leader, Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 27 Years, Dies in Tanzania; Dr. Gabor Maté: Obama Admin Should Heed Global Panel’s Call to End “Failed” U.S.-Led Drug War. Today’s Headlines * Saleh Treated in Saudi Arabia After … Continued
Clashes Spread Across Yemen, Raising Fears of Civil War; “A Country of Dark Corners”: Freed Journalist Dorothy Parvaz on Her Syrian Detention and the Assad Regime Crackdown; “Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon”. Today’s Headlines * Yemen Fighting Continues, 15 Dead in Overnight Clashes * Gaddafi’s Oil Minister … Continued
Out of Exile: Part II of Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return 2 Years After U.S.-Backed Coup; Former Honduran Minister: U.S. Undoubtedly Played Central Role in Zelaya Coup; Zelaya’s Return: Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in Honduras. Today’s Headlines * NATO Extends Libya Mission, Resumes Bombing * Dozens Killed in Yemen Clashes * … Continued
