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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).
Climate Talks in Jeopardy as Industrialized Nations Threaten Kyoto Protocol; Pressing the Silence: At the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the Media Center is Oddly Quiet; Small Farmers Gather for Alternative Global Forum on Climate Change and Social Justice; Pablo Solon Responds to Secret U.S. Manipulation of Climate Talks Revealed in WikiLeaks Cable; Fmr. Irish President … Continued
Attorney Confirms WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange in Britain, Responds to U.S. Attacks; Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret U.S. War Ops in Pakistan; U.N. Special Rapporteur Juan Méndez: Instead of Focusing on Assange, U.S. Should Address WikiLeaks’ Disclosures of Torture; and Professor, Author Jacob Hacker on “Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer—And Turned … Continued
WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Tried to Thwart Spanish Probes of Gitmo Torture and CIA Rendition; Leaked Cables Reveal U.S. Pressured Spain to Drop Case of Cameraman Killed in 2003 Attack on Journalists in Baghdad; and As GOP Appears to Win Extension of Bush-Era Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls for “War on Poverty.” … Continued
“We Have Not Seen Anything Yet”: Guardian Editor Says Most Startling WikiLeaks Cables Still To Be Released; Noam Chomsky: WikiLeaks Cables Reveal “Profound Hatred for Democracy on the Part of Our Political Leadership.” Today’s Headlines * U.S. Launches Criminal Probe of WikiLeaks * Obama Proposes Salary Freeze For 2 Million Federal Workers * Millions … Continued
Tim Shorrock: Direct Talks With North Korea Are the Only Answer to End Korean War; StoryCorps Declares Friday a National Day of Listening; Dr. Gabor Maté on ADHD, Bullying and the Destruction of American Childhood. Today’s Headlines * Corporate America Reports Record Profits * Major Investment Firms Subpoenaed in Insider-Trading Case * Study: Anti-AIDS … Continued
The Fear of Sicko: CIGNA Whistleblower Wendell Potter Apologizes to Michael Moore for PR Smear Campaign; Moore Says Industry Was Afraid Film Would Cause A ‘Tipping Point’ for Healthcare Reform; and Joe Nocera on “All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis” Today’s Headlines * North and South Korea Engage … Continued
