Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – January 25, 2011

Do You Know the Full Story Behind the Infamous McDonald’s Coffee Case and How Corporations Used it to Promote Tort Reform?; “Hot Coffee” Film Explores How Corporations Are Spending Millions and Spinning the Story to Alter Our Nation’s Civil Justice System; “Hot Coffee” Documents Chamber of Commerce Campaign to Unseat Judges Opposed to “Tort Reform;” … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – January 24, 2011

Rashid Khalidi: Leaked “Palestine Papers” Underscore Weakness of Palestinian Authority, Rejectionism of Israel and U.S.; “The Black Power Mixtape”–Danny Glover Discusses New Doc Featuring Rare Archival Footage of Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, Stokely Carmichael. Today’s Headlines     * Attorney: Manning Abuse Worsens; 2 Visitors Detained at Base    * Fmr. Chicago Police Commander Sentenced to … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – January 20, 2011

China, Human Rights and the Role of Washington: A Debate; Has Obama Assumed the Position of Salesman-in-Chief to China?;Fifty Years After Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, A Look at “Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.” Today’s Headlines     * Loughner Indicted on New Charges; Details of Shooting Video Released    * Giffords … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – January 13, 2011

Obama Calls for “Civil and Honest Public Discourse” at Tucson Shooting Memorial; Tavis Smiley on Obama’s Arizona Memorial Speech, Martin Luther King and Hate in America; Icelandic Parliamentarian Calls U.S. Subpoena of Her Twitter Account over WikiLeaks Involvement “Disturbing.” Today’s Headlines     * Thousands Mourn Arizona Shooting Victims; Giffords Opens Eyes for First Time    * … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – January 12, 2011

Tè Tremblé: Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti; Wesleyan Professor Alex Dupuy: Haiti Transformed into the “Republic of the NGOs”; Haitian Activist Patrick Elie: “Haiti is Controlled by Foreign Governments and Foreign Interests”; Haitian Writer Jean Saint-Vil: One Year After Earthquake, Haitian Population Treated as a Threat, Not an Asset; Novelist Edwidge Danticat: “Haitians Are Very … Continued