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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).
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
“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
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
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
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
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
