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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).
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
Did Baby Doc Duvalier Return to Haiti to Pressure Préval in the Election?; Gaza Doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish Two Years After Israeli Attack that Killed 3 Daughters & Niece: “As Long as I am Breathing, They are with Me. I Will Never Forget.” Today’s Headlines * House-Controlled GOP to Vote on Healthcare Repeal * Chinese … Continued
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
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
Former Classmate of Jared Loughner: “He Was Definitely Off…He Didn’t Have the Same Stability Apparent in Most People”; Jared Loughner, Mental Illness and How Budget Cuts Have Slashed Behavioral Health Services in Arizona; In Wake of Giffords Shooting, Will the Arizona Legislature Continue to Relax Gun Control Laws?; Dr. Richard Carmona: Nonpartisan Solutions Needed in … Continued
“Politics in Arizona Have Become Fueled by Hate…Driven by Anger”: Rep. Raúl Grijalva on Shooting of Giffords; Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik: “People Who Are Mentally Unstable Are Susceptible to the Rhetoric Going on in this Country”; Jeff Biggers: Arizona Facing “Lethal Combination” of “Hate-Filled Speech” and “Dangerous and Easy Access to Weapons”; Chip Berlet … Continued
