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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).
Report: Over 23,000 Business Leaders Working With FBI and Homeland Security; US Embassy in Bolivia Tells Fulbright Scholar and Peace Corps Volunteers to Spy on Venezuelans and Cubans in Bolivia; Report: U.S. Funding Opposition Groups in Bolivia; EXCLUSIVE: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on the Lawsuit Against Chevron, Eradicating Foreign Debt and Why He Says "Ecuador … Continued
Will Conservative Republicans Back McCain? Following Romney’s Departure, John McCain Appears Set to Become GOP Nominee; Examining Clinton & Obama’s Stances on the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Universal Healthcare, Privatizing Social Security and Nuclear Energy. Headlines * Mukasey Opposes Probe Into CIA’s Waterboarding * CIA’s Hayden: Private Contactors Involved in Waterboarding * After Spending $90 … Continued
With Obama-Clinton Race Deadlocked, Focus Turns to Delegates (and Superdelegates); The 9/11 Commission & Torture: How Information Gained Through Waterboarding & Harsh Interrogations Form Major Part of 9/11 Commission Report; EXCLUSIVE: Former 9/11 Commission Chief Philip Zelikow on Allegations He Secretly Allowed Karl Rove & White House to Influence 9/11 Probe. Headlines * As … Continued
After Super Tuesday, Obama and Clinton Race a Deadlock; McCain Declares Himself GOP Frontrunner; Super Tuesday Roundtable with Bill Fletcher of The Black Commentator, Sociologist Frances Fox Piven, Roberto Lovato of New America Media, and Progressive Democrats of America Director Tim Carpenter. Today’s Headlines * Clinton, Obama Trade Primary Wins; McCain Emerges as GOP … Continued
Super Tuesday: Voters Head to Polls in Biggest-Ever One-Day White House Nominating Contest; New Book Alleges 9/11 Commissioner Philip Zelikow Minimized Scrutiny of Bush Admin Failure to Prevent al-Qaeda Attack. Today’s Headlines * 4 Iraqi Relatives Killed in U.S. Raid * Super Tuesday Primary Vote Spans 24 States * Nuclear Industry Donations Favor Dems … Continued
"The Myth of a Maverick": Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain;Former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney Seeks Presidency as Green Party Nominee. Today’s Headlines * Bush Proposes Highest Military Budget Since World War II * 9 Iraqi Civilians Killed in U.S. Attack * U.S., Iraq Open Talks on Bi-lateral Compact * Obama Narrows Clinton … Continued
Democratic Presidential Nomination Could Hinge on Divided Latino Vote; Taxi to the Dark Side: Oscar-Nominated Documentary Film Explores U.S. Abuses in "War on Terror". Headlines * Study: 1 Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by U.S. Invasion * 64 Killed in Baghdad Bombing * Bush Budget Seeks Massive Cuts to Medicare * Clinton, Obama Hold Final … Continued
At Senate Hearing, Attorney General Michael Mukasey Refuses to Say if Waterboarding is Torture, Illegal; Edwards’s Campaign Manager Bonior Explains Sudden Departure from Presidential Race; Ralph Nader Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee to Mull ’08 Run.Headlines * Edwards, Giuliani Exit Presidential Race * Carter Praises Obama Campaign, Criticizes Clinton * Mukasey Refuses Senate Calls to … Continued
As McCain Wins Florida Primary, Ex-Frontrunner Giuliani Expected to Quit GOP Race; Pakistani Opposition Leader Imran Khan on Musharraf, Bhutto, and How the U.S. Has Undermined Pakistani Democracy. Today’s Headlines * After Promised Withdrawals, U.S. Occupation of Iraq Could Be Larger Than Before “Surge” * Bush Asserts Right to Ignore Law Barring Funds for … Continued
Kathleen Newman & Barbara Ehrenreich: Bush Has Ignored the Working Poor and Failed to Address Growing Economic InequalityBush Touts Outcome of Iraq Troop "Surge," Repeats Threats Against IranBush Urges Congress to Grant Immunity to Major Telecom Corporations & Permanently OK Warrantless Domestic Surveillance Today’s Headlines * Bush Defends Iraq Surge and Issues New Warning … Continued
