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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).
Johns Hopkins University Responds to Allegations Toxic Sludge Tested as Lead Poisoning Fix in Poor Black Neighborhoods; Juan Gonzalez on the Puerto Rico Primaries and a NYC Middle School’s Student Uprising Against Standardized Testing; "War, Inc.": John Cusack’s New Film Satirizes the Corruption, Profiteering and Hubris Behind the Iraq War. Headlines * Senate OKs … Continued
Mary Tillman, Mother of Slain Army Ranger and former NFL Star Pat Tillman, on Her Four-Year Quest to Expose the Military Cover-Up of Her Son’s Death by Members of His Own Unit. Headlines * 8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Attack * Iraq Boosts Purchases of US Arms * US Defends Imprisonment of Iraqi … Continued
Mary Tillman, Mother of Slain Army Ranger and former NFL Star Pat Tillman, on Her Four-Year Quest to Expose the Military Cover-Up of Her Son’s Death by Members of His Own Unit. Headlines * 8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Attack * Iraq Boosts Purchases of US Arms * US Defends Imprisonment of Iraqi … Continued
US Skips International Conference to Ban Cluster Bombs; As US Threatens Iran Over Enriching Uranium, Bush Promises to Give Enriched Uranium to Saudi Arabia; "A Jihad for Love": New Film Explores Challenges Facing Gay Muslims Worldwide; "Meet Gus Puryear: Bush’s Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship". Headlines * Sen. Obama Projected to Win … Continued
Spies for Hire: Carlyle Group to Become Owner of "One of America’s Largest Private Intelligence Armies"; Clive Stafford Smith: U.S. Holding 27,000 in Secret Overseas Prisons; Transporting Prisoners To Iraqi Jails To Avoid Media & Legal Scrutiny; Malcolm X, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965. Today’s Headlines * China Declares Three Days of … Continued
Israeli Writer-Activist Tikva Honig-Parnass, Who Fought for Israel’s Founding in 1948, on 60 Years of Palestinian Dispossession and Occupation; As Israelis Celebrate Independence and Palestinians Mark the "Nakba," a Debate with Benny Morris, Saree Makdisi and Norman Finkelstein. Headlines * China Earthquake Toll Tops 21,500 * California Supreme Court Overrules Gay Marriage Ban * … Continued
1968, 40 Years Later: Student, Worker Protests Sweep France, Leaving Indelible Mark on the Country and the World; Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the "United States of Amnesia" Today’s Headlines * China Quake Toll Hits 15,000 * Amidst Desperate Recovery Effort, Burma Could Face New Storm * 60 Killed … Continued
EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. Military Intelligence Officer Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as Target Prior to Killing of Two Journalists in 2003. Today’s Headlines * Over 12,000 Killed in Chinese Earthquake * Clinton Expected to Win in WV; Obama Looks to November * McCain Outlines Plans to Address Global Warming * Up to 700 … Continued
World Renowned Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on the Iraq War, the Bush Presidency, the War on Terror & More;81 Dead in Lebanon as Hezbollah Clashes with US-Backed Pro-Government Forces. Headlines * Oxfam: Burma on Brink of Massive Public Health Catastrophe * Junta Blocks & Delays Aid Supplies to Burma * Climate Change Group: Cyclone Is … Continued
14 Killed in Sudanese Government Bombing of Darfur Village; Free from Nigerian Military Custody, "Sweet Crude" Director Sandy Cioffi on Oil Politics in the Niger Delta; Author, Blogger Arianna Huffington on How John McCain Has Changed Since Telling Her He Didn’t Vote for Bush in 2000. Headlines * UN Chides Burma Junta for Delaying … Continued
