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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).
The US Role in Haiti’s Food Riots; Thousands of Delegates Tackle Climate Change Issues at UN Forum on Indigenous Issues; "Welcome to the Axis of Evil" Bolivian President Evo Morales to Paraguayan President-Elect Fernando Lugo; Up the Yangtze: Documentary Takes on Social Impact of Three Gorges Dam in China.Today’s Headlines * Clinton, Obama Set … Continued
Clinton Beats Obama by Ten Points in PA Primary; A Roundtable on the 2008 Race with Clinton Supporter Kim Gandy, Obama Supporter Bill Fletcher and McKinney Supporter Ted Glick; Sludge Tested as Lead Poisoning Fix in Poor Black Neighborhoods. Today’s Headlines * Clinton Wins Penn. Primary * Report: Almost Impossible for Obama to Lose … Continued
"Bishop of Poor" Fernando Lugo Wins Paraguayan Election, Ending 61 Years of Conservative Rule; Pentagon’s Pundits: A Look at the Defense Department’s Propaganda Program; A Soldier’s Peace: Iraq War Vet Walks 500 Miles Across Native Utah to Call for Troop Withdrawal. Today’s Headlines * Obama & Clinton Square Off in Pennsylvania * Clinton: US … Continued
An Evangelical from a Conservative Background, Dr. Rocky White is Not Your Typical Advocate for Single-Payer Healthcare; Recreate ’68: Democrats to Face Protests in Denver at Democratic National Convention; Aime Cesaire, 1913-2008: Remembering the Life and Legacy of the Black Pride Poet and Anti-Colonial Activist. Headlines * Sadr Warns of “Open War” in Iraq … Continued
Executions to Resume Following Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Lethal Injections. Great American Hypocrites: Glenn Greenwald on the Corporate Media’s Failures in the 2008 Race. No Bases for Empire: International Activists Organize Against US Foreign Bases in Their Backyards. Today’s Headlines * Report: 300,000 Iraq & Afghan Vets Suffer PTSD & Depression * Suicide Bomber … Continued
ABC News Coming Under Criticism for Focus of Obama, Clinton Debate. Nader’s Running Mate Matt Gonzalez on the Dems, the War and the Strategy for November. Law Professor Lawrence Lessig on Net Neutrality, the Rise of Google and His "Change Congress" Project to Take on Corruption in Washington. Today’s Headlines * 20 Palestinians & … Continued
War Tax Resistance: How a Portland Couple Have Refused to Pay Taxes for Over 30 Years to Protest Military Funding. Lawmakers Hold Tax Day Press Conference on Cost of Iraq War. Torture and Democracy, Part II: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture. Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in North America. … Continued
Black Ops on Green Groups: Private Security Firm Run by Fmr. Secret Service Officers Spied on Environmental Orgs for Corporate Clients. Did Burger King Target and Spy on Tomato Pickers Rights Groups? Forty Years After Founding Seattle Black Panther Chapter, Aaron Dixon Still at Forefront of Struggle for Racial Equality. Today’s Headlines * Iraq … Continued
V to the Tenth: Thousands of Women Gather in New Orleans for 10th Anniversary of Global Movement to Combat Violence Against Women. Headlines * Bush Pauses Iraq Troop Withdrawals * 10 Killed in US Attacks on Sadr City * AP Photographer Remains Imprisoned Despite Iraqi Release Order * ACLU Calls for Probe of Admin … Continued
