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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
- Headlines
- Change or More of the Same? Obama Introduces National Security Team
- Chevron Cleared in 1998 Shooting Deaths of Protesters in Niger Delta
- Israeli Reporter Amira Hass Forced Out of Gaza by Hamas, Detained by Israeli Police For Entering Gaza Without Permit
Monday, December 01, 2008
- Headlines
- Toll From Deadly, Coordinated Mumbai Attacks Tops 170, Two Top Indian Officials Resign, Tensions Rise Between India and Pakistan
- Wal-Mart Worker Crushed to Death in Early Morning Stampede of Shoppers on Black Friday
Friday, November 28, 2008
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Amy Goodman’s New Column, “Chevron in the White House”
President-elect Barack Obama introduced his principal national-security Cabinet selections to the world Monday and left no doubt that he intends to start his administration on a war footing. Perhaps the least well known among them is retired Marine Gen. James Jones, Obama’s pick for national security adviser. The position is crucial—think of the power that Henry Kissinger wielded in Richard Nixon’s White House. A look into who James Jones is sheds a little light on the Obama campaign’s promise of “Change We Can Believe In.”
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Amy Goodman’s New Column, “Tutu, Obama and the Middle East”
As President-elect Barack Obama focuses on the meltdown of the U.S. economy, another fire is burning: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You may not have heard much lately about the disaster in the Gaza Strip. That silence is intentional: The Israeli government has barred international journalists from entering the occupied territory.
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“A View From the South”
Evo Morales knows about “change you can believe in.” He also knows what happens when a powerful elite is forced to make changes it doesn’t want.
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“President Obama Can Redeem the White House”
Alice Walker is the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. But Monday, I called her to talk about a true story. The Obamas had just visited the White House. The first African-American elected president of the United States had visited his soon-to-be residence, a house built by slaves.
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Amy Goodman on CNN Newsroom, November 10, 2008
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Anjali Kamat’s New Column: “Change We Can Believe In?”
Democracy Now! producer Anjali Kamat writes, “To all those for whom America has represented generations of racial injustice, the election of America’s first Black president marks the beginning of a new era…But unless the inspired millions who brought him to power continue to believe their demands matter and insist on holding him accountable each step of the way, it will be Obama’s corporate and hawkish friends who determine the domestic and foreign policies of the coming administration and our collective future.”
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“Organizer in Chief”
You could almost hear the world’s collective sigh of relief. This year’s U.S. presidential election was a global event in every sense. Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white Kansan mother, who grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii, represents to so many a living bridge—between continents and cultures.
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Studs Terkel, 1912-2008
The legendary radio broadcaster, writer and oral historian Studs Terkel has died at the age of 96 in Chicago. Over the years Terkel has been a regular guest on Democracy Now!In 2005, Studs Terkel appeared on Democracy Now! shortly after undergoing open heart surgery. He told Amy Goodman, “My curiosity is what saw me through. What would the world be like, or will there be a world? And so, that’s my epitaph. I have it all set. Curiosity did not kill this cat. And it’s curiosity, I think, that has saved me thus far.”
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Headlines
- Bush Pushes New Saudi Arms Deal During Visit to Kingdom
- Saudi Arabia & Egypt Criticized for Jailing Dissident Bloggers
- Israeli Forces Kill 17 Palestinians Hours After “Peace” Talks
- U.S. to Send 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan
- Romney Campaigns in Michigan Against Making Cars More Fuel Efficient
- Judge Orders MSNBC to Allow Kucinich to Debate
- Citigroup to Lay Off up to 30,000; Sprint & EMI Plan Mass Layoffs Too
- Report: U.S.-Backed Exit Polls Show Opposition Won Kenyan Election
- U.S. Spy Chief Wants Authority to Monitor All Internet Traffic
- Britain to Implant Prisoners With Spychips
- Mitt Romney’s Former Investment Fund to Buy Clear Channel
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Bush Visits Saudi Arabia as U.S. Plans Sale of 900 Missiles to Kingdom
The Bush administration has announced plans to sell Saudi Arabia around $120 million in sophisticated bombs. The sale would come as part of the White House’s $20 billion military aid package to its Gulf allies. The announcement came as President Bush began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia for meetings with Saudi King Abdullah. We speak with Craig Unger, author of “House of Bush, House of Saud.” [includes rush transcript]
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EXCLUSIVE...Brother of Jailed Cameraman Sami Al-Haj Says Continued Gitmo Imprisonment Part of U.S. "Political Operation Against Al Jazeera"
In an exclusive interview, we speak with Asim Al-Haj, the brother of jailed Al Jazeera cameraman, Sami Al-Haj. Sami has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay without charge for nearly six years. Speaking from Khartoum, Sudan, Asim says, “Sami Al-Haj is a victim of a political operation against Al Jazeera, which Washington does not approve of.” [includes rush transcript]
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Race, Politics, Dr. King and the Primaries in South Carolina
On the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s birthday, we take a look at how Dr. King’s life and legacy have factored into this year’s Democratic presidential race. And we examine the upcoming Democratic primary in South Carolina, the first state to hold a primary or caucus with a sizable black population. South Carolina has a long history as a battleground in the civil rights struggle. [includes rush transcript]
