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Nabeel Rajab on Obamas Unannounced Meeting With Top Bahrain Leader & Muted Criticism of Crackdown mediagrrl9 2011-06-09 | DemocracyNow.org - Amidst an intensifying crackdown on anti-government protesters in the tiny Gulf island Kingdom of Bahrain, President Obama met Tuesday with Crown Prince Salman bin Isa al-Khalifa, a visit that was not announced beforehand. Democracy Now! interviews Nabeel Rajab, president of Bahrain's Center for Human Rights, based in Manama. "We do not see anything that makes us optimistic that the government has the willingness to go for a dialogue with the opposition and to listen to the grievances and demands of the people," says Rajab, noting that soldiers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bahrain continue to arrest protesters and the doctors treating those injured during pro-democracy demonstrations. For the podcast, transcript, and for additional reports on Bahrain in the Democracy Now! archives, visit http://www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Dr. Gabor Maté: Obama Admin Should Heed Global Panels Call to End Failed U.S.-Led Drug War mediagrrl9 2011-06-06 | DemocracyNow.org - A high-level international panel has concluded the so-called "war on drugs" has failed and that governments should consider legalizing substances, including marijuana. The Global Commission on Drug Policy is comprised of 19 members, including several former heads of state. The Office of National Drug Control Policy at the White House has refuted the findings of the commission's report. Democracy Now! interviews Dr. Gabor Maté, a Canadian physician and best-selling author of four books including, "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction." "On any level you care to name, the war on drugs is a failure," Dr. Maté says. For the podcast, transcript and more Democracy Now! coverage of the "War on Drugs", visit http://www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Stuart Hanlon & Ed Boyer on the Life of Former LA Black Panther leader Geronimo Jijaga Pratt. 2 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-06 | Democracy Now! reports on the life of former political prisoner, Geronimo Jijaga Pratt, who died in Tanzania on Thursday. In 1972, Pratt was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Caroline Olsen for which he spent 27 years in prison, eight of those in solitary confinement. He was released in 1997 after a judge vacated his conviction. The trial to win his freedom revealed that the Los Angeles Black Panther leader was a target of the FBI's counter-intelligence program, or COINTELPRO. Democracy Now! broadcasts a 2000 interview with Pratt and one of his attorneys, Johnnie Cochran Jr. To comment on his life, Democracy Now! speak with his friend and former attorney, Stuart Hanlon, and with Ed Boyer, the Los Angeles Times reporter who helped expose his innocence. Watch Part 1 of 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW297Mhr2eA "The FBI followed Geronimo every second almost of his life. They knew he was in Oakland at the time of the homicide," says Hanlon. "When we started litigating this, rather than turning it over, for the first time anyone can remember, FBI wiretaps disappeared. Of course they knew where he was. It did not matter what the truth was, because he was the bad guy. The truth had to take second place, even in the courtroom." Pratt ultimately won a $4.5 million civil rights settlement against the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department. For the podcast, transcript and to access the Democracy Now! archives, visit http://www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Stuart Hanlon & Ed Boyer on the Life of Former LA Black Panther leader Geronimo Jijaga Pratt. 1 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-06 | Democracy Now! reports on the life of former political prisoner, Geronimo Jijaga Pratt, who died in Tanzania on Thursday. In 1972, Pratt was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Caroline Olsen for which he spent 27 years in prison, eight of those in solitary confinement. He was released in 1997 after a judge vacated his conviction. The trial to win his freedom revealed that the Los Angeles Black Panther leader was a target of the FBI's counter-intelligence program, or COINTELPRO. Democracy Now! broadcasts a 2000 interview with Pratt and one of his attorneys, Johnnie Cochran Jr. To comment on his life, Democracy Now! speak with his friend and former attorney, Stuart Hanlon, and with Ed Boyer, the Los Angeles Times reporter who helped expose his innocence. Watch Part 2 of 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwUmpp-oJgw "The FBI followed Geronimo every second almost of his life. They knew he was in Oakland at the time of the homicide," says Hanlon. "When we started litigating this, rather than turning it over, for the first time anyone can remember, FBI wiretaps disappeared. Of course they knew where he was. It did not matter what the truth was, because he was the bad guy. The truth had to take second place, even in the courtroom." Pratt ultimately won a $4.5 million civil rights settlement against the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department. For the podcast, transcript and to access the Democracy Now! archives, visit http://www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Abdul Ghani al Iryani Comments on the Situation in Yemen as President Saleh Leaves to Saudi Arabia mediagrrl9 2011-06-06 | DemocracyNow.org -Democracy Now! interviews Abdul Ghani al Iryani, a political analyst and co-founder of the Democratic Awakening Movement, about the current situation in Yemen. Thousands of Yemenis are rejoicing at the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The embattled leader is reportedly in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment after being injured in a rocket attack on his presidential compound on Friday. He temporarily ceded power to his vice president on Saturday night, his nephew remains in command of the Central Security paramilitary forces, and his son, Ahmad Ali Abdullah Saleh, still heads the elite Republican Guard.For the podcast, transcript and more Democracy Now! reports on the popular uprising in Yemen, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/yemenFOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Monday, June 6, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-06-06 | DemocracyNow.org -This is the summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Monday, June 6, 2011.For today's entire show and podcast, visit http://www.democracynow.org.FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Friday, June 3, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-06-03 | DemocracyNow.org -This is the summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Friday, June 3, 2011.For today's entire show and podcast, visit http://www.democracynow.org.FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Kim Ives & Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Cables that Reveal Secret History of U.S. Bullying in Haiti mediagrrl9 2011-06-03 | DemocracyNow.org - The Nation magazine, in partnership with the Haitian weekly newspaper, Haïti Liberté, has launched a series of reports based on more than 19,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. Democracy Now! interviews the report authors, Kim Ives and Dan Coughlin, both longtime Haiti correspondents. Called "The PetroCaribe Files," the series begins with an exposé of how the United States—with pressure from Exxon and Chevron—tried to interfere with an oil agreement between Haiti and Venezuela that would save Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, $100 million per year. "It is really amazing to see an ambassador pushing around a president, and all his officials telling them what to do, trying to tell them what Haiti's interests are. It is the epitome of arrogance," says Ives. For the podcast, transcripts and for Democracy Now!'s vast news archive on reports about Haiti, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/3/wikileaks_cables_reveal_secret_history_of FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Seymour Hersh on the Arab Spring, Disaster US Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Part 1 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-03 | DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! asks veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh to assess the popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa amidst ongoing U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Despite touted gains and an upcoming U.S. military withdrawal deadline in Iraq, Hersh says: "Whatever you're hearing, Iraq is going bad ... It's sectarian war, and the big question will be whether we pull out or not." On the uprisings, Hersh says Saudi Arabia—fearing an overthrow of the regional order—is driving the embattled regimes' attempts to crush the protests. For the transcript, podcast, and the extended interview with Seymour Hersh, visit :list today's date URL Democracy Now! News Archive With Reports on Popular Uprisings Across Middle East and North Africa: http://www.democracynow.org/tags/rolling_rebellions FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Seymour Hersh on the Arab Spring, Disaster US Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Part 2 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-03 | DemocracyNow.org -Democracy Now! asks veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh to assess the popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa amidst ongoing U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Despite touted gains and an upcoming U.S. military withdrawal deadline in Iraq, Hersh says: "Whatever you're hearing, Iraq is going bad ... It's sectarian war, and the big question will be whether we pull out or not." On the uprisings, Hersh says Saudi Arabia—fearing an overthrow of the regional order—is driving the embattled regimes' attempts to crush the protests.For the transcript, podcast, and the extended interview with Seymour Hersh, visit :list today's date URLDemocracy Now! News Archive With Reports on Popular Uprisings Across Middle East and North Africa: http://www.democracynow.org/tags/rolling_rebellionsFOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Seymour Hersh: Despite Intelligence Rejecting Iran Nuclear Threat, US May Be Headed for Iraq Redux mediagrrl9 2011-06-03 | DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh about his latest article for the New Yorker magazine, "Iran and the Bomb: How Real is the Nuclear Threat?", in which he reports that the United States might attack Iran based on distorted estimates of Iran's nuclear and military threat—just like it did with Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq. Hersh reveals that despite using Iranian informants and cutting edge surveillance technology, U.S. officials have been unable to find decisive evidence that Iran has been moving enriched uranium to an underground weapon-making center. For the podcast, transcript and more information about Democracy Now!, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/3/seymour_hersh_despite_intelligence_rejecting_iran FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Freed Journalist Dorothy Parvaz Describes Her Syrian Detention & the Assad Regimes Brutal Crackdown mediagrrl9 2011-06-02 | DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! interviews Al Jazeera correspondent Dorothy Parvaz, who disappeared for 19 days when she flew to Damascus to cover the Syrian popular uprising at the end of April. Parvaz was jailed in a Syrian prison, where she underwent interrogation and witnessed the abuse of pro-democracy protesters. She was ultimately deported to Iran, where she was detained again and then finally released. Parvaz describes her terrifying detainment and the unfolding human rights crisis in Syria. For the podcast, transcript and for additional Democracy Now! reports on the situation in Syria, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/syria FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Gretchen Morgenson on Democracy Now! about Financial Crisis & New book, Reckless Endangerment 2 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-02 | DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! interviews New York Times business reporter Gretchen Morgenson about her investigations on the causes of the financial crisis. She has co-authored a new book with Joshua Rosner called, "Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, And Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon." "I think there is a genuine sense out there that there are two sets of rules: One for big and powerful institutions that are deemed to be too powerful to fail, and the rest of us, Main Street," says Morgenson, who has written extensively on how the U.S. government has failed to prosecute any of the top figures who played a role in the economic crash. Watch Part 2: This is an excerpt from a longer interview with Joshua Rosner. To watch the entire interview and for the complete transcript, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/2/reckless_endangerment_how_outsized_ambition_greed FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Gretchen Morgenson on Democracy Now! about Financial Crisis & New book, Reckless Endangerment 1 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-02 | DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! interviews New York Times business reporter Gretchen Morgenson about her investigations on the causes of the financial crisis. She has co-authored a new book with Joshua Rosner called, "Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, And Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon." "I think there is a genuine sense out there that there are two sets of rules: One for big and powerful institutions that are deemed to be too powerful to fail, and the rest of us, Main Street," says Morgenson, who has written extensively on how the U.S. government has failed to prosecute any of the top figures who played a role in the economic crash. Watch Part 2: This is an excerpt from a longer interview with Joshua Rosner. To watch the entire interview and for the complete transcript, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/2/reckless_endangerment_how_outsized_ambition_greed FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Thursday, June 2, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-06-02 | This is a summary of national and global news headlines for Thursday, June 2 as reported on Democracy Now! FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Iona Craig Reports from Sanaa: Clashes Spread Across Yemen Raising Fears of Civil War mediagrrl9 2011-06-02 | DemocracyNow.org -Democracy Now! interviews independent journalist Iona Craig, who is reporting from the Yemeni capital city of Sana'a. Clashes are continuing across Yemen in the growing conflict over President Ali Abdullah Saleh's refusal to step down. At least 15 people were reportedly killed in overnight clashes in Sana'a. Dozens have been killed since Monday, when artillery explosions and machine-gun fire shattered a tenuous cease-fire that lasted less than 48 hours.See the Democracy Now! news archive for additional reports on the situation in Yemen: http://www.democracynow.org/tags/yemenFOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Gretchen Morgenson & Joshua Rosner on Democracy Now! on the Causes of the Financial Crisis. 2 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-02 | DemocracyNow.org - A prominent Wall Street analyst predicted this week that not a single top executive at Goldman Sachs will face criminal prosecution for the company's role in causing the financial meltdown of 2008. "I think there is a genuine sense out there that there are two sets of rules: One for big and powerful institutions that are deemed to be too powerful to fail, and the rest of us, Main Street," says Gretchen Morgenson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times business reporter who has written extensively on how the U.S. government has failed to prosecute any of the top figures who played a role in the economic crash. Democracy Now! interviews Morgenson and Joshua Rosner about their new book, "Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, And Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon." For the transcripts and for more Democracy Now! interviews about the financial collapse, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/2/reckless_endangerment_how_outsized_ambition_greed FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Gretchen Morgenson & Joshua Rosner on Democracy Now! on the Causes of the Financial Crisis. 1 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-02 | DemocracyNow.org - A prominent Wall Street analyst predicted this week that not a single top executive at Goldman Sachs will face criminal prosecution for the company's role in causing the financial meltdown of 2008. "I think there is a genuine sense out there that there are two sets of rules: One for big and powerful institutions that are deemed to be too powerful to fail, and the rest of us, Main Street," says Gretchen Morgenson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times business reporter who has written extensively on how the U.S. government has failed to prosecute any of the top figures who played a role in the economic crash. Democracy Now! interviews Morgenson and Joshua Rosner about their new book, "Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, And Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon." For the transcripts and for more Democracy Now! interviews about the financial collapse, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/2/reckless_endangerment_how_outsized_ambition_greed FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Rodolfo Pastor, Former Honduran Minister: US Undoubtedly Played Central Role in Zelaya Coup. 2 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-01 | DemocracyNow.org - After masked soldiers kidnapped the democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya on June 28, 2009, hundreds of Hondurans, fearing for their lives, went into exile. Zelaya's former minister of culture, Rodolfo Pastor, was one of them. Democracy Now! spoke to him in Tegucigalpa over the weekend while reporting on the return trip of Zelaya to Honduras. Watch Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O9xUzVMqmE After he fled Honduras, Pastor joined Harvard University as a visiting professor where he taught courses on Latin American history. Now back in Honduras, Pastor says he is certain the United States helped engineer the coup.
Rodolfo Pastor, Former Honduran Minister: US Undoubtedly Played Central Role in Zelaya Coup. 1 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-06-01 | DemocracyNow.org - After masked soldiers kidnapped the democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya on June 28, 2009, hundreds of Hondurans, fearing for their lives, went into exile. Zelaya's former minister of culture, Rodolfo Pastor, was one of them. Democracy Now! spoke to him in Tegucigalpa over the weekend while reporting on the return trip of Zelaya to Honduras. Watch Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEhBNmYcfeEAfter he fled Honduras, Pastor joined Harvard University as a visiting professor where he taught courses on Latin American history. Now back in Honduras, Pastor says he is certain the United States helped engineer the coup.
Manuel Zelaya: Democracy Now! Exclusive Interview on US Role in His Ouster From Honduras. 3 of 3 mediagrrl9 2011-06-01 | DemocracyNow.org -Democracy Now! continues its coverage of the historic return of ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, who on June 28, 2009, was kidnapped at gunpoint and put on a plane to Costa Rica in a coup orchestrated in part by two generals trained in the United States. Scores of peasants, teachers, journalists, farmers have been assassinated since the coup. This week 87 U.S. Congress members sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling for the suspension of aid to the Honduran military and police until steps are taken to hold security forces accountable for human rights abuses. "Defense and security forces have to exist," Zelaya says in an interview with Democracy Now! at his home in Tegucigalpa. "But violence always will be the worst method in order to correct either political or social problems. Poverty and corruption cannot be battled with more arms, but with more democracy."Click here to watch the first 2 parts of the interview: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/31/out_of_exile_exclusive_report_onFor additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/hondurasFOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Xiomara Castro, Wife of Manuel Zelaya, on Returning to Honduras & Her Rumored Bid for the Presidency mediagrrl9 2011-06-01 | DemocracyNow.org - Much of the buzz surrounding Manuel Zelaya's return to Honduras centered on whether his wife, Xiomara Castro, will run for president. During a press conference on Sunday, Zelaya said, "The one who is engaged in politics is the first lady. I'm just a simple citizen." In an interview with Democracy Now! in Honduras, Castro addresses the prospect of seeking office and her thoughts upon returning from exile. For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Wednesday, June 1, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-06-01 | DemocracyNow.org -This is the summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.For today's entire show and podcast, visit http://www.democracynow.org.FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Adrienne Pine on Manuel Zelayas Return: Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in Honduras mediagrrl9 2011-06-01 | DemocracyNow.org - Manuel Zelaya's return has raised hopes of a Honduran reconciliation and a re-admission to the Organization of American States. But Adrienne Pine, an American University professor who has worked extensively in Honduras, says the country is no closer to reconciliation than it was in the months following the June 2009 coup. "In order for their to be reconciliation, there needs to be justice," Pine says in an interview with Democracy Now! over the weekend in Honduras, "The ongoing state violence needs to end." She recently wrote an article called, "Zelaya's Return: Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in Honduras."For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/hondurasFOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Father Roy Bourgeois on Democracy Now!: Honduran Coup Leaders Trained at U.S. School of Americas mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | DemocracyNow.org - In an exclusive report on the return trip of ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, Democracy Now! interviews Father Roy Bourgeois of the group, School of the Americas Watch, about the role U.S.-trained generals played in the 2009 coup. "This military coup had real connections to the School of the Americas. The two top generals, the key players in this military coup—the head of the air force, the head of the army—were graduates of the School of the Americas," Bourgeois says. Bourgeois was invited to joined the party accompanying Zelaya back to Honduras on May 29. He said he made the trip "to express our support and solidarity with the people of Honduras, who really are living under intense repression." For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Manuel Zelaya Discusses the WikiLeaks Cables About the U.S. Ties to the Honduran Military Coup mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | DemocracyNow.org - In an exclusive interview, Democracy Now! talks with ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, about the military coup d'edtat against in June 2009. He discusses what he learned about the coup after WikiLeaks published classified U.S. diplomatic cables about Honduras. Zelaya talks about why he believes the United States was behind the coup, and what exactly happened on June 28, 2009, when hooded Honduran soldiers kidnapped him at gunpoint and put him on a plane to Costa Rica, stopping to refuel at Palmerola, the U.S. military base in Honduras. "This coup d'etat was made by the right-wing of the United States," Zelaya says. "The U.S. State Department has always denied, and continues to deny, their any ties with the government with the coup d'etat. Nevertheless, all of the proof incriminates the U.S. government. And all of the actions that were taken by the de facto regime, or the contista regime which are those who carried out the coup. And is to make favor of the industrial policies and the military policies and the financial policies of the United States in Honduras." For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Manuel Zelayas Son Hector: Honduran Resistance Helped Pave the Way For Our Return (Democracy Now!) mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | Democracy Now! interviews Héctor Zelaya, son of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, as he accompanies his father home after the military coup d'état that led to his ouster on June 28, 2009. "I [cannot] think of any president that went into exile and defeated the exile in the first two years. I'm grateful for our people and all the resistance in my country," Héctor Zelaya says. "Because of their fight against the coup and getting their rights and fighting for their rights, we have our president back in his country and back in his house." For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Manuel Zelaya: Democracy Now! Exclusive Interview on US Role in His Ouster From Honduras. 1 of 3 mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | Democracy Now - Shortly after Manuel Zelaya returned to his home this weekend for the first time since the 2009 military coup d'etat, he sat down with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman for an exclusive interview. He talks about why he believes the United States was behind the coup, and what exactly happened on June 28, 2009, when hooded Honduran soldiers kidnapped him at gunpoint and put him on a plane to Costa Rica, stopping to refuel at Palmerola, the U.S. military base in Honduras. "This coup d'etat was made by the right-wing of the United States," Zelaya says. "The U.S. State Department has always denied, and continues to deny, their any ties with the government with the coup d'etat. Nevertheless, all of the proof incriminates the U.S. government." Watch Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuOsAG3Pyjc "And all of the actions that were taken by the de facto regime, or the contista regime which are those who carried out the coup. And is to make favor of the industrial policies and the military policies and the financial policies of the United States in Honduras," Zelaya says. For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Manuel Zelaya: Democracy Now! Exclusive Interview on US Role in His Ouster From Honduras. 2 of 3 mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | Democracy Now - Shortly after Manuel Zelaya returned to his home this weekend for the first time since the 2009 military coup d'etat, he sat down with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman for an exclusive interview. He talks about why he believes the United States was behind the coup, and what exactly happened on June 28, 2009, when hooded Honduran soldiers kidnapped him at gunpoint and put him on a plane to Costa Rica, stopping to refuel at Palmerola, the U.S. military base in Honduras. Watch Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k_Ndp7VirU "This coup d'etat was made by the right-wing of the United States," Zelaya says. "The U.S. State Department has always denied, and continues to deny, their any ties with the government with the coup d'etat. Nevertheless, all of the proof incriminates the U.S. government. And all of the actions that were taken by the de facto regime, or the contista regime which are those who carried out the coup. And is to make favor of the industrial policies and the military policies and the financial policies of the United States in Honduras." Watch Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1bI_zdg0oM For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Exclusive Democracy Now! Report on Flight Home of Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. 1 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | A Democracy Now! global broadcast exclusive takes you on the plane of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya as he, and his family, return home after almost two years in exile. Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman interviews Zelaya, ousted Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas, Honduran exile Rene Guillermo Amador, and former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba, one of the many representatives of Latin American countries who accompanied Zelaya home. Also interviewed is Father Roy Bourgeois of School of the Americas Watch on the role U.S.-trained generals played in the 2009 coup. For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Exclusive Democracy Now! Report on Flight Home of Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. 2 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | A Democracy Now! global broadcast exclusive takes you on the plane of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya as he, and his family, return home after almost two years in exile. Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman interviews Zelaya, ousted Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas, Honduran exile Rene Guillermo Amador, and former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba, one of the many representatives of Latin American countries who accompanied Zelaya home. Also interviewed is Father Roy Bourgeois of School of the Americas Watch on the role U.S.-trained generals played in the 2009 coup. For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Pichu Zelaya Recalls the Honduran Militarys Brutal Kidnapping of Her Father Manuel Zelaya in 2009 mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | In the early morning hours of June 28, 2009, masked soldiers raided the Zelaya home. President Zelaya's daughter Xiomara Hortensia "Pichu" Zelaya hid under the bed as soldiers fired shots into the home. She soon went into exile and hadn't seen her home until Saturday. "When my dad heard the gunshots, he went out of his room and went to my room and told me to get dressed up because the military were coming," Pichu Zelaya says in an exclusive interview with Democracy Now! "And I heard the gunshots and everything. He told me to hide." For additional reports from Democracy Now! exclusive report on the return of ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, to Honduras, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/honduras FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Tuesday, May 31, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-05-31 | DemocracyNow.org - This is the summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. For the video/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, and for today's entire show, visit http://www.democracynow.org. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Friday, May 27, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-05-27 | DemocracyNow.org - This is the summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Friday, May 27, 2011. For the video/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, and for today's entire show, visit http://www.democracynow.org. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Eli Pariser on His New Book, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. Part 2 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-05-27 | DemocracyNow.org - The Internet is increasingly becoming an echo-chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. Democracy Now! interviews Eli Pariser, author of "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You." When some users search the word "Egypt" they may get the latest news about the revolution, others might only see search results about Egyptian vacations. The top 50 websites collect an average of 64 bits of personal information each time we visit—and then custom-designs their sites to conform to our perceived preferences. What impact will these online filters have on the future of democracy? "Take news about the war in Afghanistan. When you talk to people who run news websites, they will tell you, stories about the war in Afghanistan don't perform very well, they don't get a lot of clicks--people don't flock to them. And yet, this is arguably one of the most important issues facing the country," says Pariser. "But it will never make it through these filters. Especially on Facebook, this is a problem because the way that information is transmitted on Facebook is with the 'Like' button. And the 'Like' button has a very particular balance. It is easy to click 'Like' on 'I just ran a marathon' or 'I baked a really awesome cake.' It is very hard to click 'Like' on 'War in Afghanistan enters its 10th year.'" Watch Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGxuA3YXPxU To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for additional reports on Afghanistan, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/27/eli_pariser_on_the_filter_bubble FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Sandra Steingraber on the Health Crisis Surrounding Natural Gas Extraction mediagrrl9 2011-05-27 | DemocracyNow.org - About 30 states allow hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the natural gas drilling process that injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals deep into the earth in order to break up shale rock and release natural gas. New York has imposed a partial moratorium on the drilling process pending the outcome of an environmental impact study this July. Yesterday, New York state lawmakers held a hearing on the health impacts of fracking, an issue that until now has received little media attention. Democracy Now! interviews Sandra Steingraber, a biologist who testified at the hearing. She is author of "Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis." To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for additional reports about the human and environmental risks associated natural gas extraction and fracking, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/natural_gas_drilling FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Eli Pariser on His New Book, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. Part 1 of 2 mediagrrl9 2011-05-27 | DemocracyNow.org - The Internet is increasingly becoming an echo-chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. Democracy Now! interviews Eli Pariser, author of "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You." When some users search the word "Egypt" they may get the latest news about the revolution, others might only see search results about Egyptian vacations. The top 50 websites collect an average of 64 bits of personal information each time we visit—and then custom-designs their sites to conform to our perceived preferences. What impact will these online filters have on the future of democracy? "Take news about the war in Afghanistan. When you talk to people who run news websites, they will tell you, stories about the war in Afghanistan don't perform very well, they don't get a lot of clicks--people don't flock to them. And yet, this is arguably one of the most important issues facing the country," says Pariser. "But it will never make it through these filters. Especially on Facebook, this is a problem because the way that information is transmitted on Facebook is with the 'Like' button. And the 'Like' button has a very particular balance. It is easy to click 'Like' on 'I just ran a marathon' or 'I baked a really awesome cake.' It is very hard to click 'Like' on 'War in Afghanistan enters its 10th year.'" Watch Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rILCNjzxDHo To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for additional reports on Afghanistan, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/27/eli_pariser_on_the_filter_bubble FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
John Nichols on The Battle For Wisconsin: Court Strikes Down Gov. Scott Walkers Anti-Union Bill mediagrrl9 2011-05-27 | DemocracyNow.org -A Wisconsin judge has struck down Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting law because Republican legislators failed to provide sufficient public notice before passing the measure in March. The law sharply curbs nearly all collective bargaining rights of state employees. Democracy Now! interviews John Nichols of The Nation magazine on the future of the bill, Wisconsin's repressive new Voter ID bill, and Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget proposals to overhaul Medicare and Medicaid.To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for additional reports about the Wisconsin anti-union bill, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/us_labor_protestsFOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Dr. Deb Richter on Vermonts Single-Payer Healthcare Bill to Be Signed Into Law (Democracy Now!) mediagrrl9 2011-05-26 | DemocracyNow.org -Today Vermont is set to make history by becoming the first state in the nation to offer universal, single payer healthcare when Gov. Peter Shumlin signs its healthcare reform bill into law. The Vermont plan, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will attempt to stem rising medical care prices and provide universal coverage. We speak with Dr. Deb Richter, President of Vermont Health Care For All. She moved from Buffalo, New York, to Vermont in 1999 to advocate for a universal, single-payer healthcare system in the state. Gov. Shumlin calls her the "backbone" of the grassroots effort that helped persuade the Democratic-led state Legislature to pass the bill this spring.Guest: Dr. Deb Richter President of Vermont Health Care For All. She practices family medicine in Montpelier, Vermont, and is a past president of Physicians for a National Health Program.To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for Democracy Now!'s vast news archive on reports about Vermont and health care, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/26/vermont_poised_to_become_1st_stateFOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Maria Carrion & Ivan Martinoz on Pro-Democracy, Toma la Plaza!, Protests Spreading Across Spain mediagrrl9 2011-05-26 | DemocracyNow.org - "We are making the world a more violent and dynamic place ... that is what global warming is about," says environmentalist Bill McKibben on Democracy Now! May 26. So far, 2011 has already become the deadliest year for tornado outbreaks in the United States since 1953 with more than 500 people killed. While audiences are seeing the warning "severe weather" increasingly flash across TV screens, little connection has been made to the role humans have played in driving climate change. McKibben is the founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org and has a new article out called, "A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never!" He is also the author of many books including, "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet." To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for Democracy Now!'s vast news archive on reports about Spain, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/26/toma_la_plaza_frustration_with_unemployment FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Thursday, May 26, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-05-26 | DemocracyNow.org - This is the summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Thursday, May 26, 2011. For the video/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, and for today's entire show, visit http://www.democracynow.org. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Bill McKibben: Devastating Extreme Weather is Linked to Human Caused-Climate Change (Democracy Now!) mediagrrl9 2011-05-26 | DemocracyNow.org - "We are making the world a more violent and dynamic place ... that is what global warming is about," says environmentalist Bill McKibben on Democracy Now! May 26. So far, 2011 has already become the deadliest year for tornado outbreaks in the United States since 1953 with more than 500 people killed. While audiences are seeing the warning "severe weather" increasingly flash across TV screens, little connection has been made to the role humans have played in driving climate change. McKibben is the founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org and has a new article out called, "A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never!" He is also the author of many books including, "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet." To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for Democracy Now!'s vast news archive on reports about climate change, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/climate_change FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Rae Abileah of CodePink on Disrupting Netanyahus Congress Speech: Hes the Main Obstacle to Peace mediagrrl9 2011-05-25 | DemocracyNow.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech was warmly received by Democrats and Republicans in Congress on Tuesday. According to ABC News, Netanyahu received 29 standing ovations during his address—four more than President Obama received during his State of the Union address earlier in the year. However, there was at least one dissenting voice inside the halls of Congress on Tuesday. That was Rae Abileah, a Jewish-American activist of Israeli descent with the group CodePink disrupting Netanayahu. Standing in the Congressional gallery, she yelled, "No more occupation, stop Israel war crimes, equal rights for Palestinians, occupation is indefensible." As she screamed, members in the audience tackled her to the ground, and undercover security forces later dragged her outside. She was taken to George Washington University Hospital where she was treated for neck and shoulder injuries. At the hospital, police arrested Abileah and charged her with disorderly conduct for disrupting Congress. Abileah's protest came as part a week-long series of actions organized by CodePink called Move Over AIPAC. We speak to Abileah about why she used non-violent civil disobedience to disrupt Netanayahu's speech. To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for more Democracy Now!'s archives of reports on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/25 FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Democracy Now! News Headlines for Wednesday, May 25, 2011 mediagrrl9 2011-05-25 | DemocracyNow.org - This is the summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. For the video/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, and for today's entire show, visit http://www.democracynow.org. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Juan Gonzalez on Harvest of Empire: New Updated Edition on the History of Latinos in America mediagrrl9 2011-05-25 | DemocracyNow.org - Juan Gonzalez discusses the history of Latinos in the United States and how it relates to U.S. political and military intervention in Latin America. Gonzalez, a Democracy Now! co-host and New York Daily News columnist, has just published an updated edition of his book, "Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America. "Originally released in 2000, the book explores the stories of Latinos from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and around the region. President Obama's trip to Puerto Rico was announced at a time when Obama appears to be making a concerted push to win the Latino vote in 2012. Earlier this month, Obama gave a major address to a mostly Latino audience in El Paso, Texas, calling for immigration reform. Democracy Now! airs a few clips from a new documentary in production based on "Harvest of Empire." To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for more Democracy Now! archives of Juan Gonzalez, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/25/harvest_of_empire_new_book_exposes FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Juan Gonzalez on Obamas Plan To Make First Presidential Visit to Puerto Rico Since Kennedy mediagrrl9 2011-05-25 | DemocracyNow.org - President Barack Obama has announced he will visit Puerto Rico next month, fulfilling his 2008 campaign promise and making him the first U.S. President to visit to the island since John Kennedy's trip almost 50 years ago. A task force recently called on the United States to resolve the issue of Puerto Rico's statehood by 2012. "All of the four million people on the island and those in the U.S. are U.S. citizens, but they inhabit a territory that is separate and distinct from the rest of the United States that has its own language, culture, and history," notes Juan Gonzalez, who writes about the country in his newly revised book, "Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America." "It is this identity problem that really is reflection of the continuing colonial—Puerto Rico is the last major colony of the United States, one of the last remaining colonies in the world," Gonzalez said on Democracy Now! May 25. To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for more Democracy Now! archives of related stories on Puerto Rico, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/25/obama_to_make_first_presidential_visit FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Mustafa Barghouti: Netanyahus Speech to Congress Dashes Hopes of a Just Agreement mediagrrl9 2011-05-25 | DemocracyNow.org - The future of negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians remain in doubt following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address Tuesday before a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Democracy Now! interviews Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, about the speech. Netanyahu insisted that Jerusalem will not be divided and that Israel's internationally recognized 1967 borders are "indefensible." Netanyahu also said Israel must "maintain a long-term military presence along the Jordan River" and he condemned the recent Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal. Netanyahu's speech came five days after President Obama called for the creation of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with mutually agreed land swaps. "Netanyahu yesterday blocked every possibly for a negotiation for two state solution," Barghouti says. "Practically, he took away every possibility for a peaceful resolution because he wanted to impose unilaterally the outcome on every issue. ...He wants us to live as slaves in a system of apartheid and occupation." Barghouti is also the president of The Palestinian Medical Relief Society and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for more Democracy Now!'s archives of reports on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/25/netanyahus_speech_to_congress_dashes_palestinian FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Bob Fass & Elizabeth Thomson on Bob Dylans Life & Music on His 70th B-day + Rare Recordings. 4 of 4 mediagrrl9 2011-05-24 | DemocracyNow.org - On Bob Dylan's 70th birthday, Democracy Now! airs a special program on his life and music. Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, MN. He moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 and within a few years, he would be viewed by many as the voice of a generation as he wrote some of the decade's most famous songs, including "Blowin' in the Wind," "The Times They Are a-Changing," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Masters of War," "Desolation Row" and "Mr. Tambourine Man." Click here to watch the entire interview: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/24/the_legendary_bob_dylan_turns_70 After emerging from the New York City folk scene, Dylan explored many other genres, from rock to country to the blues. He continues to tour to this day. In 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." But before Bob Dylan became a musical star, he was one of countless young musicians in New York City trying to get heard. Some of his earliest radio appearances were on Pacifica radio station WBAI. Democracy Now! interviews the legendary WBAI broadcaster Bob Fass, the host of "Radio Unnameable," who interviewed Dylan several times. Fass's show began in 1963 and became a leading outlet for the emerging counterculture of the 1960s. It still airs every Thursday night at midnight. We play excerpts from the Pacifica Radio Archives of a 1962 performance by Dylan on Fass's show and an interview when he was only 20 years old. Also interviewed is music writer Elizabeth Thomson, co-editor of the newly reissued book, "No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan," written by the late Robert Shelton. Democracy Now! airs little seen interviews with Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, part of Dylan's 1963 performance at the March on Washington, and hear why Dylan refused to sing out at protests against the Vietnam War. To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for more information on Democracy Now!, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/24/the_legendary_bob_dylan_turns_70 FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Bob Fass & Elizabeth Thomson on Bob Dylans Life & Music on His 70th B-day + Rare Recordings. 3 of 4 mediagrrl9 2011-05-24 | DemocracyNow.org - On Bob Dylan's 70th birthday, Democracy Now! airs a special program on his life and music. Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, MN. He moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 and within a few years, he would be viewed by many as the voice of a generation as he wrote some of the decade's most famous songs, including "Blowin' in the Wind," "The Times They Are a-Changing," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Masters of War," "Desolation Row" and "Mr. Tambourine Man." Watch Part 4 of 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88eMP6D5geQ After emerging from the New York City folk scene, Dylan explored many other genres, from rock to country to the blues. He continues to tour to this day. In 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." But before Bob Dylan became a musical star, he was one of countless young musicians in New York City trying to get heard. Some of his earliest radio appearances were on Pacifica radio station WBAI. Democracy Now! interviews the legendary WBAI broadcaster Bob Fass, the host of "Radio Unnameable," who interviewed Dylan several times. Fass's show began in 1963 and became a leading outlet for the emerging counterculture of the 1960s. It still airs every Thursday night at midnight. We play excerpts from the Pacifica Radio Archives of a 1962 performance by Dylan on Fass's show and an interview when he was only 20 years old. Also interviewed is music writer Elizabeth Thomson, co-editor of the newly reissued book, "No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan," written by the late Robert Shelton. Democracy Now! airs little seen interviews with Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, part of Dylan's 1963 performance at the March on Washington, and hear why Dylan refused to sing out at protests against the Vietnam War. To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for more information on Democracy Now!, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/24/the_legendary_bob_dylan_turns_70 FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
Bob Fass & Elizabeth Thomson on Bob Dylans Life & Music on His 70th B-day + Rare Recordings. 2 of 4 mediagrrl9 2011-05-24 | DemocracyNow.org -On Bob Dylan's 70th birthday, Democracy Now! airs a special program on his life and music. Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, MN. He moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 and within a few years, he would be viewed by many as the voice of a generation as he wrote some of the decade's most famous songs, including "Blowin' in the Wind," "The Times They Are a-Changing," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Masters of War," "Desolation Row" and "Mr. Tambourine Man."Watch Part 3 of 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6m-SZ41GroAfter emerging from the New York City folk scene, Dylan explored many other genres, from rock to country to the blues. He continues to tour to this day. In 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." But before Bob Dylan became a musical star, he was one of countless young musicians in New York City trying to get heard. Some of his earliest radio appearances were on Pacifica radio station WBAI.Democracy Now! interviews the legendary WBAI broadcaster Bob Fass, the host of "Radio Unnameable," who interviewed Dylan several times. Fass's show began in 1963 and became a leading outlet for the emerging counterculture of the 1960s. It still airs every Thursday night at midnight. We play excerpts from the Pacifica Radio Archives of a 1962 performance by Dylan on Fass's show and an interview when he was only 20 years old. Also interviewed is music writer Elizabeth Thomson, co-editor of the newly reissued book, "No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan," written by the late Robert Shelton. Democracy Now! airs little seen interviews with Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, part of Dylan's 1963 performance at the March on Washington, and hear why Dylan refused to sing out at protests against the Vietnam War.To watch the entire interview, read the complete transcript, download the video/audio podcast, and for more information on Democracy Now!, visit http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/24/the_legendary_bob_dylan_turns_70FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynowTwitter: @democracynowDaily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribePlease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT
