Democracy Now! 2019-12-05 Thursday Headlines for December 05, 2019 Edward Snowden: If I Came Back to the U.S., I Would Likely Die in Prison for Telling the Truth Aminatou Haidar Honored For Decades of Peaceful Resistance in Western Sahara, Africa’s… Read More ›
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Parents of Saheed Vassell, Shot Dead by NYPD, Demand the Release of All Surveillance Video
We continue our conversation with the parents of Saheed Vassell, who are calling for justice after New York police officers responding to a 911 call shot dead their son, an unarmed, mentally troubled African-American man, on a street corner in… Read More ›
How Big Wireless War-Gamed the Science on Risks, While Making Customers Addicted to Their Phones
We continue our conversation with Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation’s environment correspondent and investigative editor, who co-authored a major new exposé: “How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe.” He discusses how wireless companies “war-gamed the science” by… Read More ›
Democracy Now! 2018-03-13 Tuesday
Democracy Now! 2018-03-13 Tuesday Headlines for March 13, 2018 “Unprecedented & Shocking”: Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling Sites Charterize, Privatize, Christianize: The DeVos-Backed Policies That “Gutted” Michigan Public Schools Critics of Bayou Bridge Pipeline in… Read More ›
Democracy Now! 2018-03-02 Friday
Democracy Now! 2018-03-02 Friday Headlines for March 02, 2018 Mother of Accused NSA Leaker Reality Winner: My Daughter Wasn’t Read Her Miranda Rights Civil Rights Leader Who Desegregated U. of Georgia on Student-Led Movements of 1960s and Today Download this… Read More ›
Democracy Now! 2018-02-01 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2018-02-01 Thursday Headlines for February 01, 2018 Marcy Wheeler on Showdown over Nunes Memo, Mueller Probe & Reauthorization of Mass Surveillance 16 Years of War: Trump Joins Obama & Bush in Using SOTU to Hail “Progress” in Afghan… Read More ›
Democracy Now! 2017-07-13 Thursday
Democracy Now! 2017-07-13 Thursday Headlines for July 13, 2017 A Further Blow to Democracy in Brazil? Glenn Greenwald on Conviction of Lula Ahead of 2018 Election Glenn Greenwald: Donald Trump Jr.’s Emails Aren’t a “Smoking Gun” or Evidence of Criminal… Read More ›
Is Turkey Becoming a Dictatorship?: Erdogan Claims Victory in Vote to Give President Sweeping Powers
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory in Sunday’s referendum over whether to give sweeping powers to the president, but Turkey’s main opposition party is calling for the the referendum results to be tossed out, citing irregularities. According to… Read More ›
Legal Chaos in Arkansas as Judges Halt State Plan to Carry Out Unprecedented Spate of Executions
Arkansas’s plan to carry out an unprecedented series of executions has been thrown into chaos, after judges ruled to temporarily halt the state’s plan. Hundreds of death penalty opponents rallied at the State Capitol in Little Rock on Friday, as… Read More ›
Advocates Urge Trump to De-escalate with North Korea, Not Ratchet Up Threats & Military Aggression
Vice President Mike Pence has made an unannounced visit to the Demilitarized Zone separating South and North Korea, following North Korea’s attempted missile launch and a massive military parade celebrating the birthday of the country’s founder on Saturday. Pence’s visit… Read More ›