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Democracy Now! (DN!) is a syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion aired by more than 500 radio and television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. Democracy Now! serves as the flagship program for the Pacifica Radio network. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
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Ezra Fox
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Sep 18, 2007 - 2:59 PM PDT
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UN Inquiry Finds Israel "Punished and Terrorized" Palestinian Civilians, Committed War Crimes During Gaza Assault
(Video) A United Nations fact-finding mission has found Israel “punished and terrorized” civilians in its three-week assault on Gaza earlier this year and cited strong evidence ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Data Reveals California's Private Insurers Deny 21 Percent of Claims
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee has released new data that shows one in every five requests made for medical claims by insured patients, ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Pentagon Hires Rendon Group to Profile and Rate Journalists Covering Afghanistan War
The U.S. Army in Afghanistan has admitted it pays a private company to produce background profiles on journalists covering the war. The Pentagon has been on the defensive ever ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
EPA Fails to Inform Public About Weed Killer in Drinking Water
An investigation by the Huffington Post reveals the Environmental Protection Agency knew that one of the country’s most widely used herbicides exceeds federal safety limits ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
"The Health Insurers Have Already Won"
reporters Chad Terhune and Keith Epstein argue UnitedHealth and other insurers maneuvered to shape healthcare reform for their own benefit. The story is titled “The Health ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Despite Pledge to Cut Military Ties to Coup Regime, US Continues to Train Honduran Soldiers at School of Americas
Although the US appears to be increasing diplomatic pressure on Honduras, questions are being raised about its vow to cut military ties. The National Catholic Reporter has ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)
(Video) Praise for Cronkite’s work and legacy is all over the news, but few in the mainstream media have mentioned what many consider Cronkite’s most important news moment. In ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama-Medvedev Nuclear Stockpile Deal "Disappointing," Says Leading Disarmament Advocate
(Multimedia) President Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday and agreed to cut American and Russian nuclear stockpiles by at least one quarter and as much as ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Uyghur Protests Widen as Xinjiang Unrest Flares
(Audio - streaming) New protests have erupted in China’s western Xinjiang region, two days after at least 156 people were killed and over 1,000 wounded in the country’s worst ethnic violence ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Pushes to Aggressively Expand Charter Schools While Admitting Problems
(Video) The Obama administration has made opening more charter schools one of its top priorities in its plans to improve the nation’s education system. On Monday, Education ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Congress Considers Revoking Health Insurance Industry's Exemption from Antitrust Laws
Democrats say the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 has granted the insurance industry a captive market with no curbs on price fixing and other anti-competitive practices. Last ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Amnesty International Head Irene Khan on "The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights"
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Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on Capitalism, Healthcare, Latin American "Populism" and the "Farcical" Financial Crisis
(Audio - streaming) Zizek’s latest offering also excerpted in the October issue of Harper"s magazine opens with the words: “The only truly surprising thing about the 2008 financial meltdown ...Posted by Subramanya Sastry -
As Foreclosures Hit All-Time High, Wall Street on Pace to Hand Out Record $140B in Employee Bonuses
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has topped 10,000 for the first time in a year, as JPMorgan Chase reported massive profits in the third quarter. Meanwhile, the Wall Street ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
"Sick for Profit": Robert Greenwald Documentary
(Video) Sick for Profit, a documentary by Robert Greenwald, contrasts the salaries of insurance company CEOs with the experiences of policyholders denied medical claims. We play an ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Fired UN Official Peter Galbraith Accuses the United Nations of Helping Cover Up Electoral Fraud Committed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai
(Audio - streaming) Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the top American diplomat at the United Nations in Afghanistan, Peter Galbraith. Galbraith had accused his boss ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Rethink Afghanistan: Filmmaker Robert Greenwald Launches Film Opposing Escalation of War
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Mother Speaks Out on Insurance Giant CIGNA's Denial of Healthcare to Cancer-Stricken Twin Daughters
Stacie Ritter’s twin daughters were diagnosed with cancer at the age of four. Their insurance provider, CIGNA, denied them coverage even though they had been covered by the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
"The Most Dangerous Man in America": New Documentary Chronicles Story of Daniel Ellsberg, Whose Leak of the Pentagon Papers Helped End Vietnam War
(Video) Daniel Ellsberg once faced espionage charges and possibly life in prison after leaking what became known as the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified history outlining the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Nomi Prins: "Obama Banking Too Much on Banks"
Lehman’s bankruptcy set off a series of events across the financial markets, leading to a full-scale economic meltdown. Speaking at Federal Hall, Obama promoted Democratic ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Amy Goodman (374), Juan Gonzalez (52), Juan Gonzales (35), Sharif Abdel Kouddous (24), Anjali Kamat (11), Glenn Greenwald (8), Naomi Klein (7), Greg Palast (6), Jeremy Scahill (6), Tariq Ali (5), Scott Horton (5), Mail@Democracynoworg (5), Nir Rosen (5), Mark Crispin Miller (4), Allan Nairn (4)...
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