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Democracy Now! 2011-06-08 Wednesday

Headlines for June 08, 2011; Bill Moyers on His Legendary Journalism Career: “Democracy Should Be a Brake on Unbridled Greed and Power”

Democracy Now! 2012-02-14 Tuesday

Headlines for February 14, 2012; “Real Despair” Sweeps Through Greece as Severe Austerity Measures Demanded by E.U.-IMF Cripple Nation; “All There Is”: Love Stories from the StoryCorps Oral History Project with Founder Dave Isay

Democracy Now! 2012-02-17 Friday

Headlines for February 17, 2012; “Where Are the Women?”: Lawmakers Walk Out on Contraception Rule Hearing After Female Witness Barred ; Anthony Shadid (1968-2012): Pulitzer-Winning NY Times Middle East Correspondent Dies in Syria; Florida Lawmakers Defeat Prison Privatization amid National Push for For-Profit Jails.

Democracy Now! 2012-07-06 Friday

Headlines for July 06, 2012; As Japan Says Fukushima Disaster “Man-Made” & “Preventable,” Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide; Peru Declares State of Emergency As 5 Die in Protest Against Gold Mine Owned by U.S. Firm, Newmont; Rendered, Tortured & Discarded: A Shocking Story of an Innocent Man’s Ordeal in U.S. Prisons Abroad; Amy Goodman in Spain on the 75th Anniversary of Guernica Bombing, Portrayed by Picasso Painting.

Democracy Now! 2012-07-13 Friday

Headlines for July 13, 2012; Green New Deal: Organizer, Physician Jill Stein Poised to Win Green Party’s Presidential Nomination; Green Party Nominee Jill Stein & Running Mate, Activist Cheri Honkala: “We Represent the 99 Percent”; Green Party Members Worldwide Join U.S. Counterparts to Forge Global Solidarity in Trying Times.

Democracy Now! 2012-07-19 Thursday

Headlines for July 19, 2012; Syrian Activist in Hiding: “We’re Not Looking for Intervention, We’re Looking for Support”; Back From Syria, Reporter David Enders Says Assad Regime Crumbling to “Grassroots Rebellion”; Assad Biographer: After Initial Hopes of Reform, Syrian Ruler Has Succumbed to Delusions of Power; Matt Taibbi: LIBOR Rate-fixing Scandal “Biggest Insider Trading You Could Ever Imagine”

Democracy Now! 2012-07-20 Friday

Headlines for July 20, 2012; Denver Shooting Rampage Leaves 12 Dead, 50 Wounded in Latest of Unparalleled U.S. Gun Attacks; Subhankar Banerjee: Looming Deadline Creates Window for Protests to Stop Shell’s Arctic Drilling; Climate Parents: For Kids’ Future, Mark Hertsgaard Urges Families to Take On Global Warming.

Democracy Now! 2012-07-23 Monday

Democracy Now! 2012-08-10 Friday

Recent Counterspin Listenings

James Zogby on Gaza, Scott Horton on Guantanamo

Catherine Lutz on Okinawa, Jodi Enda on Capital Flight

Riki Ott & Tim Dickinson on BP Gulf disaster

Joshua Holland on Afghanistan, Sandy Cioffi on Nigeria’s oil drilling crisis

Nancy Altman on deficits and Social Security, Alfie Kohn on education

Alexander Zaitchik on Glenn Beck, Jon Jeter on globalization

Adam Serwer on DOJ/New Black Panthers, Mark Weisbrot on South of the Border

Thomas Ferguson on Wall St. reform, Michael Messner on women’s sports and TV

Daniel Ellsberg on WikiLeaks; A.C. Thompson on New Orlean police shootings

Sonali Kolhatkar on Afghan War & women, Laura Carlsen on Venezuela & Colombia

Rick Steiner on oil spill; Stephan Salisbury on “Ground Zero Mosque”

Hannah Gurman on Iraq,  Norman Solomon on Petraeus and Afghanistan

Pratap Chatterjee on Task Force 373, Timothy Karr on net neutrality

Phyllis Bennis on Obama Iraq policy, Dean Baker on Social Security

Josh Ruebner on Mideast peace talks, Diane Ravitch on grading teachers

Amitabh Pal on French austerity protests,  Hye Jihn Rho on Social Security

This week on CounterSpin: As French protestors take to the streets against proposed austerity measures, the U.S. media have taken sides. Expressing scorn for spoiled French workers; and cheering the grown up, responsible attitudes of those, like French President Sarkozy who seek to cut promised retirement benefits. How are thee same battles covered back home in the US? We’ll talk to Amitabh Pal, columnist and managing editor of the Progressive magazine.

Also on CounterSpin today, when pundits talk about solutions to the country’s long-term debt and deficit problems, one apparently simple solution is to raise the retirement age. Sure that means we’d all have to work a little longer, but as many a pundit will tell you, it’s about time people started sacrificing. But who would be most affected by this policy? Hye Jihn Rho of the Center for Economic & Policy Research will join us to talk about that.

Reza Aslan on Turkey, Todd Tucker on free trade agreements

This week on CounterSpin: Turkey voted on a package of constitutional reforms this month. The message you heard in much of the media coverage is that the victory for the ruling Islamic party, Justice and Development, is more evidence that Turkey is drifting in the wrong direction, shunning the West and playing to its Islamic majority. But does this analysis make sense? We’ll talk to author and professor Reza Aslan.

Also on the show: More so-call free trade agreements are on the White House agenda; Obama says they’re the way to increase exports which is the way to create jobs. He won’t get any pushback on that from the corporate press corps who never met a free trade deal they didn’t love, but what if the whole ‘FTAs lead to export growth’ idea is flawed? Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch has a new report that says just that. We’ll hear from its co-author Todd Tucker.

Jim Naureckas on elections, Chris Kromm on ”vote fraud”

Jodi Jacobson on Tea Party & social issues; T. …

This week on CounterSpin: The New York Times says democrats are ‘wielding’ issues like abortion rights in hopes of frightening voters about Republican victories in upcoming elections, whereas Republicans really just want to talk about the economy. Same goes for the Tea Party: we’re told not to focus on the movement leader who calls rape ‘part of God’s plan,’ because actual Tea Partiers really only care about fiscal issues. What’s going on, or not going on, here? We’ll hear from Jodi Jacobson, editor in chief of RHReality Check, whose recent piece is titled, “Social Issues and the Tea Party: By Their Leaders Ye Shall Know Them.”

Also on the show: Contractor deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan are largely invisible in U.S. reporting. One exception is the reporting of Pro Public’s T. Christian Miller, who has been writing ahout his latest piece documenting how in recent months for the first time contractor deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan have exceeded military deaths.

Peter Stone on campaign financing; Dean Baker on TARP

This week on CounterSpin: Reporters can always find many themes in election season, but some are saying this time around there’s really only one and that’s money. A new study from the Center for Public Integrity examines the fundraising going into the midterm elections; what impact is the Supreme Court’s Citizen United ruling having on the already prepossessing flow of dollars to candidates and their PR? We’ll hear from the study’s author, Peter Stone, the head of Center for Public Integrity’s Money and Politics team.

Also on the show: The economic meltdown and the government response to it are one of the most important stories in recent memory. What if it’s being seriously misrepresented in the media, such that public understanding of key elements is virtually upside down? Our guest says when it comes to the financial institution bailout program TARP, proponents of the now-expired program are seriously distorting its terms and impact. Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research; he’ll join us to talk turkey about TARP.

Robert Kuttner on the deficit obsession; David Swanson on ‘War is a Lie.’

This week on CounterSpin: Elites including within the corporate media insist, against the evidence, that voters are highly concerned about the deficit. This is one of the reasons the draconian plan put forth by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the president’s deficit commission, got such a friendly reception in the media. We’ll talk to economist Robert Kuttner about coverage of the Bowles Simpson plan and about a media that obsesses over future deficits in the midst of economic hard times.

Also on CounterSpin today: War is a lie. That’s the title of activist and writer David Swanson’s new book, which takes a sweeping look at the lies we’re told; and we tell ourselves; about American wars. And of course many of those lies are transmitted by a corporate media eager to support war. David Swanson will join us to tell us more.

William Greider on G-20 & trade, Ali Gharib on Iran & Wikileaks

Wenonah Hauter on GE salmon, Rose Aguilar on Native Americans

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Recent Slate Daily Podcast listening (old 2)

DoubleX Gabfest: The Shrink It and Wax It Edition

DoubleX editors Hanna Rosin, Jessica Grose, and Kate Julian discuss Lori Gottlieb’s Atlantic cover story How to Land Your Kid in Therapy, the ongoing murder trial of Casey Anthony, and men who wax, like disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner.

Slate: The Fighting Against the System Gabfest

Slate’s Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The  Republican presidential candidates debate, the War Powers Act fight, and free speech in America’s schools

Texting Behind the Wheel: Manners for the Digital Age #10

Should you confront another driver who’s texting while driving? Slate’s tech columnist Farhad Manjoo and Dear Prudence advice columnist Emily Yoffe debate the question.

Audio Book Club: Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

Slate editors Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, and the New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot discuss Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks’ latest historical novel, Caleb’s Crossing.

Hang Up and Listen: The Amateur Vexillology Edition

Mike Pesca, Josh Levin, and guest Bryan Curtis discuss Mexico’s Gold Cup win over the United States; Derek Jeter, Roger Federer, and what happens when athletes get old; and the childhood events that lead us to become sports fans.

Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Real Men Cheat on Their Wives Edition

Listen to Slate’s show on Dan Savage’s take on monogamy, Ashton Kutcher vs. The Village Voice, and the message board 4chan.

Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Totally Gruesome Edition

Listen to Slate’s show about Jason Zinoman’s guide to fixing modern horror, the film industry’s all-too-familiar approach to online piracy, and the latest debate over antidepressants.

 

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Relationship Status Stress: Manners for the Digital Age #8

What happens if one person in a relationship wants to post their status on Facebook, but the other doesn’t? Slate’s tech columnist Farhad Manjoo and Dear Prudence advice columnist Emily Yoffe debate the question.

Hang Up and Listen: The Couldn’t Stand the Heat Edition

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA Finals victory over LeBron James and the Miami Heat, the Stanley Cup Finals between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins, and the debut of Bill Simmons’ website Grantland.

Slate: The Culture Gabfest, I’m Doing The World A Favor Edition

In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss J.J. Abrams’ new film Super 8, the blockbuster book Go The Fuck To Sleep, and the viral video reviving America’s battle over bike lanes.

Email Gone Astray: Manners for the Digital Age #9

What should you do if you get an email meant for someone else? Slate’s tech columnist Farhad Manjoo and Dear Prudence advice columnist Emily Yoffe debate the question.

Hang Up and Listen: The Pumping Rory McIlroy’s Tires Edition

Stefan Fatsis and Mike Pesca discuss Rory McIlroy’s U.S. Open win, preview the NBA Draft, and delve into the sociology of sports fan violence.

Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Summer Strut Edition

In this week’s episode, critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Page One, a new documentary about the New York Times, Stephen’s Slate article about Robert Nozick, and the results of Julia’s search for a great summer strutting song.

Slate: The Blood and Treasure Gabfest

Slate’s Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: President Obama’s Afghanistan troop decision, the Wal-Mart class-action suit, and one illegal immigrant’s story

Slate, The Culture Gabfest, Hornivores of the Savannah Edition

Slate, The Culture Gabfest, Hornivores of the Savannah Edition

DoubleX Gabfest: The What Does Anderson Cooper Do At Night? Edition

Listen to Slate’s show about Michele Bachmann, journalist Mac McClelland on sex, violence and PTSD, and whether Bad Teacher is good for women in comedy.

The DoubleX Gabfest: The Broken Homes and Betty Ford Edition

DoubleX editors discuss Betty Ford’s legacy, The Gen X divorce memoir In Spite of Everything, and the Jamie Leigh Jones rape case against KBR.

Recent Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! 2011-05-25 Wednesday

Headlines for May 25, 2011; Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress Dashes Palestinian Hopes of a Just Mideast Peace Agreement; “Netanyahu is the Main Obstacle to Peace”: CodePink Activist Disrupts Israeli PM Speech to Congress; Obama to Make First Presidential Visit to Puerto Rico since 1961; “Harvest of Empire”: New book exposes Latino history in America as Obama Campaigns for Latino vote.

Democracy Now! 2011-05-26 Thursday

Headlines for May 26, 2011; Vermont Poised to Become 1st State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare; Bill McKibben: From Storms to Droughts, Devastating Extreme Weather Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change; “Toma la Plaza”: Frustration with Unemployment, Budget cuts fuels grassroots in Spain.

Democracy Now! 2011-05-30 Monday

Democracy Now! Monday, May 30, 2011

AUDIO: “A Return to Democracy in Honduras?” Amy Goodman Reports on Zelaya’s Return to Honduras

Amy Goodman files her first audio report from Nicaragua on ousted president Manuel Zelaya of Honduras historic return home. She filed this report from the airport in Managua and interviews Father Roy Bourgeois of SOA Watch.

Democracy Now! 2011-05-31 Tuesday

Headlines for May 31, 2011; Out of Exile: Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return Home 23 Months After U.S.-Backed Coup; Zelaya’s Son Héctor: The Honduran Resistance Helped Pave the Way for Our Return; Zelaya’s Daughter Pichu Recalls the Honduran Military’s brutal kidnapping of her father in 2009; Exclusive interview with Manuel Zelaya on the U.S. role in the Honduran Coup, Wikileaks and why he was ousted.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-01 Wednesday

Headlines for June 01, 2011; Out of Exile: Part II of Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return 2 Years After U.S.-Backed Coup; Xiomara Castro, Wife of Manuel Zelaya, on Returning to Honduras and Her Rumored Bid for the Honduran Presidency; Former Honduran Minister: U.S. undoubtedly Played central role in Zelaya’s return: Neither reconciliation nor democracy in Honduras.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-02 Thursday

Headlines for June 02, 2011; Clashes Spread Across Yemen, Raising Fears of Civil War; “A Country of Dark Corners”: Freed Journalist Dorothy Parvaz on Her Syrian Detention and the Assad Regime Crackdown; “Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and corruption led to economic armageddon.”

Democracy Now! 2011-06-03 Friday

Headlines for June 03, 2011; Seymour Hersh: Despite Intelligence Rejecting Iran as Nuclear Threat, U.S. Could Be Headed for Iraq Redux ; Seymour Hersh on the Arab Spring, “Disaster” U.S. Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the Looming Crisis in Iraq; WikiLeaks cables reveal “secret history of U.S. bullying in Haiti at oil companies’ behest.

Dr. Gabor Maté: More Compassion, Less Violence Needed in Addressing Drug Addiction

In part two of our interview about a new report declaring the so-called “war on drugs” a failure, Dr. Gabor Maté notes that “where violent suppression of drug activity increases, so does killings and violence related to drug use.”

Democracy Now! 2011-06-07 Tuesday

Headlines for June 07, 2011; Trapped in Gaza: Rafah Crossing Closed to Palestinians Soon After Egyptian Pledge to Reopen It; “There is a Women’s Spring Beginning”: Playwright Eve Ensler and Congolese Activist Christine Schuler Deschryver on  Gender Violence in Congo; Eve Ensler responds to sexual assault charges filed against former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-08 Wednesday

Headlines for June 08, 2011; Bill Moyers on His Legendary Journalism Career: “Democracy Should Be a Brake on Unbridled Greed and Power”

AIDS Activists Rally at U.N.: “We Are Asking World Leaders to Live Up to Their Promise”

The 2011 U.N. High-Level meeting on AIDS kicked off on Wednesday, June 8, in New York, with more than 30 world leaders attending to discuss the progress and future of the global AIDS response. Outside, hundreds of AIDS activists rallied to call on the world leaders to fulfill their commitment from the 2006 meeting: providing universal access to treatment for the 15 million AIDS patients in critical need. Democracy Now! was there.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-10 Friday

Headlines for June 10, 2011; Japan Admits 3 Nuclear Meltdowns, More Radiation Leaked into Sea; U.S. Nuclear Waste Poses Deadly Risks; Dale Maharidge’s Chronicles of Widely Ignored U.S. Working Poor Inspire Music of Bruce Springsteen

Democracy Now! 2011-06-13 Monday

Headlines for June 13, 2011; Syrian Troops Pursue “Scorched Earth” Policy; Videos Document Children Tortured to Death; Maher Arar: My Rendition & Torture in Syrian Prison Highlights U.S. Reliance on Syria As An Ally; Former Miss USA, Ralph Nader, Privacy advocates fight full body airport scanners and invasive patdowns; Ralph Nader: Koch Brothers led fight to defend formaldehyde despite carcinogenic evidence.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-14 Tuesday

Headlines for June 14, 2011; First Major Republican Presidential Debate Focuses on Obama, Jobs, Healthcare, Afghan War and Tea Party ; FBI to Expand Domestic Surveillance Powers as Details Emerge of Its Spy Campaign Targeting Activists; Formaldehyde Added to “Known Carcinogens” list despite lobbying by Koch Brothers, chemical industry.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-17 Friday

Headlines for June 17, 2011; “A Moment in the Sun”: An Extended Interview with Independent Filmmaker, Author John Sayles

Welcome to Bloombergville: New York Activists Fight Budget Cuts By Camping in Front of City Hall

In New York City, activists are camping out near City Hall to protest budget cuts and layoffs. They’ve dubbed the encampment “Bloombergville.”

From the Vault: Democracy Now! Interview With the Late British Peace Activist Brian Haw (1949-2011)

The British peace activist Brian Haw has died at the age of 62. For the past decade Haw lived and slept outside the Houses of Parliament in London to protest against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Democracy Now! spoke with Brian Haw in March  2006, in Parliament Square.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-14 Wednesday

Headlines for September 14, 2011; After Gaddafi’s Fall, A Revitalized Libya Tackles Militarization, Reconciliation & NATO’s Presence; Mahmood Mamdani on Libya, an African Union in “Crisis” & the Outlook for South Sudan; GOP Candidate Ron Paul: “We’re Under great threat because we occupy so many countries”; U.S. Census reports reveals one in six Americans are poor, one in five children live in poverty.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-15 Thursday

Headlines for September 15, 2011; Former Senator Bob Graham Urges Obama to Reopen Investigation into Saudi Role in 9/11 Attacks; Genocide-Linked General Otto Pérez Molina Poised to Become Guatemala’s Next President; “Granito: How to Nail a Dictator”: New film tracks struggle for justice after Guatemalan Genocide.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-16 Friday

Headlines for September 16, 2011; Obama Admin Faces Controversy over Rushed $535 Million Backing of Failed Solar Power Firm, Solyndra; Over 500,000 Sign Petition to Stop Georgia Execution of Troy Davis; Troy Davis’s Sister: “The Fight for Troy Has Brought us a whole new family all over the world”; 40 years after Attica Rebellion, new tapes reveal Nixon, Rockefeller praised deadly crackdown.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-19 Monday

Headlines for September 19, 2011; “Occupy Wall Street”: Thousands March in NYC Financial District, Set Up Protest Encampment; David Graeber: The Debt of the American Poor Should Be Forgiven; “They Just Started Shooting Us from Everywhere”: Scores of Protesters killed in Yemen; Noam Chomsky on the legality of NATO’s bombing of Libya and the scramble for oil; Noam Chomsky: The U.S. & Israel strongly oppose “Rise of any meaningful Democracy” in Middle East; Nam Chomsky: 2012 GOP candidates views are “Off the International Spectrum of sane behavior.”

Democracy Now! 2011-09-20 Tuesday

Headlines for September 20, 2011; Troy Davis Set To Be Executed on Wednesday After Georgia Pardons Board Denies Clemency; Rev. Jesse Jackson on Taxing the Rich, Occupy Wall Street Protest and Palestinian Statehood; “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Ban on Gay and Lesbians in the U.S. Military is lifted; Court ruling backs Ecuadorian effort to hold Chevron accountable for Amazon pollution.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-21 Wednesday

Headlines for September 21, 2011; Fate of Troy Anthony Davis Hangs in the Balance as Supporters Seek Last-Minute Halt to Execution ; Grandson of Murdered Detective/Father of Slain Daughter Speaks Out for Troy Davis, Against Execution ; “Troy Davis, I Have been where you are”: Ex-death rowers fight system that nearly took their lives.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-22 Thursday

Headlines for September 22, 2011; Democracy Now! Special Report from Troy Davis Execution: Did Georgia Kill an Innocent Man?; Freed in Iran: U.S. Hikers Urge Freedom for All Political Prisoners.

Democracy Now! 6-Hour Live Broadcast From Troy Davis Execution: Did Georgia Execute an Innocent Man?

Troy Anthony Davis, who maintained his innocence until his last breath, was executed by the state of Georgia Wednesday night. As the world watched to see whether his final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the U.S. Supreme Court, Democracy Now! broadcast live for six hours ultimately killed by lethal injection at 11:08 p.m. EDT.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-23 Friday

Headlines for September 23, 2011; Debate: Does U.N. Statehood Bid Advance or Undermine Palestinian Struggle?; “Confidence Men” Author Ron Suskind Responds to Obama Admin’s Fiery Denials about Financial Crisis

Author Ron Suskind on Obama’s Evolution amidst Unprecedented Economic and International Challenges

In part two of our interview with veteran journalist Ron Suskind about his explosive new book, "Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President," he examines the challenges faced by President Obama and his evolution as a leader.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-26 Monday

Headlines for September 26, 2011; Freed U.S. Hiker Shane Bauer: Iranian Guards Cited Guantánamo, CIA Prisons to Justify Mistreatment ; Occupy Wall Street Protest Enters Second Week; 80 Arrested at Peaceful March; Martina Correia on Execution of Troy Davis: ” My brother’s fight will continue.”

Democracy Now! 2011-09-27 Tuesday

Headlines for September 27, 2011; U.S. Continues to Back Afghan Warlord Linked to 2006 Massacre and Torture of Prisoners; Shock Doctrine at U.S. Postal Service: Is a Manufactured Crisis Behind Push Toward Privatization?; Video Report from Libya: “I Never expected we would be free.”

Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer Raji Sourani on U.N. Statehood Bid, Peace Process, Gaza Siege

As the United Nations Security Council considers the Palestinian bid for statehood, we speak with human rights lawyer, Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza and Vice President of the International Federation for Human Rights.

Michael Moore: Man Interviewed by Democracy Now! Inspired My Georgia Boycott Over Troy Davis Execution

Filmmaker Michael Moore describes how he was inspired to boycott Georgia by one of the people Democracy Now!  interviewed at the protest outside the prison shortly after news of Troy Davis’ execution was announced.

Democracy Now! 2011-10-04 Tuesday

Headlines for October 04, 2011; A War on Voting: Could Redistricting and Voting Law Changes Help Republicans Win in 2012?; Press Freedom Victory: Democracy Now! Reporters Win Landmark Settlement Over 2008 RNC Arrests; 7 Months After Revolution Ousted Mubarak, Egyptian Military maintains control, suppressing dissent.

Democracy Now! 2011-10-28 Friday

Headlines for October 28, 2011; “Blood on the Tracks”: Brian Willson’s Memoir of Transformation from Vietnam Vet to Radical Pacifist

Democracy Now! 2011-11-01 Tuesday

Democracy Now! Tuesday, November  1, 2011

Full Video: 39 Arrested with Occupy Cal in Forceful Crackdown on Student Protest at UC Berkeley

See the full version of the video report featured on today’s Democracy Now! about the Occupy movement that drew thousands of California college students to protests at UC Berkeley, among others.

Democracy Now! 2012-02-03 Friday

Headlines for February 03, 2012; NYPD Muslim Spy Scandal Grows With Newly Revealed Plan to Target Shiite Mosques; Occupy the Super Bowl: Indiana’s New Anti-Union Law Sparks Protest at Sport’s Biggest Spectacle; ICE Enabled East Haven Police’s Racial Profiling by detailing, deporting targeted immigrants.

Democracy Now! 2012-02-09 Thursday

Headlines for February 09, 2012; Coup in Maldives: Adviser to Ousted Pres. Mohamed Nasheed Speaks Out from Hiding as Arrest Sought; Ousted Maldives Pres. Mohamed Nasheed a Leading Voice for Island States Threatened by Global Warming; LGBTQ Rights Activists on victories for marriage equality in California and Washington.

Democracy Now! 2012-02-10 Friday

Headlines for February 10, 2012; 50-State, $25B Mortgage Settlement: Relief for Struggling Homeowners or Bailout for Big Banks? ; Apple, Accustomed to Profits and Praise, Faces Outcry for Labor Practices at Chinese Factories; Spanish Judge Garzón Disbarred in trial seen as retaliation for trailblazing human rights work.

On the Media: Listening Log

Telegraph Hackers, Naked Statues, and More

A look back at a hacker from 1903, a story about Mitt Romney’s dog that won’t go away, and Supreme Court Justices looking at naked statues.

Online Piracy, Superpacs and More

The amazing story of the Megaupload take down, Italy’s National Order of Journalists, and a man searches in vain for data produced by his own heart.

Supreme Court Justices at the State of the Union Address, Internet as Human Right, and more

The strange tradition of Supreme Court Justices attending Presidential State of the Union Addresses, the future of warantless GPS tracking, and exploring the question of internet as a human right.

The Facebook Show

An Austrian man who got Facebook to give him everything they had on him, a writer whose rapist friended her on Facebook, the value of a “Like.” Max Richter – Berlin by Overnight Max Richter – Cascade NW by W

Graphic videos from Syria, covering the political horse race, and more

To Tweet or not to Tweet graphic videos out of Syria, the seduction of covering the political horse race, and virtual pacifism in video games.

Linsanity, Why Adele makes us cry, and more

The media’s fascination with Jeremy Lin, challenging the status quo on Russian television, and the science behind the songs that make us cry.

Reporting from Syria, the lifespan of a fact, and More

The perils of reporting from Syria, the familiar drum beat of war in Iran, fact-checking and the nature of truth, and how hollywood can’t produce a realistic newscast.

Rocking the Vote in Iran, Faking Sounds of Violence in Movies, and More

The Iranian government’s push to get voters to the polls, a transparency grenade that explodes information onto the internet, and faking sounds of violence in movies.

Tracking Pundit Predictions, Correcting Wikipedia, and More

Holding pundits accountable for their predictions, a professor’s attempt to correct a fact on Wikipedia and pulling advertisements after controversy.

Kony 2012 Backlash, Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads, and More

Assessing the viral Kony 2012 campaign, new legislation in Mexico that makes attacks on journalists a federal offense, and using graphic imagery to discourage smoking.

Trayvon Martin, Divorcing Google, and More

Trayvon Martin, a man who divorced Google, and social networking from beyond the grave.

Obamacare at the Supreme Court, Speculating about Trayvon Martin, and More

The mainstreaming of the constitutional argument against Obamacare, speculating about Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman, and controversial programming at the National Geographic Channel.

Obama’s Lesson for the Media, the First Cell Phone Call, and More

Misconceptions about the link between gas prices and the presidency, President Obama criticizes the media for false balance, and the anniversary of the first cell phone call.

Reporting in North Korea, Open Season for Political Scandals, and More

The trickiness of reporting on North Korea, the beginning of the political scandal season, and the media myth of failing schools.

Publishing: Adapt or Die

On the Media’s annual look at the publishing industry, including fears of Amazon becoming a monopoly and the little publishing house standing up to it, a Pulitzer snub for fiction, and the problem of knock-off books.

The Ongoing Impact of Kony 2012, Fact Checking Gossip and More

Debating Kony 2012’s impact, teaching journalists safety in combat zones, fact checking gossip, and an formula to predict celebrity breakups.

Political Misdirection, A Raid on Palestinian TV, and More

The White House’s attempt to distract us from bad economic news, a new FCC disclosure rule that may be meaningless, and a fight over broadcast frequencies in the Middle East.

Obama’s Historic Statement, the False Statistic on “Boomerang” Kids, and More

The low-key Republican response to Obama’s historic statement, the false statistic about grown kids moving back in with their parents, and the AP holds back from reporting a story at the request of the government.

Phone Calls in the Age of the Text Message, A New Speech Law in Libya, and More

Why we are spending less time on the phone, a new Libyan law that makes it a crime to glorify the Gaddafi regime, and a Liberian journalist who dares to tell the stories that her community doesn’t want told.

Television’s Trying Times

On the Media explores the world of television, including how the industry is coping with changing consumer habits, the future of the communal viewing experience, and television on the web.

Tallying Civilian Drone Casualties, China’s Influence on Hollywood, and More

How the US government differentiates between civilian and combatant casualties of drone strikes, the lengths Hollywood will go to please the Chinese government, and the “genericide” of Google.

Drone ‘Secrets,’ The Right To Petition, and Ray Bradbury

The importance of your right to petition your leaders in person, the ‘secret’ classified drone strike program and Ray Bradbury passes away.

Public Relations for Dictators, Photographing Death, and More

The PR firms that work for dictators, a reporter decides whether to put the camera down, and a Lexicon Valley installment about an algorithm that detects anachronisms in Mad Men and Downton Abbey.

CNN’s Big Mistake, Buzzfeed’s Big Success and More

Bob looks at why some news organizations find it more important to be first than to be right, the benefits and risks of storing information in the ‘cloud,’ and the secret to Buzzfeed’s success. Also, the history of the TV pitchman.

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