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Greens for greens (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
[From On the Wilder Side] KW: Sometimes when overzealous government law enforcement go too far, it becomes so comical, it is difficult to realize the travesty of justice that occurred. But, the victim was still harmed and the practices are still in place. So, we should acknowledge the violation of rights, try to learn from what [...]
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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Democracy Now's Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales had a really terrific interview today with Eliot Spitzer on why Bernie Sanders is right and Ben Bernanke should not be confirmed for another term as Federal Reserve Chairman and that Tim Geithner should be replaced as Treasury Secretary. One question Amy Goodman asked I found particularly interesting was this one along with Spitzer's answer: AMY GOODMAN:...
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FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Democracy Now host Amy Goodman -- a well-known left-wing critic of U.S. foreign policy -- was detained and questioned when entering Canada last week. But according to her, it wasn't her views on the war in Afghanistan or free trade that had the border guards worried, it was fear that she might say mean things about the upcoming winter Olympics: In the country to promote her book Breaking the Sound...
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Truthdig (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
In a rare turnabout of camera and subject, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman talks with Truthdig’s Robert Scheer about the major inspirations and role models of her life, her life’s work, and how the ongoing crisis in journalism is really a crisis of truth. READ THE WHOLE ITEM
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Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Amy Goodman had a really sparkling interview with Naomi Klein this week, with a major focus on climate justice and the upcoming Copenhagen summit. But here I want to focus on something Naomi said that I think perfectly captures an aspect of the problem I've always had with Obama--the lack of any there there, which she explained culturally as follows: AMY GOODMAN: Naomi Klein, I wanted to talk specifically...
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HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
From a socialist doctor friend, of course. Gateway Pundit has the details: New Zeal reported this week on Barack Obama’s Marxist neighbor and doctor friend who taught him about the single-payer health care system. The push to socialize US Heathcare came, not from from the “people”, but from small clique of Marxists, led by a man with close persional ties to president Barack Obama....
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Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Bizarre by digby What the hell'?? U.S. journalist Amy Goodman said she was stopped at a Canadian border crossing south of Vancouver on Wednesday and questioned for 90 minutes by authorities concerned she was coming to Canada to speak against the Olympics. Goodman says Canadian Border Services Agency officials ultimately allowed her to enter Canada but returned her passport with a document demanding...
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Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Amy Goodman was broadcasting from California this week, and did several segments on the UC fee hikes, student protests and surrounding politics. I wrote about some of this yesterday in my diary, "California's higher education crisis: "Shock Doctrine" in action" . This is a followup. On Amy interviewed Goerge Lakoff , and one thing they discussed was his ballot proposition for the...
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American Power (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
There's been a good bit of commentary on the student fee protests at the University of California. For example, regarding this week's action at Berkeley, CSPT , Michelle Malkin , NRO , and Tiger Hawk all discuss the spoiled brats of the elite university system. And Dan Riehl provides some quotes from activists on the ground, " Some Priceless Prose From Berkeley " ( via ). But as I've argued,...
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Truthdig (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Wall Street profits are an obscene affront to scripture, as Robert Scheer details in an interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. READ THE WHOLE ITEM
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Truth Out (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Amy Goodman's new book is "Breaking the Sound Barrier." (Photo: Riza Falk / flickr ) read more
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BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Iowans Play Prominent Role at Showdown in Chicago Larry Ginter of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI.Org) was featured on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! this morning, shown on video rallying the crowd of protesters at the American Bankers Association convention in Chicago. Watch the video on [...]
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The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
In his 'Wall Street Journal' column yesterday, Tom Frank paid homage to Richard Hofstadter's famous essay, "The Paranoid Style in American Politics." As Frank noted, Birthers convinced that Barack Obama's birth certificate was forged in a plot to turn the United States into a fascist state are heirs to a long tradition of conspiracy thinking that has periodically flourished on the fringes...
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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
DOWNLOADS: (41) PLAYS: (118) From Democracy Now : 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 week the Justice Department’s top antitrust regulator, Christine Varney, voiced support for a repeal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are...
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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Amy Goodman interviews Stacie Ritter , whose twin daughters are being denied coverage by CIGNA for the followup care they need from the side-effects of cancer treatment: STACIE RITTER: Hi. Thank you, Amy. Thanks for having me. AMY GOODMAN: Hi, Stacie. Tell us your story. STACIE RITTER: Well, it’s a rather long one, so I’ll try to make it as brief as I can. Our issues with insurance companies...
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