Amy Goodman

Greenpeace Activists Hang Banner on Mt. Rushmore

Activists with the environmental group Greenpeace scaled the Mount Rushmore National Monument Wednesday and hung a banner urging President Obama to take action on global warming. The banner was hung next to the carved mountain face of Abraham Lincoln. It read: America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming. The group of eleven Greenpeace activists were arrested and charged with trespassing. They each face up to six months in prison.

Democracy Now Headlines 4/16/09

* Report: Under CIA Pressure, Obama to Withhold Parts of Torture Memos * Gitmo Prisoner: Torture Has Worsened Under Obama * Survey: More Pay Rises than Cuts for US CEOs * DHS Links Right-Wing Extremism to Recession * Iran Begins Secret Trial for Jailed Iranian American Journalist * Haiti Appeals for International Aid * Bolivian Lawmakers Approve Electoral Reform * Germany Bans Monsanto Crop * Study: Worst of Global Warming Can Be Avoided * Tax Resisters to Hold Day of Protest

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Labor Day 2008
1. Rage in Saint Paulice
2. Amy Goodman Arrested

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* "Taxi to the Dark Side": Expos� on US Abuses in "War on Terror" Wins Oscar for Best Documentary *

Alex Gibney joins us to talk about his Academy Award win for his documentary Taxi to the Dark Side. The film investigates some of the most egregious abuses associated with the so-called �war on terror.�

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* Noam Chomsky: Why is Iraq Missing from 2008 Presidential Race? *

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* Musical Legend Willie Nelson on Farm Aid, Biodiesel Fuel, Outlaw Country Music, Marijuana Laws, the Impeachment of President Bush, the 9/11 Attacks & More *

Country music legend Willie Nelson joins us for the hour to talk politics and to play some songs, including �A Moment of Forever,� �On the Road Again,� �You�re Always on My Mind� and �To All the Girls I�ve Loved Before.�

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* Headlines for February 21, 2008 *

McCain�s Relationship With D.C. Lobbyist Questioned
Obama Raises Record $36 Million In January

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* Broadcast Exclusive: Abu Ghraib Whistleblower Samuel Provance Speaks Out on Torture and Cover-Up at U.S. Military Jail *

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* Breaking the Sound Barrier: Democracy Now! Re-Hosts NBC Las Vegas Debate to Include Kucinich After NBC Wins Appeal to Exclude Him *

Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich was missing from the stage at last night�s Democratic debate hosted by MSNBC in Las Vegas after he lost a last-minute legal fight with the network over his participation. Last week, NBC told Kucinich that he had met the criteria for the debate. Then, less than two days later, the network changed the criteria and declared that Kucinich was no longer qualified. On Monday, a Nevada judge ordered NBC to include

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* Bush Visits Saudi Arabia as U.S. Plans Sale of 900 Missiles to Kingdom *

The Bush administration has announced plans to sell Saudi Arabia around $120 million in sophisticated bombs. The sale would come as part of the White House�s $20 billion military aid package to its Gulf allies. The announcement came as President Bush began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia for meetings with Saudi King Abdullah. We speak with Craig Unger, author of �House of Bush, House of Saud.�

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