In Upset Victories, Clinton and McCain Win New Hampshire Primaries
8 Jan 2008
Defying the pundits and the polls, Senator Senator Hillary Clinton narrowly beat Senator Barack Obama in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary. Meanwhile Senator John McCain’s faltering campaign was given new life with a win over second-place finisher Mitt Romney. We play excerpts of the post-vote speeches.

Headlines for January 9, 2008
8 Jan 2008
Defying Predictions, Clinton Beats Obama in New Hampshire, McCain Beats Romney in Upset Win, Bush Calls Iran Naval Incident a ?Provocation?, Bush Arrives in Israel to Begin Mideast Tour, Peace Group: Israel Seeking to Bar Release of Settlement Report, Kenyan Opposition Rejects New Cabinet, Marine Testifies in Afghan Mass-Shooting Inquiry, Morales, Governors Agree to Seek Unity Deal, Pentagon Won?t Probe KBR Rape Charges, U.S. Reconsidering Amnesty for Immigrants With Abusive Spouses, U.S. Last in Avoiding Deaths by Preventable Disease, Peace Activists Win Challenge to New York Ban on Central Park Gatherings, CIA Whistleblower Philip Agee Dies at 72

Student Volunteers for McCain, Paul Campaigns Voice Support for Candidates
7 Jan 2008
In New Hampshire, voters have begun casting their ballots in the country’s first primary of the 2008 election. State election officials have predicted a record turnout of more than 500,000 voters. Student volunteers have flooded the state to campaign for their candidates. We speak two students from St. Olaf College who are campaigning for John McCain and Ron Paul. [includes rush transcript]

How to Rig an Election: Convicted Former GOP Operative Details 2002 New Hampshire Phone Jamming Scheme
7 Jan 2008
We speak with former Republican operative Allen Raymond, who served time in federal prison for jamming phone lines of the New Hampshire Democratic Party in 2002 to block a Democratic get-out-the-vote campaign. Raymond has come out with a tell-all book called How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative. In addition to the phone-jamming scheme, Raymond details other Republican tactics such as the use of scripted, phony automated phone messages to try to play on white voters? racial prejudices in a 2000 New Jersey congressional race. [includes rush transcript]

How Do Front-Loading the Primary Calendar and Record Campaign Spending Affect the 2008 Race?
7 Jan 2008
As candidates make their last-minute push in New Hampshire in the first primary of the 2008 election, we take a look at the “front-loading” of the primary calendar with the New Hampshire and Iowa contests only five days apart and campaign financing—a staggering $400 million spent by the candidates so far. Where’s the money coming from? We speak with Rob Richie of FairVote and Sheila Krumholz of the Center for Responsive Politics. [includes rush transcript]

Headlines for January 8, 2008
7 Jan 2008
New Hampshire Voters Head To Polls, Sen. Clinton: “This Is Very Personal For Me. It’s Not Just Political”, Obama Set To Win Major Nevada Union Endorsement, Romney Paints Himself as Agent of Change, Iran Accused of Harassing U.S. Warships, 10,000 Israeli Police Officers On Duty For Bush’s Visit, PPP Party Calls For UN Inquiry Into Bhutto Assassination, Kenya’s President & Opposition Leader to Begin Negotiations, Supreme Court To Decide Legality of Lethal Injection, New Jersey Officially Apologizes For Slavery, Baltimore Sues Wells Fargo For Predatory Lending, FDA To Approve Sale of Meat & Milk From Cloned Animals, Golden Globes Cancelled Due to Writers Strike, Stephen Colbert: “There’s Nothing In The Prompters? What the Hell’s Going On”

The Youth Vote in 2008: Students Flood New Hampshire on Eve of Primary
6 Jan 2008
Students from across the country have flooded New Hampshire on the eve of the nation’s first primary there. We speak with three Princeton University students who are campaigning for different Democratic candidates and the teacher who brought them there.

“I Respect the Distance He is Trying to Create” – Jesse Jackson on Why He Supports But Hasn’t Been Asked to Campaign for Obama
6 Jan 2008
The Reverend Jesse Jackson and his son, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., support Barack Obama, but his other son, Yusuf, is a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, and his wife has just cut a radio ad for her. Why isn’t Jesse Jackson out stumping for his man? He hasn’t been asked. “I respect the distance [Obama] is trying to create for his own strategic purposes,” Jackson tells Democracy Now! [includes rush transcript]

“The Overwhelming Majority of the Pakistani People Feel Dismayed and Disappointed at the Bush Administration’s Policy” – Fmr. Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif
6 Jan 2008
We speak with Nawaz Sharif, the deposed twice-elected Pakistani Prime Minister and onetime arch-rival of Benazir Bhutto. Sharif heads the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz party and is now the leading opposition candidate in Pakistan following Bhutto’s assassination. Amy Goodman interviewed Sharif with Reverend Jesse Jackson Sunday on his “Keep Hope Alive” radio show.

Headlines for January 7, 2008
6 Jan 2008
Obama’s Surges In NH Polls Following Iowa Victory, Obama Advocates U. S. Unilateral Military Action In Pakistan, Edwards & Clinton Clash During Democratic Debate, Kucinich Files FCC Complaint After Being Barred From Debate, McCain: “Fine With Me” If U. S. Is In Iraq For 100 Years, Bill Bradley Endorses Sen. Obama, Bloomberg May Be Urged to Run Independent Campaign, U. S. Considers Expanding Covert Operations in Pakistan, Jose Padilla Sues Torture Memo Author John Yoo, Israel Vows To Escalate Attacks in Gaza, Death Toll in Kenya Reaches 486 Following Disputed Election, Dow Jones Index Suffers Worst Start to New Year Since 1904, President Bush: “This Economy Of Ours Is On A Solid Foundation”, Sen. McGovern Calls For Impeachment Of Bush & Cheney, Trent Lott Confirms He Will Start D. C. Lobbying Firm, Red Cross: U. S. Held Dozens Incommunicado at Bagram Prison in Afghanistan

Peace Activists Take Action to Keep Focus on War During Presidential Campaign
3 Jan 2008
Over a dozen anti-war activists were arrested this week at the Iowa offices of Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The protests were part of a campaign called Seasons of Discontent: A Presidential Occupation Project. We speak to Frank Cordero, a Des Moines Catholic Worker member who took part in the protests.

After Iowa: A Roundtable Discussion on the Democratic Race with Danny Glover, Wayne Ford and Ellen Chesler
3 Jan 2008
Sen. Barack Obama and John Edwards placed ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton just months after polls showed Clinton enjoying a wide lead. We host a roundtable discussion with supporters of each of the three frontrunners: the actor Danny Glover, who is backing Edwards; Iowa state legislator and Black and Brown Forum co-chair Wayne Ford, an Obama supporter; and Professor Ellen Chesler, a longtime friend and fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. [includes rush transcript – partial]

Obama, Huckabee Score Victories in Iowa Caucus
3 Jan 2008
Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have won the Iowa caucuses, the first of the 2008 campaign. Obama won 37 percent of the delegate support in the Democratic caucus easily beating his top rivals. He is the first African American presidential candidate to ever win in Iowa, a state that is 95 percent white. We play excerpts of Obama and Huckabee’s victory speeches, and also hear from second-place Democratic hopeful John Edwards and third-place Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton. [includes rush transcript]

Headlines for January 4, 2008
3 Jan 2008
Obama, Huckabee Win Iowa Caucuses, Admin Limiting State Efforts to Expand Medicaid, No Murder Charges for Marines in Haditha Massacre, U.S. Lagging on Admitting Iraqi Refugees, Rep. Warned CIA on Destroying Interrogation Tapes in 2003, Kenya Police Block Opposition Rally for Consecutive Day, 4 Killed and 50 Injured in Turkish Bombing, French Farmer-Activist Launches Hunger Strike Against GMOs, 9 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza, Texas Prisoner Freed by DNA Evidence

One Week After Bhutto Killing, Pakistan Delays Parliamentary Elections
2 Jan 2008
Pakistan’s parliamentary elections have now been officially delayed by six weeks. We discuss the latest with nuclear scientist and peace activist Pervez Hoodbhoy and NYU Professor Barnett Rubin.

Vote for Change? Atrocity-Linked U.S. Officials Advising Democratic, GOP Presidential Frontrunners
2 Jan 2008
Independent journalist Allan Nairn and American Conservative correspondent Kelley Beaucar Vlahos discuss a little-addressed facet of the 2008 campaign: many of the top advisers to leading presidential candidates are ex-U.S. officials involved in atrocities around the world. [includes rush transcript]

Headlines for January 3, 2008
2 Jan 2008
Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Probe of CIA Tape Destruction, California Sues EPA for Blocking Emissions Cuts, Kenyan Police Fire on Protesters, UN Refugee Head: Rich Nations Failing Congo, Mexican Farm Activists End Anti-NAFTA Border Blockade, Uruguay Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions, U.S. Approves Fighter Jet Sale to Pakistan, Jailed Iranian Women?s Rights Activists Reportedly Released, Kucinich Endorses Obama, Nader Praises Edwards, Jailed Jena 6 Teen Moved to Foster Care

Chair of Kenya’s National Human Rights Commission Condemns Kenya’s Handling of Disputed Election & Outbreak of Violence
1 Jan 2008
In Kenya, at least 300 people have died in ethnic fighting following last week’s disputed presidential election. Police estimated that 75,000 Kenyans have fled their homes due to the worst violence in Kenya since 1982. On Sunday, Kenya’s Election Commission declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of Thursday’s election, but immediately questions were raised about the fairness of the vote. We speak with Maina Kiai in Nairobi. [includes rush transcript]

Robert Parry: Hillary Clinton Signals Free Pass for Bush
1 Jan 2008
“Former President Bill Clinton’s comment that his wife’s ‘first thing’ as President would be to send him and former President George H.W. Bush on a worldwide fence-mending tour has a political subtext,” reports investigative journalist Robert Parry. “It signals that a second Clinton administration would give a free pass to the second Bush administration on its abuses.” [includes rush transcript]

Community Activists in Des Moines Speak Out on Thursday’s Iowa Caucus
1 Jan 2008
Hugh Espey and Robin Ghormley of the Citizens for Community Improvement and Deepak Bhargava, executive director of Center for Community Change, discuss Thursday’s caucus. [includes rush transcript]

Headlines for January 2, 2008
1 Jan 2008
300 Die in Kenya in Post-Election Fighting, Pakistan Postpones Election, Benazir’s Bhutto’s Son & Husband To Co-Chair PPP, Pakistan Resists Calls For International Investigation into Bhutto’s Death, Report: Bhutto Was Preparing to Accuse Musharraf of Rigging Election, Sharif: Musharraf Must Resign, 16,000+ Iraqi Civilians Died in 2007, Iraq To Compensate Kurds Displaced From Turkish Bombings, Huckabee Defends Linking Homosexuality to Necrophilia, Giuliani Backer Calls For Extermination of Muslims, ABC & Fox Bar Six Presidential Candidates From NH Debate, Three Peace Activists Arrested in Huckabee’s Iowa Office, Report: U.S. Has Become “Endemic Surveillance Society”, Navy Attorney Resigns To Protest U.S. Torture Policies, U.S. Diplomat Killed in Sudan, Bush Issues Signing Statement After Signing Sudan Divestment Act, Former Gitmo Detainee David Hicks Released, Puerto Rican Pro-Independence Activists Subpoenaed

2007 in Review: Power, Politics and Resistance Pt. 2
31 Dec 2007
Today, part two of our special look back at 2007, including the Jena Six, the Petraeus report, the trial of Jose Padilla, Alberto Gonzales’ resignation, Alan Greenspan v. Naomi Klein, Michael Mukasey on waterboarding, Blackwater’s Massacre in Baghdad, Jimmy Carter on apartheid in the Palestinian territories, Al Gore and IPCC win the Nobel Peace Prize, the pro-democracy uprising in Burma, the firing of Norman Finkelstein and Ward Churchill, New Jersey abolishes the death penalty, the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and more. Featuring the Voices of: Joseph Wilson, Alan Johnston, Robert Bailey, Caseptla Bailey, Marcus Jones, Helen Thomas, President Bush, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ward Churchill, Sen. Barack Obama, Marjorie Cohn, Nydesha Foster, Angela Hegarty, Amira Baraka, Nir Rosen, Camilo Mejia, Grace Paley, Alberto Gonzales, Sen. Larry Craig, Norman Finkelstein, President Jimmy Carter, Sen. Robert Byrd, Gen. David Petraeus, Rev. Al Sharpton, Alan Greenspan, Naomi Klein, Mark Canning, Rep, Danny Davis, Erik Prince, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Jeremy Scahill, Katie Redford, Yoko Ono, Bill McKibben, Maher Arar, John Tanner, Jonathan Paul, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Michael Mukasey, Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, Mark Klein, Evo Morales, Asma Jahangir, Wayne Barrett, John Edwards, Noam Chomsky. Desmond Tutu, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Nelson Mandela, Lou Dobbs, Mohamed ElBaradei, Michael Ratner, Mark Benjamin, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rajendra Pachauri, Al Gore, Jon Corzine, Benazir Bhutto, and more.

2007 in Review: Power, Politics and Resistance Pt. 1
30 Dec 2007
Today, part one of our special look back at 2007, including Saddam Hussein’s execution, the U.S. bombing of Somalia, the Appeal for Redress, Scooter Libby’s convicton, the firing of Don Imus, the Virginia Tech massacre, the rise of Blackwater, the death of Molly Ivins and Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Moore and “Sicko”, Greg Palast and Rep. Conyers on vulture funds, the Hamas-Fatah split in the Palestinian territories, the U.S. Social Forum and more. Featuring the Voices of: Nancy Pelosi, Cindy Sheehan President Bush, Sgt. Ronn Cantu, Leslie Cagan Sen. Patrick Leahy, Zanku Armenian Molly Ivins, Sami Al-Arian, Laila Al-Arian Greg Palast, Rep. John Conyers, Salim Lone Patrick Fitzgerald, Murray Waas Dennis Kucinich, Jeremy Scahill, Don Imus Rev. Al Sharpton, Bill McKibben, Louise Melling Alberto Gonzales, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Seymour Hersh, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Ernesto Arce, Paul Rusesabegina, Don Cheadle Sen. Daniel Akaka, General John Batiste Majid and 9 yr old son Kevan Ricardo Alarcon, Tony Blair, Joan Baez Tariq Ali, Studs Terkel, Ted Shaw, Mona El-Farra Rocky Anderson, Michael Moore, Ali Abinumah Vanessa Redgrave, Dennis Brutus, and more Tune in Tuesday, January 1 for Part 2 of our look back at 2007. [includes rush transcript]

Pakistan in Turmoil after Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination
27 Dec 2007
Hundreds and thousands of Pakistanis attend the funeral of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan’s political future remains unclear and riots erupted as news of Bhutto’s assassination spread across the country. Pakistani President Pervaz Musharraf has blamed Islamic militants for carrying out the assassination but several associates of Bhutto have accused Musharraf himself of having a role. In an e-mail sent to a confidant in the US two months ago, Benazir Bhutto wrote that Musharraf should be held “responsible” if she was assassinated because his government did not do enough to provide for her security. We go to British-Pakistani author and activist Tariq Ali in London and historian Manan Ahmed in Chicago for analysis of the current crisis and Benazir Bhutto’s checkered history.

Headlines for December 28, 2007
27 Dec 2007
Hundreds of Thousands Attend Funeral of Bhutto, International Community Condemns Assassination of Bhutto, Assassination Leaves Pakistan In A State of Turmoil, Bhutto: Hold Musharraf Responsible For My Death, Pakistan In Three Days Of Mourning, Obama Campaign Links Iraq War to Bhutto’s Death, Democrats Spend Records Amount on TV Ads in Iowa, Olmert Refuses to Stop Construction of Jewish Settlements, U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Tops 3,900, Kenya Holds Presidential Elections, GOP In Kansas Admits To Vote Caging