Puerto Rican Attorney, Historian & Analyst Juan Manuel Garca-Passalacqua, 73, Dies6 Jul 2010The well-known Puerto Rican attorney, political analyst and historian Juan Manuel Garca-Passalacqua has died at the age of 73. After his death on Friday, Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuo declared three days of mourning. Passalacqua was a regular guest on Democracy Now. We last spoke to him in 2009 after President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.[includes rush transcript]
Environmentalist Facing 3-Year Prison Sentence For Unfurling Banners in Senate Office Building6 Jul 2010Environmentalist Ted Glick will be sentenced today and faces up to three years in jail for hanging two banners inside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill that read, “Green Jobs Now” and “Get to Work.” Glick was convicted in May of two misdemeanors—displaying a banner in a federal building and disorderly conduct—each of which carries a six-month jail sentence. But the U.S. Attorney’s Office has asked the judge to triple Glick’s sentence because of his two previous convictions, both of which also related to non-violent protests.[includes rush transcript]
Scientist Working With Government Says BP Restricting Access to Study Gushing Oil Well6 Jul 2010As the BP oil disaster enters its 77th Day we speak to a scientist leading a team of researchers trying to get access to the well to better study what is happening at the site. Dr. Ira Leifer, who’s on the federally appointed Flow Rate Technical Group, says BP is restricting his access to study the gushing oil well.[includes rush transcript]
Headlines for July 6, 20106 Jul 2010Oil From BP Spill Reaches Texas, 2007 Memo: Danger of Offshore Oil Drilling Spill A “Low-Probability” Event, BP Still Has Nearly $1 Billion Pentagon Fuel Contract, Israel Partially Eases Gaza Blockade Ahead of White House Meeting, B’Tselem: Jewish Settlements Control 42 Percent of West Bank Land, Tax-Exempt Funds Aid Settlements in West Bank, Justice Dept To Sue Arizona Over Immigration Law, GOP Chair Steele: Afghanistan is “War of Obama’s Choosing”, Costa Rica Approves Plan to Give Access to U.S. War Ships, Syrian Human Rights Attorney Sentenced to Three Years in Jail, U.S. Awards $1.85B in Loan Guarantees For Solar Projects, Greenpace Accuses of Paper Firm of Destroying Indonesian Rain Forests, Maoist Leader Killed In India, Puerto Rico Probes Police Crackdown on Student, Puerto Rican Analyst Juan Manuel Garca Passalacqua, 73, Dies, Thousands Attend Funeral of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah
Michael Moore on His Life, His Films and His Activism5 Jul 2010In a Democracy Now! special broadcast, we spend the hour with one of the most famous independent filmmakers in the world: Michael Moore. For the past twenty years, Michael has been one of the most politically active, provocative and successful documentary filmmakers in the business. His films include Roger and me; Fahrenheit 9/11; Bowling for Columbine, for which he won the Academy Award; and his latest, Capitalism: A Love Story.[include rush transcript]
Michael Moore on His Life, His Films and His Activism5 Jul 2010In a Demoacracy Now! special broadcast, we spend the hour with one of the most famous independent filmmakers in the world: Michael Moore. For the past twenty years, Michael has been one of the most politically active, provocative and successful documentary filmmakers in the business. His films include Roger and me; Fahrenheit 9/11; Bowling for Columbine, for which he won the Academy Award; and his latest, Capitalism: A Love Story.
Grand Isle, Louisiana: Voices From a Community Devastated by BP Oil Spill2 Jul 2010We end today’s broadcast in the Gulf Coast as the worst oil spill in US history is in its 74th day. On this this holiday weekend with families across the country celebrating July 4th, our thoughts are in Louisiana, where we broadcast several weeks ago. We visit Grand Isle, a community devastated by the oil spill.[includes rush transcript]
Maude Barlow: “The World Has Divided into Rich and Poor as at No Time in History”2 Jul 2010As world leaders gathered in Toronto for the G20 summit last week, leading activists from around the world joined thousands in Toronto’s Massey Hall to oppose the G20 agenda. Maude Barlow was one of the key speakers at the event. She heads the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and is a founder of the Blue Planet Project.[includes rush transcript]
In First Address on Immigration, Obama Urges Middle Ground Between Blanket Amnesty and Mass Deportations2 Jul 2010President Obama delivered his first major speech on immigration Thursday, making an impassioned plea for passing comprehensive immigration reform. We play excerpts of his address, and speak to two guests: Columbia University professor Mae Ngai, author of “Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America”; and Gaby Pacheco, a 25-year old student who along with three other students completed a four-month walk from Miami to Washington, DC earlier this year, talking to people about their experience of growing up undocumented and urging the President to stop deportations. [includes rush transcript]
Despite House Passage, Feingold Maintains Opposition to Financial Reform Bill as “Too Weak” in Face of Wall St. Recklessness2 Jul 2010Democrats may still be one vote short of approving an overhaul of financial regulation with Senator Russ Feingold vowing to vote against the measure again. The House approved the measure this week following over three weeks of conference committee negotiations. We speak to former investment banker turned journalist Nomi Prins, author of several books including “It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street.”[includes rush transcript]
Canadian Civil Liberties Group Mulls Lawsuit as Details of Mass Arrests, Unprecedented Powers at G2O Come to Light2 Jul 2010The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it is looking into suing the Toronto police department following mass arrests at the G20 summit last week. It is now estimated that 1,000 people, including many journalists, were arrested. On Thursday, protest rallies were held in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg against the brutal police crackdown. Civil liberties advocates are also up in arms after it emerged that the Toronto police were secretly given new and unprecedented powers of arrest in the lead-up to the G20. We hear from David Vassey, the first person arrested under a new law in Toronto that allowed police to detain anyone near the site of the G20 summit if they failed to identify themselves.[includes rush transcript]
Headlines for July 2, 20102 Jul 2010House Approves Over $30B for Escalating Afghan War, Taliban Attack U.S. Contractor in Afghanistan, 42 Killed in Suicide Attack on Sufi Shrine in Pakistan, Tropical Storm Alex Delays Gulf Coast Cleanup, Spill Could Be Worse in Gulf History; House Expands Damages for Victims’ Families, Kagan Confirmation Hearings Conclude With Supporters, Critics, Obama Calls for Compromise in Immigration Reform, Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions into Law, Canadians Rally Against G20 Crackdown, 4 Massey Supervisors Charged for Deadly 2006 Coal Mine Fire, New Details Emerge on “Backdoor Bailout” Through AIG, Jury Deliberations Expected in Oscar Grant Killing Trial, New York Lawmakers Approve Labor Standards for Domestic Workers, Penn State Panel Clears “Climategate” Scientist
Grand Isle, Louisiana: Voices From a Community Devastated by BP Oil Spill2 Jul 2010We end today’s broadcast in the Gulf Coast as the worst oil spill in US history is in its 74th day. On this this holiday weekend with families across the country celebrating July 4th, our thoughts are in Louisiana, where we broadcast several weeks ago. We visit Grand Isle, a community devastated by the oil spill.[includes rush transcript]
Maude Barlow: “The World Has Divided into Rich and Poor as at No Time in History”2 Jul 2010As world leaders gathered in Toronto for the G20 summit last week, leading activists from around the world joined thousands in Toronto’s Massey Hall to oppose the G20 agenda. Maude Barlow was one of the key speakers at the event. She heads the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and is a founder of the Blue Planet Project.[includes rush transcript]
In First Address on Immigration, Obama Urges Middle Ground Between Blanket Amnesty and Mass Deportations2 Jul 2010President Obama delivered his first major speech on immigration Thursday, making an impassioned plea for passing comprehensive immigration reform. We play excerpts of his address, and speak to two guests: Columbia University professor Mae Ngai, author of “Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America”; and Gaby Pacheco, a 25-year old student who along with three other students completed a four-month walk from Miami to Washington, DC earlier this year, talking to people about their experience of growing up undocumented and urging the President to stop deportations. [includes rush transcript]
Despite House Passage, Feingold Maintains Opposition to Financial Reform Bill as “Too Weak” in Face of Wall St. Recklessness2 Jul 2010Democrats may still be one vote short of approving an overhaul of financial regulation with Senator Russ Feingold vowing to vote against the measure again. The House approved the measure this week following over three weeks of conference committee negotiations. We speak to former investment banker turned journalist Nomi Prins, author of several books including “It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street.”[includes rush transcript]
Canadian Civil Liberties Group Mulls Lawsuit as Details of Mass Arrests, Unprecedented Powers at G2O Come to Light2 Jul 2010The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it is looking into suing the Toronto police department following mass arrests at the G20 summit last week. It is now estimated that 1,000 people, including many journalists, were arrested. On Thursday, protest rallies were held in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg against the brutal police crackdown. Civil liberties advocates are also up in arms after it emerged that the Toronto police were secretly given new and unprecedented powers of arrest in the lead-up to the G20. We hear from David Vassey, the first person arrested under a new law in Toronto that allowed police to detain anyone near the site of the G20 summit if they failed to identify themselves.[includes rush transcript]
Headlines for July 2, 20102 Jul 2010House Approves Over $30B for Escalating Afghan War, Taliban Attack U.S. Contractor in Afghanistan, 42 Killed in Suicide Attack on Sufi Shrine in Pakistan, Tropical Storm Alex Delays Gulf Coast Cleanup, Spill Could Be Worse in Gulf History; House Expands Damages for Victims’ Families, Kagan Confirmation Hearings Conclude With Supporters, Critics, Obama Calls for Compromise in Immigration Reform, Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions into Law, Canadians Rally Against G20 Crackdown, 4 Massey Supervisors Charged for Deadly 2006 Coal Mine Fire, New Details Emerge on “Backdoor Bailout” Through AIG, Jury Deliberations Expected in Oscar Grant Killing Trial, New York Lawmakers Approve Labor Standards for Domestic Workers, Penn State Panel Clears “Climategate” Scientist
Grand Isle, Louisiana: Voices From a Community Devastated by BP Oil Spill2 Jul 2010We end today’s broadcast in the Gulf Coast as the worst oil spill in US history is in its 74th day. On this this holiday weekend with families across the country celebrating July 4th, our thoughts are in Louisiana, where we broadcast several weeks ago. We visit Grand Isle, a community devastated by the oil spill.[includes rush transcript]
In First Address on Immigration, Obama Urges Middle Ground Between Blanket Amnesty and Mass Deportations2 Jul 2010President Obama delivered his first major speech on immigration Thursday, making an impassioned plea for passing comprehensive immigration reform. We play excerpts of his address, and speak to two guests: Columbia University professor Mae Ngai, author of “Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America”; and Gaby Pacheco, a 25-year old student who along with three other students completed a four-month walk from Miami to Washington, DC earlier this year, talking to people about their experience of growing up undocumented and urging the President to stop deportations. [includes rush transcript]
Maude Barlow: “The World Has Divided into Rich and Poor as at No Time in History”2 Jul 2010As world leaders gathered in Toronto for the G20 summit last week, leading activists from around the world joined thousands in Toronto’s Massey Hall to oppose the G20 agenda. Maude Barlow was one of the key speakers at the event. She heads the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and is a founder of the Blue Planet Project.
Canadian Civil Liberties Group Mulls Lawsuit as Details of Mass Arrests, Unprecedented Powers at G2O Come to Light2 Jul 2010The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it is looking into suing the Toronto police department following mass arrests at the G20 summit last week. It is now estimated that 1,000 people, including many journalists, were arrested. On Thursday, protest rallies were held in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg against the brutal police crackdown. Civil liberties advocates are also up in arms after it emerged that the Toronto police were secretly given new and unprecedented powers of arrest in the lead-up to the G20. We hear from David Vassey, the first person arrested under a new law in Toronto that allowed police to detain anyone near the site of the G20 summit if they failed to identify themselves.
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