physicians urge obama admin to pressure mideast ally bahrain to end repression of doctors patients
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democracynoworg -the gulf nation of bahrain has announced that 47 medical workers who treated pro-democracy protesters during the nation039s popular uprising will be tried before a military court on charges of acting against the state some could face the death penalty for providing medical assistance to protesters human rights groups say the arrests are part of a campaign of intimidation that runs directly counter to the geneva convention which guarantees medical care to people wounded in conflict we speak with richard sollom of physicians for human rights he recently traveled to bahrain to document the situation there and is the co-author of a new report quotdo no harm: a call for bahrain to end systematic attacks on doctors and patientsquotfor the videoaudio podcast transcript and for democracy now039s news archive with additional reports about bahrain visit http:wwwdemocracynoworg201155physicians_urge_obama_admin_to_pressurefollow us:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

culture in decline episode 1 quotwhat democracyquot by peter joseph
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series premiere: culture in decline episode 1 quotwhat democracyquotby peter josephhelp translate this video for subtitles: http:dotsubcomviewc3f83502-ed0e-42fa-9337-c76e399d4616please subscribe to this channel for future episodes:http:wwwyoutubecomusercultureindeclinefeature=mheethis opening show addresses the coming 2012 us presidential election and the subject of what we perceive as quotdemocracyquot in the world today website: http:wwwcultureindeclinecomtwitter: https:twittercomcultureindeclinfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomcultureindeclineyoutube subscribe: http:wwwyoutubecomusercultureindeclinemailing list: http:mailinglistthezeitgeistmovementcomlistsp=subscribeampampid=10free dvd torrent download hi-res quicktime torrent ampamp fully sourced text transcript pdf will be available at http:wwwcultureindeclinecom very soon update july 29th

torture in us prisons historic senate hearing takes up human toll of solitary confinement
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democracynoworg - in the first-ever hearing of its kind a senate panel heard testimony this week on the psychological and human rights implications of solitary confinement in us prisons while defenders of solitary confinement claim it is needed to control the most violent prisoners many of the people called to testify at the hearing described how it can cause intense suffering and mental illness we039re joined by anthony graves a former texas prisoner who was fully exonerated of a murder conviction after spending 18 years behind bars the bulk of that time on death row and in solitary confinement and by james ridgeway a veteran journalist and co-editor of solitary watch a website that tracks solitary confinement and torture in american prisonswatch part 2 of our interview with anthony graves: to watch the complete weekday independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast search our vast archive or to find more information about democracy now and amy goodman visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

thousands march at un climate summit in durban to demand climate justice
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democracynoworg - we are broadcasting live from durban south africa where critical talks on fighting climate change have entered their second week key issues here at the united nations climate change conference cop 17 remain unresolved including the future of the kyoto protocol -- the international treaty with enforceable provisions designed to limit greenhouse-gas emissions delegates are also debating how to form a green climate fund to support developing nations most affected by climate change but we begin not inside the summit but out in the streets of durban where thousands of people marched on saturday calling for climate justice we talk to leading environmental activists from around the world quotwe039re here to send a solid strong message a simple message to the leaders and negotiators of the climate change conference that this is no time to play aroundquot says award-winning nigerian environmental activist nnimmo bassey quotthis is a time for real commitment to cut emissions and legally bind the agreement to cut emissions the rich polluting countries should understand that their inaction will destroy the planet we can039t accept thatquotto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more reports from the un climate change conference in durban visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsdurban_climate_summit_2012follow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

united for global democracy
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sen bernie sanders: supreme court undermines democracy by allowing billionaires to quotbuy electionsquot
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http:wwwdemocracynoworg - as the 2014 election season gets underway the supreme court has struck down a long-standing limit on how much donors can give to federal candidates political parties and political action committees in a two-year election cycle without any aggregate limit a donor can now give millions directly to candidates and parties the 5-to-4 decision in the mccutcheon v fec case is being described as the quotnext citizens unitedquot referring to the 2010 ruling that opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate spending on us elections we speak to independent sen bernie sanders of vermont about wednesday039s landmark decision and his fight to remove big money from the electoral process we also discuss sanders039 potential presidential run in 2016 which he says he is considering quotnot because i wake up in the morning with a burning desire to be president but because i happen to believe there are such enormous issues out there that i just don039t want to see swept under the rugquotsee more democracy now coverage of campaign finance reform money in politics and the citizen united case: http:wwwdemocracynoworgtopicsmoney_politicsdemocracy now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1200 tv and radio stations monday through friday watch our livestream 8-9am et at http:wwwdemocracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:owlliruj5q follow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynow twitter: democracynow subscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynow listen on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracynow daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribe google: https:plusgooglecomdemocracynowinstagram: http:instagramcomdemocracynowtumblr: http:democracynowtumblrpinterest: http:wwwpinterestcomdemocracynow

noam chomsky on wikileaks obama039s targeted assassinations and latin america039s break from us
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democracynoworg - as the united states carries out another deadly drone strike in yemen noam chomsky compares the counterterrorism policies of the george w bush and obama administrations quotif the bush administration didn039t like somebody they039d kidnap them and send them to torture chambersquot chomsky says quotif the obama administration decides they don039t like somebody they murder themquot chomsky also praises the whistleblowing activities of wikileaks as well as the ongoing latin american shift away from washington039s long-running political and economic dominancesee many other democracy now interviews with noam chomsky in our playlist: http:bitlyjdnhzsfor additional reports on this case or to watch the complete independent weekday news hour please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

michael moore calls for renewed pro-democracy movement as anti-union bills approved across the us
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democracynoworg -as wisconsin republicans passed gov scott walker039s anti-union bill in the state senate a bill in michigan goes even further in the measure emergency financial managers would be allowed to break union contracts dismiss elected officials and even disincorporate entire municipalities michigan senate republicans approved the bill yesterday and protests are expected in the lansing state capitol building today just hours after the wisconsin senate vote democracy now interviewed filmmaker michael moore quotquotthis is a class war on the peoplequot moore says quoti think the whole world has been inspired by what happened in tunisia and egypt and throughout the middle east while their problems are different than ours the spirit is the same we need a pro-democracy movement in this country badlyquotfor the videoaudio podcast transcript to sign up for the daily news digest and for complete coverage on the anti-union bills across the united states visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow us:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

glenn greenwald: why did nbc pull veteran reporter after he witnessed israeli killing of gaza kids
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http:wwwdemocracynoworg - nbc is facing questions over its decision to pull veteran news correspondent ayman mohyeldin out of gaza just after he personally witnessed the israeli military039s killing of four palestinian boys on a gaza beach mohyeldin was kicking a soccer ball around with the boys just minutes before they died he is a longtime reporter in the region in his reporting he reports on the gaza conflict in the context of the israeli occupation sparking criticism from some supporters of the israeli offensive back in 2008 and 2009 when he worked for al jazeera mohyeldin and his colleague sherine tadros were the only western journalists on the ground in gaza as israel killed 1400 people in what it called quotoperation cast leadquot we speak to glenn greenwald of the intercept who has revealed that the decision to pull mohyeldin from gaza and remove him from reporting on the situation came from nbc executive david verdi greenwald also comments on the broader picture of the coverage of the israelpalestine conflict in the us media this video is an excerpt from the democracy now interview watch the full interview with glenn greenwald and sharif abdel kouddous plus additional democracy now reports on gaza in our archive: http:wwwdemocracynoworgtopicsgazademocracy now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1200 tv and radio stations monday through friday watch our livestream 8-9am et at http:wwwdemocracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:owlliruj5qfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynow twitter: https:twittercomdemocracynowyoutube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynow soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracynow daily email: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribe google: https:plusgooglecomdemocracynowinstagram: http:instagramcomdemocracynowtumblr: http:democracynowtumblrpinterest: http:wwwpinterestcomdemocracynow

don barlett and james steele on new book quotthe betrayal of the american dreamquot part 1 of 3
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democracynoworg - the famed award-winning investigative reporting team of donald barlett and james steele have just published a new book quotthe betrayal of the american dreamquot a followup to their landmark bestseller quotamerica: what went wrongquot as republicans and democrats continue disputing who should bear the brunt of the tax burden barlett and steele argue that america039s middle class has been decimated over the years due to policies governing not only taxes but also bank regulations trade deficits and pension funds their book chronicles how the american middle class has been systematically impoverished and its prospects thwarted in favor of a new ruling elite barlett and steele have worked together for more than 40 years sharing two pulitzer prizes and two national magazine awards the duo joins us for the hour to discuss the assault on the middle class the great tax heist deregulation the end of retirement the outsourcing of us jobs the 2012 election and moreto watch this interview uninterrupted visit http:wwwdemocracynoworg2012730pulitzer_winning_reporting_duo_don_barlettto watch the complete weekday independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast search our vast archive or to find more information about democracy now and amy goodman visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

noam chomsky: quotthe us and its allies will do anything to prevent democracy in the arab worldquot
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noam chomsky: quotthe us and its allies will do anything to prevent democracy in the arab worldquotspeaking at the 25th anniversary celebration of the national media watch group fairness and accuracy in reporting world-renowned political dissident and linguist noam chomsky analyzes the us response to the popular uprisings sweeping the middle east and north africa quotacross the middle east an overwhelming majority of the population regards the united states as the main threat to their interestsquot chomsky says quotthe reason is very simple plainly the us and its allies are not going to want governments which are responsive to the will of t he people if that happens not only will the us not control the region but it will be thrown outhttp:wwwmrwonkishnl

rigging the election video iii: creamer confirms hillary clinton was personally involved
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part iii of the undercover project veritas action investigation dives further into the back room dealings of democratic politics it exposes prohibited communications between hillary clintons campaign the dnc and the non-profit organization americans united for change and its all disguised as a duck in this video several project veritas action undercover journalists catch democracy partners founder directly implicating hillary clinton in fec violations in the end it was the candidate hillary clinton the future president of the united states who wanted ducks on the ground says creamer in one of several exchanges so by god we would get ducks on the ground it is made clear that high-level dnc operative creamer realized that this direct coordination between democracy partners and the campaign would be damning when he said: dont repeat that to anybody the first video explained the dark secrets and the hidden connections and organizations the clinton campaign uses to incit

romney039s death squad ties: bain launched with funds from oligarchs behind salvadoran murders
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democracynoworg - republican presidential candidate mitt romney is facing new scrutiny over revelations he founded the private equity firm bain capital with investments from central american elites linked to death squads in el salvador after initially struggling to find investors romney traveled to miami in 1983 to win pledges of 9 million 40 percent of bain039s start-up money some investors had extensive ties to the death squads responsible for the vast majority of the tens of thousands of deaths in el salvador during the 1980s we039re joined by huffington post reporter ryan grim who connects the dots in his latest story quotmitt romney started bain capital with money from families tied to death squadsquot quotthere039s no possible way that anybody in 1984 could check out these families -- which was the term that romney039s campaign used -- and come away convinced that this money was cleanquot grim says to watch the complete weekday independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast search our vast archive or to find more information about democracy now and amy goodman visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

republic vs democracy
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our system of government was never intended to be a democracy although many believe that we live in one they have never been asked to vote on the decisions made by said government yet they believe that they are empowered just the same we are not

martin family attorney on evidence against zimmerman amp the attacks on the memory of trayvon
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democracynoworg - over a month after 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot dead in sanford florida his gunman george zimmerman remains a free man despite growing questions over zimmerman039s claim that he acted in self-defense a new witness has spoken out saying zimmerman did not show any signs of injuries after he shot martin while another has reportedly alleged police pressured him to change his testimony to match zimmerman039s story meanwhile zimmerman039s family has launched a public effort to defend him while a white supremacist has apparently hacked into trayvon martin039s email and facebook accounts in an effort to tarnish his image we speak to natalie jackson an attorney for trayvon martin039s familyto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript and download the podcast please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt