occupy wall street strategy discussion: stephen lerner frances fox piven ryan devereaux
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democracynoworg - famed sociologist frances fox piven and labor organizer stephen lerner discuss how occupy wall street could grow into a major political movement that draws millions into the streets quoti am absolutely convinced that occupy is the beginning of another massive protest movementquot fox piven says quotprotest movements have a long life 10 15 years and they are what we have to rely on to take our country backquot fox piven is professor of political science and sociology at the graduate center city university of new york and author of quotchallenging authority: how ordinary people change americaquot lerner is a labor organizer who was the architect of the justice for janitors campaign and is on the executive board of the service employees international union he has been working with labor and community groups nationally on how to hold wall street accountable quoti think there has never been a more exciting time in my 30 years of organizing to imagine building the kind of movement that can transform the country that can really talk about redistributing wealth and power and there is never a better time to get involvedquot lerner says we are also joined by guardian reporter ryan devereaux who has been reporting on occupy wall street extensivelyto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for a decade of democracy now reports on occupy wall street please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtopicsoccupy_wall_streetfollow 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

occupy honolulu: hawaiian musician makana sings protest song to world leaders at apec summit
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wwwdemocracynoworg - as president obama met with world leaders this weekend at the asia-pacific economic cooperation meeting in hawaii to discuss how to bolster global trade activists with the group occupy honolulu protested economic inequity that they say would result from new trade agreements meanwhile within the heavily guarded compound where the summit took place renowned hawaiian musician and guitarist makana carried out his own act of protest makana had been invited to play instrumental music at the gala dinner saturday night at the dinner makana opened his jacket to reveal a t-shirt which read quotoccupy with alohaquot then instead of performing the background instrumental he was scheduled to play he started to sing a protest song he had released earlier that day as world leaders including obama and chinese premier hu jintao sat in the audience makana sang his new song inspired by the occupy wall street movement quotwe are the manyquot quoti started out very subtlety and subliminally and i was like 039ye come here gather on stage the time has come for us to voice our rage039quot makana says quotthen i realized that 039wow i didn039t get in trouble039 so i played it againquot democracy now airs his statement and his music videofor the complete interview read the transcript download the podcast and for additional democracy now reports about the occupy wall street movement visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsoccupy_wall_streetfollow 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 nowtoday visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

part 2: former nsa employee thomas drake and jesselyn radack on whistleblower crackdown
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democracynoworg - we continue our conversation with thomas drake who was prosecuted by the obama administration after challenging mismanagement waste and possible constitutional violations at the national security administration quoti039m the first to acknowledge that there are secrets but not when it comes to govt wrongdoing and illegalities and when in fact they039re endangering the safety of our own countryquot drake says former justice dept spokesperson matthew miller now says the case may have been an quotill-considered choice for prosecution drake faced 35 years in jail and his case ended last year in a misdemeanor plea deal we also speak with jesselyn radack thomas drake039s lawyer and a whistleblower herself she is currently the director of national security ampamp human rights at the government accountability project the nation039s leading whistleblower organization radack has written a new book called traitor: the whistleblower and the quotamerican talibanquot we also discuss the case of jeffrey sterling a former cia officer who also has been charged under the espionage act allegedly for providing details about the cia039s covert spy war with iran that formed a chapter in james risen039s book quotstate of war: the secret history of the cia and the bush administrationquotto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for democracy now segments about whistleblowers 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

judge upholds pa voter id law gop admits law designed to quotallowquot romney to quotwin the statequot
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democracynoworg - on wednesday a pennsylvania judge upheld a controversial voter id law that critics say could disqualify hundreds of thousands of voters republican lawmakers have openly admitted the law was designed to impact the result of the november election in june pennsylvania house majority leader mike turzai listed off a number of legislative accomplishments quotvoter id which is gonna allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania: donequot turzai said meanwhile florida new mexico and other states are being accused of purging voters ahead of the election quotwhenever states determine that they want to purge or clean up their rolls it takes time it has to be done efficiently and effectively and waiting to do so until very close up to the election always raises concerns about why a state is doing it so close to an electionquot said nicole austin-hillery of the brennan center for justice quotwe039re always concerned about errors and the fact that innocent people individuals who are indeed eligible registered voters we039re always worried about whether those people will be erroneously kicked off the rollsquotto 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:wwwdemocracynoworg follow 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:wwwdemocracynoworgdonatesc

climate disasters039 toll worsened by sustained attacks on public sector science amp regulation
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democracynoworg - as we discuss the spate of extreme weather in the united states the author and professor christian parenti argues that the republican-led assault on the public sector will leave states more vulnerable to global warming039s effects quotanother thing missing from these discussions -- it039s not just the words 039climate change039 but the words 039public sector039quot parenti says quoti mean who039s out there fighting these fires it039s the public sector where do people go when there are these cooling centers it039s the public sector this assault on the public sector must be linked to climate changequot we039re also joined by the guardian039s us environment correspondent suzanne goldenberg and by jeff masters director of meteorology at the weather underground website 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-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

democracy now exclusive: occupy protesters confront nypd commissioner with images of abuse
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nypd commissioner ray kelly was recently confronted with images of his officers abusing supporters of the occupy wall street protest movement as he addressed students at columbia university while kelly spoke a projection appeared on the wall behind him offering an quotalternative presentationquot democracy now has exclusive video of the actionto watch democracy now039s archive of occupy wall street coverage visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsoccupy_wall_streetfollow 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

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

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

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

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

matt taibbi: the secret to mitt romney039s fortune greed debt and forcing others to pay bill
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democracynoworg - a new article by reporter matt taibbi in rolling stone sheds new light on the origin of republican presidential candidate mitt romney039s fortune revealing how romney039s former firm bain capital used private equity to raise money to conduct corporate raids taibbi writes: quotwhat most voters don039t know is the way mitt romney actually made his fortune: by borrowing vast sums of money that other people were forced to pay back this is the plain stark reality that has somehow eluded america039s top political journalists for two consecutive presidential campaigns: mitt romney is one of the greatest and most irresponsible debt creators of all time in the past few decades in fact romney has piled more debt onto more unsuspecting companies written more gigantic checks that other people have to cover than perhaps all but a handful of people on planet earthquotto watch the complete coverage of the republican national convention on this 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:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribegoogle: https:plusgooglecomu0b103921569965875005933please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

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

chris hedges the 99 explained
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chris hedges argues that the failure of obama to represent the interests of his supporters is another example of the death of the media press universities banks churches and the political parties that have become corrupt chris hedges fellow at the nation institute he is a former foreign correspondent for the new york times and was part of a team of reporters that were awarded a pulitzer prize in 2002 for the paper039s coverage of global terrorism he is also the author of a many books provided to you under democracy now creative commons license

on 77th anniversary of social security paul ryan pushes dismantling the social safety net
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on 77th anniversary of social security paul ryan pushes dismantling the social safety netdemocracynoworg - republican presidential contender mitt romney039s newly picked running mate paul ryan is on the forefront of efforts to dismantle social security by putting seniors039 savings into risky wall street investments over the years ryan has not only pushed for privatizing social security but also dismantling medicare and slashing funding for medicaid in the republican response to president obama039s 2011 state of the union address ryan defended cutbacks on social spending quotwe039re in a moment where if government039s growth is left unchecked and unchallenged america039s best century will be considered our past centuryquot ryan said quotthis is a future in which we will transform our social safety net into a hammock which lulls able-bodied people into lives of complacency and dependencyquot for more we speak with two experts on social security: independent journalist eric laursen author of the book quotthe people039s pension: the struggle to defend social security since reaganquot and heather mcghee vice president of policy and outreach at the progressive policy group demos and co-author of a chapter on retirement insecurity in the book quotinequality matters: the growing economic divide in america and its poisonous consequencesquotto 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