study: viewers of fox news less informed of world events than those who don039t watch any news
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wwwdemocracynoworg - a new survey from fairleigh-dickinson university has found that viewers of fox news are less informed of world events than people who don039t watch any news the study found that fox news viewers are 18 points less likely to know that egyptians overthrew their government and 6 points less likely to know that syrians have not yet overthrown their government compared to those who watch no news fairleigh-dickinson political science professor dan cassino said of the study quotthe results show us that there is something about watching fox news that leads people to do worse on these questions than those who don039t watch any news at allquotfor the complete interview read the transcript download the podcast and for additional democracy now headlines visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow 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

naomi klein: protesters seek change in the streets because it won039t come from the ballot box
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wwwdemocracynoworg - among the thousands at last night039s occupy wall street protest in new york city was award-winning journalist and author naomi klein she is the author of the bestselling book quotthe shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalismquot she also wrote quotno logoquot a book that has become a cultural manifesto for critics of unfettered capitalism worldwide klein was interviewed on democracy now to discuss the occupy wall street movement and why it is being belittled in the corporate media quotmy biggest fear was that the obama presidency was was going to lead this generation of young people into political cynicism and political apathyquot klein says quotbut instead they are going to where the power is they are realizing the change is not coming in washington because politicians are so controlled by corporate interest and that that is the fundamental crisis in this countryquotfor the complete transcript podcast and for additional democracy now reports about the occupied wall street protests 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

noam chomsky on libya israel amp gop presidential candidates039 039utterly outlandish039 positions
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democracynoworg - in the extended interview with noam chomsky--noted activist linguist and philosopher--democracy now asked the professor about his views on the war in libya the diplomatic spat between israel and turkey and the positions of the gop presidential candidates regarding libya dr chomsky says quotyou could have made a case for a no-fly zone and protection of civilians but i think it039s much harder to make a case for direct participation in a civil war and undercutting of possible options that were supported by almost the entire worldquot chomsky goes on to note that turkey and egypt have been key allies for israel and that the deterioration of their relations quotcontributes very substantially to israel039s isolation in the regionquot when pressed about the upcoming 2012 presidential election dr chomsky said that while he is no fan of president obama the positions of most republican candidates on issues such as climate change are quotutterly outlandishquotwatch part 1 of this interview: http:youtube4erryq6dspgfollow 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

democracy now correspondent anjali kamat on reporting the revolutions in egypt and libya
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wwwdemocracynoworg - democracy now special correspondent anjali kamat has just returned from cairo after nearly a year reporting on the revolutions in egypt and libya anjali was on the ground in cairo covering the uprising that overthrew hosni mubarak and the ensuing crackdowns on protesters opposed to military rule kamat also made two trips to libya to cover the uprising and ultimate overthrow with the aid of nato forces of the gaddafi regime quotone of the things that was really remarkable over the past year that i saw in both egypt and libya is the fearlessness of peoplequot kamat says quoti was really taken aback by the scenes of crowds of people running into armed tanks running into vehicles that opened opening fire -- people just without any fearquot kamat also addresses an issue that has divided many progressive critics of western militarism: the reality that the nato intervention in libya despite charges of hypocrisy and ulterior motives enjoyed widespread amongst libyans seeking to topple the hated gaddafi regimeto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript or download the podcast visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow 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

tahrir square attack: 32 egyptians killed 1750 injured in protests against military rule
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wwwdemocracynoworg - mass protests across egypt have entered a third day calling on the country039s military rulers to quickly transfer power to a civilian government the fiercest clashes are taking place in cairo039s tahrir square where thousands of protesters have battled with security forces since saturday morning the associated press reports today egypt039s ministry of health has raised its casualty figures to 35 dead and more than 1750 wounded quotour demands at the beginning of the revolution were freedom dignity and social justice we have not seen social justicequot says nasser abdul hadi one of the protesters interviewed in a video report by democracy now correspondent sharif abdel kouddous who is ground in cairo and has covered the protests since they began special thanks to jacquie soohen of big noise films for the complete interview to read the transcript download the podcast and for additional democracy now reports about the egyptian revolution visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsegyptfollow 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

quotoccupy wall streetquot: thousands march in nyc financial district set up protest encampment
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democracynoworg - demonstrators are marching on wall street today on the third day of a campaign dubbed quotoccupy wall streetquot which began on saturday when thousands gathered in new york city039s financial district inspired by the massive public protests in cairo039s tahrir square and madrid039s puerta del sol square hundreds have slept outside near wall street for the past two nights democracy now airs a video report on the protest produced by sam alcoff for a live update from the wall street protest democracy now interviews activist nathan schneider editor of the blog quotwaging non-violencequot for the complete transcript to download the podcast or for information about democracy now visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow 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

exclusive: ows activist cecily mcmillan describes seizure bodily injuries in arrest by nypd
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democracynoworg - occupy wall street activist cecily mcmillan suffered a seizure when new york city police officers pulled her from the crowd and arrested her as hundreds attempted to re-occupy zuccotti park on saturday to mark sixth months since the launch of the movement in her first television interview since her arrest mcmillan says she has decided to speak out because of an outpouring of public support quoti have received so many emails twitter messages and phone calls people are just horrified about what happened to mequot mcmillan has a black eye and her body is covered in bruises at least one in the shape of a handprint she says she was not allowed to contact an attorney while she was taken to the hospital and transferred to a jail cell along with some of the 72 other detained protesters facing charges of police assault and obstructing governmental administration she was released monday after a judge denied a request that her bail be set at 20000 mcmillan is northeast regional organizer for young democratic socialists of america and a graduate student at the new school for social research we039re also joined by meghan maurus mcmillan039s attorney and mass defense coordinator at the new york city chapter of the national lawyers guildto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for democracy now interviews with matt taibbi and the us financial crisis 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

us withdrawal from iraq: quotin terms of destroying iraq it039s 039mission accomplished039quot
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democracynoworg - the us military may be leaving iraq but the us government is not the us embassy in baghdad is the largest in the world and thousands of private contractors will fill the role of the departing us troops democracy now reports on the us withdrawal with sami rasouli the founder and director of the muslim peacemaker teams in iraq who joins us from the city of najaf invoking george w bush039s infamous declaration after the fall of baghdad rasouli says: quotin terms of destroying iraq it039s 039mission accomplished039quotto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for for more information about democracy now and nearly 9 years of reports on the iraq war visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsiraqfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdownload the audio: http:wwwsoundcloudcomofficialdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

cargill meat recall threatens public health - democracy now
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democracy now dn - in one of the largest meat recalls in us history this week the food giant cargill ordered the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey the recall came after at least one person died from salmonella and another 76 people fell ill from turkey products traced to cargill039s processing plant in springdale arkansas according to the federal center for disease control and prevention the salmonella outbreak involves a strain of the bacteria known as salmonella heidelberg which is resistant to many commonly prescribed antibiotics although the recall was announced this week the outbreak began in march more than 3000 people die a year from food poisoning in the united states and millions more get sick food safety advocates say this latest outbreak shows how budget cuts have hampered the ability of federal and state health agencies to effectively protect public health we speak with patty lovera assistant director of the food safety group food ampamp water watch published with permission from democracynoworg http:wwwdemocracynoworg provided to you under democracy now creative commons license copyright democracynoworg an independent non-profit user funded news media recognized and broadcast world wide

glenn greenwald on dick cheney039s quotin my time: a personal and political memoirquot 2 of 2
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democracynoworg - as former vice president dick cheney publishes his long-awaited memoir democracy now speaks with saloncom political and legal blogger glenn greenwald about his recent article on cheney quotthe fruits of elite immunityquot quotdick cheney goes around the country profiting off of this sleazy sensationalistic self-serving book basically profiting from his crimes and at the same time normalizing the idea that of these kinds of policies are perfectly legitimate choices to make and i think that is really damaging legacy from all of thisquot says greenwalddemocracy now also spoke to col lawrence wilkerson former chief-of-staff to secretary of state colin powell about the memoir quotthis is a book written out of fear fear that one day someone will 039pinochet039 dick cheneyquot says wilkerson alluding to the former chilean dictator augusto pinochet who was arrested for war crimes wilkerson also calls for george w bush and cheney to be held accountable for their crimes in office quoti would be willing to testify and i would be willing to take any punishment i am duequot wilkerson saidwatch part 1 for the complete interview with col wilkerson: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=e8tqfiluilufor the complete transcript to download the podcast or for information about democracy now and years of reports about the iraq war visit http:wwwdemocracynoworg2011830ex_bush_official_col_lawrence_wilkersonfollow 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

occupy wall street039s national day of action launches with protest at ny stock exchange
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wwwdemocracynoworg - today is a national day of action to mark the start of the third month of the occupy wall street movement here in new york organizers have been distributing posters reading quotshut down wall street occupy the subways take the squarequot as democracy now broadcasts protesters marched in various parts of the financial district in an attempt to block the new york stock exchange from opening at 9:30 am labor organizers are planning protests at dozens of bridges across the country today as part of a campaign to highlight the need for increased spending on the nation039s infrastructure in portland protesters are planning to occupy the steel bridge in seattle an action will target the montlake bridge in washington dc protesters will march on the key bridge in new york a 5 pm action is set at the brooklyn bridge the protests come just two days after new york police raided occupy wall street at liberty plaza and destroyed the encampment protesters have been allowed to return to the park but without sleeping bags tents or musical instruments democracy now039s ryan devereaux reports live from wall street where protesters with help from new york police blockaded all streets leading to the stock exchange quotthe plan is for sort of a three-pronged blitz on the financial district marches coming from all different directions and trying to basically swarm the area with peoplequot devereaux says quotthe nypd039s response has been equally robust there are police vehicles officers and barricades on every single streetquotfor the complete interview to 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

charles amp david koch give 100 million to right-wing causes - democracy now
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democracy now - dn an article in the latest issue of the new yorker magazine by jane mayer profiles billionaire brothers charles and david koch two of the richest men in america who have quietly given more than a hundred million dollars to right-wing causes mayer writes quotthe koch brothers have funded opposition campaigns against so many obama administration policies--from health-care reform to the economic-stimulus program--that in political circles their ideological network is known as the kochtopusquot published with written permission from democracynoworg http:wwwdemocracynoworg provided to you under democracy now creative commons license copyright for this news broadcast belongs to democracynoworg an independent non-profit user funded news media recognized and broadcast world wide this news broadcast may contain third party content under fair use - not for profit news

mohammad shami bowled wickets - youtube
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noam chomsky on ron paul039s 911 theories: quotwhat he said is completely uncontroversialquot
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democracynoworg - during the most recent republican presidential debate on monday september 12th congressman ron paul of texas drew boos and jeers from the crowd and his fellow debaters for his views on the roots of 911 attacks dr paul criticized us foreign policy as the catalyst stating quotwe039re under great threat because we occupy so many countries we have to be honest with ourselves what would we do if another country say china did to us what we do to all those countries over therequot for more democracy now spoke with professor emeritus of linguistics at the massachusetts institute of technology noam chomsky dr chomsky responded to dr paul039s comments by reciting the history of antagonism to us policy concluding: quoti think what he said is completely uncontroversial you can read it in government documentsquotexcerpt of rush transcript:aaron mat dn co-host: well noam you mentioned the changes in discourse between 10 years ago and today and actually this issue of the reasons behind 911 came up last night at the republican presidential debate congress member ron paul of texas drew boos from the crowd and a rebuke from other candidates on the podium when he criticized us foreign policy in discussing the roots of 911rep ron paul: we039re under great threat because we occupy so many countries we039re in 130 countries we have 900 bases around the world we039re going broke the purpose of al-qaeda was to attack us invite us over there where they can target us and they have been doing it they have more attacks against us and the american interests per month than occurred in all the years before 911 but we039re there occupying their land and if we think that we can do that and not have retaliation we039re kidding ourselves we have to be honest with ourselves what would we do if another country say china did to us what we do to all those countries over thereso this whole idea that the whole muslim world is responsible for this and they039re attacking us because we039re free and prosperous that is just not true osama bin laden and al-qaeda have been explicit they have been explicit and they wrote and said that we attackedwe attacked america because you had bases on our holy land in saudi arabia you do not give palestinians a fair treatment and you have been bombingi didn039t say that i039m trying to get you to understand what the motive was behind the bombing at the same time we had been bombing and killing hundreds of thousands of iraqis for 10 years would you be annoyed if you039re not annoyed then there039s some problemaaron mat: that was republican congress member ron paul of texas speaking last night at the republican presidential debate noam chomsky your responsenoam chomsky: i think what he said is completely uncontroversial you can read it in government documents you can find it in polls maybe people don039t like to hear it but as i mentioned before it goes back to the 1950s actually right after 911 the wall street journal to its credit did a study of privileged muslims sometimes called quotmonied muslimsquot people in the muslim world who are deeply embedded in the us global projectlawyers directors of multinational corporations and so on not the general population and it was very much like what eisenhower hadwas concerned about and the national security council in the 1950s there was a lot of antagonism toa lot of antagonism to us policy in the region partly support of dictators blocking democracy and development just as the national security council concluded in 1958follow 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

mideast journalist charles glass on syria039s violence amp the prospect of military intervention
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democracynoworg - the united states and 11 other countries have formally expelled syrian diplomats following a massacre of more than 100 people in the village of houla un-arab league envoy kofi annan now says syria has reached a quottipping pointquot after more than a year of conflict we039re joined by charles glass an award-winning journalist author and broadcaster specializing in the middle east glass reported from syria last month for the new york review of booksto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more information 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