iraq combat vet dan choi forcibly ousted barred from bradley manning hearing at ft meade
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wwwdemocracynoworg former us army lt dan choi attended the pre-trial military hearing for accused army whistleblower private bradley manning this weekend but was barred from returning on monday military security handcuffed choi pinned to the ground and ripped off his rank the military says choi was heckling but choi maintains he never disrupted the proceedings he is an iraq war combat veteran supporter of manning and an openly gay service member who was discharged in 2010 under the quotdon039t ask don039t tellquot policy quotwhat bradley manning did as a gay american as a soldier a good soldier in fact the only soldier in his entire chain of command who did the right thing and suffers the consequences unjustly there039s no choice but for patriotic americans to sit there and support bradley manning in the dignity and full honor of the uniform of servicequot choi tells democracy now dec 21to watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more democracy now reports on bradley manning or wikileaks visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow 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

quotnews for all the people: the epic story of race and the american mediaquot book talk 1 of 3
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wwwdemocracynoworg - after seven years of research the groundbreaking new book quotnews for all the people: the epic story of race and the american mediaquot examines how the media has played a pivotal role in perpetuating racist views in the united states it recalls lives of the unsung pioneering black latino native american and asian-american journalists who challenged the worst racial aspects of the white-owned media it also tells the untold story of how the fight over who controls the internet is just the latest chapter in a centuries-old debate on the role of the media and the technologies used to deliver it in a democracy today in a democracy now exclusive amy goodman speaks with the book039s authors democracy now co-host and award-winning journalist juan gonzlez and joseph torres of the media reform organization free press watch part 2 of 3: http:youtubeed0l1xfjje8quotone of the things we uncovered is that the fundamental debate that is constantly occurring is: does our nation need a centralized system of news and information or does it need a decentralized autonomous system which serves democracy bestquot gonzlez says quotit turns out that in those periods of time when the government has opted for a decentralized or autonomous system democracy has had a better opportunity to flourish racial minorities have been able to be heard more often and to establish their own press in those periods of history when polices have fostered a centralized news and information that is when dissident voices racial minorities marginalized groups in society are excluded from the media systemquot on the role of civil rights groups in the digital age torres notes that quotthe internet is an open platform internet service providers up to now have not been able to interfere with your web traffic you can access any website you want without being slowed down what they want to do is have a play for play system where if you have a website at democracy now democracy now would have to pay more to make sure the public can see your site at the fastest speeds otherwise you039re going to be slowed down for people of color it is critical because the low barrier of entries the internet that we keep the internet open a free platform because we don039t have the economic wealth to be able to pay isps and make sure our sites are loaded fasterquot for the complete transcript podcast and for additional information about democracy now quotnews for all the peoplequot and the book tour 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

the lost decade: bolivian pablo solon decries climate deal postponing emissions cuts to 2020
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democracynoworg - in 2010 then ambassador pablo solon headed bolivia039s climate negotiating team for the un climate change conference in cancn mexico however for this year039s climate summit he joined climate justice activists outside the official conference in the streets of durban demanding the united states and other historically large greenhouse gas emitters agree to legally binding emissions cuts quotdeveloped countries -- like the us europe japan russia -- are just trying to avoid their responsibility when it comes to greenhouse emissions cuts so that is the real outcome out of durban and that is why there is so much concern around the world because especially the developing countries -- the poor nations and the poor people around the world even in the united states -- are going to be those ones that are going to suffer the consequences of this that is why we call it a climate apartheidquot solon tells democracy now dec 12to 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_2011follow 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

prosthetic aesthetics at science gallery dublin
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prosthetic aesthetics: with stelarc bertolt meyer lizbeth goodman and rachel armstrongwill people equipped with prosthetic technologies soon outperform quotnaturalquot abilities how are we blurring the boundaries between human enhancement and body augmentation how does the realm of prosthetics merge aesthetics and technology in transforming the form and capabilities of the human body how are artists designers and scientists joining forces to push the boundaries of prosthetic technologiesjoin us for a panel discussion where we hope to address many issues raised in science gallery039s human exhibition with legendary australian performance artist stelarc who has had a lab-grown quotthird earquot implanted in his left arm medic and ted fellow rachel armstrong and smartlab founder lizbeth goodman hosted by science gallery director michael john gormanalso joining the panel will be dr bertolt meyer of universitt zrich equipped with a state-of-the-art i-limb pulse bionic hand

dan siegel resigns over occupy oakland raid: mayors police are doing wall street039s business
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wwwdemocracynoworg - the raid in new york city came one day after police officers cleared the occupy oakland encampment in california and arrested 32 people two prominent members of oakland mayor jean quan039s team have resigned over the past day hours before monday039s raid legal advisor to the mayor039s office dan siegel resigned to protest the city039s crackdown on the occupy movement last night deputy oakland mayor sharon cornu also stepped down quoti am horrified as to what happened in oakland yesterday and in new york todayquot siegel tells us during our live broadcast quotthe people who are working for these mayors and police and so on are doing wall street business for them and we need to stand up against itquotfor 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

john pilger - wikileaks support is rebellion against us militarism secrecy - democracy now
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democracy now dn news - the award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker john pilger is one of many high-profile public supporters of julian assange and his organization wikileaks pilger has attended assange039s court proceedings in london and has offered to contribute funds for his more than 300000 bail pilger039s latest film the war you don039t see includes interviews with assange pilger says that wikileaks is revolutionizing journalism and galvanizing public opinion to stand up to global elites published with written permission from democracynoworg http:wwwdemocracynoworg provided to you under democracy now creative commons license by a volunteer copyright for this news broadcast belongs to democracynoworg an independent non-profit user funded news media recognized and broadcast world wide

wisconsin uprising - police oppose use of force - democracy now
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democracy now dn - wisconsin police officers have participated in the madison labor protests not only on the job as public security but also as demonstrators quotlaw enforcement officers from across the state are proud to stand by their fellow devoted public employeesquot says jim palmer executive director of wisconsin039s professional police associationpublished with written 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

same sex couples married in new york - democracy now
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democracy now dn - hundreds of gay couples got married across new york state sunday after it became the sixth and most populous state in the united states to recognize same-sex marriages new york joins connecticut iowa massachusetts new hampshire vermont and the district of columbia in allowing same-sex unions but gay marriage is still specifically banned in 39 states on sunday kitty lambert 54 and cheryle rudd 53 were married with niagara falls in the backdrop a traditional honeymoon capital both grandmothers the women celebrated their marriage surrounded by family and friends democracy now039s elizabeth press was there to cover what they described as the first same-sex marriage in new york 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

i didn039t fck it up - katie goodman of broad comedy
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quotthey whoever they are they fcked it upquot written by katie goodman and soren kisiel filmed by ryan stumpe and averingenuity

democracy now national and global news headlines for wednesday august 17 2011
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democracynoworg - this is a summary of news headlines from the united states and around the world as reported by democracy now on wednesday august 17 2011 to watch the complete daily independent news show visit wwwdemocracynoworgfor the complete transcript along with today039s entire show and podcast visithttp: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

steven greenhouse reports on verizon strike and ohio union battle democracy now
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democracynoworg - democracy now speaks with steven greenhouse labor reporter for the new york times about the verizon strike and the union battles in ohio he is the author of quotthe big squeeze: tough times for the american workerquotfor the complete transcript to download the podcast or for more democracy now reports on the us economy and labor issues visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsus_labor_protestsfollow 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

a debate: should the us approve transcanada039s keystone xl tar sands oil pipeline 1 of 2
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democracynoworg - thousands of environmental activists from across the continent plan to gather in washington dc tomorrow to launch a two-week protest against the proposed keystone xl pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from alberta canada to us oil refineries gulf of mexico the massive pipeline would cross the yellowstone river as well as the ogallala aquifer the largest freshwater aquifer in the united states environmentalists plan to hold sit-ins and other acts of civil disobedience outside the white house everyday in order to pressure the obama administration as it decides whether to approve the pipeline039s construction supporters of the pipeline say the pipeline will create some 20000 construction jobs and the company behind it transcanada has already signed agreements to employ the members of four international unions if the project is approved last month the republican-controlled house passed a measure that would force a decision on the keystone xl by november 1 as the obama administration faces industry pressure on one side and sustained grassroots protest on the other democracy now hosts a debate between cindy schild the refining issues manager at the american petroleum institute and jane kleeb executive director of bold nebraska a group taking part in the washington protestswatch part two: http:youtubeqeudprtl6e0for the complete transcript to download the podcast or for more democracy now reports the keystone xl pipeline and other oil extraction issues 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

a debate: should the us approve transcanada039s keystone xl tar sands oil pipeline 2 of 2
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democracynoworg - thousands of environmental activists from across the continent plan to gather in washington dc tomorrow to launch a two-week protest against the proposed keystone xl pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from alberta canada to us oil refineries gulf of mexico the massive pipeline would cross the yellowstone river as well as the ogallala aquifer the largest freshwater aquifer in the united states environmentalists plan to hold sit-ins and other acts of civil disobedience outside the white house everyday in order to pressure the obama administration as it decides whether to approve the pipeline039s construction supporters of the pipeline say the pipeline will create some 20000 construction jobs and the company behind it transcanada has already signed agreements to employ the members of four international unions if the project is approved last month the republican-controlled house passed a measure that would force a decision on the keystone xl by november 1 as the obama administration faces industry pressure on one side and sustained grassroots protest on the other democracy now hosts a debate between cindy schild the refining issues manager at the american petroleum institute and jane kleeb executive director of bold nebraska a group taking part in the washington protestsfor the complete transcript to download the podcast or for more democracy now reports the keystone xl pipeline and other oil extraction issues visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgwatch part one:http:youtubedjakz5lyusifollow 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

uc-davis student describes pepper spray attack on occupy campus protesters
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wwwdemocracynoworg - a video that spread rapidly online shows university of california davis campus police officers pepper-spraying student protesters at close range on friday at point blank range as they sat together to protest the dismantling of the quotoccupy uc-davisquot encampment the two officers involved in the incident were placed on administrative leave and the incident has sparked calls for the resignation of uc-davis chancellor linda katehi who initially defended the actions of the campus police katehi has since said she wants an outside independent panel to review what happened democracy now speaks with elli pearson one of the students pepper sprayed on friday quotall i could see was people telling me to cover my head protect myself and put my head down and the next thing i know i was pepper sprayedquot says pearson who notes she was protesting in solidarity with students at uc-berkeley who were beaten by police and against tuition hikes at universities across the country also interviewed is nathan brown assistant professor of english at uc-davis who wrote an open letter calling for the resignation of chancellor katehi following the pepper-spraying incident friday quotin my opinion the best way to go about these things as a junior faculty member is to speak up openlyquot says brown who is not tenured quotin that way you draw a lot of support and i think that will be very helpful in protecting me and other people who speak out if there is any effort of retribution by the administrationquot for the complete interview read the transcript download the podcast and for additional democracy now reports about the occupy wall street movement 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

return of the quotdeath panelquot myth is a quottravestyquot says dr atul gawande 2 of 4
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democracynoworg - watch part 3: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=d0ijwofwq2ias republicans take control of the house today gop leaders say they will immediately try to repeal president obama039s signature healthcare law even before the repeal vote takes place republicans can lay claim to a key victory in the healthcare battle this week the obama administration said it would reverse a regulation that would have covered end-of-life planning for medicare beneficiaries during their annual checkups after republicans revived the specter of so-called quotdeath panelsquot democracy now interviews one of the most influential health policy writers in the country renowned surgeon and author dr atul gawandefor the complete interview videoaudio podcast transcript to sign up for the daily news digest and for additional interviews with dr gawande and about obama039s healthcare plan visit wwwdemocracynoworg please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt