Democracy Now! 2015-11-05 Thursday

• Headlines for November 05, 2015
• Actor Viggo Mortensen: Warrior-King in Lord of the Rings' Middle Earth is Peace Activist on This One
• "You Have to Speak Up": Viggo Mortensen Defends Quentin Tarantino's Criticism of Police Killings
• Actor Viggo Mortensen: On Foreign Policy, Democratic Candidates Aren't Too Far from the Hawks
• Acclaimed Actor Viggo Mortensen on the Pope, Poetry and Art in Politics

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With just over a year left in office, President Obama is running out of time to fulfill his longstanding promise to close the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay. In this web exclusive interview, we talk about the future of the prison with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Charlie Savage, author of the new book, Power Wars: Inside Obama's Post-9/11 Presidency.

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Democracy Now! 2015-11-04 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 04, 2015
• Facing Health Crisis, Puerto Rico Protests Unequal Federal Payments for Medicare, Medicaid
• Election Day 2015: GOP Takes Kentucky, Ohio Rejects Pot Monopoly, and Houston Shuns LGBT Equality
• With Historic Release of Drug Offenders & Help for Re-entry, US Takes "First Step" on Prison Crisis
• Power Wars: How Obama Continued Bush's National Security State After Campaigning Against It

The Obama administration recently warned Puerto Rico faces a humanitarian crisis unless Congress takes steps to address its crushing debt. The White House wants lawmakers to approve bankruptcy protection for the U.S. territory, expand Medicaid and impose a control board to oversee Puerto Rico's finances.

We speak to Rafael Bernabe, a professor, sociologist, historian, politician and a leading voice of the left in Puerto Rico. He ran for governor in 2012, representing the emerging Working People's Party in Puerto Rico.

Democracy Now! 2015-11-03 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 03, 2015
• Have Protests Killed the Keystone XL? TransCanada Asks U.S. for Delay in Face of Likely Rejection
• The Co-ops Collapse: How GOP & HMOs Undercut Obamacare's Nonprofit Option, Leaving 500K Uninsured
• The Price We Pay: As US Becomes a Top Tax Haven, How Hiding Wealth Offshore Robs the People at Home

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Democracy Now! 2015-11-02 Monday

• Headlines for November 02, 2015
• The Endless War Grows: Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground
• Andrew Bacevich: Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast
• More Countries Than Ever Are Bombing Syria -- Will They Find a Way to Make Peace?
• Turkish President Erdogan Regains Parliamentary Majority in Vote Held Amid Violence & Fear