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Democracy Now! 2015-07-02 Thursday

Democracy Now! 2015-07-02 Thursday

  • Headlines for July 02, 2015
  • "A New Chapter": After Half a Century, U.S. and Cuba Unveil Reopening of Embassies & Restored Ties
  • As France Suspends Soldiers for Child Sexual Abuse, Will UN Tackle Impunity for Western Peacekeepers?
  • As Black Churches Burn Across the South, Are White Supremacist Attacks Continuing After Charleston?

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07/02/2015 - 8:00am

Chomsky: Greece Faces "Savage Response" For Taking on Austerity "Class War"

As Greece defaults and faces a referendum this Sunday on a new bailout package, watch Noam Chomsky on Europe's "savage response" to the pushback against austerity demands. He spoke to Democracy Now! in March.

Click here to watch Monday's segment, "As Greece Heads for Default, Voters Prepare to Vote in Pivotal Referendum on More Austerity."

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07/01/2015 - 1:55pm

Democracy Now! 2015-07-01 Wednesday

Democracy Now! 2015-07-01 Wednesday

  • Headlines for July 01, 2015
  • Is Puerto Rico America's Greece? U.S. Commonwealth Seeks Bankruptcy Help in Face of Crushing Debt
  • Rep. Nydia Velázquez: Freedom for Oscar López Rivera Unites Puerto Ricans Across Political Lines
  • After Marriage Equality & Obamacare, Mixed Results from SCOTUS on Abortion, Pollution, Executions
  • NJ Gov. Chris Christie Faces Economic Turmoil at Home as He Seeks GOP Presidential Nomination
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07/01/2015 - 8:00am

Democracy Now! 2015-06-30 Tuesday

Democracy Now! 2015-06-30 Tuesday

  • Headlines for June 30, 2015
  • As Greece Heads for Default, Voters Prepare to Vote in Pivotal Referendum on More Austerity
  • Historic Iran Nuclear Deal Hangs in the Balance as Talks Enter Final Round
  • Egypt's Power Struggle Intensifies with Killing of Prosecutor Behind Mass Jailings of Islamists
  • Amid Warnings of Famine, Yemeni Civilians Trapped Inside Conflict with No End in Sight
  • The Centenary of a Revolutionary: Legendary Activist, Organizer Grace Lee Boggs Turns 100
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06/30/2015 - 8:00am

VIDEO: Legendary Detroit Activist Grace Lee Boggs Turns 100; Watch Never-Before-Aired Interview

As legendary activist and community organizer Grace Lee Boggs turns 100 years old today, we revisit an interview with her from our archives that has never aired before. In 2008, Amy Goodman interviewed Boggs, an activist based in Detroit, about her work in the civil rights, Black Power, labor, environmental justice and feminist movements for seven decades.

See all of our interviews with Boggs.

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06/27/2015 - 9:45am

South Carolina Gov. Haley Tried to Deny Medicaid Expansion in Challenge Before Supreme Court

We are broadcasting from Charleston, South Carolina, as we turn now to look at the impact here of the the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, preserving the health insurance coverage of millions of people and handing President Obama a major victory. On Thursday, the court ruled 6 to 3 that Obamacare recipients can obtain tax subsidies for health insurance in states that use federal exchanges.

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06/26/2015 - 1:21pm

Democracy Now! 2015-06-26 Friday

Democracy Now! 2015-06-26 Friday

  • Headlines for June 26, 2015
  • "The 9/11 of the Black Church": Mourners Flock to SC as Funerals Begin for Emanuel Massacre Victims
  • "Slavery Deeply Embedded" in South Carolina: Emanuel AME Church on Street Named for Racist Lawmaker
  • Rev. Al Sharpton: Removing the Confederate Flag is Welcome - But 150 Years Too Late
  • 4 Decades After Burning Confederate Flag, SC Activist Brett Bursey Says the Struggle Goes On
Published: 
06/26/2015 - 8:00am

Democracy Now! 2015-06-25 Thursday

Democracy Now! 2015-06-25 Thursday

  • Headlines for June 25, 2015
  • The Death Penalty is Revenge, Not Healing: Father of OKC Victim on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Sentencing
  • Does U.S. Ignore Right-Wing Terror? More Killed by White Extremists Than Jihadists Since 9/11
  • Did Chris Christie Send Entrapped Innocents to Jail? Re-examining the Case of the Fort Dix 5
  • Undocumented Trans Activist Jennicet Gutiérrez Challenges Obama on Deportations at White House Event
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06/25/2015 - 8:00am

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