Democracy Now! 2014-07-03 Thursday

• Headlines for July 03, 2014
• "One of Our Greatest Friends": Mandela's Cellmate Thanks Sweden for Helping Anti-Apartheid Struggle
• As Neo-Nazis Rally, Sweden Poised for Election-Year Shift of Power Balance from Right to Left
• Swedish Left Party Surges in Polls with Focus on Climate Action & Fighting Privatization
• How Sweden's Feminist Initiative Party Became First of Its Kind to Win a Seat in European Parliament

Watch the video above to see Cecily McMillan speak with reporters after her release; and an interview with her supporter Lucy Parks, by Democracy Now! fellow Messiah Rhodes. Scroll down to read the full transcript.

"I was driven to Queens and dropped off on the side of the road," Cecily McMillan said of her release from jail this morning with just a MetroCard.

Democracy Now! 2014-07-02 Wednesday

• Headlines for July 02, 2014
• Almedalen Week: At Sweden's One-of-a-Kind Festival, All Political Parties Gather in One Place
• After Breaking Gender Barrier, Sweden's 1st Female Archbishop Leads Church into Climate Change Fight
• Despite Peaceful Reputation, Sweden is a Major Weapons Exporter to Human Rights Abusers
• Swedish Lawmaker: "We Need to Solve Our Climate Problem in a Modern Way"
• After 2 Years of Confinement, Will Sweden Resolve Assange's Case? Swedish Foreign Minister Won't Say

Democracy Now! 2014-07-01 Tuesday

• Headlines for July 01, 2014
• "It's a Basic Healthcare Issue": Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Reacts to Birth Control Ruling
• Exclusive: WikiLeaks Editor Sarah Harrison on Helping Edward Snowden, Being Forced to Live in Exile

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In a blow to women's access to contraception, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Hobby Lobby, and similar closely held corporations with religious objections to birth control, can refuse to include birth control in their employee's healthcare plans. Analysts are still interpreting the impact of the decision.

Democracy Now! 2014-06-30 Monday

• Headlines for June 30, 2014
• Snowden Asylum in Germany? Support Grows for NSA Whistleblower After Merkel Cancels Verizon Contract
• Al Jazeera News Director: Prison Terms for Journalists in Egypt are Chilling Start to Sisi Era
• Egyptian Comedian Bassem Youssef Says His Satire Has Inspired Youth to Reject Military Propaganda

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The Justice Department has dropped its criminal prosecution of Sami Al-Arian, a Palestinian professor and activist, in a case that followed an initial trial that began in 2003. Watch our 2007 exclusive interview with Al-Arian, who spoke to Democracy Now! from prison while he was on hunger-strike. The Palestinian professor and activist’s case has been one of the most closely watched — and controversial — post-9/11 prosecutions in the United States.