Democracy Now! 2013-12-31 Tuesday

• Headlines for December 31, 2013
• Crackdown on Brotherhood, Opposition Grows as Egypt Joins Ranks of Most Dangerous for Journalists
• WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Calls on Computer Hackers to Unite Against NSA Surveillance
• Jacob Appelbaum: Futuristic-Sounding "Radar Wave Devices" Can Help NSA Monitor Your Computer Usage
• Looking Back: A Year of Struggles on Climate, Education & Marriage Equality Inspire Hope for 2014

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Democracy Now! 2013-12-30 Monday

• Headlines for December 30, 2013
• Orwellian or a Blunt Tool?: Conflicting Rulings on NSA Spying Set Up Likely Supreme Court Showdown
• Glenn Greenwald: The NSA Can "Literally Watch Every Keystroke You Make"
• Jobless Benefits Cut for 1.3 Million, Despite Highest Long-Term Unemployment Since World War II

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Democracy Now! 2013-12-27 Friday

• Headlines for December 27, 2013
• U.S. Rushes Weapons to Iraq Amidst Bloody Sectarian Conflict Set Off by 2003 Invasion
• The Other 98% Urges Wall Street to Donate $91 Billion in Bonuses to Victims of Financial Crisis
• How Can the Philippines Recover from Typhoon Haiyan While Forced to Pay Off Ex-Dictator's Old Debt?

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Democracy Now! 2013-12-26 Thursday

• Headlines for December 26, 2013
• Bread and Puppet Theater Founder Peter Schumann on 50 Years of Art and Resistance

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Democracy Now! 2013-12-25 Wednesday

• "Ties That Bind": Tales of Love and Gratitude from the Past Decade with StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay

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Democracy Now! 2013-12-24 Tuesday

• Headlines for December 24, 2013
• Beyond Plan Colombia: Covert CIA Program Reveals Critical U.S. Role in Killings of Rebel Leaders
• Did Covert U.S. Program Targeting Rebel Leaders Help Undermine Colombia's Peace Process?
• Ex-Rebel Leader Faces Ouster as Bogota Mayor After Longtime Advocacy of Reconciliation
• Mikhail Kalashnikov, Inventor of Eponymous Assault Rifle That Shaped Modern Warfare, Dead at 94

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We continue our interview about the issues leading to a skyrocketing population of aging people behind bars, and feature comments about their conditions from political prisoners Mumia Abu-Jamal and Leonard Peltier. We also speak with Mujahid Farid, who was released from a New York state prison in 2011 after serving 33 years.

Democracy Now! 2013-12-23 Monday

• Headlines for December 23, 2013
• Time for Compassion? Aging Political Prisoners Suffer From Illness, Decades in Solitary Confinement
• "If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go": Elderly Prison Population Skyrockets Despite Low Risk to Society

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