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democracynow uploaded a new video
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DemocracyNow.org - In the most recent Republican presidential debate on Monday, Sept. 12, Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas drew boos from the crow...
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DemocracyNow.org - In the most recent Republican presidential debate on Monday, Sept. 12, Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas drew boos from the crowd and a rebuke from other candidates on the podium when he criticized U.S. foreign policy in discussing the roots of the 9/11 attacks. Paul criticized U.S. foreign policy as a catalyst for terrorism stating, "We're under great threat because we occupy so many countries," Paul said. "...We have to be honest with ourselves. What would we do if another country, say China, did to us what we do to all those countries over there?" He continued, "Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda have been explicit... They wrote and said, 'We attacked America because you had bases on our holy land in Saudi Arabia, you do not give Palestinians a fair treatment, and you have been bombing ... we had been bombing and killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis for 10 years. Would you be annoyed? If you're not annoyed, then there's some problem.'" For more, Democracy Now! speaks with Professor Mahmoud Mamdani, author of several books including, "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror." Mamdani responded to Paul's comments by saying, "He sounds like a professor. He's trying to educate his audience and the audience is not ready to be educated, it wants to be rallied to a cause that it doesn't have to think about."
For the complete transcript, to download the podcast, or for additional Democracy Now! reports on the 9/11 decade, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/9-11
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DemocracyNow.org - A new U.S. Census Bureau report reveals the number of people living in poverty last year surged to 46.2 million — 1 in 6 America...
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DemocracyNow.org - A new U.S. Census Bureau report reveals the number of people living in poverty last year surged to 46.2 million — 1 in 6 Americans, the highest number since the Bureau began tracking such data more than 50 years ago. According to the report, blacks and Hispanics together accounted for 54 percent of the poor with whites at 9.9 percent and Asians at 12.1 percent. Children under 18 suffered the highest poverty rate. Meanwhile, the number of Americans with employer-provided health insurance has also continued to decline and now hovers just below the 50 million mark, the most in more than two decades. Analysts say the numbers would have been worse if not for government assistance programs, including extended unemployment compensation, stimulus spending, Obama's health reforms, and social security. We speak with Heidi Shierholz, labor economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
For the complete transcript, to download the podcast, or for additional Democracy Now! reports about the U.S. economic crisis, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/fina...
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democracynow uploaded a new video
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DemocracyNow.org - As the African Union meets today, Columbia University Professor and Africa scholar Mahmood Mamdani is interviewed on Democracy N...
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DemocracyNow.org - As the African Union meets today, Columbia University Professor and Africa scholar Mahmood Mamdani is interviewed on Democracy Now! about the regional and global implications of NATO's intervention in Libya, which he says threatens to increase the militarization of the African continent. Mamdani is the author of several books including, "Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror" and "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror." Also interviewed is Democracy Now! correspondent Anjali Kamat, who has just returned from 10 days in Libya following the rebels' victory in Tripoli
For the complete transcript, to download the podcast, or for additional Democracy Now! reports on the Libyan conflict, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/libya
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democracynow uploaded a new video
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DemocracyNow.org - As Libya's former rebels begin to govern the country after the ouster of longtime leader, Col. Muammar Gaddafi, we look at those...
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DemocracyNow.org - As Libya's former rebels begin to govern the country after the ouster of longtime leader, Col. Muammar Gaddafi, we look at those who remain. Democracy Now! correspondent Anjali Kamat has just spent 10 days crossing Libya, speaking with fighters, former political prisoners, journalists, and advisors to the new government. "Eventhough Gaddafi's whereabouts remain unknown and his sons whereabouts remain unknown, in a sense, for most people we spoke to in Libya, it seemed like he had already passed into the dust of history," says Kamat. "There's a real sense of rebirth, a feeling their lives are starting anew." Still, challenges remain. Kamat says the National Transitional Council must determine "how to bring in these weapons and what to do with the proliferation of the rebel units, the armed brigades that have formed all over the country that help defend cities and towns across the country." Another unresolved issue is national reconciliation, and the re-emergence of the country's Muslim community. One point is clear, says Kamat, "Nobody wants foreign troops on the ground, no one wants bases, and no one wants the private military contractors, either."
For the complete transcript, to download the podcast, or for additional Democracy Now! reports on the Libyan conflict, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/libya
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Am back raising the question i had posted below. These days a lot of channels are shut down due to copy right claims. Would be much appreciated if YOU could respond to my question. No day with DN news and interviews.
From Munich, Lisa