Obama administration
Global Report: Sept. 1-7 2010: Assassination of US Citizens, CIA Drug Experiments, and Unequal Distribution of Post-Katrina Aid
Among this week's underreported news: The Obama administration is sued over its policy to assassinate American citizens; a veterans' group is saying the CIA is blocking a lawsuit that aims to hold the spy agency accountable for its drug experiments on American soldiers; an investigation has revealed that more post-Hurricane Katrina government recovery assistance went to rich white people than lower income black families; and the Obama administration sided with major utility companies in a Supreme Court case about climate change. These stories and more.
Email this page"Democracy Now!": Mon. Aug. 23 2010: BP, Obama Administration Underestimating Oil Left in Gulf
In an exclusive report, a US journalist was deported from Turkey after reporting on the plight of the Kurds; a scientist accuses the Obama Administration and BP of underestimating the amount of oil left in the Gulf of Mexico; the fishing industry in the Gulf is still worried about the levels of toxins in the water and the impact on marine life. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
"Democracy Now!": Fri. Aug 20 2010: Privatization of Iraq Occupation and DREAM Act Debate
The Obama Administration claims an end to combat operations in Iraq, but Iraqis see the same war under a different name; Iraq war veteran Camilo Mejía says that the US withdrawal plan marks the "privatization of military occupation"; DN hosts a debate asking: Is the DREAM Act a solution for millions of undocumented youth or a funnel for military recruitment? "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
"Democracy Now!": Wed. June 23 2010
Obama considers firing Gen. Stanley McChrystal over public criticism of the administration’s handling of the Afghan war effort; over 10,000 march in Detroit to open the US Social Forum; 47 Years ago in Detroit, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his first "I Have a Dream" speech; Adrienne Maree Brown talks about the US Social Forum, Detroit, and Octavia Butler; disability justice activists look at "ways to maintain ablism" and counter "how our bodies experience trauma in the medical-industrial complex." "Democracy Now!" is a weekly independent newshour.
"Democracy Now!": Thur. Mar. 18 2010
Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio announced on Wednesday he would switch his vote on the Democrat-led healthcare reform bill and support the legislation even though it does not create a public option. Kucinich’s decision came two days after he spoke with President Obama aboard Air Force One on their way to a rally in his district. In a Democracy Now! exclusive, we spend the hour with Kucinich and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader for an in-depth discussion on healthcare, the Obama administration, the Iraq war and more. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
"Democracy Now!": Thurs. Feb. 25 2010
Glenn Greenwald, a constitutional law attorney and the political and legal blogger for Salon.com, says Democrats are disingenuously hiding behind the cover of the filibuster to justify their political inaction on the public option when they could approve it through budget reconciliation. The FBI and US attorney are investigating a Pennsylvania school district’s spying on young students through laptop webcams. For his new book, “The Watchers: The Rise of America’s Surveillance State”, National Journal correspondent Shane Harris spoke to the key architects of the US government’s surveillance programs over the past quarter century and tells the story of how spying on US citizens has become both easier and legal and is now the cornerstone of the Obama administration’s national security strategy. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
