Democracy Now!
Season 2011
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Journalist Amy Goodman hosts this independent news program which features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
Where to Watch Season 2011
260 Episodes
- Monday, January 03, 2011E1
Episode 1Monday, January 03, 20112011/01/03 Headlines: Palestinian Protester Dies After Israeli Tear Gas Attack; Report: More than 10,000 Died in 2010 in Afghanistan; U.S. Air Force to Deploy New Surveillance System in Afghanistan; Pakistan Faces Political Turmoil; 21 Christians Killed in Egyptian Church Bombing; WikiLeaks: U.S. Diplomats Helped Market Boeing Jets Overseas; Bank of America Prepares for Possible Disclosures by WikiLeaks; African Leaders Pressure Ivory Coast President to Cede Power; Dilma Rousseff Sworn in as Brazilian President; 3,100 Killed in Ciudad Juárez in 2010; Australian Floods Kill 10 People; Jerry Brown to be Sworn in as Governor of California; Arizona Suffers from Record Number of Foreclosures; RNC Members Turn Against Michael Steele; Judith Miller Criticizes WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange; Hong Kong Democracy Activist Szeto Wah Dies at 79 - Tuesday, January 04, 2011E2
Episode 2Tuesday, January 04, 20112011/01/04 Headlines: Pakistani Governor Assassinated in Islamabad; Rep. Issa to Big Business: What Regulations Should GOP Fight?; GOP House to Vote to Repeal Entire Healthcare Bill; JPMorgan Exec Considered for White House Chief of Staff; Schwarzenegger Reduces Sentence of Son of Former Assembly Speaker; Union & State Workers Come Under Increasing Attack; Survey: 61 Percent Support Higher Taxes on the Rich; Iran Offers Access to Nuclear Facilities; WikiLeaks: Israel is Preparing for "Major War" in Middle East; Obama Prepares to Defy Congress on Guantánamo Limitations; Goldman Sachs Invests $450 Million in Facebook; Psychologists Protest Army's Treatment of Bradley Manning - Wednesday, January 05, 2011E3
Episode 3Wednesday, January 05, 20112011/01/05 Headlines: Republicans Set to Take Control of House; Slain Pakistani Governor Salmaan Taseer Buried; WikiLeaks: Israeli Blockade Meant to Keep Gaza on "Brink of Collapse"; DNA Evidence Frees Texas Prisoner After 30 Years; Healthcare Trade Association CEOs Pull in Millions; Texas Moves Toward Accepting Nuclear Waste; Navy Captain Relieved from Duty over Explicit Videos; Ex-U.S. Official Accuses Haiti Contractor of Shortchanging Him; Floods Threaten Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Netanyahu Calls for U.S. to Release Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard; Chávez Suggests Oliver Stone, Sean Penn or Noam Chomsky Be Named Ambassador; Son of Deposed Shah Commits Suicide; Puerto Rican National Sentenced for 1968 Plane Hijacking; Judy Bonds, Anti-Mountaintop Coal Remove Campaigner, Dies at 58 - Thursday, January 06, 2011E4
Episode 4Thursday, January 06, 20112011/01/06 Headlines: U.S. to Send 1,400 More Marines to Afghanistan; Nancy Pelosi Passes House Speaker Gavel to John Boehner; Hedge Funds Spent $10 Million to Help GOP Win Election; Census: 48 Million Americans Now in Poverty; Global Food Prices Hit Record High; Gene Sperling Expected to be Tapped for Top Economic Post; Commission: Cost-Cutting Decisions Led to BP Spill; Amnesty Report: Sexual Violence Against Women on Rise in Haiti; Oxfam: Haiti is Still in Ruins a Year After Earthquake; U.N. Calls for 2,000 Troops for Ivory Coast; Pakistani Guards Questioned over Assassination of Governor; Sadr Returns to Iraq After Exile in Iran; Israel Considers Probe of Human Rights Groups; Brazilian Truth Commission Proposed - Friday, January 07, 2011E5
Episode 5Friday, January 07, 20112011/01/07 Headlines: CBO: Repeal of Health Law Would Increase Deficit by $230 Billion; House GOP Kill Global Warming Committee; Puerto Rico and D.C. Lose House Voting Rights; Bill Introduced to Rewrite 14th Amendment; Boehner Pushes $100B in Cuts, Can't Name Any Programs to End; Pentagon Budget Continues to Grow Despite Budget Cuts; China OKs Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Joint Ventures; WikiLeaks: Israeli Corruption at Gaza Crossing Exposed; Israeli Troops Kill 65-Year-Old Man in Home Raid; Ex-Mossad Chief: Iran Nuclear Program Set Back Many Years; Sudan to Hold Referendum on Sunday; U.S. Places Sanctions on Ivory Coast Leader; U.S. Urged to Not Resume Deportations to Haiti; California Health Insurance Company Hikes Rates 59%; Two Die in Arizona After Budget Cuts End Organ Transplant Program; Helen Thomas Makes a Comeback - Monday, January 10, 2011E6
Episode 6Monday, January 10, 20112011/01/10 Headlines: Rep. Giffords Survives Assassination Attempt in Tucson; Six Die; FBI: Evidence Indicates Gunman Plotted Giffords Shooting; Investigators Probe Arizona Gunman's Links to Hate Group; Tucson Sheriff Condemns Hateful Political Rhetoric; Incendiary Packages Mailed in Maryland and Washington, D.C.; DOJ Subpoenas Twitter for Info on WikiLeaks Accounts; Scott Sisters Freed After Serving 16 Years in Prison for $11 Robbery; Unemployment Rate Falls as More Drop Out of Labor Force; Wells Fargo & U.S. Bancorp Lose Landmark Foreclosure Court Case; Three Die in Algerian Food Riots; 23 Die After Tunisian Troops Fire on Demonstrators; Southern Sudan Begins Voting on Independence; Iran Claims Spy Network is Linked to Assassination of Nuclear Scientist; Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 11 Years in Jail; Basque Separatists Declare Permanent Ceasefire; 51 Killed in Mexican Drug Violence; 15 Decapitated in Acapulco; Accused Airliner Bomber, CIA Operative Faces Trial; Muslims Act as Human Shields for Coptic Christians in Egypt - Tuesday, January 11, 2011E7
Episode 7Tuesday, January 11, 20112011/01/11 Headlines: Obama Heads to Tucson for Shooting Memorial; Giffords' Brother-in-Law Sends Message of Peace from Space; Lawmakers to Introduce Gun Control Legislation; Colorado Man Arrested for Threatening Sen. Bennet; Tom DeLay Sentenced to Three Years in Jail; Gates: North Korea is Becoming a "Direct Threat" to U.S.; Biden: U.S. Troops May Stay in Afghanistan After 2014; Ex-Mossad Head Criticized for Admitting Iran Does Not Pose Imminent Nuclear Threat; Israel Demolishes Palestinian Hotel to Build More Settlements; Death Toll in Tunisia Rises to 35; Schools Indefinitely Shut Down; 10 Dead, 78 Missing After Massive Floods in Australia; Lori Berenson Returns to Court in Peru; British Police Officer Exposed for Infiltrating Green Groups; Duke-Progress Merger Creates Nation's Largest Utility Company; WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Appears in London Court; Anti-Torture Activists Mark 9th Anniversary of Opening of Guantánamo - Wednesday, January 12, 2011E8
Episode 8Wednesday, January 12, 20112011/01/12 Headlines: Doctors Expect Rep. Giffords to Survive Shooting; Loughner Family Releases Statement on Attack; Family Friend of Slain Girl Remains Hospitalized; Haiti Marks One Year Since Earthquake; Spill Commission Calls for Overhaul of Oil, Gas Regulation; WikiLeaks to Speed Up Release of U.S. Cables; Illinois Set to Abolish Death Penalty; Study: U.S.-Led Military Operations Cause $100M in Damages in Afghan Province; Secretary Clinton Makes Unannounced Visit to Yemen; Anti-Torture Activists Hold Gitmo Protest - Thursday, January 13, 2011E9
Episode 9Thursday, January 13, 20112011/01/13 Headlines: Thousands Mourn Arizona Shooting Victims; Giffords Opens Eyes for First Time; Police Stopped Suspect on Day of Shooting; House Reconvenes, Condemns Attack; Palin Dismisses Criticism as "Blood Libel"; Step-Daughters: 76-Year-Old Victim Saved Mother's Life; Arizona Bans Funeral Protests by Westboro Church; Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Rep. McDermott; On Anniversary, Haiti Increases Earthquake Death Toll Estimate to 316,000; Bill Clinton Defends Reconstruction Commission Efforts; 10 Arrested at New York Solidarity March for Haiti; Lebanese Gov't Collapses After Hezbollah Withdraws Ministers; Women's Rights Activist Slain in Ciudad Juárez; 2010 Tied for Warmest on Record; Study: Number of Homeless Increased During Recession; Government Spy Infiltrated Antiwar Groups Before FBI Raids - Friday, January 14, 2011E10
Episode 10Friday, January 14, 20112011/01/14 Headlines: Thousands Protest Tunisian President in Unprecedented Rally; Funeral Held for Youngest Arizona Shooting Victim; Doctors: Giffords Reaches "Major Milestone" in Recovery; Gun Show Near Arizona Shooting to Proceed; EPA Cancels Permit for West Virginia Coal Mine; Biden Affirms Pledge for Iraq Withdrawal; U.S. Plans for 8,000 Private Military Forces; U.S. Military Denies Manning Held in Solitary Confinement; U.N. Says Pro-Gbagbo Forces Attacking Its Vehicles; South Sudan Independence Vote Reaches Turnout Threshold; Clinton Urges Reform in Arab Countries, Defends Israeli Rejection of Peace Offers; Over 500 Die in Brazil Floods; Report: 2011 to Break Foreclosure Record; U.S. Citizen Held in Kuwait Claims Harsh FBI Interrogation; CDC Releases Report on Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Health - Tuesday, January 18, 2011E12
Episode 12Tuesday, January 18, 20112011/01/18 Headlines: Tunisian Leader Ousted in Mass Uprising; Protesters Denounce Old Guard in New Gov't; U.S. Plans to Move Arizona Shooting Trial; College Releases Loughner Video; Giffords' Recovery Improves, Upgraded to Serious; Shooting Victim Arrested for Threatening Tea Party Member; House to Vote on Healthcare Repeal; Poll: Support for Healthcare Repeal Drops; Study: 129 Million Americans Suffer Pre-Existing Medical Conditions; 56 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombing; South Sudan Referendum Expected to Back Independence; Prosecutors Issue Draft Indictments in Hariri Probe; Ex-Dictator "Baby Doc" Returns to Haiti; Former Banker Hands Offshore Account Data to WikiLeaks; Israel to Build 1,400 New Settlement Homes; Israeli Gov't to Probe Human Rights Groups; Blackwater-Linked Firm Awarded U.S. Contract in West Bank; 3 Arrested in MLK Day Protest at Tucson Military Base; Protesters Rally in Support of Manning, Targeted Activists; 1,000 Protest Confederate Flag in South Carolina; Maine Gov. Attends NAACP Event Following Snub; Priebus Elected New RNC Chair; Independent Journalist, Activist John Ross Dies - Wednesday, January 19, 2011E13
Episode 13Wednesday, January 19, 20112011/01/19 Headlines: House-Controlled GOP to Vote on Healthcare Repeal; Chinese President Hu Visits U.S.; Protesters Hold White House Rally for Tibet; FBI Probes Attempted Bombing of <span class="caps">MLK Day Parade; FCC Approves Comcast Takeover of <span class="caps">NBC Universal; Internal Review Contradicts U.S. Claims on WikiLeaks; Switzerland Probes U.S. Spying Following WikiLeaks Disclosures; "Baby Doc" Charged in Haiti; Yemeni Journalist Denounces Imprisonment; Palestinian Authority Raises Palestinian Flag at D.C. Mission; Senators Lieberman, Conrad Won't Seek Re-Election - Thursday, January 20, 2011E14
Episode 14Thursday, January 20, 20112011/01/20 Headlines: Loughner Indicted on New Charges; Details of Shooting Video Released; Giffords to be Transferred to Houston Hospital; Report: Admin to Renew Gitmo Military Tribunals; House Votes to Repeal Healthcare Law; Protest for Tibetans, Uyghurs Held Outside White House; Suicides Rise Among National Guard, Reserve; Ex-Military Officers Resign Pentagon Advisory Posts Rather than Admit Private Ties; 15 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombings; Duvalier Sued for Human Rights Abuses in Haiti; Aristide Asks Haiti to Allow Return; Ivory Coast Talks Falter; U.N. Approves More Troops; Ohio Death Row Prisoners End Hunger Strike After Winning Demands; NYPD Used Anti-Muslim Video in Training Courses - Friday, January 21, 2011E15
Episode 15Friday, January 21, 20112011/01/21 Headlines: Rep. Giffords to be Transferred to Houston Facility; Republican Lawmakers Call for Deeper Spending Cuts; Poll: Majority Support Cutting Military Spending over Medicare, Social Security; Obama Taps GE CEO for Economic Panel; Chinese President Hu Meets Senators in D.C.; 52 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombings; Tunisia Mourns Slain Protesters; New Gov't Approves Amnesty Law; Self-Immolations Continue in Egypt; Admin Confirms Opposition to Aristide Return; Duvalier Faces Rumors of Financial Motive in Return; U.S. Resumes Deportations to Haiti; Report: Blackwater Founder Behind Apartheid-Linked Firm's Somalia Bid; Probe: Mine Disaster Preventable, Massey Violated Key Regulations; FBI Arrests Dozens for Alleged Ties to Organized Crime; Criticizing Abortion Stance, Santorum Cites Obama's Ethnicity; U.S. Cancels "Virtual Fence" with Mexico; Verizon Sues to Block FCC Net Neutrality Regulations - Monday, January 24, 2011E16
Episode 16Monday, January 24, 20112011/01/24 Headlines: Attorney: Manning Abuse Worsens; 2 Visitors Detained at Base; Fmr. Chicago Police Commander Sentenced to 4 ½ Years; Obama Unveils GE CEO as Top Economic Adviser; Rep. Giffords Transferred to Houston Rehab Hospital; Leaked Files Show PA Offered Israel East Jerusalem Annexation; Israeli Inquiry Clears Military, Gov't in Flotilla Attack; Thousands Protest U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Tunisian Police, Army Hold Solidarity Rally with Protesters; Anti-Gov't Protests Held in Yemen, Algeria; Duvalier Appeals for Public Support, Feels "Sadness" for Victims; Philadelphia Abortion Doctor Accused of Murdering Babies, Patient; Lax State Oversight Faulted; Drug Maker Stops Production of Anesthetic in Lethal Injections; Days After Comcast Takeover, Olbermann Leaves MSNBC - Tuesday, January 25, 2011E17
Episode 17Tuesday, January 25, 20112011/01/25 Headlines: Not Guilty Plea Entered for Loughner; Report: U.S. Failing to Prove WikiLeaks-Manning Link; Obama to Deliver State of the Union Address; 35 Killed in Suicide Attack on Russian Airport; 22 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Palestinians Agreed to "Symbolic Return" of Refugees; Palestinian Leaders Call for Leak Probe; Palestinians Protest Al Jazeera in Ramallah; Turkish Panel Rejects Israeli Claims on Flotilla Raid; Peru Recognizes Palestinian State in Occupied Territories; Hezbollah-Backed Candidate Wins Support in Lebanon; Clinton Praises Mexico on Drug War; ACLU: "Unjustified Homicides" in U.S. Military Prisons; Illinois Appeals Court Rejects Emanuel's Mayoral Bid; Corporate Donations Surge to GOP; Vermont Measure Calls for Revoking Corporate Personhood - Wednesday, January 26, 2011E18
Episode 18Wednesday, January 26, 20112011/01/26 Headlines: Obama Calls for Spending Freeze, Lower Corporate Taxes; Republicans, Tea Party Respond to Obama Address; Dems, Republicans Sit Together in Bipartisan Gesture; Anti-Gov't Protests Sweep Egypt; Public Gatherings Banned; Clinton: U.S. Backs Egyptian Gov't; Palestine Papers: PA, Israel Discussed Targeting Palestinian Militants; British Intelligence Aided Crackdown on Hamas; PA Negotiator Claims Palestine Papers Endangering His Life; U.N. Coordinator: Palestine Papers Underscore Palestinian Compromise, Israeli Intransigence; U.S. Deaths from Roadside Bombings Soar in Afghanistan; Suit by Families of Slain Blackwater Contractors Dismissed; Ex-Gitmo Prisoner Sentenced to Life Term; Indonesian Soldiers in Videotaped Torture Sentenced to Less than Year; Emanuel Wins Appeal, Back in Chicago Mayoral Race; Probe: Bush White House Violated Law on Campaigning - Thursday, January 27, 2011E19
Episode 19Thursday, January 27, 20112011/01/27 Headlines: Defying Gov't Ban, Egyptians Protest Mubarak; Clinton: Egypt Should Enact Reforms, Respect "Universal Rights"; Thousands Protest Saleh in Yemen; Tunisia Issues Arrest Warrant for Ben Ali; Arizona Judicial Emergency Could Delay Loughner Trial; Giffords Condition Improves; U.S. Deficit to Hit Record $1.5 Trillion; Financial Crisis Panel Recommends Prosecutions; Soldier Reaches Plea Deal in Afghan "Kill Team" Case; Préval Protégé to Exit Haiti Race; Thousands Protest U.S. Coca Stance in Bolivia; Palestine Papers: Palestinians Acceded to U.S. Demand for Goldstone Delay; Gay Rights Activist Slain in Uganda; Accused Penn. Teen is Youngest Person Ever to Face Life Term - Friday, January 28, 2011E20
Episode 20Friday, January 28, 20112011/01/28 Headlines: Egyptian Protests Escalate Amidst Gov't Crackdown; U.S. Continues to Back Mubarak; Tens of Thousands Protest Yemeni Gov't; 48 Killed in Iraq Car Bombing; Inquiry: Financial Crisis "Avoidable," Causes Still Intact; Dems, GOP Overhaul Senate Rules; Journalist Tapped to Replace Gibbs at White House; Anti-Drone Activists Convicted for Nevada Protest; Jury Renders Verdict in Penn. Cover-up of Immigrant Beating Death; FBI Targets Alleged WikiLeaks Supporters in Cyberattack Case; Mandela Released from South African Hospital; Funeral Held for Slain LGBT Rights Activist in Uganda; Chile to Probe Allende's Death in U.S.-Backed Coup; New Ariz. Proposal Could Revoke U.S. Citizenship of Immigrant Children - Monday, January 31, 2011E21
Episode 21Monday, January 31, 20112011/01/31 Headlines: Massive Protests in Egypt Enter Seventh Day; General Strike Called; ElBaradei Joins Street Protests, Calls for End of Mubarak Regime; Hillary Clinton Stresses "Orderly Transition" in Egypt; Israel Urges U.S. & Europe to Mute Criticism of Mubarak; New Egyptian VP Tied to CIA Extraordinary Rendition Program; Egypt Attempts to Silence Al Jazeera; Cuts Off Internet & Cell Phones; Protests Spread to Jordan, Yemen and Sudan; Sudanese Police Kill Student Protester; 99% of Southern Sudan Votes to Secede; California Man Arrested for Mosque Bomb Plot in Michigan; Report: Pakistan Now Has More Than 100 Nuclear Deployed Weapons; 25 Arrested at Protest Outside Koch Brothers Gathering; FBI Accused of Repeatedly Violating Law Post-9/11; Goldman Sachs Triples Salary for CEO; Alpha Natural Purchases Massey Energy to Form Coal Giant; Ohio Mother Jailed for Trying to Send Children to Better School; Brooklyn College Professor Dismissed For Views on Israel; Founder of Minutemen Vigilante Group on Trial for Murder - Tuesday, February 01, 2011E22
Episode 22Tuesday, February 01, 20112011/02/01 Headlines: Egyptian Protests Enter Day 8: Millions Fill Streets to Oppose Mubarak; Looting Tied to Backers of Mubarak Regime; Egyptian VP Reaches Out to Opposition Groups; U.S. Refuses to Call for Mubarak’s Ouster; Jordananian King Dismisses Government; Tunisian Protesters Call for Torture Probe; Fed Judge Rules Healthcare Bill to be Unconstitutional; Haiti Offers Diplomatic Passport to Ousted President Aristide; Haitian Man Dies After Being Deported from U.S.; Huntsman Resigns from Ambassador Post, May Run in 2012 Election; Iran Demands American Hiker Return for Trial; Arizona Gun Advocates Push for Weakening Firearms Laws; Undercover Investigators Expose Gun Show Loophole; Brooklyn College Reinstates Ousted Teacher; Lacking Insurance, Father of Hip Hop Faces Medical Crisis - Wednesday, February 02, 2011E23
Episode 23Wednesday, February 02, 20112011/02/02 Headlines: Mubarak Supporters Attack Protesters in Tahrir Square; Mubarak Refuses to Resign, Won't Seek Re-election; Millions March Against Mubarak on Tuesday; Obama: "Orderly Transition" in Egypt Must Begin "Now"; U.S. Lawmakers and Egyptian Officials Met 250+ Times in 2010; Yemeni President to Step Down in 2013; Extreme Weather: U.S. Gripped by Massive Winter Storm; Bill Introduced to Ban EPA from Regulating Greenhouse Gases; Senate Republicans Advocate Healthcare Repeal; Report: Iraqi Forces Operating Secret Prison in Baghdad; Deported Haitian Man Who Died Was Healthy Upon Leaving the U.S.; Specialist Recommended Bradley Manning Not Be Deployed to Iraq; Obama to Ratify New Disarmament Treaty; Sites for Democratic and Republican Conventions Chosen - Thursday, February 03, 2011E24
Episode 24Thursday, February 03, 20112011/02/03 Headlines: At Least Six Dead, Almost 1,000 Injured After Pro-Mubarak Forces Attack Protesters; Egypt’s PM Apologizes for Violence, Cell Phone Company Forced to Send Pro-Mubarak Text Messages; U.S. State Dept.: We Don’t Know Who Is Behind Cairo Violence; Protesters Urge U.S. to Call for Mubarak’s Ouster; Opposition Leaders Reject Call to Negotiate; Egyptian Government Cracks Down on Journalists, Anderson Cooper and Others Attacked; Tens of Thousands Protest in Yemen; Jordanians Protest Selection of New PM; 10 Journalists Arrested in Sudan; Palestinian Authority Shuts Down Pro-Egyptian Protest; Netanyahu: Israel Needs to Bolster Its Forces; Massive Cyclone Hits Australia; Wall Street Bankers Take in Record $135 Billion in Compensation; 43 Million Americans Now Receiving Food Stamps, a 14% Increase; Healthcare Repeal Defeated in Senate; Halliburton and Others Accused of Illegally Pumping Fuel into the Ground; Oil and Gas Industry Denounces Academy Award-Nominated Documentary; WikiLeaks Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize - Friday, February 04, 2011E25
Episode 25Friday, February 04, 20112011/02/04 Headlines: Over a Million March in Day of Departure Rally in Egypt; Report: U.S. Considers Proposal for Mubarak to Resign Immediately; Pro-Mubarak Gangs Attack Scores of Journalists; Egyptian State TV Broadcaster Resigns in Protest; Algeria Promises to Lift State of Emergency; Tens of Thousands March in Yemen; Syrian Activists Plan Protest in Damascus; McCain Compares Arab Pro-Democracy Movement to a "Virus"; Under International Pressure, Haiti Announces Run-Off Candidates; Global Food Prices Hit Record High; Shell Oil Records $18.6 Billion Profit in 2010; Bernanke: Unemployment Rate Will Remain "Stubbornly" High; 20,000 Vets and Military Personnel Lose Homes in Foreclosure Crisis; Internal Documents: JPMorgan Chase Hid Doubts about Madoff; Afghan Man Dies at Guantánamo; Virginia to Ask Supreme Court to Review Healthcare Law; Census: New Orleans Lost 1/3 of Population Since 2000; 150 Students Arrested in Puerto Rico - Monday, February 07, 2011E26
Episode 26Monday, February 07, 20112011/02/07 Headlines: Protests in Egypt Enter 14th Day as Gov't Meets with Opposition; U.S. Envoy: "Mubarak Must Stay in Office"; Al Jazeera Cairo Bureau Chief Arrested; Egyptian Authorities Acknowledge Detaining Google Exec; Facing Possible Torture Probe, Bush Cancels Swiss Trip; Jobless Rate Drops as 200,000 Unemployed Workers Drop Out of Labor Force; Unemployment Rate for Veterans Reaches New High; Corporate America Sends GOP Lawmakers a Wish List; Wife of Justice Thomas Forms Tea Party-linked Lobbying Firm; Trial Begins in Iran for Three Hikers; Thousands of Iraqis Protest Lack of Government Services; WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Returns to London Court; World Social Forum Opens in Senegal; Florida Man Stabbed After Saying He Was a Muslim; AOL Purchases Huffington Post for $315 Million - Tuesday, February 08, 2011E27
Episode 27Tuesday, February 08, 20112011/02/08 Headlines: Egyptian Protests Continue Despite Further Concessions; Report: German Hospital Prepares for Mubarak's Arrival; Egypt: Google Executive and Online Activist Released from Detention; WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Extended Israeli Support of Egyptian Vice President; Coalition of Egyptian Attorneys Accuse Mubarak Family of Stealing State Money; Report: Taliban and al-Qaeda Are Not Ideological Allies; Crashed U.S. Drone Found in Yemen; WikiLeaks Founder Continues to Fight Extradition to Sweden; Guardian Journalist Expelled from Russia; Obama Reaches Out to Corporations in Chamber of Commerce Speech; Obama Advocates New Free Trade Deals; Democratic Leadership Council Suspends Operations; Congresswoman Steps Down to Head Center for Scholars; House to Vote on PATRIOT Act Extension; Hillary Clinton Says U.S. Can’t Legalize Drugs Because There is “Too Much Money in It”; Bloomberg: Obama Administration Not Concerned about Illegal Gun Trafficking; California Students Charged for Disrupting Israeli Ambassador’s Speech - Wednesday, February 09, 2011E28
Episode 28Wednesday, February 09, 20112011/02/09 Headlines: Egyptian Protests Spread Following Record-Level Turnout; White House Urges End to Egyptian Gov't Crackdown; Obama Expected to Maintain U.S. Aid to Egyptian Regime; GOP Dealt Setback with Temporary <span class="caps">PATRIOT Act Defeat; Assange Attorneys Challenge Swedish Prosecutor to Testify; Wikileaks Docs: Despite No Evidence, Yemen Continued Jailing Alleged al-Quada Members at U.S. Behest; Blackwater Appeal to be Closed to Public; Pakistan Jails U.S. Consular Worker Over Shooting Deaths; Haiti Issues Passport to Aristide; ACLU Observer Alleges Beating at L.A. Prison - Thursday, February 10, 2011E29
Episode 29Thursday, February 10, 20112011/02/10 Headlines: Thousands of Striking Workers Join Egyptian Uprising; Report: Egyptian Army Detaining, Torturing Protesters; Freed Protest Organizer Wael Ghonim Rejects Mubarak Regime Talks; WikiLeaks Docs: Torture-Linked Egyptian Police Trained in U.S.; Investigators Failing to Link Manning to Assange; Firms Planned Attacks on WikiLeaks, Supporters; 27 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombing; Israel Destroys Palestinian Medicine Factory; Bernanke Warns of Lengthy Unemployment; GOP Proposes $74B in Funding Cuts; Heating Assistance Program Faces Funding Reduction; CIA Operatives Promoted Despite Roles in Deaths, Rendition; Gitmo Prisoner's Sentence Reduced from 14 Years to Two; Napolitano: Terror Threat Could Be Highest Since 9/11; Sen. Webb Won't Seek Re-Election; GOP Rep. Resigns over Leaked Emails; Justice Thomas Urged to Recuse Himself from Healthcare Law Cases; Doctors: Rep. Giffords Speaks for First Time Since Shooting; Keith Olbermann Joins Current TV - Friday, February 11, 2011E30
Episode 30Friday, February 11, 20112011/02/11 Headlines: Record Protests Flood Egypt After Mubarak Refuses to Resign; Protests Held in Multiple Cities; Cairo Rallies Expand; Egyptian Military Backs Mubarak; Obama: Transition Prospects "Not Yet Clear"; Egyptian Blogger Freed from Jail; Iran Detains Opposition Leader Ahead of Protest; Pakistani Court Extends Jailing of U.S. Official Accused in Fatal Shootings; Obama Announces $18B Plan for Expanding Wireless Internet; Plot Exposed to Target Opponents of U.S. Chamber of Commerce; GOP Sen. Kyl to Retire; Paul Supporters Call Cheney "War Criminal" at CPAC - Monday, February 14, 2011E31
Episode 31Monday, February 14, 20112011/02/14 Headlines: Egypt Celebrates Mubarak’s Resignation, Military Imposes Martial Law; Egyptian Military Takes Temporary Control, Bans Labor Union Meetings; Bahrain: Protesters Clash with Police; Yemeni Forces Use Tasers on Peaceful Protesters; Hundreds Arrested in Algerian Protests; Iran Places Opposition Leader Mousavi under House Arrest; Palestinian Prime Minister Disbands Cabinet; Obama Slashes Assistance for Working Poor and Needy in New Budget; Wisconsin Governor Threatens to Use National Guard Against State Workers; U.S. Considers Dissolving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac; Italy: Hundreds of Thousands of Women Protest Prime Minister; Arrest Warrant Issued for Musharraf in Connection with Bhutto Assassination; U.S. Delays Talks with Pakistan Amid Diplomatic Dispute; Ron Paul Wins Straw Poll at Conservative Conference; Former Tom DeLay Aide Sentenced to 20 Months in Jail; Puerto Rican University President Resigns in Wake of Student Protests; Opponents of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Occupy Kentucky Governor’s Office - Tuesday, February 15, 2011E32
Episode 32Tuesday, February 15, 20112011/02/15 Headlines: Iran: Security Forces Violently Crackdown on Protesters; Iranian Lawmakers Call for Execution of Opposition Leaders; Two Demonstrators Die in Bahrain Protests; U.S. Increases Aid to Yemen as Anti-Government Protests in Sana'a Intensify; Egyptian Military Urges End to Protests, Labor Strikes; Retired Judge Heads Up Egyptian Constitutional Committee; Egypt Requests States Freeze Mubarak’s Funds; Self-Immolation Protests Spread to Morocco; Syrian Blogger Sentenced to Five Years in Jail After Secret Trial; Chevron Ordered to Pay Ecuador $8.5 Billion for Environmental Damages; Italy’s Berlusconi to Stand Trial on Sex Charges; European Energy Companies Spied on Activist Groups; Israel to Build Army Base in East Jerusalem; House Votes to Extend Elements of PATRIOT Act; Shirley Sherrod Sues Conservative Blogger; Friend of Suspected WikiLeaks Source Alleges Torture; Clarence Thomas Connected to Tea Party Funders; Honduras: Plane Crash Kills 14; Two Campesino Leaders Murdered; Equatorial Guinean Author Enters Fifth Day of Hunger Strike; BP Executive Resigned over Safety Protocols Before Spill; Arizona Bill Would Require Hospitals Check Citizenship Status of Patients; Former Head of Vigilante Anti-Immigrant Group Convicted of Murder; Texas Refuses to Compensate Exonerated Death Row Prisoner - Wednesday, February 16, 2011E33
Episode 33Wednesday, February 16, 20112011/02/16 Headlines: Pro-Democracy Protests Erupt in Libya; Unrest Continues in Bahrain, Iran, Yemen; Obama Suggests Mubarak Regime Didn't "Shoot, Beat, Arrest" Protesters; Egyptian Military Vows Democratic Transition in Six Months; Obama Admin Touts Internet Freedom While Targeting Twitter, WikiLeaks; Rep. Peter King Introduces Anti-WikiLeaks Espionage Bill; Boehner: "So Be It" If Federal Workers Lose Jobs Under Cuts; Argentina: U.S. Warplane Carried Unauthorized Weapons; Key Bush Admin "Source" Admits to Lying about Iraqi WMD; Veterans File Class Action Suit over Sexual Abuse in Military; CBS News Correspondent Hospitalized After Cairo Attack; World Bank: Rising Food Prices Push 44 Million Into Poverty; U.S. Customs Agent Slain in Mexico Attack; 15 Recipients Awarded Medal of Freedom; Thousands Protest Anti-Public Worker Bill in Wisconsin - Thursday, February 17, 2011E34
Episode 34Thursday, February 17, 20112011/02/17 Headlines: 4 Killed, Hundreds Wounded in Bahrain Crackdown; Libyan Forces Kill 5 Protesters; 2 Dead, 4 Wounded in Yemen Rallies; Violence Erupts at Funeral for Slain Iranian Protester; Hundreds Rally in Iraq Following Deadly Protest; Gates Warns on U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq; Report Ordered by Obama Warned of Mideast Unrest; Swiss Officials Uncover Alleged Mubarak Regime Funds; Police Withdrawn from Puerto Rico Campus; Somali Man Sentenced to 33 Years in U.S. Ship Captain Kidnapping; Over 10,000 Rally Against Wisconsin Anti-Public Sector Bill - Friday, February 18, 2011E35
Episode 35Friday, February 18, 20112011/02/18 Headlines: Egyptians Mark Week Since Mubarak's Ouster; U.S. Pledges Aid for Egyptian Transition; Bahrainis Hold Funerals for Slain Pro-Democracy Protesters; Bahraini Gov't Calls Attack on Protesters "Proportional"; U.S. Raises "Concerns" over Bahraini Crackdown; Up to 50 Protesters Killed in Libya; Yemeni Protests Enter 2nd Week; Iraq Asks U.S. for $1 Billion in Damages; Congress Extends PATRIOT Act; Both Sides Challenge Chevron Ruling in Ecuador - Monday, February 21, 2011E36
Episode 36Monday, February 21, 20112011/02/21 Headlines: 332 Reportedly Killed in Libyan Crackdown on Protests; Bahraini Protesters Occupy Key Public Square After Massacre; Senator Leahy Asks for Review of U.S. Aid to Bahrain; Yemeni President Vows Not to Quit; 12 Die in Protests; Pro-Democracy Protests Spread to Morocco; Sudan’s Bashir Won’t Seek Another Presidential Term; House OKs $61 Billion in Cuts; Planned Parenthood, CPB Targeted; 80,000 Rally in Wisconsin to Save Collective Bargaining Rights; Barclays Bank Targeted in Tax Protest; U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling Israeli Settlements Illegal; NATO Forces Accused of Killing 64 Afghan Civilians; Report: U.S. Drone Strikes Killed Just Two "High-Value" Targets in 2010; Pennsylvania Judge Convicted in Kids-for-Cash Scheme; U.S. Denies Visa to Palestinian Activist; Indymedia Mali Radio Station Goes Live - Tuesday, February 22, 2011E37
Episode 37Tuesday, February 22, 20112011/02/22 Headlines: U.N. Commissioner: Libyan Crackdown Amounts to Crime Against Humanity; Libyan Ambassador Accuses Gaddafi of Genocide; Obama Administration Criticized Over Response to Libyan Violence; U.S., Europe and Libya Relationship Strengthened through Corporate, Military Ties; Libya: Human Rights Watch Appeals to International Community for Response; Egyptian Prosecutor Freezes Former President’s Assets; Bahrain Releases Prisoners Amid Protests; Iran: Son of Opposition Leader Detained; Wisconsin Protests Continue as Governor Refuses Negotiation over Anti-Worker Bill; Billionaire Koch Brothers Helped Fund Wisconsin Governor Walker; American Detained in Pakistan is a CIA Operative Linked to Blackwater; U.S. News Outlets Knew about CIA Links, Kept Quiet at Government Request; Arrest Inflames U.S.-Pakistan Tensions; Gen. Petraeus Suggests Afghan Parents Intentionally Burned Children; Gulf Researchers Discover Dead Dolphins, Oil on Sea Floor; Detroit to Close Half of Public Schools, Privatize Services; Republican Funding Cuts Threaten Rural TV and Radio Stations; Chicago Set to Vote for New Mayor; New Zealand Earthquake Kills 65; <em>Democracy Now!’s</em> Juan Gonzalez Wins Second George Polk Award - Wednesday, February 23, 2011E38
Episode 38Wednesday, February 23, 20112011/02/23 Headlines: Gaddafi Issues Defiant Address; Death Toll Remains Unknown; U.N. Security Council Calls on Libya to End Violence; 2 Killed in Yemen Protests; Tens of Thousands Rally in Bahrain; U.S. Ignored Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain; Report: Admin Reviews Weapons Sales, Military Aid; Thousands Protest Anti-Union Bill in Ohio; Indiana Dems Flee State; Hundreds Protest Teacher Layoffs in Idaho; Georgia Measure Calls for Investigating Miscarriages; Pirates Kill 4 U.S. Hostages Near Somalia; Citizen's Arrest Attempted on Israeli FM in Belgium; Emanuel Elected Chicago Mayor; FBI Sued for Spying on California Mosque - Thursday, February 24, 2011E39
Episode 39Thursday, February 24, 20112011/02/24 Headlines: Libyan Forces Escalate Attacks on Uprising; U.N. Human Rights Chief Condemns Libya for "Crimes Against Humanity"; British Court OKs Assange Extradition to Sweden; Report: U.S. Army Ordered Psy-Ops to Sway Lawmakers on Backing Afghan War; Pro-Labor Protests Continue in Wisconsin, Ohio; Walker Pranked by Koch Impersonator; Indiana Deputy Attorney General Fired for Backing Armed Attacks on Demonstrators; Admin Withdraws Support for DOMA; Soldier Faces Court-Martial for Killing of Afghan Civilian; Report: U.S. Extremist Groups on the Rise; 2 Sentenced to Jail Terms in Beating of Mexican Immigrant - Friday, February 25, 2011E40
Episode 40Friday, February 25, 20112011/02/25 Headlines: U.N.: Thousands May Have Died in Libyan Crackdown; Protesters Plan Rally in Libyan Capital; U.N. Security Council, Rights Panel Holds Sessions on Libya; Wisconsin Assembly OKs Anti-Union Bill; Idaho Senate Advances Curbs on Teachers' Union; Thousands Join "Day of Rage" in Iraq; Pakistan Trial of CIA Operative Adjourns; Algeria Lifts State of Emergency; Foreign Student Arrested on Terror Charges; Indiana Senate OKs Anti-Immigrant Bill; Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Hawaii, Advanced in Maryland - Monday, February 28, 2011E41
Episode 41Monday, February 28, 20112011/02/28 Headlines: Anti-Gaddafi Forces Close in on Tripoli; U.N.: Over 100,000 Flee Libya; Gaddafi's Son: "Everything is Peaceful" in Libya; Security Council Backs Libya Sanctions, War Crimes Probe; Over 100,000 Rally in Madison; Thousands Join Nationwide Protests; Providence School Teachers Warned of Layoffs; Governors Push Changes to Medicaid; Afghan Civilian Killings at Record Level; Mubarak Faces Travel Ban, Asset Freeze; McCain Praises Egyptian Revolution; Thousands Protest in Bahrain, Opposition Leader Returns; Protests Force Resignation of Tunisian Interim PM; Yemen to Unveil New Unity Gov't Amidst Unrest; 6 Reported Killed in Oman Protests; "Inside Job" Wins Best Documentary at Oscars - Tuesday, March 01, 2011E42
Episode 42Tuesday, March 01, 20112011/03/01 Headlines: Libyan Regime Attacks Rebel-Held Towns; U.S. Deploys Naval, Air Forces Near Libya; 100,000 Flee Libya, Death Toll Remains Unknown; Protests Shut Out of Wisconsin Capitol; Ohio Lawmakers to Vote on Anti-Union Bill; Obama Urges Support for Public Unions; Polls: Majority Supports Collective Bargaining; Walker Would Lose Election Re-Do; Report: GOP Budget Plan Would Eliminate 700,000 Jobs; Trial for Environmental Activist Opens in Utah; Massey Security Chief Charged with Obstructing Blast Probe; Gov't Issues First Gulf Deepwater Drilling Permit Since Moratorium; Immokalee Workers Launch 5-City Protest; Pro-Democracy Protests Spread to Oman Capital; 29 Killed in Iraq Clashes; 300 Arrested in Sweep Targeting Dissidents - Wednesday, March 02, 2011E43
Episode 43Wednesday, March 02, 20112011/03/02 Headlines: Thousands Protest Anti-Union Bill in Ohio; Wisconsin Gov. Proposes Drastic Spending Cuts to Districts, Education; Gaddafi Forces Launch New Attacks; U.S. Warships Head Toward Libya; Venezuela Accuses U.S. of "War Mongering"; U.N. Votes to Suspend Libya from Human Rights Council; Yemenis Protest Saleh in Largest Protests to Date; Thousands Join Anti-Gov't Protests in Iran; Pakistani Minister Who Opposed Blasphemy Laws Slain; House Avoids Shutdown with Short-Term Budget Measure; Supreme Court Rejects Privacy Rights for Corporations in FOIA Cases; Report: Tax Cuts Could Cost 19 States $5.3 Billion; Untreated Radioactive Wastewater from Hydrofracking Dumped in Rivers, Streams; Dems Urge Probe of Firms Linked to Chamber of Commerce - Thursday, March 03, 2011E44
Episode 44Thursday, March 03, 20112011/03/03 Headlines: U.S. Attacks Kills 9 Afghan Boys; Manning Faces 22 Additional Charges in WikiLeaks Case; Ohio Senate Advances Anti-Union Bill; Absent Wisconsin Dems Threatened with Fines; Gaddafi Forces Attack Opposition Strongholds; U.S. Inserts ICC Exemption into U.N. Libya Measure; Israeli Diplomat Resigns over "Wrong" Foreign Policy; 2 U.S. Airmen Slain in Germany; Pennsylvania Cuts 40,000 from Low-Income Insurance Program; Supreme Court: Church Can Protest Military Funerals; Issa Staffer Fired for Sharing Reporters' Emails; Newburgh 4 Prisoner: Money Motivated Involvement with Informant; Charges Dropped for Silent Protest at Clinton Speech; Musicians Urged to Donate Gaddafi Payments - Friday, March 04, 2011E45
Episode 45Friday, March 04, 20112011/03/04 Headlines: Fighting Continues in Libya; Checkpoints Expand in Tripoli; Obama Orders U.S. Military to be Prepared to Act in Libya; U.N.: Number of Refugees Leaving Libya Decreases; Egyptian Protesters Hail Selection of New Prime Minister; Four Protesters Die in Yemen; Saudi Protesters Demand Release of Shiite Leader; Thousands of Iraqis Protest in "Day of Regret"; Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol; Lawyer: Bradley Manning Held Naked for Seven Hours; Assange: New Charges Against Manning "A Very Serious Matter"; Global Food Prices Hit New High; Seven Female Protesters Shot Dead in Ivory Coast; California Man Sues After FBI Places <span class="caps">GPS Device on Car; Hillary Clinton Praises Al Jazeera as "Real News"; UC Berkeley Students Take Over Administration Building - Monday, March 07, 2011E46
Episode 46Monday, March 07, 20112011/03/07 Headlines: Libya: Gaddafi Mounts Counter-Offensive, Hundreds of Thousands Flee; U.S. Senators Support No-Fly Zone, Defense Secretary Expresses Concern; Saudi Arabia Bans Public Protests; Global Unrest Causes Rise in Oil Prices, U.S. Considers Tapping Reserves; As Unemployment Rate Falls, New Jobs Pay Less; White House Chief of Staff Avoids Calling for Wall Street Arrests; Thousands Continue Protests in Wisconsin; Budget Cuts and Threats to Unions Prompt Nationwide Protests; Karzai Rejects U.S. Apology for Killing Children as Hundreds Protest; Egyptian Protesters Overrun Secret Police Headquarters, Seize Evidence of Torture; Israeli Jets Level University Buildings in Gaza; Greece: Nearly 100 Hunger Strike Migrants Hospitalized; Forced Nudity Continues for WikiLeaks Suspect, Comparison Drawn to Abu Ghraib; China Begins Violent Crackdown on Dissidents and Journalists; Fatal Attack on California Sikhs May Have Been a Hate Crime; Religious Leaders Support Return of Aristide to Haiti; Natural Gas Companies Halt Operations Following Link to Earthquakes - Tuesday, March 08, 2011E47
Episode 47Tuesday, March 08, 20112011/03/08 Headlines: Obama Orders Guantánamo Tribunals to Resume; U.N.: 1 Million Trapped in Libya, Need Emergency Aid; Conflicting Reports Emerge over Gaddafi Offer to Step Down; Momentum Grows for No-Fly Zone over Libya; Report: U.S. Develops Secret Plan to Arm Libyan Rebels; Iraq Orders Closing of Political Offices Tied to Protests; 200 Jordanian Journalists Stage Protest; Egypt Orders Arrest of 47 State Security Officers; 2,000 Yemeni Prisoners Revolt; Activists Shut Down Bank of America Branch in D.C. in Tax Protest; Tom Cruise Cited for Dodging Property Taxes in Colorado; Video: Sen. Brown Seeks More Funds from David Koch; Hearings on Muslim Radicalization Decried as a New McCarthyism; Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Iowa; U.S. Judge Sides with Chevron in Ecuador Case; 25 Die in Car Bombing in Pakistan; Report: 19,000 Private Security Personnel in Afghanistan; Israel May Seek Another $20 Billion in Military Aid from U.S. - Wednesday, March 09, 2011E48
Episode 48Wednesday, March 09, 20112011/03/09 Headlines: Libyan Gov't Claims Control of Rebel-Held Zawiyah; U.S., U.K. Agree on Military Options; Idaho Assembly OKs Bill to Curb Teachers' Unions; Pro-Worker Rallies Held in 6 States; Emails: Walker Offered Concessions on Anti-Union Bill; 2010 Deadliest Year for Civilians in Afghan War; Dozens Killed in Pakistan Bombings; Yemeni Police Attack Protesters in Sana'a; 11 Killed in Religious Clashes in Egypt; Amnesty: Video Shows Torture of Slain Egyptian Prisoners; International Women's Day Protests, Events Held Worldwide; Syrian Dissident, Attorney Released from Prison; ICJ Rules on Nicaragua, Costa Rica Dispute; Muslim Group Criticizes "Radicalization" Hearings; NPR Exec Resigns Following Right-Wing Video Sting - Thursday, March 10, 2011E49
Episode 49Thursday, March 10, 20112011/03/10 Headlines: Thousands Protest as Wisconsin GOP Advances Anti-Union Bill in State Senate; Clashes Continue in Libya; Toll for East Estimated at 400; BBC News Crew Detained, Beaten by Libyan Forces; Egyptian Protesters Attacked; ElBaradei Explores Presidential Bid; Yemeni President Proposes Referendum on New Constitution; Dalai Lama Steps Down as Tibet's Political Leader; Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty; NPR <span class="caps">CEO Resigns Over Video Controversy; Loughner Pleads Not Guilty, Hearing Set for May; Two-Thirds of States Have Cut Mental Health Services; Former U.S. Soldier Charged in Failed MLK Day Bombing; House Panel Orders Legal Defense of DOMA; Robert Scheer, City Limits Named Izzy Award Recipients - Friday, March 11, 2011E50
Episode 50Friday, March 11, 20112011/03/11 Headlines: 8.9 Earthquake Triggers Devastating Tsunami in Japan; Walker to Sign Anti-Union Bill Following Assembly Passage; Thousands Rally Against Anti-Union Effort in Indiana; Dozens Protest Emergency Management Bill in Detroit; Gaddafi Forces Seize Momentum in Ongoing Clashes; Gates: NATO Planning for "All Military Options" in Libya; U.S. to Send Aid Team to Libya, Meet Opposition Leaders; Clinton to Visit Tunisia, Egypt; 2 Journalists Missing in Libya Following Arrests; Saudi Police Fire on Peaceful Demonstration; Yemenis Stage Massive Anti-Gov't Protest; Relative of Afghan President Killed in U.S. Raid; Rep. King Opens Hearings on Muslim "Radicalization" in U.S.; House Panel Votes to Bar EPA from Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Killing of U.S. Journalist Among Cases Reopened in Mexico - Monday, March 14, 2011E51
Episode 51Monday, March 14, 20112011/03/14 Headlines: Japan: Estimated Death Toll Reaches 10,000 Amid Fears of Nuclear Meltdown; Wisconsin Sees Largest Protests Ever Following Passage of Anti-Union Bill; Gov. Walker Hopes Wisconsin Bill Will Inspire Legislation; Labor Protests Spread Throughout the Country; Libya: Pro-Gaddafi Forces Push Back Against Rebels; Gulf Nations Send Troops to Bahrain in Effort to Quell Protests; Yemen Security Forces Kill Peaceful Protesters; Jewish Settlers Murdered in West Bank; Israel Approves More Homes; U.S. Official Resigns After Criticizing Treatment of Bradley Manning; Judge: U.S. Gov’t May Access Twitter Info in WikiLeaks Investigation; Nuclear Crisis in Japan Sparks Global Protests; Unemployment Rate for Iraq, Afghanistan Vets Over 20 Percent; Arrest Made in Calif. Mosque Vandalism, Planned Parenthood Firebombing; Michele Bachmann Travels to New Hampshire, Confuses Basic U.S. History - Tuesday, March 15, 2011E52
Episode 52Tuesday, March 15, 20112011/03/15 Headlines: Japan Faces Nuclear Crisis After Third Explosion at Plant; Radiation Leaks Force Over 70,000 to Evacuate; Thousands of Bodies Wash Up on Japan’s Shore; Germany Shuts Down Nuclear Reactors Following Japan Disaster; Bahrain Declares State of Emergency; Saudi Forces Arrive to Quell Protests; Libya: Pro-Gaddafi Forces Close in on Rebels as No-Fly Zone Debate Persists; Young People Lead Massive Protests in Palestine; Bradley Manning’s Father Speaks Out Against Son’s Treatment; Major Papers Join Former U.S. Spokesman in Decrying Manning’s Prison Conditions; Aristide to Return to Haiti Before Elections Despite U.S. Wishes; Wisconsin Dems Still Held in Contempt, Votes Not Counted or Recorded; Iowa Considers Bill to Criminalize Undercover Videos at Farms; Guatemalans Intentionally Infected with Diseases Sue U.S. Government; Sen. Al Franken: Violations of Net Neutrality Should Be a Crime; Survey: Many U.S. Millionaires Do Not Consider Themselves Rich - Wednesday, March 16, 2011E53
Episode 53Wednesday, March 16, 20112011/03/16 Headlines: Japan Races to Cool Reactors as Radiation Fears Grow; Reactor Model Faulted for Safety Concerns; Quake, Tsunami Toll Tops 11,000; Bahraini Forces Attack Protesters in Manama; Egyptian Youth Groups Refuse to Meet Clinton over Mubarak Support; U.S. Air Strike Kills 2 Afghan Children; Petraeus Suggests Long-Term U.S. Military Presence; Gaddafi Forces Advance on Benghazi; Michigan Lawmakers Approve Emergency Management Bill; Hundreds Protest Anti-Teacher Bill in Tennessee; Uzbekistan Expels Human Rights Watch; Utah Enacts Anti-Immigrant Bill; Report: U.S. Deploys Drones in Mexico - Thursday, March 17, 2011E54
Episode 54Thursday, March 17, 20112011/03/17 Headlines: Japan Dumps Water on Reactor; Radiation Levels Rise; Deaths, Arrests in Bahraini Protest Crackdown; Thousands Protest as Michigan Enacts Emergency Management Laws; Wisconsin Prosecutor Challenges Anti-Worker Bill; Florida Advances Restrictions on Teachers; CIA Agent Accused of Murder Freed in Pakistan; Hundreds Protest Clinton in Tunisia; Clinton Visits Tahrir Square; Won't Stay on Past 2012; Palestinian Factions to Hold Unity Talks; Study: 800,000 to Contract Cholera in Haiti; EPA to Regulate Coal Power Plant Emissions; Former Chicago Police Commander Begins Prison Term - Friday, March 18, 2011E55
Episode 55Friday, March 18, 20112011/03/18 Headlines: Japan Raises Nuclear Alert; Burying of Reactors Mulled; Up to 40 Pakistani Civilians Killed in U.S. Drone Strike; Pakistanis Protest Release of CIA Agent; Libya Declares Ceasefire After U.N. Authorizes No-Fly Zone; Bahrain Arrests Opposition Leaders, Clears Protest Encampment; Aristide Set for Haiti Return; House Passes Bill to De-Fund NPR; U.S. Denies Travel Visa to Afghan Activist; U.S. Develops Social Media Propaganda Software - Monday, March 21, 2011E56
Episode 56Monday, March 21, 20112011/03/21 Headlines: Japanese Death Toll to Top 18,000; Food & Water Supplies Contaminated; U.S. & Allies Begin Bombing of Libya to Enforce No-Fly Zone; Yemeni Generals and Officials Defect After Killing of 35 Protesters; Thousands Protest in Syria; Egyptians Approve Constitutional Referendum; Leaked Photos Show U.S. Soldiers Posing with Dead Afghan Civilians; Over 130 Arrested at Iraq War and Bradley Manning Protests; Wisconsin Judge Blocks Union-Busting Bill; Israeli Military Intelligence Targets Foreign Activist Groups; Haitian Vote Held as Aristide Returns from Exile; U.N. Warns about Crimes Against Humanity in Ivory Coast; Thousands Protest in Senegal; Obama Kicks Off Latin American Tour; AT&T to Buy T-Mobile for $39 Billion; Newspaper Guild Calls for Boycott of Huffington Post - Tuesday, March 22, 2011E57
Episode 57Tuesday, March 22, 20112011/03/22 Headlines: U.S. Warplane Goes Down in Libya as Air Campaign Enters Fourth Day; International Community Divided on Libya Intervention, Obama Defends Use of Force; Four Children Killed as Pro-Gaddafi Forces Continue Attacks; Obama Criticized for Failing to Consult Congress on Libya Attacks; Over a Dozen Journalists Unaccounted for in Libya; Storage Pool in Japan Nuclear Facility Nears Boiling Point; NRC Extends Vermont Nuclear Plant License by 20 Years; Earthquake-Prone Chile Signs Nuclear Plant Agreement with U.S.; Obama Praises Chilean History of Transition, No Apology for U.S.-Backed Dictatorship; Israel Launches Attacks on Gaza Injuring 20, Including 7 Children; U.N. Investigator Accuses Israel of “Ethnic Cleansing”; Former Israeli President to Serve Seven Years Following Rape Conviction; Ivory Coast: Thousands Offer to Join Army as Fears of Civil War Grow; Court OKs to Challenge Bush-Era Warrantless Wiretapping Amendment; First Deepwater Oil Exploration Project Approved Since BP Spill; FBI Ordered to Preserve Evidence in Judi Bari Bombing Case - Wednesday, March 23, 2011E58
Episode 58Wednesday, March 23, 20112011/03/23 Headlines: Gaddafi Forces Attack Rebels Amidst U.S.-Led Strikes; Obama: U.S. to Scale Back Libya Role; Libyan Forces Release 3 Journalists; Japan Warns Residents over Radiation Levels in Food, Water; Saleh Warns of "Civil War" as Opposition Calls for Immediate Departure; U.S. Continues Muted Criticism of Yemeni Crackdown; Syrian Forces Killed 6 Protesters; Israel Warns of Gaza Assault, Kills 4 Palestinian Civilians; Obama Ends Latin America Tour, Visits Tomb of Slain Archbishop Romero; Federal Judge Rules Against Google Library Deal; South Dakota Enacts 72-Hour Wait for Abortions; Detroit Population Hits Lowest Point in 100 Years - Thursday, March 24, 2011E59
Episode 59Thursday, March 24, 20112011/03/24 Headlines: Civilian Toll Mounts in Libya; Gaddafi Forces Attack Misurata; Japan Faces Water Fears over Radiation; Death Toll Rises in Syrian Crackdown; Israeli Strikes Hit Gaza After Bombing in Jerusalem; Obama Admin Takes Differing Stance on Killings of Israeli, Palestinian Civilians; Saleh Adopts Sweeping Emergency Powers to Quell Protests; U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 24 Years for Afghan Killings; Appeals Court Maintains California Gay Marriage Ban; Lesbian Couple Wins Halt to Deportation Effort; GOP Measure Would Deny Food Stamps for Striking Employees; Civil Rights Attorney Leonard Weinglass Dies at 78 - Friday, March 25, 2011E60
Episode 60Friday, March 25, 20112011/03/25 Headlines: Japan Toll Passes 10,000; Leak at Reactor Core Probed; Quarter of U.S. Nuclear Plants Fail to Report Defects; NATO to Enforce Libya No-Fly Zone; U.N.: Libya in Breach of Ceasefire; Libyan Rebels Seek International Military Aid; Gaddafi Regime: Civilian Casualties in U.S.-Led Air Strikes; Syria Gov't Pledges Reforms, But Protests Grow; Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Yemen; Protesters Launch Tent Camp in Jordan; 2 Afghan Civilians Killed in U.S. Attack; Wisconsin State Supreme Court to Rule on Anti-Union Bill Challenge; Indiana Prosecutor Resigns for Advising Staged Attack; Restrictive Voter ID Bills Advance in Ohio, Texas; Thousands Protest Georgia Immigration Bill; U.S. Reverses Visa Denial to Afghan Activist - Monday, March 28, 2011E61
Episode 61Monday, March 28, 20112011/03/28 Headlines: Radiation at Japan Nuclear Plant Reaches New High; Greenpeace Urges Japan Government to Extend Evacuation Zone; Green Party Claims Major Win in Germany, Poised for Showdown to Close Nuclear Reactors; Anti-Nuclear Activists Commemorate 32nd Anniversary of Three Mile Island Disaster; Libya: Momentum Shifts in Rebels’ Favor as Allied Air Strikes Persist; Pro-Gaddafi Forces Accused of Using Rape as War Strategy; Talks in Yemen Collapse as U.S. Expresses Concern over Terrorist Threat; Yemen: Ammunition Factory Explodes in Deadly Blast; Syria Deploys Army Following Deadly Protest Clashes, Journalists Missing; Egypt to Lift Emergency Laws Before Election, Anti-Striking Law Draws Criticism; London: Hundreds of Thousands Protest Austerity Cuts; Solidarity Protest in Los Angeles Draws Thousands; Wisconsin Residents Unsure If Anti-Union Law Is in Effect; New York Slashes Budget for Education and Healthcare, Cuts Taxes on Rich; China, Iran, N. Korea, Yemen, U.S. Remain World’s Most Frequent Executioners; 1 Million Flee Ivory Coast as Country Verges on Civil War; TV Stations Fined for Airing Corporate-Sponsored Fake News; Former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75 - Tuesday, March 29, 2011E62
Episode 62Tuesday, March 29, 20112011/03/29 Headlines: President Obama Defends Military Intervention in Libya; Obama Neglects Libyan Rebels’ Reliance on Firepower by Allied Forces; Clinton Meets with Libya Opposition Leader, U.S. Sending Envoy to Benghazi; Japan on "High Alert" as Plutonium Found in Soil, Radiation Worse than Three Mile Island; Researchers: Japan Radiation Leak 160,000 Times Larger than Three Mile Island; Japan Considers Nationalizing Tokyo Electric Power; U.S. Army Further Apologizes for New "Kill Team" Photos; Pakistan to Compensate Families of U.S. Drone Strike Victims; Ousted U.S. Government Spokesman Does Not Regret Manning Treatment Comments; Former Egyptian President Mubarak under House Arrest; Ouattara-Backed Forces Attack Town as Ivory Coast Conflict Intensifies; Sen. Bernie Sanders Denounces Corporate Tax Dodgers; Michigan Slashes Unemployment Benefits as Other States Follow Lead; Indiana: Democratic Lawmakers Return Following GOP Concessions on Anti-Union Bill; Wisconsin: Hearing Today to Determine Whether Anti-Union Bill Is In Effect; U.S. Senator DeMint Hopes Federal Employees Lose Collective Bargaining Rights; Supreme Court to Hear Mass Class Action Lawsuit from Female Walmart Employees; Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Georgia Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis; Sprint Urges Regulators to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Buyout; Anti-Nuclear Activists Head to Prison for Entering Naval Base - Wednesday, March 30, 2011E63
Episode 63Wednesday, March 30, 20112011/03/30 Headlines: Gaddafi Forces Advance on Ras Lanuf; NATO Agrees to Continue Air Raids in Libya; Obama: U.S. Could Arm Libyan Rebels; NATO Commander: Troops Could Enter Libya; Libyan Woman Who Accused Gaddafi's Forces of Rape Remains Missing Following Arrest; Japan to Decommission 4 Stricken Reactors; 53 Killed in Iraq Attack; U.S. Forces Deployed; Assad Accepts Resignation of Syrian Government; Wisconsin Judge Reissues Order Freezing Anti-Union Law; Ohio House to Vote on Anti-Union Bill; Supreme Court Hears Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Case; U.S. to Accept Green Card Bids from Same-Sex Couples; Gbagbo Forces Accused of Mass Killings in Abidjan; BP Execs Could Face Manslaughter Charges - Thursday, March 31, 2011E64
Episode 64Thursday, March 31, 20112011/03/31 Headlines: CIA Operating in Libya; Obama Authorized Rebel Arms Shipments; Libyan Foreign Minister Resigns Post; Gaddafi Troops Advance on Rebels; Libyan Infant Killed in U.S.-Led Air Strike; Former Nicaraguan Foreign Minister to Rep Libya at U.N.; U.N. Urges Japan to Widen Evacuation Zone; Ohio House Approves Anti-Union Bill; Walker Gov. Officials Defy Court Injunction to Implement Anti-Union Law; New York Assembly Approves Budget Amidst Protests; Obama Energy Plan Calls for Reducing Oil Imports, Affirms Nuclear Use; Assad Orders Review of Emergency Law, Blames "Foreign Conspiracy" for Unrest; Reuters Journalists Missing in Syria; Relatives, Friends of Detained Egyptian American in Syria Stage Cairo Protest; U.N. Backs Sanctions on Gbagbo; Egypt to Hold November Elections; Carter Calls for End to Cuba Embargo, Release of Prisoners; Organic Farmers, Dealers Sue Agri-Giant Monsanto over Patents - Friday, April 01, 2011E65
Episode 65Friday, April 01, 20112011/04/01 Headlines: Reports: Dozens of Civilian Casualties in Gaddafi, Western Attacks; U.S.: Despite Losses, Gaddafi Forces Remain Intact; Report: CIA Operatives Were in Libya Before Presidential Order; More Officials Leave Gaddafi Regime; U.N.: "Dramatic" Humanitarian Situation in Libya; Ohio Enacts Anti-Union Law, Opponents Seek Referendum; Wisconsin GOP Won't Enforce Anti-Union Law Following Injunction; NH, OK Lawmakers Advance Anti-Union Bills; Maine GOP Seeks Undoing of Child Labor Protections; GOP: No Deal Reached in Budget Showdown; USAID: <span class="caps">GOP Budget Cuts Would Kill 70,000 Children Worldwide; Residents Near Damaged Japanese Power Plant Told to Prepare for Lengthy Displacement; Gbagbo, Ouattara Forces Clash in Abidjan; Saleh Withdraws Offer to Step Down Amidst Ongoing Protests; 6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan; Whistleblower Sues California Nuclear Plant over Firing - Monday, April 04, 2011E66
Episode 66Monday, April 04, 20112011/04/04 Headlines: Japan to Release 11,000 Tons of Radioactive Water into Ocean; 800 Killed in Ivory Coast Town amid Humanitarian Crisis; Protests Spread in Afghanistan Following Koran Burning, Seven U.N. Employees Killed; Dozens Killed in Pakistan Shrine Bombing; Yemen Security Forces Kill 12 as U.S. Shifts Position to Support Presidential Ouster; Libya: Gaddafi Regime May Be Seeking Exit from Military Conflict; Syria Security Forces Kill 15, Egyptian American Released from Captivity; BP Seeks to Resume Offshore Drilling Amid Manslaughter Investigation; Owners of Exploded Oil Rig Award Executives for Safety Achievements; National Unemployment Rate Falls as People Leave Labor Force; President Obama Launches Re-Election Campaign; Famous Chinese Dissident Artist Goes Missing; Human Rights Group Says Thousands Missing in Mexico Since 2006; Over 1,000 Labor Rallies Planned on Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination - Tuesday, April 05, 2011E67
Episode 67Tuesday, April 05, 20112011/04/05 Headlines: 9/11 Suspects to be Tried Before Military Commission; GOP Proposes Sweeping Changes to Medicare & Medicaid; Ivory Coast: Opposition and U.N. Forces Close in on Presidential Palace; Libyan Americans Investigated by FBI; Libya Rebels Reject Prospect of Colonel Gaddafi’s Son Taking Power; Libya Rebels Prepare to Export Oil to Raise War Funds; Thousands Protest in Yemen, Two Die in State Crackdown; Israel President Peres Visits Washington amid Construction of Illegal Settlements; Juliano Mer-Khamis of the Jenin Freedom Theatre Murdered in West Bank; Michel Martelly Wins Haiti Presidential Election; Authorities Investigate Massive Private Information Breach; Wisconsin Residents Cast Votes in Contested State Supreme Court Race; Wisconsin Gov. Walker Criticized for Hiring Son of Campaign Backer; Labor Rallies Sweep Nation Marking Anniversary of Martin Luther King Assassination; Thousands March on Offices of Anti-Union Koch Industries - Wednesday, April 06, 2011E68
Episode 68Wednesday, April 06, 20112011/04/06 Headlines: Radioactive Water Leak Plugged at Fukushima Plant; Tokyo Electric Power Proposed New Nuclear Reactors at Fukushima After Disaster; Libyan Rebels Criticize NATO Mission; Ouattara Forces Enter Gbagbo Residence; ICC Prosecutor Calls for Ivory Coast War Crimes Probe; Budget Talks at Impasse as Shutdown Looms; GOP Calls for $5.8T in Budget Cuts, Lower Taxes for Corporations and Top Earners; Wisconsin Holds Key Judicial Vote; GOP May Renew Anti-Union Legislation; U.S. Accused of Killing 6 Afghan Civilians; Saleh Forces Fire on Protesters; U.S. Calls for "Quick" Transition; Syrian Death Toll Rises to 173; Ecuador Expels U.S. Ambassador over WikiLeaks Cables; Petraeus in Rumored Bid to Head CIA; DNC Chair Taps Rep. Wasserman Shultz as New Chair; Supreme Court Stays Texas Execution; Texas Measure Would Force Schools to Promote Heterosexual Lifestyle; Study: African Americans Worse Off than in 2010 - Thursday, April 07, 2011E69
Episode 69Thursday, April 07, 20112011/04/07 Headlines: NATO Widens Air Assault; Rebels Advance on Brega; U.S. Dismisses Gaddafi Letter to Obama; Hundreds Feared Dead After Boat Carrying Migrants Capsizes; Japan Could Widen Evacuation Zone; Reports: Gbagbo Forces Number Less than 1,000; Leaked Docs Show U.S. Regulators Doubt Nuclear Safety; Dems, GOP Claim Progress in Budget Talks; Wisconsin Judicial Challenger Claims Victory; Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Yemen; Afghan Official Says Talks Underway with Taliban; Gates Meets Saudi King Abdullah; Mexicans Protest Drug Violence Nationwide; Mass Graves Found; Israel Bombs Northern Gaza, Wounds Civilians; U.S. Resumes Deportations to Haiti - Friday, April 08, 2011E70
Episode 70Friday, April 08, 20112011/04/08 Headlines: Libyan Rebels Killed in NATO Attack; Foreign Journalists Detained in Libya; Aftershock Hits Japan; Radioactive Water Leaks at Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant; U.N. Warns of Mounting Ivory Coast Toll; GOP, Dems Narrow Budget Differences as Deadline Looms; Activists Decry Budget Cuts in Overnight Protest at Washington State Capitol; Incumbent Retakes Lead in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race; Thousands Rally for Reproductive Health in D.C.; Gates Talks Extended U.S. Occupation in Iraq; Israeli Military Kills 4 in Gaza, Arrests 100+ Women in West Bank Sweep; Palestinians Mourn Slain Arab-Israeli Actor and Activist; Thousands Rally in Egypt for Mubarak Prosecution; U.S., Colombia Agree to Labor Rights Provisions for Trade Deal; New York School Chief Resigns After Rocky Tenure - Monday, April 11, 2011E71
Episode 71Monday, April 11, 20112011/04/11 Headlines: One Month After Quake, Japan Expands Evacuation Zone, Tens of Thousands Dead, Missing; President Obama to Announce Deficit Plan, Healthcare Cuts, Tax Increases for Wealthy; Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal, $38 Billion Cut; Libya: NATO Increases Attacks on Gaddafi Forces, African Leaders Seek Peace Deal; Syrian Security Forces Clash with Protesters, Dozens Killed; Egypt Army Soldiers Attack Tahrir Square Killing Two Protesters; Bahrain: Police Raid Home of Prominent Human Rights Activist; United Arab Emirates Detains Three Activists; Ivory Coast: Helicopters Strike Gbagbo Residence, Ouattara Forces Accused of Atrocities; Israel Cracks Down on Gaza, 19 Killed; Iraqis Protest After U.S. Official Suggests Troops Could Remain in Country; U.S. Admits Running Secret Jails in Afghanistan; Worldwide Military Spending Reaches Record High; Leftist Wins First Round of Peru Presidential Elections; Indian Activist Ends Hunger Strike, Government Moves to Enact Anti-Corruption Bill; Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Headed for Recount amid Calls for Investigation; Thousands Protest Washington State Budget Plan; Dozens Arrested at White House School of the Americas Protest - Tuesday, April 12, 2011E72
Episode 72Tuesday, April 12, 20112011/04/12 Headlines: Radiation from Japan Nuclear Crisis “Could Eventually Exceed Chernobyl”; Ivory Coast Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo Arrested; Libyan Rebels Reject African Ceasefire Proposal, France Calls for More Air Strikes; Egyptian Military Court Sentences Blogger to Three Years in Prison; 117 Syrian Protesters Detained on Monday; U.S. Servicemen Killed by Drone Strike in Afghanistan; Pakistan Calls on CIA, Special Operations Forces to Scale Back Mission; Obama Budget Targets Education, Labor, Health Programs; Washington, D.C. Mayor Arrested After Protesting Budget Proposal; Mitt Romney Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee; Court Upholds Ban on Elements of Arizona Immigration Law; Study: Natural Gas Drilling May Contribute More to Global Warming than Coal; U.S. Military Blocks U.N. Official from Seeing Bradley Manning; Israel: Netanyahu Considers Withdrawal from West Bank; Associated Press Plans Nationwide Rallies Against Benefits Cuts - Wednesday, April 13, 2011E73
Episode 73Wednesday, April 13, 20112011/04/13 Headlines: Japan Claims Radiation Levels Decreasing; Fukushima Residents Protest TEPCO; Egypt Detains Mubarak, Sons in Corruption Probe; Rebels Attend Libya Meeting in Qatar; Obama to Unveil Deficit Plan; Protests Continue in Yemen; 7 Killed in Clashes; Obama to Address Mideast Popular Uprisings; Detained Blogger Dies in Bahrain; Syrian Forces Raid Village, Arrest 200; Ivory Coast Generals Back Ouattara; Mass Grave Toll Grows in Mexico; Allende Family Requests Exhumation; Kansas Enacts New Abortion Restrictions - Thursday, April 14, 2011E74
Episode 74Thursday, April 14, 20112011/04/14 Headlines: Obama Unveils Deficit Reduction Plan; Lawmakers Fast to Oppose Budget Cuts; 23 Killed in Libyan Gov't Attack in Misurata; U.S. Continues Major Role in Libya Campaign; Pakistan Protests U.S. Drone Strikes; Regulators, Lenders Reach Deal on Foreclosure Cases; Senate Panel Cites Goldman for Securities Push; Thousands Protest Budget Cuts, Labor Curbs in Michigan; Wisconsin Teachers Suspended for Walkout; Syrian Protesters Block Road for Prisoners' Release; 6 Killed amid Massive Yemen Protests; U.N.: Palestinian Authority Ready for Palestinian State; Uruguayan Senate Votes to Annul Amnesty Law - Friday, April 15, 2011E75
Episode 75Friday, April 15, 20112011/04/15 Headlines: Congress Approves Budget Deal; CBO Cites Lower Savings; U.S., Allies Vow Libya Campaign Until Gaddafi's Ouster; Italian Peace Activist Slain in Gaza; Gaza Inquiry Panelists Challenge Chair's Recantation; Victims' Relatives Demand Extradition of Cuban Militant; Activists Denied Entry at BP Shareholders Meeting; Mass Graves Found in Iraq; Challenge to Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Dismissed; Walker Admits No Fiscal Benefit to Anti-Union Provision; Indian Activist Binayak Sen Ordered Freed on Bail - Monday, April 18, 2011E76
Episode 76Monday, April 18, 20112011/04/18 Headlines: Gaddafi Forces Accused of Firing Cluster Bombs; 17 Reportedly Killed in Attack on Misurata; TEPCO Seeks 9 Months to Repair Plant; Clinton Visits Japan; House Approves GOP Spending Bill; Report: Walker to Propose Emergency Management Bill; Michigan Emergency Managers Target Elected Officials, Teachers; Bid to Repeal Ohio Anti-Worker Law Approved; Study: Dangerous Chemicals Used in Natural Gas Fracking; Georgia Approves Anti-Immigrant Law; 13 Killed in Syria Crackdown on Protests; Cables: U.S. Funded Syrian Opposition; Yemeni Forces Fire on Demonstrators; Study: U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Killed 957 in 2010; Slain Italian Peace Activist Honored in Occupied Territories; Cuba Marks 50th Anniversary of Bay of Pigs; Castro Backs Term Limits; Texas Psychologist Barred from Death Row Evaluations; OECD: U.S. Has Highest Incarceration Rate, 9th Worst on Social Spending; 43 Killed in Hundreds of U.S. Tornadoes - Tuesday, April 19, 2011E77
Episode 77Tuesday, April 19, 20112011/04/19 Headlines: E.U. Considers Sending Ground Troops into Libya; Tear Gas Grenades Thrown into Home of Bahraini Activist; Exposed: Link Between British Oil Firms and Invasion of Iraq; Supreme Court Rejects Appeal from Uyghurs at Guantánamo; WikiLeaks: U.S. Tried to Stymie U.N. Probe of Israeli War Crimes in Gaza; Fidel Castro Steps Down from Party Leadership; Michigan City Takeover Plan Criticized as Attack on Democracy; U.S. Firms Shipped Millions of Jobs Overseas in 2000s; Income for Nation's Wealthy Soars as Tax Rate Falls; Nuclear Plant Protester Killed in India; Jonathan Reelected in Nigeria; Deadly Rioting in North; Ex-General Linked to Abu Ghraib Abuses Considers Senate Run; Pentagon Probe Clears McChrystal; Magazine Defends Reporting; 21 Arrested at Interior Department Sit-In; Thousands of Climate Activists Protest Outside White House; Obama to Climate Activists: "Push the Envelope"; Obama Admin & Power Companies Aim to Block Global Warming Lawsuit; Pulitzer Prize Awarded to Online Series on Wall Street - Wednesday, April 20, 2011E78
Episode 78Wednesday, April 20, 20112011/04/20 Headlines: France, Britain Plan to Send Troops to Libya; Syria Ends Emergency Rule amid Violent Crackdown; Japan Considers Banning Residents from Area Near Damaged Nuclear Plant; Plans to Build New Nuclear Reactors in Texas Abandoned; Bradley Manning Moved to Ft. Leavenworth Prison; Obama Backs Lifting Cap on Social Security Taxes; Michigan Pension Boards Sue Governor Rick Snyder over New Law; Human Rights Watch: International Community Ignores Saudi Crackdown on Dissidents; Report: 846 Egyptian Civilians Killed in Uprising; Yemen: U.N. Fails to Agree to Act amid Continuing Violence; Two Militants Suspected in Italian Activist Murder Killed in Hamas Raid; U.S. Approves First Offshore Wind Farm; Three Texas Kindergarten Students Hurt in Gun Accident - Thursday, April 21, 2011E79
Episode 79Thursday, April 21, 20112011/04/21 Headlines: Obama Administration Announces $25 Million in Aid to Libyan Rebels; United Nations Urges Caution in Libya Mission; Libya Mortar Attacks Kill 10 Civilians, Including 2 Photojournalists; Bahrain Begins Secret Military Trial Against Human Rights Activist; Iraqi Cleric Denounces Ban on Public Gatherings as "Un-Democratic"; Egypt to Remove Mubarak Name from Public Places; U.N. Warns World to Prepare for More Nuclear Accidents; Thousands of Gallons of Toxic Fluid Released in Natural Gas Well Blowout; Labor Board Rules Boeing Moved Plant to Retaliate Against Union Workers; BP Sues Owner of Failed Rig to Win Back Money; IPhone Designed to Secretly Track Location of Users; President Obama Holds Town Hall at Facebook Headquarters; Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Calls for Statewide Election Recount; Australia Asylum Seekers Set Fire to Immigration Detention Center - Friday, April 22, 2011E80
Episode 80Friday, April 22, 20112011/04/22 Headlines: U.S. Deploys Armed Drones to Libya; Admiral Mullen: Conflict in Libya at a "Stalemate"; U.S. & Iraq in Secret Talks to Keep 10,000 U.S. Troops in Iraq; Curfew Imposed in Mosul After Two Weeks of Protests; Syrian Protests Call for Downfall of Regime; Bahrain Detains at Least 32 Doctors; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 25 in Pakistan; Suspects in Pakistani Rape Case Freed; Martelly Calls for Rebuilding of Haitian Army; Israeli Academics Call for Creation of Palestinian State; Obama Orders Federal Probe of Gas Prices; Chesapeake Energy Suspends Hydraulic Fracturing in Pennsylvania; Sen. Ensign of Nevada to Resign; Supporters of Bradley Manning Disrupt Obama Speech - Monday, April 25, 2011E81
Episode 81Monday, April 25, 20112011/04/25 Headlines: WikiLeaks Documents Reveal Over 150 Innocent Men Knowingly Held at Guantánamo; Yemen President Accepts Plan to Step Down, Security Forces Continue Crackdown; Syria Deploys Troops and Tanks in Continuing Crackdown, 20 Killed, Border Sealed; NATO Bombs Gaddafi Compound Injuring Dozens, U.S. Senators Call for Escalation of Mission; Iraq: Thousands Protest Extended U.S. Occupation; U.S. Federal Court Reinstates Case Against Blackwater Guards in Iraq Massacre; 500 Prisoners Escape Prison in Afghanistan; Japan: Damaged Nuclear Plant Released More Radioactive Material than Previously Estimated; Thousands Call for Nuclear Moratorium; Eleven Women Arrested in Vermont Nuclear Plant Protest; Pakistan: NATO Supply Route Blocked by Drone Strike Protesters; Dozens Arrested in U.S. Anti-Drone Protest; Human Rights Groups Estimate 500 Killed, 65,000 Displaced in Nigeria; Rep. Markey Calls for Probe into iPhone Location Tracking Technology; Obama: WikiLeaks Suspect Broke Law, Dismisses Similarity to Daniel Ellsberg; Bluegrass Singer Hazel Dickens Dies at 75 - Tuesday, April 26, 2011E82
Episode 82Tuesday, April 26, 20112011/04/26 Headlines: Syrian Security Forces Kill 23; Detain 500; Italy Plans to Bomb Libya as Gaddafi Forces Continue to Shell Besieged City of Misurata; NATO Forces Kill Senior al-Qaeda Leader; Taliban Claims Responsibility for Afghanistan Prison Break; U.N.: Sri Lanka Committed War Crimes in 2009 Assault; White House Criticizes News Organizations for Release of Guantánamo Files; Rising Food Prices Could Push 60 Million Asians into Extreme Poverty; Amnesty Criticizes Plan to Demolish Slum Homes in Brazil for Olympics; Ron Paul Forms Exploratory Committee; Barbour Won’t Run in 2012; Arizona, South Dakota to be Sued over Secret Union Elections Law; iPhone Users Sue Apple over Secret Tracking Technology; Texas City Residents Ordered to Stay Inside After Oil Refineries Lose Power; Immigrant Rights Group Calls on New York Governor to Extend Pardon Panel; Law Firm Backs Out from Defending Defense of Marriage Act; Activists Call on Prince William, Kate Middleton to Support Gay Marriage - Wednesday, April 27, 2011E83
Episode 83Wednesday, April 27, 20112011/04/27 Headlines: Eight NATO Troops Killed by Afghan Air Force Pilot; Pakistan Discourages Afghan President from Partnering with United States; Panetta to be Next Defense Secretary, Gen. Petraeus to Head CIA; NATO Plans to Escalate Libya Strikes on Gaddafi Facilities; Russian Condemns NATO Attack of Gaddafi’s Compound; Syria Crackdown Continues as Government Deploys Thousands of Police, Tanks; Obama Meets With UAE Crown Prince Despite Human Rights Criticisms; Rep. Ryan Faces Angry Constituents in Wisconsin over Plan to Privatize Medicare; Report: Major Banks Profited from Bailout; BP Reports $7 Billion Profit amid Rising Gas Prices; Vermont Senate OKs Single-Payer Healthcare System; Justice Dept. Drops Investigation of Domestic Wiretapping Whistleblower; Guantánamo Doctors, Psychologists Concealed Evidence of Harm, Torture; Guantánamo Attorneys Barred from Accessing, Discussing WikiLeaks Files; Oklahoma Bill: Manufacturing Hashish Could Land You Life in Prison; Tucson Ethnic Studies Students Shut Down School Board Meeting; Massive Internet Hack Targets 77 Million Sony PlayStation Users - Thursday, April 28, 2011E84
Episode 84Thursday, April 28, 20112011/04/28 Headlines: Storms Kill 178 in Southern U.S.; Palestinian Factions Reach Unity Deal; NATO Strike Kills 12 Libyan Rebels; Syrian Forces Raid Daraa; U.N. Resolution Fails; 12 Reported Dead as Yemen Forces Attack Protest; Bahrain Protesters Sentenced to Death; Tibetans Elect New Political Leader; White House Releases Obama's Birth Certificate; Trump: "Very Proud of Myself" for Obama Birth Certificate Disclosure; Obama Addresses Wall Street Donors; Indiana, Florida Lawmakers OK Anti-Abortion Bills; Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Class Actions - Friday, April 29, 2011E85
Episode 85Friday, April 29, 20112011/04/29 Headlines: Storm Toll Nears 300; State of Emergency Declared in Alabama; Tunisian, Gaddafi Forces Clash in Border Town; Obama Unveils New Picks for Military, CIA; Carter: U.S. Denial of Aid to North Korea a "Human Rights Violation"; Palestinian Civilians Wounded in Israeli Attack on Gaza; Egypt to Unseal Rafah Border Crossing; Exxon, Shell See Profit Hikes; Venezuela Unveils Oil Windfall Tax; Bradley Manning Cleared for End to Solitary Confinement; California Gov. Brown Cancels New Death Row at San Quentin; Massachusetts House Advances Collective Bargaining Curbs on Public Workers; FTC Unveils Voluntary Guidelines for Children's Food Products; Rutgers Students End Sit-In Protesting Tuition Hike - Monday, May 02, 2011E86
Episode 86Monday, May 02, 20112011/05/02 Headlines: U.S. Forces Kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan; Eleven People Killed as Taliban Announces Spring Offensive in Afghanistan; Libya: Son of Gaddafi Killed in NATO Strike, Preschool for Down Syndrome Children Bombed; Scores Killed in Syrian Security Crackdown, Hundreds Arrested in House Raids; Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh Refuses to Sign Resignation Deal; Israel Withholds $90 Million in Tax Revenue Owed to Palestinian Authority; Left-Leaning Party Threatens Conservative Power in Canadian Election; U.S. Tornado Death Toll Tops 350; Thousands Call for Immigrant and Labor Rights in Nationwide May Day Protests; Egypt Celebrates International Workers’ Day for First Time Since 1952; San Francisco Newspaper Accuses Obama Administration of Intimidation; Militant Cuban Exile Orlando Bosch Dies at 84 - Tuesday, May 03, 2011E87
Episode 87Tuesday, May 03, 20112011/05/03 Headlines: Obama Urged to Rethink Pakistan Following Assassination of bin Laden; Turkish Prime Minister Calls for Gaddafi to Step Down; Syrian Intellectuals, Activists Go into Hiding as Security Forces Crack Down; AFL-<span class="caps">CIO Urges Obama Administration to Suspend Pact with Bahrain; United Arab Emirates Shuts Down Teachers’ Association Board of Directors; Ousted Egyptian President Faces Potential Death Penalty; Egypt Activists Call for Social Reforms; Palestinian Factions Sign Deal, Israel Withholds Millions in Funds as Punishment; Canada: Conservative Party Wins Parliament Majority, NDP Becomes Opposition Party; Japan Parents Deliver Radioactive Playground Dirt to Protest High Radiation Levels; U.K. Police Arrest Five on Terror Suspicion Near Nuke Plant; Google Offices Raided in South Korea; Sony Reports Second Information Breach, 25 Million More Customers’ Information Hacked; 360 People Missing Following Alabama Tornadoes, Scientists Link Storms to Global Warming; Honduras Drops Charges against Ousted President Zelaya; Vermont Protesters Rally to Support Single-Payer Healthcare; Vandals Deface Maine Mosque; Correction: Leonard Weinglass Memorial Service, Friday May 13 - Wednesday, May 04, 2011E88
Episode 88Wednesday, May 04, 20112011/05/04 Headlines: U.S.: Bin Laden Unarmed in Deadly Raid; Pakistan Criticizes U.S. Raid; Bush Rejects Obama Invite to Ground Zero; U.N.: 40,000 Flee Western Mountains in Libya; ICC Prosecutor Claims Evidence of War Crimes by Gaddafi Forces; Palestinian Factions Sign Unity Deal in Egypt; 9 Killed in Iraq Bombing; Bahrain to Try Medical Workers who Treated Injured Protesters; Report: 200,000 Political Prisoners in North Korea Camps; BP to Pay $25M to Settle Alaska Spill Charges; Firm Accused of Spying on Customers with Leased Computer; Groups File Suit over Utah Immigration Law; Report: Global Warming Threatens Dramatic Sea Rise - Thursday, May 05, 2011E89
Episode 89Thursday, May 05, 20112011/05/05 Headlines: Obama: U.S. Won't Release Bin Laden Photos; Pakistan Claims It Warned CIA of Bin Laden Compound; American Indian Groups Seek U.S. Apology for Labeling Bin Laden "Geronimo"; Gaddafi Forces Attack Aid Ship; ICC Prosecutor Unveils Plan for Libya Warrants; Obama Admin to Propose Lower Corporate Tax Rate; U.S. House OKs Anti-Abortion Bill; Illinois Drops Out of "Secure Communities" Program; Palestinian Factions Sign Unity Deal in Egypt; Israel: Unity Deal a "Blow to Peace"; Syria Extends Crackdown to Damascus Suburb; Thousands Protest Saleh in Yemen; Workers Re-Enter Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan; Ashcroft Hired as Blackwater "Ethics" Director - Friday, May 06, 2011E90
Episode 90Friday, May 06, 20112011/05/06 Headlines: Pakistan Military Threatens to Review U.S. Ties; 8 Killed in U.S. Drone Attack in Pakistan; U.S.: Bin Laden Plotted Rail Attack on 9/11 Anniversary; Obama Visits Ground Zero, Firefighters; U.N.: Libyan Food System Faces Collapse; International Loans Approved for Libyan Rebels; Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters After Mass Arrests; Vermont House Approves Single-Payer Healthcare Bill; N.H. Lawmakers Advance Anti-Union Bill; House OKs Resumption of Offshore Drilling Leases; SEC Subpoenas JPMorgan in Mortgage Probe; Obama Urges Activism on Immigration Reform; Mexicans Stage Marches to Protest Drug War; Scientists Detail Global Warming Dangers to Sea Levels; Arizona School Board Postpones Ethnic Studies Vote; CUNY Trustees Deny Honorary Degree to Playwright over Israel-Palestine Views - Monday, May 09, 2011E91
Episode 91Monday, May 09, 20112011/05/09 Headlines: U.S. Targets American-Born Cleric in Assassination Attempt in Yemen; Obama: Bin Laden Had “Support Network” Inside Pakistan; Name of CIA Station Chief in Islamabad Leaked to Pakistani Press; Syria President Deploys Tanks in Third Largest City amid Sweeping Dissident Arrests; Bahrain Authorities Bulldoze Shiite Mosques in Nationwide Crackdown; Boat of African Migrants Fleeing Libya Left to Die by NATO, European Units; Human Rights Group Accuses Libyan Government in Attacks on Civilians; Salafist Muslims Attack Coptic Christians in Cairo; 12 Killed, Nearly 200 Wounded; National Unemployment Rises, Florida Governor Scott Slashes Unemployment Benefits; CEOs Received Massive Pay Increases in 2010; President Obama Pushes Congress to Eliminate Tax Breaks for Oil Producers; Mining Industry Campaign Donations Hampered Safety Legislation; Muslim Imams en Route to Islamophobia Conference Removed from Flight; New York City Mayor Bloomberg Set to Lay Off More than 4,000 Teachers; CUNY Expected to Reverse Decision to Block Honorary Degree for Tony Kushner; Peace Activist Father Daniel Berrigan Celebrates 90th Birthday - Tuesday, May 10, 2011E92
Episode 92Tuesday, May 10, 20112011/05/10 Headlines: NATO Strikes Libya Capital with Heaviest Bombing in Weeks; United Nations Warns Key Supplies Running Short in Libya; Hundreds Feared Dead in Capsized Boat Incident off Libya Coast; Report: U.S., Pakistan Had Longstanding Deal Permitting Capture of Osama bin Laden; U.S. Removing 5,000 Troops from Afghanistan by July; 90,000 Left through Year End; Report: Afghan Security Forces Responsible for 10 Percent of Civilian Deaths; Egypt: Second Former Cabinet Minister Arrested; White House Under Pressure to Criticize Bahrain amid Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters; Japan, U.S. Considering Construction of Nuclear Waste Storage Facility in Mongolia; Researchers Confirm Link between Hydraulic Fracking and Flammable Water; Panel: Renewable Energy Could Supply Nearly 80 Percent of the World's Energy; FBI Surveillance Dramatically Increases; Appliance Giant Avoids Paying Taxes for Three Years; President Obama Visits Texas; Arizona Calls for Lifting of Injunction on Immigration Law; Newt Gingrich Expected to Announce Presidential Campaign; Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich May Run in Washington State; Memphis Braces for Continued Flooding as Mississippi River Crests at Near-Record Level - Wednesday, May 11, 2011E93
Episode 93Wednesday, May 11, 20112011/05/11 Headlines: NATO Continues Bombing of Tripoli; Bin Laden's Family Challenges Legality of Killing; Drone Attack Kills 4 in Pakistan; Attorney Preps Legal Challenge; Syrian Forces Shell Residential Areas; Obama Touts Immigration Reform Plan; Federal Court Blocks Utah Anti-Immigrant Law; California Teachers Launch "State of Emergency" Protests; Senate Dems Call for Repealing Oil Company Tax Breaks; Single-Payer Measure Introduced in Congress; Study: GOP Budget Plan Would Drop 44 Million from Medicaid; Japan Abandons Plan for New Nuclear Reactors; Mubarak Faces Extended Detention in Egypt; WikiLeaks Founder Honored with Peace Award; Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion; Flooding Hits Poor Areas of Memphis - Thursday, May 12, 2011E94
Episode 94Thursday, May 12, 20112011/05/12 Headlines: NATO Launches New Strike on Gaddafi Compound; Syrian Forces Kill at Least 19 Protesters; Syria Reportedly Deports Al Jazeera Journalist to Iran; Yemeni Forces Attack Demonstrators, Kill 9; Schoolgirls Allege Beatings, Threats by Bahrain Forces; Maliki: U.S. Troops Could Stay Beyond Deadline in Iraq; Senate Dems Reintroduce DREAM Act; GOP-Controlled House Advances Oil Drilling Bills; Oil Execs to Testify amid Calls for Tax Break Repeals; Iran Delays Trial of U.S. Hikers; Uganda Delays Vote on Anti-Gay Bill; Study: 2 Million Women Raped in Democratic Republic of Congo; FCC Commissioner to Lobby for Comcast-<span class="caps">NBC After Approving Merger; Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Convicted in Fraud, Conspiracy Case; Gingrich Enters GOP Presidential Race; New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Anti-Union Bill; Thousands Expected for Wall Street Protest - Friday, May 13, 2011E95
Episode 95Friday, May 13, 20112011/05/13 Headlines: 80 Die in Pakistan, “Retaliation” for Bin Laden Killing; Japan Admits Partial Meltdown at Nuclear Plant; Oil Company CEOs Defend Profits and Government Subsidies; Shell Plan OK’d for Deepwater Oil Exploration; ICC Prepares to Issue Arrest Warrants for Libyan Officials; Obama May Skirt War Powers Law to Continue Libya Bombing; Amnesty Praises Uprisings in Middle East, Warns of Violent Response; U.N.: 850 Dead So Far in Syrian Crackdown on Protesters; Saudi Troops to Remain in Bahrain After Emergency Rule Ends; John McCain: Torture Did Not Lead to Bin Laden; U.K. Official: Iraq War Dossier Was Designed to “Make a Case for War”; Ron Paul Announces Third Presidential Run; France Moves Toward Banning Fracking for Oil and Gas Extraction; Thousands Protest Budget Cuts on Wall Street; 12 Nuclear Resisters Convicted for Trespassing at Nuclear Bomb Plant - Monday, May 16, 2011E96
Episode 96Monday, May 16, 20112011/05/16 Headlines: Israeli Troops Kill 13 Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Multiple Border Confrontations; Egypt Security Forces Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters at Israel Embassy, Hundreds Injured; International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, Son and Intelligence Chief; United Arab Emirates Hires Blackwater Founder to Build Mercenary Army; Head of International Monetary Fund Arrested on Sex Crime Charges; Japan Expands Exclusion Zone around Damaged Nuclear Plant, Greenpeace Calls for Radiation Investigation; Saudi Diplomat Assassinated in Pakistan; Guatemala: Dozens Found Decapitated in Historic Drug-Related Mass Killing; Michel Martelly Sworn In as Haiti’s President; Key Mississippi Floodgate Opened Up as Waters Rise, Tens of Thousands Threatened; Israeli Forces Seriously Injure American Student Filming Nonviolent Protest - Tuesday, May 17, 2011E97
Episode 97Tuesday, May 17, 20112011/05/17 Headlines: NATO Bombs Key Gaddafi Targets in Tripoli; U.S. Joins Talks with Taliban amid Fresh Deaths of Civilians and U.S. Troops; NATO Helicopter Fires on Pakistani Army Post; New York Investigates Major Banks over Mortgage Security Operations; Audit: Five Largest Mortgage Firms Defrauded Taxpayers; Supreme Court Increases Police Power to Conduct Warrantless Searches; IMF Chief Held on Sex Crime Charges Denied Bail; Canada Wildfires Threaten Oil Pipeline Spill Cleanup; New Yorker Exposé Reveals Obama’s Expansive Attack on Whistleblowers; Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Bush-Era Extraordinary Rendition Case; Journalists Detained in Libya May Be Released; Iran Comments on Missing Al Jazeera Correspondent; Arkansas Man First to be Convicted under Hate Crime Act; Memorial Held for Civil Rights Attorney Leonard Weinglass - Wednesday, May 18, 2011E98
Episode 98Wednesday, May 18, 20112011/05/18 Headlines: CIA Deployed Sophisticated New Stealth Drone in Hunt for Bin Laden; Pakistan: Militants Attack Security Checkpoint Killing 17; 12 Killed in Afghanistan Protest Following Deadly NATO Night Raid; Al Jazeera Confirms Release of Detained Journalist Dorothy Parvaz; Bahrain Continues Media Crackdown, Five Journalists Detained; Report: Yemen President Agrees to Sign Transfer of Power Deal with Opposition; IMF Chief Charged with Sex Crimes Placed on Suicide Watch; Alleged Victim in Rape Case is 32-Year-Old Muslim from Guinea; Hundreds Protest JPMorgan Chase Tax Dodging and Foreclosures, Elderly Demonstrators Maced; Senate Fails to Pass Bill Cutting Tax Breaks for Oil Companies; Pennsylvania Fines Gas Company $1 Million for Water Contamination, Well Fire; Queen Elizabeth Makes Historic Trip to Ireland; Guatemala in State of Siege Following Drug Cartel Mass Killing; Two Suspects Killed, One Arrested; San Francisco Man First Person Ever to be Cured of AIDS; Newt Gingrich Apologizes to Fellow Republican over Medicare Criticism; Secret Service Interrogates Seventh Grader Without Parents’ Consent - Thursday, May 19, 2011E99
Episode 99Thursday, May 19, 20112011/05/19 Headlines: Al-Qaeda Unveils Interim Leader, Releases bin Laden Tape; Gitmo Prisoner Dies of Apparent Suicide; 12 Afghans Killed Protesting Deadly NATO Raid; 6th U.S. Soldier Charged in Afghan "Kill Team" Case; Obama to Deliver Mideast Address; Report: Gaddafi's Wife, Daughter Flee Libya; 4 Journalists Freed in Libya; U.S. Sanctions Assad Regime, Crackdown Continues in Border Town; Freed Al Jazeera Journalist Recounts Syria Jailing; Mothers of Hikers Jailed in Iran Stage Hunger Strike; IMF Chief Resigns Following Arrest on Rape Charges; Hundreds to Protest Education Cuts in D.C. Rally - Friday, May 20, 2011E100
Episode 100Friday, May 20, 20112011/05/20 Headlines: Obama Calls for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal Based on 1967 Borders; Israel Authorizes 1,500 New Settler Homes; NATO Strikes Libyan Ships; Family Believes Missing British Journalist Slain by Gaddafi Forces; 29 Killed in Iraq Bombing; Afghans Continue Protest Against NATO Raid; Bombing Strikes U.S. Convoy in Pakistan; Thousands Protest Austerity, Youth Unemployment in Spain; Ex-IMF Chief Allowed Free on $1 Million Bail; CIA Director: Torture Played No Role in Intelligence Coup Leading to Bin Laden; Docs: FBI Raids Stemmed From Colombia Visit; Probe Targets 6 States; Tennessee State House Approves Teachers' Union Curbs; Probe Faults Massey for West Virginia Coal Mine Blast - Monday, May 23, 2011E101
Episode 101Monday, May 23, 20112011/05/23 Headlines: Obama Mirrors Bush Stance on Israeli Control of West Bank; Netanyahu: 1967 Borders "Indefensible" and Israel to Keep Troops in Jordan Valley; Israel Approves New Settlement Construction in East Jerusalem; Thousands Protest U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Pakistani Forces Retake Naval Base; Obama Visits Europe, G8 Protests Begin; Spanish Governing Party Loses Regional Elections; Protesters Vow Continued Actions; 11 Killed in Syrian Gov't Attack on Funeral; 20 Killed in Iraq Violence; Yemeni President Rejects Transition Proposal; Zelaya Reaches Deal for Return to Honduras; U.S. Military Accused of Burying Agent Orange in South Korea; United Nations Begins Japan Nuclear Probe; 89 Killed in Missouri Tornado - Tuesday, May 24, 2011E102
Episode 102Tuesday, May 24, 20112011/05/24 Headlines: Supreme Court Orders California to Reduce Prison Population; Tornado Death Toll in Missouri Hits 116; NATO Hits Tripoli with Heaviest Bombing to Date; Libya Campaign Could Violate War Powers Law; Owner of Japanese Nuclear Plant Confirms Additional Meltdowns; Netanyahu Protested at AIPAC Speech; European Union Sanctions Assad over Crackdown; 6 Killed in Yemen Clashes; Obama Praises Irish Peace Process; Chile Begins Exhumation of Allende's Body; Sudanese Troops Seize Disputed Region; Saudi Woman Arrested for Defying Driving Ban; Supreme Court Rejects Gitmo Appeal over Torture - Wednesday, May 25, 2011E103
Episode 103Wednesday, May 25, 20112011/05/25 Headlines: Mubarak to Face Trial in Egypt for Protester Deaths; NATO Continues Strikes on Tripoli; U.S. Bolsters Rebel Ties; Congress Applauds Netanyahu for Rejecting 1967 Borders; Tornado Toll Hits 123 in Missouri; U.K. Peace Activists Protest Obama Visit; 21 Die in Yemen Clashes; Human Rights Groups: Over 1,100 Killed in Syria Crackdown; Muhammad Ali Calls for Hikers' Release in Iran; U.S. Sanctions Oil Firms for Iran Dealings; Japan Urged to Widen Evacuation Zone; Reporter Subpoenaed for Whistleblower Trial of CIA Officer; Study: Lawmakers Outperform on Stock Investments; Democrat Scores Upset Victory in N.Y. Congressional Race - Thursday, May 26, 2011E104
Episode 104Thursday, May 26, 20112011/05/26 Headlines: Fugitive General Ratko Mladic Arrested in Serbia; U.S. Pulls Diplomats as Yemen Clashes Grow; U.S. Arming NATO Attack on Libya; Pakistan Requests Scaled-Back U.S. Military Force; Egypt to Open Rafah Border with Gaza; Israeli Cabinet Celebrates New East Jerusalem Settlement; Obama Presses Rejection of Palestinian Statehood Campaign; Obama Praises U.S. Ties to U.K.; Loughner Declared Unfit for Trial; Senate Rejects GOP Budget Bill; Groups Seek Halt to Antibiotic Use in Farm Animals; Activists Confront Chevron at Shareholders Meeting; Greek Demonstrators Protest Austerity Measures; Anti-Gov't Protests Erupt in Georgia; Husband-Wife Amazonian Activists Killed in Brazil; Kucinich Visits Washington State, Site of Potential Campaign Run; CBS Pulls Jumbotron Ad Calling for End to Haiti Deportations - Friday, May 27, 2011E105
Episode 105Friday, May 27, 20112011/05/27 Headlines: Yemeni Air Force Bombs Tribal Fighters; Thousands of Egyptians Protest in Tahrir Square; Obama Signs Extension of PATRIOT Act; House Passes Bill Authorizing an Endless "Worldwide War"; Eight U.S. Troops Die in Afghanistan; Clinton in Pakistan to Mend Relations; Banks to Pay $22 Million for Foreclosing on Military Service Members; Vermont Governor Signs Single-Payer Healthcare Law; Arizona Immigrant Worker Bill Upheld; Mladic to be Extradited to Face War Crimes Charges; Saudi Arabia Rallies Other Nations to Form Sunni Alliance; 100 Protesters Detained in France Ahead of G8 Summit - Tuesday, May 31, 2011E107
Episode 107Tuesday, May 31, 20112011/05/31 Headlines: Germany Announces Plans to Close Nuclear Plants amid Massive Protests; Afghanistan Warns NATO to End Attacks on Homes Following Spike in Civilian Deaths; Ousted President Manuel Zelaya Returns to Honduras; Yemen Security Forces Kill 50 Demonstrators at Peaceful Sit-In; NATO Bombing of Libya Continues Following Peace Talks; Western Special Forces Reportedly on the Ground in Libya; Egyptian Blogger Appears Before Military Prosecutors; Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza; Missing Journalist Reportedly Held by Pakistan Intelligence Agency; Oxfam: Global Food Prices to Double by 2030; Report: Death Toll from Haiti Earthquake Far Lower than Originally Projected; Poet and Musician Gil Scott-Heron Dies at 62 - Wednesday, June 01, 2011E108
Episode 108Wednesday, June 01, 20112011/06/01 Headlines: NATO Extends Libya Mission, Resumes Bombing; Dozens Killed in Yemen Clashes; Syrian Forces Shell Southern Town; Boy's Death Spurs Protests; Alleged 9/11 Plotters Charged Before Military Tribunal; Supreme Court: Ashcroft Immune from Wrongful Imprisonment Suit; GOP-Controlled House Rejects Debt Ceiling Ahead of Obama Meeting; Mladic Arrives at The Hague for War Crimes Trial; Cell Phone Use Potentially Cancerous, Reports the World Health Organization; Pakistani Intelligence Speculated in Journalist Killing; Obama Taps Former Energy Exec for Commerce Post; Kissinger Protested at New York Event; Peace Activists Arrested for Dancing at Jefferson Memorial - Thursday, June 02, 2011E109
Episode 109Thursday, June 02, 20112011/06/02 Headlines: Yemen Fighting Continues, 15 Dead in Overnight Clashes; Gaddafi's Oil Minister Defects over "Unbearable" Conflict; Fearing Passage, House GOP Postpones Vote to Halt Libya Bombing; Obama Admin Rebuffs Karzai Plea to Halt Deadly Raids; Dozens Killed in Cross-Border Militant Attack in Pakistan; Bahraini Gov't Forces Attack Protesters After Lifting Martial Law; Mubarak to Stand Trial in August; U.S. to Boycott U.N. Racism Conference; New York Demands New Environmental Impact Study on Fracking; New York Suspends Role in "Secure Communities" Program; Arizonans Seeks Recall of State Senator Behind Anti-Immigrant Law; Florida Law Forces Drug Testing on Welfare Recipients; Palestinians Mark First Anniversary of Israeli Flotilla Attack; IAEA: Japan Downplayed Tsunami, Nuclear Damage; Honduras Readmitted to OAS; 4 Killed in Massachusetts Tornadoes - Friday, June 03, 2011E110
Episode 110Friday, June 03, 20112011/06/03 Headlines: NATO Strikes Hit Tripoli; Alleged Libyan Rape Victim Deported from Qatar; Clashes Continue in Yemeni Capital; 23 Civilians Reported Dead in Syria Gov't Attacks; Exiled Syrian Opposition Calls for Assad Departure; E. Coli Strain Could Be Deadliest; Bacterium Would Be Legal in U.S.; U.S. to Probe Hacking of Email Accounts; Pentagon: Cyber-Attacks Could Constitute Act of War; Panel: "War on Drugs" a Failure; Romney Enters GOP Presidential Race; Civil Rights Groups Challenge Georgia Anti-Immigrant Law; Ex-Black Panther, Political Prisoner Geronimo Pratt Dies at 63 - Monday, June 06, 2011E111
Episode 111Monday, June 06, 20112011/06/06 Headlines: Saleh Treated in Saudi Arabia After Rocket Attack; 96 Killed in Syrian Violence; Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Demonstrators on Syria Border; Egypt Closes Gaza Border After Brief Opening; Thousands of Israelis Rally for Palestinian State; 19 Killed in Pakistan Attack; Gates: U.S. in "No Rush" to Leave Afghanistan; 5 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq; NATO Deploys Choppers in Libya; Radiation at Japanese Nuclear Plant Hits Record Level; Hundreds Protest at Kansas Military Base for Manning Release; Over 2,000 Flee Arizona Wildfire; Leftist Claims Victory in Peru Vote; Mexico Anti-Drug War March Heads to Ciudad Juárez; 80,000 Protest Austerity Measures in Greece; Indian Police Break Up Yoga Guru's Anti-Corruption Fast; March Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Begins in West Virginia - Tuesday, June 07, 2011E112
Episode 112Tuesday, June 07, 20112011/06/07 Headlines: Japan Doubles Estimate of Radiation Leaked from Nuke Plant; Report: Yemen President Suffered Burns on 40% of Body, Collapsed Lung; Syria Threatens to Intensify Crackdown After Alleged Deaths of Security Personnel; Bahrain Charges Scores of Medical Officials Who Treated Protesters; Libya: NATO Warplanes Strike State TV Headquarters, Military Barracks; Gates, Petraeus Urge Obama to Reject Substantial Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal; Top White House Economic Adviser Resigns amid Soaring Unemployment Rates; Pelosi Calls for Investigation of Rep. Weiner over “Inappropriate” Online Conversations; Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Refuses to Participate in Controversial Immigrant Monitoring Program; Global Climate Change Talks Underway in Bonn, Germany; Extreme Weather Threatens Communities Throughout the U.S.; Canadian Activist Loses Senate Page Position over Unprecedented Protest; Chicago Millionaire Pays His Way Out of Jail Time in Deadly Hit and Run; Puerto Rican Independence Activist Pleads Not Guilty to 1983 Bank Robbery; Wisconsin: Thousands March to Protest Controversial “Budget Repair” Bill, 8 People Arrested; Seven Food Not Bombs Activists Arrested in Florida for Feeding Homeless; Death Toll from Germany E. Coli Outbreak Reaches 22, Thousands Infected - Wednesday, June 08, 2011E113
Episode 113Wednesday, June 08, 20112011/06/08 Headlines: Libya Claims 31 Dead in NATO Air Strikes; Defiant Gaddafi Vows Prolonged Fight; Obama Hosts Bahraini Crown Prince, Silent on Crackdown; Yemeni Gov't Rejects Transition Talks; UNICEF Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen; Residents: Mutinous Syrian Soldiers Responsible for Troop Deaths; U.N. Official Criticizes Israel on Border Killings; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 15 in Pakistan; Gates Wraps Final Trip to Afghanistan; Bernanke: U.S. Economic Recovery "Slower Than Expected"; Private Prison Giant Hires Former Top Federal Official; Study: Nuclear Disarmament Steps Balanced Out by New Weapons; 23 Die in Haiti Flooding; U.N. Issues Warning on Food Prices; New Jersey Shutters Public Broadcasting - Thursday, June 09, 2011E114
Episode 114Thursday, June 09, 20112011/06/09 Headlines: U.S. Increases Secret Yemen Bombings in Saleh's Absence; Clinton Meets with Libya Contact Group in UAE; ICC Prosecutor: Gaddafi Sanctioned Rape Against Opponents; U.N. Security Council to Debate Syria Censure; Senate Panel Questions Afghan Spending; Obama Expresses "Sorrow" for Afghan Deaths; Al-Qaeda Leader Threatens U.S.; Egypt-Gaza Border Reopens; U.N. Convenes AIDS Session, Hundreds Protest for Universal Treatment; Sudan Rejects New Genocide Allegations from ICC; Prosecution of NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake in Doubt - Friday, June 10, 2011E115
Episode 115Friday, June 10, 20112011/06/10 Headlines: NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Reaches Plea Deal in Setback for Admin Crackdown; NATO, Gaddafi Forces Launch New Attacks; U.N. Human Rights Panel Hears Allegations of Gaddafi Crimes; Panetta Expects Iraq Request for Prolonged Occupation; Gates Chides NATO on Military Spending; Syrian Forces Move on Restive Town; Heat Wave Sets Records in East, Central U.S.; Alabama OKs Harshest Anti-Immigrant Law in U.S.; Manning Supporter Subpoenaed in WikiLeaks Case; Gingrich Staffers Resign En Masse; HIV/<span class="caps">AIDS Meeting Targets New Infections; Conviction Reached in 2007 Murder of Oakland Post Editor - Monday, June 13, 2011E116
Episode 116Monday, June 13, 20112011/06/13 Headlines: FBI Grants Agents Increased Freedom to Investigate Without Firm Evidence; Syria: Thousands Flee to Turkey Following Military Attack, Government Reportedly Deploys Helicopters; Obama Administration Approved $200M in Military Sales to Bahrain in Run-Up to Violent Crackdown; Soaring Costs of U.S. Involvement in Libya Set to Exceed $750 Million; U.N.: May Deadliest Month for Afghanistan Civilians in Ongoing War; $6.6 Billion Shipped to Iraq Alleged Stolen; Possibly "Largest Theft of Funds in National History"; Imprisoned Iran Activist Dies Following Hunger Strike; Bombing Follows Third Consecutive Election of Turkish Prime Minister; U.S. Works to Deploy Secret Internet, Mobile Phone Systems for Dissidents; Most Wanted al-Qaeda Operative in Africa Killed in Somalia; Mexico Anti-Violence Protesters Arrive in U.S., Demand Change from American People, Government; Republican Presidential Contenders Set to Debate in New Hampshire; Rep. Anthony Weiner Refuses to Resign amid Ongoing Internet Scandal; Photos Released of Wounded Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords; Hundreds Protest Release of Police Officer Convicted of Killing Unarmed Man; Government Adds Formaldehyde to List of Known Carcinogens; New Zealand Suffers Second Major Earthquake Since February; American Admits to Fabricating Blog Detailing Life of “Gay Girl in Damascus”; “The Book of Mormon,” Eve Ensler Take Home Honors at Tony Awards - Tuesday, June 14, 2011E117
Episode 117Tuesday, June 14, 20112011/06/14 Headlines: U.S., Afghan Officials Discuss Extending Military Presence for Decades; CIA to Intensify Covert Killing Campaign in Yemen, Modeled After Pakistan Drone Program; Syrian Military Forces Expand Operations, Thousands of Refugees Flood Turkey Border; Jordan Protesters Reportedly Attack Motorcade of King Abdullah II; Republicans Attack President Obama in First Major Debate of 2012 Presidential Race; Obama Reaches Out to Wall Street Executives Ahead of 2012 Election; President Obama Makes First Presidential Trip to Puerto Rico in 50 Years; EPA Postpones Release of Rules to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Italy Votes in Overwhelming Numbers to Block Nuclear Power Revival; Japan Poll Finds Three-Quarters of Respondents Favor Nuclear Energy Phase-Out; Grand Jury Investigates CIA over Death of Abu Ghraib Prisoner; Families of Dead Guantánamo Prisoners Appeal to Revive Lawsuit Against Donald Rumsfeld; Ousted Tunisia President to be Tried in Absentia; Mexico: Majority of Guns Come from U.S., Hearing Begins on U.S. Efforts to Sell Weapons to Cartels; Thousands of New York Macy’s Workers Prepare for Strike - Wednesday, June 15, 2011E118
Episode 118Wednesday, June 15, 20112011/06/15 Headlines: Wisconsin Supreme Court Reinstates Anti-Union Law; Report: CIA Builds Mideast Base for Yemen Drone Strikes; Rebels Advance in Libya; House Votes to Cut Funding; Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants; Syria Expands Crackdown to 2 Towns; Gaza Strip Unemployment at Record High as Blockade Enters 5th Year; 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq; Obama Makes Brief Puerto Rico Visit; Admin Presses Congress on Debt Limit; Ex-Utah Gov. Huntsman Enters GOP Race; Ex-Blackwater Operative Sentenced for Afghan Killing; Federal Judge Upholds Reversal of California Gay Marriage Ban; New Yorkers Erect "Bloombergville" Tent Camp Against Budget Cuts; Amazonian Land Rights Activist Slain in Brazil - Thursday, June 16, 2011E119
Episode 119Thursday, June 16, 20112011/06/16 Headlines: Lawmakers Sue Obama Admin for Libya Attack; 2 Iraqi Civilians Killed in U.S. Helicopter Attack; Zawahiri Named New Al-Qaeda Chief; Manning Friend Refuses to Testify Before WikiLeaks Grand Jury; Former CIA Officer: Bush Admin Tried to Smear Prominent Academic, War Critic; Wisconsin Unions File Suit over Anti-Collective Bargaining Law; Pakistan Denies Arrest of Top Army Major for Tipping Off CIA; 15 Killed in U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan; Al-Qaeda Militants Attack Yemen Towns; U.N. Human Rights Chief Calls for Syria Probe; Rep. King Holds Hearing on Muslim "Radicalization" in U.S. Prisons; U.N. Warns of "Huge Suffering" in South Sudan Fighting; Rep. Giffords Released from Houston Hospital; Hacker Group Targets CIA Website - Friday, June 17, 2011E120
Episode 120Friday, June 17, 20112011/06/17 Headlines: U.S., Rebels Reject Gaddafi Proposal; Boehner Warns Admin on Libya War Funding; Rep. Weiner Resigns over Online Photo Scandal; Wisconsin Senate Approves Public Spending Cuts; Syrian Troops Enter Northern Towns; Powerful Assad Cousin Divests of Holdings; Israel Vows to Block New Gaza Flotilla; Panel: Nuclear Plants Fail to Account for Japan Scenario; Arizona Schools Ordered to Cancel Ethnic Studies Program; Report: TSA Screeners Deliberately Targeted Mexicans, Dominicans at Newark Airport; Relatives Urge Probe of ATF Program in Border Agent's Death; On 40th Anniversary, Carter Calls for End to U.S. Drug War - Monday, June 20, 2011E121
Episode 121Monday, June 20, 20112011/06/20 Headlines: NATO Bombs Libyan Home, Killing Nine Civilians, Including Two Babies; Obama Rejects Senior Legal Advice to Continue Libya War Without Congressional Authorization; Gates Acknowledges U.S. in Preliminary Talks with Taliban; Iraq Claims U.S. Lost $18.7 Billion, Tripling Initial Reports; U.S. Drilling Companies Stand to Earn Billions in Iraq Oil Deals; U.S. Mayors Set to Approve Resolution Calling for End to Iraq, Afghanistan Wars; Nebraska Nuclear Plants on Alert Following Missouri River Flooding; Federal Regulators Work Closely with Nuclear Power Industry to Weaken Standards; Spain: Tens of Thousands March to Protest Unemployment, Failing Economy; Saudi Arabian Women Drive in Protest of Government Ban; Syria President Vows Dialogue While Blaming Uprising on "Saboteurs"; Pakistan: Drone Strike Kills Seven amid Protests; Pakistani Journalist Beaten by Suspected Intelligence Officers; Investigation Opens on Bush-Era Attempts to Discredit Iraq War Critic, Professor Juan Cole; New York Man Killed by Toxic Debris Added to List of Official 9/11 Deaths; Former Guatemala Military Official Arrested for Involvement in Hundreds of Mass Killings; U.N. Passes Historic Resolution Endorsing Rights of Gay, Lesbian, Transgender People; Southwest Wildfires Continue to Burn, John McCain Blames Undocumented Immigrants; British Peace Activist Brian Haw Dies at 62 - Tuesday, June 21, 2011E122
Episode 122Tuesday, June 21, 20112011/06/21 Headlines: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Wal-Mart in Sex Discrimination Case; States’ Emissions Lawsuit Against Major Power Companies Rejected by Supreme Court; Obama to Announce Plan for Troop Withdrawals from Afghanistan; Libya: NATO Air Strike Reportedly Kills 19 Civilians, Eight Children; Ex-Tunisian President, Wife Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison; Northern Syrian Town Nearly Deserted Following Crackdown; Report: Number of World's Refugees Reaches 15-Year High; Ocean Experts Warn of Unprecedented Mass Extinction of Marine Life; Obama Breaks Promise to Reinstall Solar Panels on White House; Report: Majority of U.S. Nuclear Power Sites Leak Radioactive Materials into Groundwater; Moratorium on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon Extended; Federal Regulators File Suit Against Banking Giants over High-Risk Mortgages; Uninsured Man Robs Bank of $1 to Gain Prison Medical Coverage; Labor Board Prepares New Rules to Speed Up Union Elections; Justice Clarence Thomas Under Fire for Ties to Real Estate Magnate; Mexican Gunmen Murder Journalist and Family; President Calderón to Meet with Anti-Violence Movement Leader; New Yorkers Camp Out to Protest Bloomberg Budget Cuts; U.S. Attorney Unseals Indictments in Massive New York City Payroll Scandal - Wednesday, June 22, 2011E123
Episode 123Wednesday, June 22, 20112011/06/22 Headlines: Obama to Announce Limited Afghan Withdrawal; Bahraini Activists Sentenced to Life Terms; McCain, Kerry Propose Retroactive, Year-Long Libya War Authorization; Gaddafi Forces Attack Rebel-Held City; NATO Admits Loss of Libya Drone; 27 Killed in Southern Iraq Bombing; Syrian Forces Kill 7 Protesters; Al-Qaeda Members Reportedly Stage Prison Break in Yemen; U.S. Mayors Endorse Antiwar Measure Drafted by Activist Group; Senate Confirms Panetta as Pentagon Chief; JPMorgan Chase Pays $153.6 Million to Settle Fraud Case; Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Enters GOP Presidential Race; Clinton Backs Saudi Women on Driving Ban Protest; Greek Cabinet Survives Confidence Vote; Thousands Protest Austerity Measures in Europe; Ban Ki-moon Elected to 2nd Term as U.N. Secretary-General; 2,400 Detained in U.S. Immigration Raids; FDA Unveils New Cigarette Warning Labels - Thursday, June 23, 2011E124
Episode 124Thursday, June 23, 20112011/06/23 Headlines: Obama to Reverse Afghan Troop Surge; NATO Sees Rift over Libya Bombing; Gaddafi Forces Strike Misurata, Killing 4; U.S. Voices "Concern" over Bahrain Trials; Syrians Flee into Turkey Following New Raid in Dissent Crackdown; Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Freed From Prison; U.S. Pledges $40 Million for Central American Drug War; Bernanke Acknowledges Slow Economic Recovery; New York Times Reporter Alleges Obama Government Harassment, Surveillance; Michelle Obama Visits South Africa; Salvadoran Activist Killed After Protesting Mining Project; Uninsured Man Explains Deliberate Jailing to Obtain Healthcare - Friday, June 24, 2011E125
Episode 125Friday, June 24, 20112011/06/24 Headlines: Dozens Killed in Baghdad Bombings in the Worst Attack in Months; Obama Meets Soldiers, Touts Afghan War Plan; Mullen Acknowledges Doubts on Afghan Withdrawal; Pentagon: "No Rush to Exits" in Afghanistan; Clinton Acknowledges U.S. Talks with Taliban; Clinton to Lawmakers about Libya Conflict: "Whose Side Are You On?"; Senate Proposal Would Mandate Military Detention for Terror Suspects; U.S. to Tap Strategic Oil Reserve; GOP Pulls Out of National Debt Talks; Relatives of Mexico Drug War Victims Demand Presidential Apology; U.S. Warns Peace Activists Not to Join Gaza Flotilla; Pulitzer-Winning Reporter Reveals Undocumented Status; New Jersey Assembly Curbs Wages, Benefits of Public Workers; Thousands of Nurses Rally for Financial Tax on Wall Street; Al Gore: Obama Has "Failed" to Tackle Global Warming; Mothers of Jailed Hikers to Resume Fast Ahead of Iran Trial - Monday, June 27, 2011E126
Episode 126Monday, June 27, 20112011/06/27 Headlines: New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Tens of Thousands March in Celebration; New Mexico Nuclear Weapons Lab Shuts Down Due to Wildfire; Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant Surrounded by Floodwater; International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Muammar Gaddafi and Accomplices; Human Rights Organizations Cast Doubt on Libya War Atrocity Allegations; House Votes Down Authorization of Libya War, Continues Funding; NATO Confirms Efforts to Assassinate Muammar Gaddafi; Yemenis Gather in Tens of Thousands to Demand Formation of Transitional Council; U.S. Plans to Send $45M in Military Aid to Uganda and Burundi in Effort to Combat Somali Militants; Afghanistan: Funerals Begin for Dozens Killed in Massive Hospital Attack; Afghanistan Accuses Pakistan of Firing Hundreds of Rockets Killing 36, Including 12 Children; Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Death Toll for the Month Highest in over Two Years; Peru: Thousands of Anti-Mining Protesters Shut Down Airport; Report: Natural Gas Insiders Question Feasibility, Profitability of Industry; Member of Wisconsin State Supreme Court Accused of Choking Fellow Justice; Top Chicago Cop Links U.S. Gun Laws to Institutional Racism - Tuesday, June 28, 2011E127
Episode 127Tuesday, June 28, 20112011/06/28 Headlines: Thousands of Greeks Begin 48-Hour General Strike; Greek Government Considers Widespread Privatization; Japan: 15 Tons of Radioactive Water Leaked into Ground Near Facility; Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab Remains Closed as Massive Wildfire Approaches; Israel Continues to Threaten Gaza Flotilla Activists; Libya Government Denounces International Arrest Warrants for Gaddafi and Aides; Syrian Opposition Leaders Gather in Rare Public Meeting; Number of Afghan U.S. War Refugees Reaches 250,000, Double Previous Year; U.S. Drones Kill 21 in Pakistan; Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Public Financing Law, Ban on Violent Video Games; Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Controversial Georgia Immigration Law; U.N. Approves Resolution Sending 4,200 Ethiopian Troops to Sudan; Trial Begins for Former Khmer Rouge Leaders; Trial Begins for Police Officers Accused of Killing Unarmed Civilians in Hurricane Katrina Aftermath; Wisconsin Bans Planned Parenthood Funds, Indiana Issues Injunction Against Blocking It from Medicaid; Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich Convicted on 17 Different Charges; Muslim Woman Sues Abercrombie & Fitch for Firing Her over Hijab; Flood Waters Begin to Recede in North Dakota Following Widespread Destruction - Wednesday, June 29, 2011E128
Episode 128Wednesday, June 29, 20112011/06/29 Headlines: Greek Protesters Continue General Strike in Attempt to Block Austerity Measures; Taliban Attacks Afghanistan Hotel Killing 10; Pakistani Official Calls for End to International "Blame Game"; Humanitarian Flotilla Ship to Gaza Sabotaged; Israel Complains of "Radical Elements" in Gaza Aid Flotilla Delegation; EPA Begins Monitoring Air as Wildfire Approaches Los Alamos Nuclear Lab; Worst Drought in Decades Strikes Horn of Africa, Over 10 Million Affected; U.N. to Release Report on Connection Between Climate Change and Weather Disasters; Prominent Climate Change Skeptic Received Over $1 Million from Oil, Coal Companies; Egypt: Hundreds Injured in Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces; Five Saudi Women Taken into Custody for Defying Driving Ban; Bank of America Agrees to Pay $8.5B Settlement in Subprime Mortgage Scandal; Christine Lagarde: First Woman Ever Appointed to Head IMF; GOP Presidential Candidate Tim Pawlenty Denounces Obama on Israel Policy; First Images in Weeks Appear of Ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez; Gay, Lesbian Families Sue State of New Jersey to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage; Six Youth Undocumented Immigrant Activists Arrested in "Coming Out" Protest; 173 Tyson Food Employees Hospitalized After Chlorine Gas Exposure; New York City: 13 Activists Arrested In "Bloombergville" Budget Cut Protest - Thursday, June 30, 2011E129
Episode 129Thursday, June 30, 20112011/06/30 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Targets Militant Islamist Group in Somalia; Pakistan Calls on U.S. to Stop Using Air Base to Launch Drone Strikes; Greece Prepares to Pass Second Austerity Bill amid Massive Protests; Hundreds of Thousands of British Public Workers Launch National Strike; President Obama Pushes to Raise National Debt Ceiling; President Obama Defends U.S., NATO Military Operations in Libya; French Military Secretly Arms Libyan Rebels; Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Deadliest Month in Three Years; U.S. Wars Projected to Cost Nearly $4 Trillion with Hundreds of Thousands Dead; Top U.S. Nuclear Lab Remains Closed Due to Massive Wildfire; Leading U.S. Climate Scientist: Current Extreme Weather in Line with Climate Change; Drought in Somalia Causes Mass Influx of Climate Refugees to Kenya; Three New York Men Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Bomb Plot, Critics Claim FBI Entrapment; Federal Appeals Court Rules Government Can Require Minimum Insurance for Americans; Operators at West Virginia Mine Kept Separate Records for Inspectors in Run-Up to Deadly Explosion; Ohio: Thousands Deliver Signatures to Repeal Collective Bargaining Law; California Transit Agency Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million to Family of Oscar Grant over Murder Case - Friday, July 01, 2011E130
Episode 130Friday, July 01, 20112011/07/01 Headlines: Justice Dept Drops 99 of 101 Cases Against CIA for Abuse and Torture; 750,000 Government Workers Stage One-Day Strike in Britain; U.K. Gov’t Worked with Nuke Firms to Downplay Fukushima Disaster; NRC Approves 20-Year License Renewals for New Jersey Nuke Plants; New York to Lift Natural Gas Fracking Moratorium; Report: Case Against Ex-IMF Chief on “Verge of Collapse”; U.S. Rejects Demands from Pakistan to Abandon Drone Base; 200,000 Protest in Chile to Support Educational System; Hugo Chávez Says Cancerous Tumor Removed in Cuba; CDC Links Deadly Haiti Cholera Outbreak to Nepalese U.N. Peacekeepers; California Prisoners to Stage Hunger Strike; 12,000 Crack Offenders Could See Prisoner Sentence Reductions; Judges’ Rulings Pave Way for Governments to Roll Back Pension Plans; Government of Minnesota Shuts Down; Fox News’ Glenn Beck Off the Air - Tuesday, July 05, 2011E132
Episode 132Tuesday, July 05, 20112011/07/05 Headlines: Greece Continues to Block Gaza-Bound Flotilla; Montana ExxonMobil Pipeline Ruptures Releasing 42,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Near Yellowstone River; African Leaders Refuse to Execute International Warrant for Muammar Gaddafi; U.S. Officials: Pakistan Spy Agency Deliberately Killed Journalist; Japan: 45 Percent of Children Near Stricken Plant Exposed to Radiation; Western Companies Launch Sweeping Video Surveillance Project in China; U.S. CEO Pay Increases by 23 Percent from 2009 to 2010; Sex Assault Case against Former IMF Chief May Be Dropped; French Journalist Prepares Separate Lawsuit; Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Returns Home Following Cancer Surgery in Cuba; 15,000 Gather to Protest Georgia Immigration Law; Friend of Ernest Hemingway Suggests FBI Surveillance Motivated Author’s Suicide - Wednesday, July 06, 2011E133
Episode 133Wednesday, July 06, 20112011/07/06 Headlines: 35 Killed in Mounting Iraq Bombings; Report: U.S. Mulls Keeping 10,000 Troops in Iraq After Withdrawal Date; U.K. Admits Drone Piloted in U.S. Killed 4 Afghan Civilians; 4 NATO Troops Killed; British Navy Medic Jailed for Refusing Afghan Deployment; U.S. Jailed Somali Prisoner Aboard Navy Ship for 2 Months; 14 Killed During Protests in Syrian Town; Gaza-Bound French Boat Defies Greek Ban; Captain of U.S. Gaza Flotilla Ship Released from Jail; Obama Summons Congressional Leaders for Debt Talks; Exxon Mobil: No Repair Plans in Place for Ruptured Montana Pipeline; In Reversal, Admin to Send Condolence Letters to Families of Vets Who Committed Suicide - Thursday, July 07, 2011E134
Episode 134Thursday, July 07, 20112011/07/07 Headlines: 14 Afghan Civilians, Including 8 Children, Killed in U.S. Bombing; Afghans Protest Deadly Raid; Report: Obama to Propose Social Security, Medicaid Cuts in Debt Talks; Libyan Rebels Seize Western Town; NATO Strikes Intensify; U.N.: Drought, Violence Causing "Unimaginable Human Tragedy" in Somalia; Militant Somali Group Lifts Ban on Aid Groups; Amnesty: Probe Syria for War Crimes; Greece Intercepts Flotilla Ship as Another Departs; Vermont Won't Charge Nuclear Plant Owner over Radioactive Leak; Federal Government Ordered to Stop Enforcing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; Ft. Hood Suspect to Face Death Penalty; Thousands of California Prisoners Join Hunger Strike; NYC Offices to Open Early to Officiate Gay Marriages - Friday, July 08, 2011E135
Episode 135Friday, July 08, 20112011/07/08 Headlines: Obama, Congressional Leaders Hold "Constructive" Debt Talks; Sen. Sanders: Hands Off Social Security in Debt Talks; Texas Executes Mexican National Despite Denial of Consular Rights; EPA to Probe Air Quality Near Montana Exxon Mobil Oil Spill; Afghans Protest Deadly U.S.-Led Air Strike; Congress Threatens Palestinians with Aid Cutoff over Statehood Bid; Israel Approves New West Bank Settlement Expansion; Israel Prepares to Block Entry of Palestinian Solidarity Activists in "Flytilla"; Saleh Makes Public Appearance; U.N. Warns of Yemen Crisis; Human Rights Watch Criticizes U.S.-Backed Bahraini Crackdown; U.S. Returns Small Number of Stolen Iraqi Artifacts; Mass Grave Discovered in Iraq; Federal Appeals Court Challenges FCC's Easing of Media Ownership Rule; Immigrant, Women's Advocates: Don't Abandon Dominique Strauss-Kahn Accuser; Gunman Kills 7 in Michigan Before Taking Own Life; Workers File New Suit Against Wisconsin Anti-Union Law; Prison Labor Could Replace Public Employees - Monday, July 11, 2011E136
Episode 136Monday, July 11, 20112011/07/11 Headlines: National Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.2 Percent, 16.2 Percent among African Americans; President Obama Fails to Break Partisan Stalemate over Federal Borrowing Limit; White House to Withhold $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan; South Sudan Becomes World’s Newest Independent State, Tens of Thousands Rejoice; U.S. Officials Concerned about Iran Arming Iraq Militias; Iraqi Forces Beat, Detain at Least Seven Protesters Following Demonstrations; Armor, Tank Assault in Syrian City of Homs Leaves Two Dead, 20 Injured; Syria Ambassador Summoned in D.C. amid Reports of Surveillance of Protesters in U.S.; U.S. Counterterrorism Chief Meets with Yemeni President, Urges Transfer of Power; Israel Begins Deportation of "Flytilla" Activists; Murdoch Pressured to Drop Bid to Take Over Sky Network amid Growing Phone Hacking Scandal; Senator Behind Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Facing Recall; Argentine Singer-Songwriter Facundo Cabral Murdered in Guatemala - Tuesday, July 12, 2011E137
Episode 137Tuesday, July 12, 20112011/07/12 Headlines: Brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai Assassinated in Kandahar; Multiple U.S. Drone Strikes in Northwest Pakistan Kill at Least 45 People; CIA Organized Fake Vaccination Program to Identify Osama bin Laden; United Nations Describes Somalia as "Worst Humanitarian Disaster in the World"; U.S. Anti-Terror Laws Hamper Aid Effort in Somalia; U.N. Official Links Climate Change to Somalia Drought; Drought Spreading through the United States Rivals Dust Bowl Era; WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange in U.K. Court for Extradition Appeal; Murdoch Scandal Expands; Scotland Yard, Former British Prime Minister Targeted; Israeli Knesset Passes Law to Punish Boycotts of Israel, West Bank; France Engaged in Discussions with Libya to End Ongoing Conflict; Assad Loyalists Attack U.S., French Embassies in Syria; Egyptian Protesters Continue Occupation of Tahrir Square amid Attacks; BP Urges Federal Gov to Stop Compensating Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Victims; NRA Opposes New Rules Limiting Semi-Automatic Rifle Sales Near Mexican Border; Imprisoned Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Moved to Solitary Confinement; Betty Ford Funeral to Be Held in California - Wednesday, July 13, 2011E138
Episode 138Wednesday, July 13, 20112011/07/13 Headlines: GOP Senate Leader Floats "Last-Choice" Debt Deal; Obama: No Guarantee of Social Security Checks if Talks Fail; GOP Overture Follows Corporate Plea for Debt Deal; Libya: NATO Blockade Causing Water Shortage; NATO: Bombing to Continue Through Ramadan; U.N. Torture Expert Criticizes U.S. on Manning Access; Environmental Activists Occupy Montana Governor's Office; U.K. Parliament Votes to Oppose Murdoch Takeover Bid; IMF Demands Italy Austerity Measures amidst Debt Fears; Obama Raises $86 Million for Re-Election Campaign; Dems Retain Congressional Seat in California Race; U.S. Deports Guatemalan Accused of Role in 1982 Massacre - Thursday, July 14, 2011E139
Episode 139Thursday, July 14, 20112011/07/14 Headlines: Obama Walks Out on GOP in Budget Talks; White House Won't Rule Out Benefit Cuts; U.S. Dollar Falls as Moody's Issues Credit Warning; U.N.: Afghan Civilian Deaths at Record High; 3 Killed in Attack on Memorial for Afghan President's Brother; 18 Killed in Mumbai Bombings; Murdoch Withdraws Takeover Bid Following U.K. Vote; U.S. Lawmakers Join Calls for News Corp. Probe; Former Wall Street Journal Owners Regret Murdoch Sale; Libyan Rebels Seize Disputed Village; Human Rights Watch: Libyan Rebels Attacking Gaddafi Supporters; Egypt Fires 650 Officers Linked to Uprising Repression; U.K. Court Defers Ruling on WikiLeaks Founder's Extradition; Hugo Chávez Says He May Need Chemo Treatment; ACLU Files Suit over Bush Admin Targeting of Iraq War Critic - Friday, July 15, 2011E140
Episode 140Friday, July 15, 20112011/07/15 Headlines: Top Murdoch Aide Resigns in Phone-Hacking Scandal; FBI Confirms News Corp. Investigation; Protesters Rally Outside Murdoch's NYC Home; Libya Denies Claims of Tripoli Bombing Plan; Kenya Opens New Camp for Somali Refugees; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 6 in Yemen; Arab League to Back Palestinian Statehood Campaign; Israel Kills West Bank Resident, Strikes Gaza; Clinton Foundation to Review Haiti Trailers Following Exposé; Pentagon Declares Internet a Theater of War; Hackers Steal 24,000 Files from Pentagon Contractor; Group: Fake CIA Program Endangers Relief Programs; California Enacts LGBT Education Law; Kenyan Peace Activist Dekha Ibrahim Abdi Dies in Car Accident - Monday, July 18, 2011E141
Episode 141Monday, July 18, 20112011/07/18 Headlines: British PM Cameron to Hold Emergency Session in Growing Phone-Hacking Scandal; Senior Adviser to Afghan President Assassinated; U.S. Joins 31 Other Nations to Recognize Libyan Rebel Council as Legitimate Government; At Least 30 Activists Killed as Syrian Forces Expand Crackdown; Secret Iraqi Prison, Torture Facility Uncovered in Green Zone; First Emergency U.N. Aid to Somalia Drought Victims Arrives in Kenya; Obama Passes Over Elizabeth Warren for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Ruptured Exxon Mobil Montana Pipeline Carried Tar Sands Oil; NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Sentenced to a Year of Probation; Shooting Victim Attempts to Stop Assailant’s Execution in Texas; Japan Plans to Suspend Cattle Shipments from Stricken Fukushima Region; Lawyers, Relatives of Pakistan Drone Strike Victims Call for Arrest of Former CIA Legal Chief; Doctors Without Borders Condemns CIA over Fake Vaccination Program; Egypt PM Appoints 14 New Ministers in Cabinet Shuffle; Pro-Palestine Ship Hopes to Reach Gaza Strip by Tuesday; Radio Journalist Murdered in Honduras; Japan Wins Women’s World Cup; Nelson Mandela International Day Celebrated as Anti-Apartheid Leader Turns 93 - Tuesday, July 19, 2011E142
Episode 142Tuesday, July 19, 20112011/07/19 Headlines: U.S. & Libya Hold Secret Face-to-Face Meeting in Tunisia; Rupert Murdoch to Testify Before British Parliament in Growing Phone-Hacking Scandal; Israeli Navy Seizes Gaza-Bound Pro-Palestinian Ship; General Petraeus Transfers Command of U.S., NATO Forces in Afghanistan; 14-Year-Old Boy Killed in Violent Tunisia Protest; Israel Moves to Build Hundreds of New Settlement Homes in Occupied Territories; International Community Denounces New Israeli Anti-Boycott Law; South Korea Cracks Down on Resistance to Jeju Island Naval Base Project; Borders Bookstore Announces Plans to Shut Down; Alaskan BP Oil Pipeline Rupture Predicted as "Imminent" for over a Year; New Montana Oil Spill Releases Hundreds of Gallons; Montana: Regulators Knew Contaminated Bark Was Being Sold in Asbestos-Tainted Town; People of Color Make Up 70 Percent of Anti-LGBT Murder Victims; Authorities Warn U.S. Heat Wave Could Prove Deadly; Millions Celebrate Nelson Mandela Day Around the World - Wednesday, July 20, 2011E143
Episode 143Wednesday, July 20, 20112011/07/20 Headlines: U.N. Declares Famine in Southern Somalia; Cameron, Murdoch Address Phone-Hacking Scandal; News Exec Advised Top British Aide; Report: News International Tried to Block Phone-Hacking Probe; Families of 9/11 Victims Press for Meeting on Phone Hacking by Journalists at Murdoch's News Corp.; Obama Backs Bipartisan Senate Plan in Debt-Limit Standoff; Deal Would Reduce Taxes on Wealthy; Syrian Forces Kill 15 Mourning Slain Protesters; Israel to Deport Jailed Flotilla Passengers; 2 Indicted in Alleged Pakistan Lobbying Scheme; FBI Arrests 16 in Raids Targeting Online Hackers; Minnesota Legislature Ends State Shutdown; Democratic State Senator Survives Wisconsin Recall Vote; African-American Mother Faces More Jail Time than Drunk Driver Who Killed Her Son - Thursday, July 21, 2011E144
Episode 144Thursday, July 21, 20112011/07/21 Headlines: U.N. Issues Urgent Appeal for Somalia Famine; Aid Groups: Rich Nations Failed to Avert Somalia Crisis; U.N.: Less Than Half of Africa Appeals Met; Sanders Blasts Entitlement Cuts, Tax Cuts in Deficit Talks; Murdoch Returns to U.S., Cameron Refuses to Apologize for Coulson Hiring; Texas Executes Death Row Prisoner over Victim's Objection; Georgia Delays Death Row Execution; Media Ban Imposed as California Prison Hunger Strike Enters 4th Week; Obama Admin Backs Repeal of DOMA; House Measure Would Restore Global Gag Rule; Montana Judge Blocks Movement of Oil Equipment; NLRB Judge: <span class="caps">SEIU, Kaiser Colluded to Influence Union Vote; U.S. Heat Wave Kills 22, Engulfs East; China, Russia Stall Security Council Session on Climate Change; Ortega Proposes Nicaraguan Referendum on $17B World Court Judgment from U.S.; Serbia Arrests Last Major War Crimes Fugitive; Judge Allows Closure of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant - Friday, July 22, 2011E145
Episode 145Friday, July 22, 20112011/07/22 Headlines: Al-Shabab Says Foreign Aid Ban Continues in Somalia; Obama, Boehner Near Deficit Agreement; Pentagon to Announce Readiness on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal; Greece, E.U. Reach New Bailout Deal; Gaddafi Rules Out Talks with Rebels; Syrian Forces Attack City of Homs; Egypt Approves New Cabinet amid Ongoing Protests; Ex-News Execs: James Murdoch Misled British Lawmakers on Hacking; Britain Loses Bid to Dismiss Mau Mau Case; Hacker Group Releases NATO Data Following Raids; NASA Wraps Up 30-Year Space Shuttle Program - Monday, July 25, 2011E146
Episode 146Monday, July 25, 20112011/07/25 Headlines: Norway: Right-Wing Extremist Kills 93 People in Dual Attacks; Norway Killer’s Manifesto Rails Against "Islamization" of Europe; News Outlets Initially Blamed Norway Attacks on Muslim Militants; New York State Begins Historic Marriage of Gay & Lesbian Couples; Somali Militants Placing Millions in Danger of Starvation: U.N. World Food Programme; Lawmakers Prepare Federal Debt Backup Plans as Negotiations Fail; Corporate Earnings Soar as Social Services Face Funding Cuts; Accuser Speaks Out in IMF Sex Assault Case; News Corp. Executive Accused of Lying in British Parliamentary Hearing; Libya Rebel Leader: Gaddafi and Family May Be Allowed to Stay in Country; Iran Renews Accusations of U.S., Israeli Plot Following Scientist Assassination; Egypt: Armed Men Attack Protesters, Hundreds Injured; Spanish Protests Revived in Face of Unemployment, Welfare, Government Corruption; U.S. Refuses Mexican Flight Due to Activist Passenger; British Soul Singer Amy Winehouse Dies at 27 - Tuesday, July 26, 2011E147
Episode 147Tuesday, July 26, 20112011/07/26 Headlines: U.N. Prepares to Airlift Food to Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa; Over 100,000 Gather in Oslo to Mourn Norway Massacre; President Obama, House Speaker Boehner Address Nation amid National Debt Deadlock; Census: U.S. Racial Wealth Gap Widest in Quarter Century; U.S. Military Investigation Shows U.S. Tax Dollars Funneled to Afghan Taliban; U.S. Loses $34 Billion on Iraq, Afghanistan War Service Contracts; Over 100 Firearms Provided by Failed U.S. Operation Surface at Mexican Crime Scenes; Saudi Arabia Blocks Amnesty Website Following Anti-Terror Law Criticism; Sentencing to Commence for Mother Facing More Time in Prison than Drunk Driver Who Killed Her Son; African-American Student Files Suit Against High School Following Valedictorian Scandal; Award-Winning Undocumented Immigrant Journalist Loses License; Environmentalist Tim DeChristopher to be Sentenced for Disrupting Auction; Faces 10 Years in Prison; Justice Department Declines to Re-Investigate Malcolm X Assassination - Wednesday, July 27, 2011E148
Episode 148Wednesday, July 27, 20112011/07/27 Headlines: U.N.: Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis to Worsen; Congressional Budget Office Findings Prompt Delay of Republican Budget Vote; Environmentalist Tim DeChristopher Sentenced to 2 Years for Disrupting Federal Oil and Gas Auction; Gaddafi Regime: End Bombing Before NATO Talks; Israel, U.S. Denounce Palestinian Statehood Bid at United Nations; Israel Raids Palestinian Children's Theater; Democrat Rep. Luis Gutierrez Among 12 Detained in Protest Marking 1 Million Deportations Under Obama - Thursday, July 28, 2011E149
Episode 149Thursday, July 28, 20112011/07/28 Headlines: United Nations Begins Emergency Aid Airlifts in Somalia; House GOP to Force Debt Ceiling Vote; IMF: Debt Deal Failure Would Have "Far-Reaching" Consequences; Constituents Flood Lawmakers with Concerns on Debt Impasse; Afghan Mayor Killed in Suicide Attack; U.S. Soldier Convicted in Murder of Afghan Civilian; Britain Expels Libyan Diplomats, Recognizes Rebels; Double Bombing Kills 12, Wounds 28 in Iraq; Reports: Mubarak Refusing Food Ahead of Trial; Supporters: California Prisoners Have Ended Hunger Strike; Mother of Child Killed in Hit-and-Run Sentenced to Probation; U.S. Study Claims No Link Between 9/11 Rubble and Cancer; Treatment Not To Be Covered in Healthcare; Attorney: Audiotape of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Accuser Misrepresented; Democrat Rep. David Wu Resigns over Sex Allegations - Friday, July 29, 2011E150
Episode 150Friday, July 29, 20112011/07/29 Headlines: GOP Delays Debt Ceiling Vote, Dems Vow Senate Defeat; Fighting Erupts in Somali Capital over Food Aid; Norway Shooting Suspect Bought Ammo Clips in U.S.; Libyan Rebels' Military Chief Slain; U.N.: No Progress in Libya Talks; 40 Killed in Afghan Attacks; Syrian Crackdown Continues; Group Claims 3,000 Missing; Palestinian Authority President Calls for Mass Protests to Back Statehood Bid; Trial over 1982 U.S.-Backed Massacre Begins in Guatemala; AWOL Soldier Charged with Ft. Hood Attack Plot; U.S., North Korea Diplomats Hold Talks; Judge Overseeing Phone-Hacking Inquiry Appeals for Aid of News of the World Journalists; Blackwater Relocates Headquarters to D.C.; DSK Accuser Speaks Out, Vows Perseverance; 11 Arrested Protesting Budget Cuts; Labor Rights Activist Richard Chávez Dies at 81 - Monday, August 01, 2011E151
Episode 151Monday, August 01, 20112011/08/01 Headlines: Obama, Lawmakers Reach Debt Deal; Debt Agreement Excludes Taxes, Revenue Boost; Pelosi: House Dems May Not Support Debt Deal; Black Caucus, Progressives Reject Debt Agreement; Obama Urged to Invoke 14th Amendment to Bypass Congress; Relief Operations Continue in Famine-Stricken Horn of Africa; NATO Accused of Killing 3 in Bombing of Libyan TV Network; 142 Killed in Syria Crackdown; Verdict Reportedly Near for Jailed U.S. Hikers in Iran; James Murdoch Expected to Face New Hearing; News of the World Hacked into Phone of Grieving Mother; Thousands Rally for Public Education in D.C. - Tuesday, August 02, 2011E152
Episode 152Tuesday, August 02, 20112011/08/02 Headlines: House Backs Debt Deal, Senate Vote to Follow; Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Capitol for Debt Vote; 22 Arrested Protesting Boehner in House Chamber; U.N.: Africa Famine Will Spread Throughout Southern Somalia Absent "Massive Response"; Syrian Crackdown Escalates as Ramadan Begins; Israel Kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank Raid; Massive Protests Sweep Israel on Housing, Income Inequality; Egyptian Military Storms Tahrir Square to Clear Protests; Violence, Killings on Rise in Iraq; Mullen: U.S. Troops Will Need Legal Immunity to Remain in Iraq; Iraq Oil Contract Guarantees Compensation to BP; Federal Judge Blocks Kansas from Defunding Planned Parenthood; Admin Declares Birth Control Coverage Mandatory for Insurance Plans; Justice Dept. Challenges Alabama Anti-Immigrant Law; Supporters Allege Political Motive in Suspension of Climate Scientist; Al Jazeera English to Broadcast in New York City - Wednesday, August 03, 2011E153
Episode 153Wednesday, August 03, 20112011/08/03 Headlines: Obama Signs Debt Law Following Senate Passage; Mubarak, Sons Make First Court Appearance Since Ouster; U.N.: Horn of Africa Crisis Threatens 12.4 Million; U.S. to Ease Terror Restrictions to Free Up Somalia Aid; Syrian Troops Continue Crackdown in Hama; Record-Level Radiation Detected at Stricken Japanese Plant; Iraq Authorizes Talks on Prolonging U.S. Occupation; NATO: Avoiding Afghan Civilian Casualties "Secondary"; U.S., Afghan, Pakistan Officials Hold Trilateral Talks; Members of U.S.-Backed Guatemalan Death Squad Convicted for 1982 Massacre; Thousands Protest for West Papuan Independence; News International Executive Arrested in Hacking Probe; U.S. Hit with Record-Breaking Drought; Vets With PTSD Settle Health Benefits Lawsuit; Congress Adjourns Without Resolution to FAA Stalemate - Thursday, August 04, 2011E154
Episode 154Thursday, August 04, 20112011/08/04 Headlines: Witnesses: Syrian Forces Kill 45 in Hama; U.N. Security Council Denounces Syrian Crackdown; White House: Assad Not "Indispensable"; Mubarak, Sons Appear in Egyptian Court; U.N.: Somalia Famine Widens to More Areas; Obama Holds Fundraiser on 50th Birthday; Obama Calls for End to FAA Stalemate; Gaddafi Regime Claims Alliance with Islamist Rebels; Haiti Faces New Tropical Storm; EPA Proposes New Natural Gas Fracking Oversight; Cargill Recalls Ground Turkey Following Salmonella Death - Friday, August 05, 2011E155
Episode 155Friday, August 05, 20112011/08/05 Headlines: U.S.: 29,000 Children Have Died in Somalia Famine; Toll Rises in Syrian Gov't Attack on Hama; Rebels Claim Gaddafi's Son Killed in Air Strike; Libyan Regime: NATO Attack Kills 3 Civilians; Obama Admin OKs Shell Drilling in Arctic Ocean; U.N.: Shell Responsible for Over $1 Billion in Damage to Niger Delta; Shells Admits Fault for 2 Nigeria Spills; Pentagon Chief Warns of Spending Cuts; U.S. Veteran Allowed to Sue Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for Torture; Obama, Congress Reach Deal on FAA Shutdown; Japan Fires 3 Bureaucrats for Nuclear Crisis; Italian PM Pushes Austerity Deal - Monday, August 08, 2011E156
Episode 156Monday, August 08, 20112011/08/08 Headlines: 30 Elite U.S. Troops Killed After Helicopter is Shot Down in Afghanistan; Standard & Poor Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating for First Time Ever; Share of Eligible U.S. Population Holding a Job Hits Lowest Level Since 1983; 45,000 Verizon Union Workers Enter Second Day of Strike; New Orleans Cops Linked to Post-Katrina Killings Guilty of Civil Rights Violations, Not Murder; Saudi Arabia Recalls Ambassador to Syria as Brutal Crackdown Persists; More than 100 Arrested in London’s Second Night of Unrest; U.S. Expands Involvement in Mexican Drug War with CIA, <span class="caps">DEA Intelligence Post; Hundreds of Thousands of Israelis March in Tel Aviv; Texas Gov. Rick Perry Leads Controversial Prayer Rally; Texas Rally Dwarfed by Back-to-School Event; Obama Administration Criticized for Carrying on Controversial Immigration Enforcement Program; Tibet Swears in New Prime Minister; Soldier Convicted in Abu Ghraib Abuse Scandal Released from Prison; Japan Honors Hiroshima Victims amid Ongoing Nuclear Crisis; Republican Senator, Military Spending Opponent Mark Hatfield Dies at 89 - Tuesday, August 09, 2011E157
Episode 157Tuesday, August 09, 20112011/08/09 Headlines: International Stock Values Plummet After S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating; Hundreds Arrested in Britain as Unrest Spreads Across Nation; Former London Mayor Blames Violence on Sweeping Spending Cuts; U.N. Makes Historic Aid Delivery to Famine-Stricken Somalia; Death Toll in Syria Crackdown Surpasses 2,000; U.S. Vows to Stay the Course After Single-Bloodiest Attack in Afghan War; Bars Media from Ceremony; Japan Withheld Information Following Nuclear Disaster Placing Residents at Risk of Radiation; Court Refuses to Dismiss Torture Lawsuit Against Donald Rumsfeld; July Fourth-Warmest Month in U.S. History; Wisconsin Voters Head to Polls in Recall Elections; White Mississippi Teens Accused in Racially Motivated Murder; Catholic Priest Roy Bourgeois Faces Expulsion over Support of Female Priests; Salvadoran Soldiers Arrested in Connection with 1989 Jesuit Priest Murders; Activists Arrested for Blocking Entrance to U.S. Navy Base Housing Nuclear Submarines; 10 Arrested Protesting Arizona Ski Resort's Fake Snow Plan on Mountain Sacred to Native Americans - Wednesday, August 10, 2011E158
Episode 158Wednesday, August 10, 20112011/08/10 Headlines: Gaddafi Regime: 85 Libyan Civilians Killed in NATO Bombing; 23 Killed in U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan; U.S., Turkey Pressure Syria as Attacks Persist on Opposition Protests; Rioting Spreads in Britain; Over 1,000 Arrested; Somalia Offers Amnesty to Al-Shabab; Markets Rally as Fed Vows Low Interest Rates; Reid Appoints 3 Senate Dems to Deficit "Super Committee"; Obama Honors Remains of 30 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan; GOP Loses 2 Seats in Wisconsin Recall But Retains Senate Control; AWOL Soldier Charged in Alleged Ft. Hood Plot; Citing DOMA, Obama Admin Seeks to Deport Husband of Gay <span class="caps">AIDS Patient; Study: Tar Sands Oil Extraction Will Offset Canada's Pledged Carbon Emissions Cuts; Activists to Hold White House Protest Against Tar Sands Pipeline; Bahrain Raids Doctors Without Borders Office - Thursday, August 11, 2011E159
Episode 159Thursday, August 11, 20112011/08/11 Headlines: 6 NATO Troops Killed; U.S. Claims Strike on Militants Involved in Helicopter Attack; Amnesty Calls on NATO to Probe Civilian Deaths in Libya; Syrian Forces Continue to Attack Towns as Assad Admits "Mistakes"; Obama to Call for Assad's Departure; GOP Announces Deficit "Super Committee" Members; Obama Meets with Top Officials on Slumping Economy; U.N. Envoy Appeals for More Aid to Somalia; Report: U.S.-Funded Firm Training African Union Troops in Somalia; Over 1,200 Arrested for British Riots; USDA Knew of Dangerous Bacteria Well Before Cargill Turkey Recall; New York City Expands Community Media under Cable Deal - Friday, August 12, 2011E160
Episode 160Friday, August 12, 20112011/08/12 Headlines: Deficit Super Committee Finalized with Democratic Picks; Obama Urges Public to Pressure Lawmakers over Economy; Texas Gov. Rick Perry to Enter GOP Race; GOP Presidential Hopefuls Square Off in Iowa Debate; Republican Front-Runner Mitt Romney: "Corporations Are People"; Top 500 U.S. Firms Increase Holdings 59% Since 2008; Pennsylvania Judge Sentenced to 28 Years for "Kids-for-Cash" Scheme; Report: 773 Pakistani Civilians Killed in U.S. Drone Strikes; Libyan Rebels Advance in Brega; Tripoli Residents Protest NATO Bombing; Syrian Forces Attack Civilians; Hama Residents Detail Crackdown; British PM Threatens to Restrict Social Media in Riot's Aftermath; U.S. Boosts Horn of Africa Famine Aid by $17 Million; Israel Approves 1,600 New Settlement Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem; Industry-Linked Panel Backs Controversial Natural Gas Fracking - Monday, August 15, 2011E161
Episode 161Monday, August 15, 20112011/08/15 Headlines: Obama to Tour Midwest, Meet Corporate CEOs; Bachmann Edges Out Paul for Iowa Straw Poll Victory; Pawlenty Drops Out of GOP Race; Perry Announces Bid; U.N.: Progress, Funding Shortfalls in Famine Response; Dozens Killed in Series of Iraq Bombings; Syria Deploys Navy in Protest Crackdown; U.S. Calls for International Boycott, Pressure on Assad; Libyan Rebels Challenge Gaddafi Forces; Mubarak Returns to Egyptian Court; Leading Egyptian Activist Charged with Incitement; Britain Taps Former U.S. Police Chief for Riot Response; Suu Kyi Makes First Political Trip Since Release; Norwegian Shooter Brought to Massacre Site; Unions to Boycott Democratic Convention in Charlotte - Tuesday, August 16, 2011E162
Episode 162Tuesday, August 16, 20112011/08/16 Headlines: 89 Killed in Iraq's Deadliest Day of 2011; Death Toll from Syrian Assault on Latakia Hits 34; Rebels Advance on Tripoli amidst Talks in Neighboring Tunis; Obama Begins Midwest Bus Tour as Approval Rating Drops to New Low; Rick Perry Joins GOP Candidates on Campaign Trail; 1 Palestinian Killed, 5 Wounded in Israeli Bombings of Gaza Strip; Israel Approves New Settlements in West Bank; U.N. Probes Food Aid Theft in Somalia; Judge Halts Broadcasting of Mubarak Trial; Israeli Lawmakers Meet on Economic Protests; U.N. Report Finds Potential War Crimes in Sudan; Shell Oil Rig Spills into North Sea; Global Food Prices Approaching 2008 Levels; Portions of Arizona-Mexico Border Fence Collapse in Flood; Immigrant Rights Activists to Protest Obama on "Secure Communities" Expansion; Google Acquires Motorola Mobile in $12.5 Billion Deal - Wednesday, August 17, 2011E163
Episode 163Wednesday, August 17, 20112011/08/17 Headlines: Report: Obama to Unveil New Jobs Plan in September; Wisconsin Democratic Senators Retain Seats in Recall Votes; Immigrant Rights Activists Protest Obama Across U.S.; Syria Claims Military Pullback from Besieged Towns; Libyan Rebels Continue Advance on Tripoli; Rebels Deny Talks with Gaddafi Regime; U.N.: 10 Children Dying Daily at Single Ethiopian Camp; Letter Claims News of the World Execs Openly Discussed Phone Hacking; Murdoch Aide Knew of Letter; James Murdoch Could Face More Questioning; World Bank Unveils Food Price Warning; IMF Chief Cautions Against Spending Cuts; Israel Arrests Al Jazeera Journalist in West Bank; 11 Killed in Honduran Land Dispute; Tobacco Companies Sue U.S. over Warning Labels - Thursday, August 18, 2011E164
Episode 164Thursday, August 18, 20112011/08/18 Headlines: U.S. Justice Department Probes S&P on Improper Ratings of Mortgage Securities; Whistleblower: SEC Destroyed Thousands of Documents Linked to Wall Street Probes; Obama Concludes Midwest Bus Tour, Prepares Jobs Speech; Rick Perry Rejects Obama Criticism, Doubts Global Warming; Syrian Forces Widen Crackdown on Opposition; Rebels Press Fight to Win Control of Tripoli; Rebels Reopen Libyan Embassy in U.S.; 5 Killed, 22 Wounded in Iraq Violence; U.S. Admits to Iraq Air Strikes; Sadr Vows "War" over Extended Occupation; Thousands Protest Jailing of Anti-Graft Leader in India; Deadly Attacks Hit Southern Israel; Israel Refuses to Apologize to Turkey for Flotilla Killings; ATF Firearms Wound Up at U.S. Crime Scenes; Supervisors Promoted; Verizon Threatens Benefits of Striking Workers; Protesters Oppose Verizon-NYC Education Deal - Friday, August 19, 2011E165
Episode 165Friday, August 19, 20112011/08/19 Headlines: Afghan Militants Storm British Council Office, Killing Nine; Dozens Killed in Pakistani Mosque Bombing; United States, Europe Call on Syrian President to Step Down; Stock Prices Continue to Fall Around the World; Bank of America Considers Laying Off 10,000 Workers; Thousands Wait in Line at Atlanta Job Fair, Several Lose Consciousness from Heat Stroke; Obama Administration Announces Plans for Case-by-Case Deportation Reviews; Presidential Hopeful Rick Perry Defends Creationism to Fourth Grader; Michele Bachmann Says She Worked at IRS to Infiltrate the Agency; Israel Bombs Gaza in Response to Deadly Attacks on Egyptian Border; Radiation Found in Nearly Half of Japanese Children Near Stricken Nuclear Plant; Egyptian Court Drops Charges Against Prominent Activist; Elizabeth Warren Creating Exploratory Committee for Possible Senate Run; Pipeline Rupture in Missouri River Basin Leaks Over 3,000 Barrels of Natural Gasoline; Foreign Students in Exchange Program Walk Out of American Jobs amid Claims of Labor Exploitation; Study Finds Black Scientists Less Likely to Receive Research Funding - Monday, August 22, 2011E166
Episode 166Monday, August 22, 20112011/08/22 Headlines: Libyan Rebels Enter Capital City as Gaddafi Regime Loses Grip on Power; Syria’s Assad Warns International Community Against Military Intervention; Iran Sentences American Hikers to Eight Years in Prison; Residents Near Stricken Japanese Nuclear Plant May Be Barred from Returning Home for Decades; Verizon Workers End Massive 15-Day Strike Following Bargaining Agreement; Central Michigan University Faculty Announces Strike Plans on First Day of Classes; Over 110 People Arrested Outside White House in Ongoing Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Protest; Panetta: Iraq Has Agreed to Negotiate Extended U.S. Occupation; Israel, Hamas Agree to Ceasefire Following Days of Cross-Border Violence; Presidential Hopeful Jon Huntsman Slams GOP Rivals for Science Skepticism; Bachmann Staffer Formerly Charged with Terrorism in Uganda; Mitt Romney to Bulldoze "Inadequate" $12 Million Beachfront Home; Trio Convicted of 1993 Triple Child Murder Released After Nearly Two Decades of Popular Support; India: Tens of Thousands March to Support Activist's Anti-Corruption Hunger Strike; Arundhati Roy Criticizes Hunger Strike Demands of Anti-Corruption Activist Anna Hazare; Hundreds of Brooklyn Residents Rally to Prevent 82-Year-Old's Eviction - Tuesday, August 23, 2011E167
Episode 167Tuesday, August 23, 20112011/08/23 Headlines: Defying Reports of Capture, Gaddafi’s Son Makes Appearance in Tripoli; Libyan Rebels Hold Capital City as Heavy Fighting Persists; Libya: U.S., NATO Forces Play Key Role in Rebel Push; U.N.: Death Toll in Syrian Crackdown Surpasses 2,200; South Sudan Cattle Raid Leaves Hundreds Dead; Suspected U.S. Drone Crashes in Somalia; Obama Admin Pressures NY Attorney General on Bank Settlement over Questionable Foreclosure Tactics; Goldman Sachs Share Prices Drop After CEO Hires High-Profile Defense Attorney; Swiss Banking Giant UBS AG Announces 3,500 Jobs Cut; Head of S&P Steps Down; Credit Rating Agency Whistleblower Speaks Out; Presidential Hopeful Rick Perry Shuns His Own Book, "Fed Up"; Texas Unemployment Rate Highest in Over Two Decades; Amnesty Condemns Iran’s Harsh Sentence of U.S. Hikers; Turkish Offensive Leaves 100 Dead in Iraq; Prosecutors Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges Against Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn; Mongolians Opposed to U.S. Nuclear Waste Dump Protest Biden Visit; Martin Luther King Memorial Unveiled in Washington; Dozens Arrested in San Francisco Transit System Protest; Canadian Opposition Leader Jack Layton Dies - Wednesday, August 24, 2011E168
Episode 168Wednesday, August 24, 20112011/08/24 Headlines: Gaddafi Vows "Martyrdom" as Battle for Tripoli Persists; Foreign Forces Played Key Role in Intensified Libyan Rebel Offensive; NY Attorney General Booted from Mortgage Company Settlement Task Force; NY Supreme Court Dismisses Sex Crimes Charges Against Former IMF Chief; Nuclear Power Plant Near East Coast Earthquake Epicenter Lacking Seismographs Since 1990s; Military Contractor KBR Sues Gang-Rape Accuser for $2 Million; New Jersey ACLU Joins Parents in $100 Million Lawsuit over Facebook Donation; NYC Education Department Plans to Cut 780 Employees by October; South Sudan Calls for Troop Deployment Following Massive Revenge Killings; Chile’s Largest Labor Union Calls Two-Day Strike as Students Continue Protests; Democrats Nominate Mississippi's First African-American Gubernatorial Candidate in Modern History; Report: Climate Change Disproportionately Impacts Indigenous Americans; Canadian Actors Arrested Alongside 60 Others in Pipeline Protest at White House; Exxon Mobil Estimates Montana Oil Spill Will Cost Company $42 Million; Foreign Policy Adviser to Mitt Romney Actively Supporting Iranian Terrorist Organization; Famed Journalist Bill Moyers Returns to Television with New Weekly Show - Thursday, August 25, 2011E169
Episode 169Thursday, August 25, 20112011/08/25 Headlines: NATO Aiding Libyan Rebels in Search for Gaddafi, Bounty Placed on Libyan Leader; Arab League Recognizes Libyan Rebel Council; U.S. Requests U.N. Unfreeze $1.5 Billion in Assets; Four Italian Journalists Held by Gaddafi Loyalists Freed; Secret U.S. Diplomatic Cable Reveals McCain Promised to Provide Gaddafi with Weapons; U.S. Investigates Allegations Murdoch’s News Corp. Hacked Phones of September 11 Victims; Cheney Admits Urging Attack on Syrian Nuclear Site; Rick Perry Takes Lead in Republican Presidential Candidate Polls; Report: Changing Climate Will Lead to Rise in Warfare; Historic Washington D.C. Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Protest Results in 56 More Arrests; India Prime Minster Appeals to Anti-Corruption Activist to End Hunger Strike; Egypt: Human Rights Groups Appeal to U.N. over Military Junta Crackdown; Report Reveals Systematic Targeted Killing of Egyptian Prisoners; Detained Egyptian Blogger Launches Hunger Strike; Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza Kill Four; Nine-Month-Old Israeli Baby Wounded by Rocket; Glenn Beck Holds Rally in Israel Denouncing United Nations, Human Rights Organizations; Chile Enters Second Day of Nationwide Strike; Peru to Consult with Indigenous Communities Before Mining, Drilling; Report: U.S. Security Aid in Colombia Supported Targeting of Politicians, Civil Society Groups; Conservative Website, Brooklyn Rabbi Blame Earthquake on Declining Morals, Same-Sex Marriage; Apple CEO Steve Jobs Resigns - Friday, August 26, 2011E170
Episode 170Friday, August 26, 20112011/08/26 Headlines: British Warplanes Bomb Gaddafi’s Hometown of Sirte; U.N. Unfreezes $1.5 Billion in Libyan Assets for Rebels; Gaddafi Calls on Supporters to Fight Back; Human Rights Group Warns about Weapons Proliferation in Libya; U.N. Building Bombed in Nigeria, at Least 10 Dead; 53 Die in Casino Attack in Monterrey, Mexico; Report: U.S. Allowing Mexican Police to Stage Cross-Border Raids; Son of Slain Pakistan Governor Kidnapped; State of Emergencies Declared Ahead of Hurricane Irene; State Dept: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Have "Limited Adverse Environmental Impact"; Sen. Sanders to Introduce Bill to Strengthen Social Security; CIA Forces <span class="caps">FBI Agent to Redact Sections of Book about 9/11 Probe; WikiLeaks Releases Tens of Thousands of New Classified U.S. Diplomatic Cables; Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Resigns; African Union Pledges $350 Million to Fight Famine in East Africa; Labor Board Orders Employers to Post Info on Unionization; Book: Founder of IKEA Was a Former Nazi Recruiter - Monday, August 29, 2011E171
Episode 171Monday, August 29, 20112011/08/29 Headlines: Hurricane Irene Pummels East Coast with Massive Flooding; At Least 22 Dead; Libya: NATO Bombs Gaddafi’s Hometown; HRW: Gaddafi Forces Executed 45 Prisoners Last Week; United Nations Calls for Humanitarian Aid for Libya; U.S. Journalist Among 10,000 Prisoners Freed in Libya; U.S. Claims Senior Level al-Qaeda Officer Killed by CIA Drone Attack in Pakistan; Report: U.S. Special Forces May Have Killed BBC Journalist in Afghanistan; Suicide Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 28 in Iraq; Israel Orders Reinforcements Deployed to Gaza Strip, Egypt Border; Indian Anti-Corruption Activist Ends 13-Day Hunger Strike; Obama Prepares to Tap Princeton Professor as Chair of Economic Council; WikiLeaks Cables Confirm U.S. Efforts to Push Genetically Engineered Food Abroad; U.S. Soldier Suspected of Killing Four Found Dead in Philadelphia Suburb; Widow of Army Ranger Removed from Event After Confronting Donald Rumsfeld; New York Drops Contract with Murdoch-Owned Wireless Company; Canada Holds State Funeral to Honor Opposition Leader Jack Layton - Tuesday, August 30, 2011E172
Episode 172Tuesday, August 30, 20112011/08/30 Headlines: Hurricane Irene Death Toll Climbs to 40 as Widespread Flooding, Power Outages Persist; Michele Bachmann Says Hurricane Irene Should Be Viewed as Message from God; Inspection Team Dispatched to Virginia Nuclear Power Plant Following Earthquake; Maryland Nuclear Power Facility Shut Down in Wake of Hurricane; Libyan Rebels Accuse Algeria of Aggression for Accepting Gaddafi Family; African Union Chief Accuses Libyan Rebels of Targeting Black Africans; Lockerbie Bomber Maintained Innocence in Private Correspondence with Libyan Officials; August Becomes Deadliest Month for U.S. Troops in Nearly Decade-Long Afghanistan War; Afghan Government Derailed Peace Talks Between U.S. and Taliban; Pentagon Use of No-Bid War Contracts Balloons to $140 Billion; Israeli Military Prepares to Supply Jewish Settlers with Tear Gas, Stun Grenades; Obama: New Economic Aide Will Focus on Jobs; Report: Half of Muslim Americans Feel Intensified Presence of U.S. Anti-Terror Policies; Alabama Judge Temporarily Blocks Controversial Immigration Law; Commission Confirms 1940s U.S. Medical Experimentation in Guatemala Killed 83; Top NASA Climate Scientist Arrested in Ongoing White House Keystone XL Pipeline Protest - Wednesday, August 31, 2011E173
Episode 173Wednesday, August 31, 20112011/08/31 Headlines: Evacuations, Airlifts Continue in Irene's Aftermath; Insurers Could Avoid Bulk of Irene Costs; Study: 25 CEOs Earned More than Companies Paid in Taxes; Wage Gap Increases; Obama Defends Economy Handling, Cites MLK on "Economic Justice"; ATF Director Demoted over Fast and Furious Gun Sting; Libyan Rebels Give Gaddafi Fighters Saturday Deadline; Amnesty: Black Libyans, Sub-Saharan Africans at Risk in Libya; Syrian Forces Kill Protesters in Daraa; More Arrests in Keystone XL Pipeline Protest Outside White House; Exxon, Russia Reach Deal for Arctic Oil; Kansas Ordered to Resume Planned Parenthood Funding; Judge Blocks Texas Law Requiring Pregnant Women to View Sonogram Before Abortion; Bolivian Commanders Convicted for 2003 Massacre; WikiLeaks Site Hacked as Names Reportedly Disclosed - Thursday, September 01, 2011E174
Episode 174Thursday, September 01, 20112011/09/01 Headlines: Gaddafi Sons Offer Differing Stances Ahead of Surrender Deadline; Report: Ex-Bush Official Recently Advised Gaddafi Regime on Winning "Propaganda War"; Syrian Official Resigns in Protest of Abuses; U.N.: Millions Remain at Risk in Horn of Africa; WikiLeaks Blames Guardian for Cable Disclosure; Obama Reschedules Jobs Speech After Dispute with GOP; Petraeus Warns Against Military Cutbacks; Justice Dept. Seeks to Block AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile; New Details Emerge on NYPD Spy Unit; Obama's Uncle Faces Deportation Following Arrest; 3.4-Magnitude Aftershock Hits Virginia; Role of Firms in CIA Rendition Detailed in Lawsuit; Maya Angelou Criticizes New MLK Monument - Friday, September 02, 2011E175
Episode 175Friday, September 02, 20112011/09/02 Headlines: Gaddafi: "Let Libya Be Engulfed in Flames"; World Leaders, Rebels Agree on Unfreezing Libyan Assets; Anti-Government Protests Continue in Syria After 7 Killed; Turkey Downgrades Israel Ties After U.N. 2010 Flotilla Report; Banks to Face Federal Suits over Mortgage Securities; Goldman Sachs Subsidiary Agrees to End "Robo-Signing"; Obama Admin Scales Back Economic Growth Projections; Earthquake Shifted Nuclear Fuel Casks at Virginia Power Plant; Al Gore Voices Support for Protests Against Keystone XL Pipeline; Study Finds Link Between 9/11 Debris and Cancer; Ohio Sells Prison to Private Firm; Guatemala Tests Survivors, Relatives of U.S. Medical Experiments; Thousands Denounce Bahraini Monarchy at Funeral for Slain Teen; 2 Female Journalists Slain in Mexico; WikiLeaks Cable Details U.S. Military Killing of Iraqi Family; WikiLeaks Publishes Full, Unredacted Archive of U.S. Cables - Tuesday, September 06, 2011E177
Episode 177Tuesday, September 06, 20112011/09/06 Headlines: Large Libyan Army Convoy Enters Niger; Files Found in Tripoli Expose CIA-Gaddafi Ties over Rendition Program; U.N.: 750,000 Could Die in Somali Famine in Next 4 Months; U.S. Military and CIA Seek OK to Expand Covert Operations in Iraq; U.S. Spying on Israel Exposed by Leaked FBI Documents; Obama Angers Environmentalists by Backing Off New Smog Regulations; 1,252 Arrested in Two-Week Campaign Against Keystone XL Pipeline; Report: New York City Police Spied on 250 Mosques and Muslim Student Groups; Jobless Rate Remains at 9.1%; Unemployment for Black Men and Teens Soars; Obama Prepares to Outline Jobs Plan in Address to Congress; Teamsters President James Hoffa to Obama: "This Is Your Army"; Families of Sept. 11 Victims Travel to Afghanistan; Crocker: U.S. May Remain in Afghanistan "For a Long Time"; 430,000 March for Economic Justice in Israel; Texas Wildfires Kill Two, Destroy 500 Homes; BP Hires Former Pentagon Press Secretary; Arizona to Charge Fees for Visitors of State Prisons; SF Police Helped Investigators from Apple Search Home Looking for Missing iPhone 5 Model - Wednesday, September 07, 2011E178
Episode 178Wednesday, September 07, 20112011/09/07 Headlines: Gaddafi Reportedly Flees Southern Libyan Town; Syrian Forces Kill 7 in Homs; Red Cross Granted Access to Damascus Prison; Report: Panetta Backs Extended U.S. Occupation; 9 Killed in Attack on Iraqi Soldiers; U.S. Halts Prisoner Transfers to 9 Afghan Jails; Afghans Recount Decade of Deadly U.S. Home Raids & Attacks Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary; Petraeus Takes Helm at CIA; GOP Candidates to Hold Presidential Debate; Romney Unveils Corporate-Friendly Economy Plan; 25 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Attacks; 11 Killed, 45 Wounded in India Bombing; Former News Corp. Execs Contradict James Murdoch on Hacking; 5 Killed in Nevada Shooting; Detained NYC Council Member Accuses Police of Racial Bias; Family of Slain Black Man Files Lawsuit over Hate Crime Killing; Georgia Sets New Execution Date for Troy Davis - Thursday, September 08, 2011E179
Episode 179Thursday, September 08, 20112011/09/08 Headlines: Gaddafi Denies Libya Departure, Urges More Fighting; Western Firm Negotiated to Arm Gaddafi Regime Before Uprising; Syrian Forces Kill at Least 20 in Homs in Ongoing Crackdown on Protest Movement; GOP Contenders Clash in Debate; Perry Blasts Social Security as "Ponzi Scheme"; Obama to Deliver Jobs Speech; Some GOP Lawmakers Won't Attend; Nearly 100 Ex-Staffers for Congressional "Super Committee" Members Now Working as Lobbyists; Ex-CIA Lawyer: Obama Changed "Virtually Nothing" from Bush Admin on Terror Policies; U.S. Pressures Palestinians to Drop Statehood Bid; Palestinian Authority Cites Obama in Pro-Statehood Ads; Bahrain Releases Hunger-Striking Medical Workers from Detention; Honduran Resistance Leader Slain; Students Protest Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates at University of Texas; 5 Dead in Tri-State Shooting Spree - Friday, September 09, 2011E180
Episode 180Friday, September 09, 20112011/09/09 Headlines: Obama Jobs Plan Emphasizes Tax Relief; Federal Reserve Warns of Sluggish U.S. Economy; DHS Warns of Attack Risk Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary; Flooding Kills 5, Carries Toxins in U.S. Northeast; Interpol Issues Arrest Warrant for Gaddafi; Report: U.S. Mulls Staging Troops in Kuwait After Iraq Withdrawal; Iraqi Journalist Slain Ahead of Demonstration; U.S. Admits Fatally Shooting Journalist in Afghanistan; U.K. Apologizes for Killing of Iraqi Prisoner; U.S. Confirms It Will Veto Palestinian Statehood at United Nations; Non-Aligned Countries Back Palestinian State; Report: Israel Doubles Settlement Construction Since Ending Partial Freeze; Congressional "Super Committee" Begins Mandate to Reduce Deficit; Federal Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Obama's Healthcare Law; Justice Dept. Accuses Puerto Rican Police of Systemic Abuses; Texas Records Hottest Summer in U.S. History - Monday, September 12, 2011E181
Episode 181Monday, September 12, 20112011/09/12 Headlines: President Obama, George W. Bush Lead September 11 Tribute; Defense Secretary Panetta Vows Unending Fighting; Anti-Racism Rally Near Ground Zero Draws Attention to Targeting of Muslim Men; Former Senator Calls on Obama to Reopen 9/11 Investigation with Focus on Saudi Family; Former FBI Agent Accuses <span class="caps">CIA of Withholding Intelligence Before 9/11; Afghanistan: Four Civilians Killed, 77 U.S. Troops Injured in Suicide Bombing at NATO Base; Human Rights Group Accuses U.S.-Backed Militias in Afghanistan of Abuses Including Murder, Rape; Egyptian Protesters Attack Israeli Embassy Forcing Evacuation of Ambassador, Staff; Egyptian Police Respond with Deadly Force, Killing Three, Wounding over 1,000; Gaddafi Son Flees to Niger, Opposition Forces Arrest Head Security Official; France: One Person Killed, At Least Three Injured in Nuclear Plant Explosion; Japanese Protesters Commemorate Six-Month Anniversary of Nuclear Disaster; Former Military General Leads in Guatemalan Presidential Election; Chile: Thousands March to Commemorate 38th Anniversary of U.S.-Backed Coup; U.N. Claims at Least 2,600 Killed in Syrian Unrest; U.S. Considers Moving Iraq Drone Program to Turkey; More Than 100 Burned to Death in Kenya Pipeline Fire; Researchers Find Arctic Sea Ice at Lowest Levels on Record; Georgia Schedules Execution Date for Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis - Tuesday, September 13, 2011E182
Episode 182Tuesday, September 13, 20112011/09/13 Headlines: Taliban Launches Coordinated Attack on U.S. Embassy, NATO Headquarters in Kabul; Report: Iran to Release Detained American Hikers in Two Days; Obama Proposes to Cut $467 Billion in Tax Breaks for Companies, Wealthy Americans; Bank of America Announces Plan to Cut 30,000 Jobs; Libyan Opposition Leader Addresses 10,000 Supporters in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli; Amnesty International Alleges War Crimes on Both Sides of Libya Conflict; Palestine Plans to Seek Statehood Next Week, Despite U.S. Veto Threat; Romney Takes Perry to Task on Social Security, Jobs Record; Number of Borrowers Defaulting on Student Loans Jumps Significantly; Officials: No Radioactive Leaks Following Explosion at Nuclear Facility in France; Oakland Children's Museum Cancels Palestinian Youth Art Exhibit; On Anniversary of Attica Rebellion New Recordings Reveal Nixon, Rockefeller Praise for Crackdown - Wednesday, September 14, 2011E183
Episode 183Wednesday, September 14, 20112011/09/14 Headlines: U.S. Poverty at Record High; Uninsured Hits 20-Year Peak; High Unemployment Expected Through 2012, Reports Congressional Budget Office; Obama Touts Jobs Plan Ahead of Expected Call for Medicaid Cuts; Iranian Judiciary: No Plans to Free Jailed Hikers; At Least 15 Killed in Taliban Assault on Kabul; Report: U.S.-Funded Militias Terrorizing Afghan Civilians; CIA Cites Yemen-Based Group as Most Dangerous al-Qaeda Wing; Palestinian Authority Confirms Plan to Bring Statehood to U.N. Security Council; U.N. Panelists: Israeli Blockade of Gaza Illegal; Warren to Challenge Brown for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts; GOP Wins Congressional Seat in NY Special Election; Kucinich Could Face Kaptur in Ohio Democratic Primary; Records Show Extensive Financial Ties Between Merck, Perry; CIA Probes Assistance of <span class="caps">NYPD Spying; Chevron Closes Gulf Coast Pipeline over Leak; British Lawmakers Recall James Murdoch for Testimony on Phone Hacking - Thursday, September 15, 2011E184
Episode 184Thursday, September 15, 20112011/09/15 Headlines: U.S. Envoy, International Leaders Visit Libya; Mass Graves Uncovered; Syrians Mark 6 Months of Sustained Protests; 19 Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Blames Haqqani for Kabul Attack; Warren Confirms U.S. Senate Bid in Massachusetts; Obama Admin Questioned on Backing of Failed Solar Firm; Gov't Report Cites New BP Infractions Before Gulf Spill; Texas Urged to Halt Execution over Racially Biased Witness; California to Release Thousands of Female Prisoners; U.S. Urges Sri Lanka to Address War Crimes Findings; Ex-Chief of Colombian Secret Police Sentenced to 25 Years; Haitians Demand Ouster of U.N. Peacekeeping Force; FBI Teaches Anti-Muslim Content in Counterterrorism Training; ICC Urged to Probe Vatican for Sexual Abuse, Cover-Up - Friday, September 16, 2011E185
Episode 185Friday, September 16, 20112011/09/16 Headlines: Libyan Rebels Attack Gaddafi's Hometown of Sirte; Obama Drops Cuts to Social Security in Debt Reduction Plan; Boehner: Tax Hike "Off the Table"; House Votes to Limit NLRB over Boeing Ruling; Supreme Court Halts Texas Execution of Duane Buck over Racial Bias Claims; Obama Admin Confident of Jailed American Hikers' Release in Iran; U.S.: Top al-Qaeda Operative Killed in Pakistan; 400,000 Displaced in Pakistan Floods; Palestinian Authority Rejects U.S. Effort to Subvert Statehood Bid; Hundreds March in New York City Ahead of Palestinian Statehood Bid; Israeli Settlers Increase Vandalism in West Bank; U.N. Probes Video of Peacekeepers' Sexual Assault in Haiti; Denmark Elects First-Ever Female Prime Minister; U.S. Postal Service to Cut up to 35,000 Jobs in $3 Billion Cost-Cutting Plan; Hundreds Expected for "Occupy Wall Street" Protest; Mother Files Lawsuit over Fatal Police Shooting of Unarmed 14-Year-Old Son - Monday, September 19, 2011E186
Episode 186Monday, September 19, 20112011/09/19 Headlines: Obama Proposes New "Buffett Tax" on Millionaires; Yemen Intensifies Government Crackdown with Scores Killed in 48 Hours; Report: U.S. Increases Drone Strikes in Yemen; Gaddafi Forces Claim Hundreds Killed in NATO Air Strike, Claim Capture of 17 European Mercenaries; Documents Reveal Former U.K. Prime Minister Visited Gaddafi Prior to Release of Lockerbie Bomber; U.S. Accuses Pakistani Government of Ties to Taliban-Linked Militants Blamed for Embassy Attack; United Nations Requests $350 Million in Flood Relief Aid for Pakistan; Former FBI Director Calls for Troy Davis Execution to be Put Off; Banking Giant UBS Loses $2.3 Billion in Unauthorized Trades; Book: Tim Geithner Ignored Presidential Order to Consider Dissolving Citigroup; Report: U.S. Cannot Account for Nearly Three Tons of Nuclear Material Shipped Overseas; Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Arrives in New York Vowing to Seek Full U.N. Membership; Britain's Largest Weapons Fair Promotes Sale of Illegal Torture Equipment, Cluster Bombs; WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Efforts to Defend Cluster Bombs Around the World; U.S. Hikers Remain Detained Following Religious Delegation's Visit to Iran; Brazil: Two Men Arrested in Connection with Amazon Environmentalist Murders - Tuesday, September 20, 2011E187
Episode 187Tuesday, September 20, 20112011/09/20 Headlines: Yemen: 9 Killed as Government Escalates Deadliest Period in Eight-Month-Old Uprising; President Obama Unveils Plan to Cut $3 Trillion from Deficit; "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Prohibition of Openly Gay Military Servicemembers Expires; Study: 37 Percent of Young Families with Children Were Living in Poverty Last Year; Israel Proposes Netanyahu, Abbas Meeting; Former Mexican President Sued for War Crimes Stemming from 1997 Massacre; Former FBI Informants Link U.S. Law Enforcement Officials to Mexican Drug Cartels; Mexican President Calderón Hints at Drug Legalization; Insurance Company Files Suit Against Saudi Arabia for Indirectly Funding 9/11; Oklahoma: Oil Rig Explodes in 100-Foot Flames; Chinese Protesters Shut Down Solar Factory Accused of Dumping Toxic Waste; Justice Department Accuses Texas Statehouse of Disenfranchising Minority Voters in Redistricting Efforts; Pennsylvania Considers Controversial Electoral College Voting Changes; Ralph Nader Leads Recruitment Effort to Challenge President Obama; Spanish Teacher Strike Shuts Down Hundreds of Schools; Teacher Strike Forces Tacoma, WA Schools to Remain Closed for Sixth Day; Occupy Wall Street Protests Persist amid 6 Arrests - Wednesday, September 21, 2011E188
Episode 188Wednesday, September 21, 20112011/09/21 Headlines: Jailed U.S. Hikers Freed in Iran; Troy Davis Requests Polygraph as Execution Looms; Report: U.S. Building Drone Bases in Africa, Indian Ocean Islands; Former Afghan President Killed by Taliban; Oxfam: 3 Million Face Food Shortage in Afghanistan; African Union Recognizes Libyan Government; New Flag Raised at U.N.; Palestinians Rally for Statehood as U.S., Israel Press Opposition; Al Jazeera News Director Resigns over Modifying Iraq War Coverage; Pentagon Marks Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy; 7 Arrested in "Occupy Wall Street" Action; Protest-Themed Messages Blocked on Yahoo - Thursday, September 22, 2011E189
Episode 189Thursday, September 22, 20112011/09/22 Headlines: Troy Davis Executed After Supreme Court Rejects Stay; Freed U.S. Hikers Leave Iran; Senate Appropriations Committee Threatens Palestinians over Statehood Bid; Obama Slams Palestinian Statehood Effort in U.N. Speech; Poll: Most Israelis, Palestinians Back Statehood Bid; NATO Extends Libya Bombing Campaign; Stock Prices Fall as Fed Warns on U.S. Economy; Wiretap Law Challenge Allowed to Proceed; Islamic Cultural Center Opens Near Ground Zero; Kaiser Permanente Medical Workers Stage Strike - Friday, September 23, 2011E190
Episode 190Friday, September 23, 20112011/09/23 Headlines: Saleh Returns to Yemen amid Increased Violence; U.S. Accuses Pakistan Spy Agency of Hand in Embassy Attack; Palestinians Bring Statehood Bid to the United Nations; U.S. Leads Walkout on Ahmadinejad Speech at United Nations; GOP Candidates Debate in Orlando; Audience Boos Gay Soldier; Spending Dispute Threatens U.S. Government Shutdown; Study: Nearly 1 in 4 Children Under 6 Live in Poverty in the United States; California Police Officers Charged in Beating Death of Homeless Man; Tacoma Teachers Vote to End 10-Day Strike; Drug Violence Spreads to New Areas of Mexico; "Stingray" Cell Phone Tracking Faces Court Challenge; Over 1,000 Protest Troy Davis Execution in NYC - Monday, September 26, 2011E191
Episode 191Monday, September 26, 20112011/09/26 Headlines: Abbas Addresses U.N. in Bid for Palestinian Statehood; Israeli PM: Netanyahu: Palestinians "Should Fail" in Statehood Bid; Afghanistan: One American Killed in Attack on Kabul CIA Office; Admiral Mullen Accuses Pakistani Spy Agency of Supporting Haqqani Network; U.S. Ties to Haqqani Network Dates Back to Reagan Administration; U.S. Launches Series of Drone Attacks on Somalia; Yemeni President Saleh Returns Home After Four Months in Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia to Give Women Right to Vote in 2015 Elections; Japan: Radioactive Rice Discovered Near Stricken Nuclear Plant; Obama Administration Secretly Sold 55 Bunker Buster Bombs to Israel; Obama to Congressional Black Caucus: "Stop Complaining, Stop Grumbling"; Pizza Mogul Herman Cain Wins Florida GOP Straw Ballot; U.S. Soldier Sentenced to Seven Years for Killing Afghan Youth; Over 80 Arrested in Occupy Wall Street March; 10 Muslim Students Criminally Charged for Disrupting Israeli Ambassador Speech; American Broadcaster David Barsamian Deported from India; Mexican Journalist Found Decapitated After Writing About Drug Cartel; Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai Dies at 71 - Tuesday, September 27, 2011E192
Episode 192Tuesday, September 27, 20112011/09/27 Headlines: Gaddafi Forces Stave Off Assault on Libyan Leader's Hometown of Sirte; U.S. to Sell Bahrain $53 Million in Military Equipment Following Brutal Crackdown; U.S. To Keep Bin Laden Photos Secret; Pakistan's Imran Khan Speaks Out on ISI-Haqqani Ties; Poverty Rate Increases in 46 States; Michael Moore Addresses Ongoing "Occupy Wall Street" Protest; Senior NYPD Officer Accused in Wall Street Pepper-Spray Incident Subject of 2004 Investigation; Israel Ordered to Pay $430,000 for Shooting Death of 10-Year-Old Palestinian Girl; Israel Releases Al Jazeera Journalist Held Six Weeks Without Charge; Bolivia's Morales Halts Road Project amid Mass Protests, Violent Crackdown; 9,000 West Papua Mining Workers Continue Strike; Pelican Bay Prisoners Resume Hunger Strike in California; Hundreds Gather to Protest Dick Cheney’s Visit to Vancouver, Canada; Canada: 117 Arrested in Keystone XL Pipeline Protest; Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Legislation Strengthening Pipeline Safety Rules; Animal Rights Activists Claim Responsibility for Idaho Fur Retailer Fire; Green Belt Movement Vows to Continue Anti-Deforestation Advocacy in Wake of Wangari Maathai's Death - Wednesday, September 28, 2011E193
Episode 193Wednesday, September 28, 20112011/09/28 Headlines: Study: Workers Facing Costlier Health Premiums; Listeria Outbreak Kills 13 in U.S.; Study: 30,000 Cases of Border Patrol Abuses Since 2008; Report: FBI Keeps Names on Terrorist Watch List Despite Exoneration; Gaddafi Reported to Be Near Algerian Border; Israel Authorizes 1,100 New Settlement Homes; U.N. Official: Palestinian Authority Ready to Govern State; Hundreds Protest U.S. in Pakistan; Bahraini Court Upholds Sentences for Protest Leaders; Republicans Launch New Probe of Planned Parenthood; Danish Firm Protests Drug Use in Florida Execution; Postal Workers Hold Nationwide Protests Against Cuts, Funding Mandate - Thursday, September 29, 2011E194
Episode 194Thursday, September 29, 20112011/09/29 Headlines: White House Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on Healthcare Law; Judge Upholds Key Parts of Alabama Immigration Law; Study: Hispanic Children Largest Group Living in Poverty; Afghan Violence Increases 40%; Clinton: U.S. Nearing Decision on Haqqani Designation; U.N. Security Council Committee Takes Up Palestinian Statehood Bid; Obama: U.S. to Continue Cuba Embargo; 20 Bahraini Medical Workers Sentenced to Prison; Gitmo Prisoner Faces Death Penalty in Resumed Military Trial; Massachusetts Man Accused of Plot to Attack Pentagon, Capitol; Pennsylvania Prison Guard Charged with Sexual, Physical Abuse of Prisoners; Free Press Challenges New Internet Rules; State Dept. Holds Public Hearings on Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline; NYPD Investigating Officer for Pepper-Spraying Wall Street Protesters - Friday, September 30, 2011E195
Episode 195Friday, September 30, 20112011/09/30 Headlines: U.S.-Born Cleric, CIA Target Killed in Yemen; Mob Confronts U.S. Delegation in Syria; Syria Forces Attack Besieged Towns; Libyan Transitional Forces Capture Airport in Sirte; U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Libya; Afghan Gov't Reviews Taliban, Pakistan Efforts; Bahraini Women Rally Against Jailing of Protesters, Medics; Amnesty Urges Lithuania to Reopen Rendition Probe; Brazilian Court Halts Construction of Belo Monte Dam; California Prisoners Face Crackdown for Hunger Strike; Groups Appeal Court Ruling Backing Controversial Alabama Anti-Immigrant Provisions; Report: U.S. Mulls New Lawsuits Against Anti-Immigrant Laws in 4 States; Federal Judge OKs Kansas Anti-Abortion Law; ACLU Challenges N.C. Measure; 2 Sentenced for Hate Crimes in Arkansas - Monday, October 03, 2011E196
Episode 196Monday, October 03, 20112011/10/03 Headlines: NYPD Arrests Over 700 on Brooklyn Bridge in Ongoing Occupy Wall Street Protest; International Protests Erupt in Portugal, Greece, England; U.S. Confirms Death of Second U.S. Citizen in Yemen Drone Strike; Afghan President Karzai Suspends Talks with Taliban; Libya: Shelling Prevents Red Cross Convoy in Besieged Town of Sirte; Thousands Attend Funeral for Executed Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis; Koch Brothers Exposed for Trading with Iran, Bribing Overseas Officials; Rick Perry under Fire for Racially Offensive Hunting Camp Name; Virginia Nuclear Reactors Remain Shut Down More Than Five Weeks After Earthquake; United Arab Emirates Activists, Bloggers Face Trial; Jewish Settlers Blamed for Burning Israeli Mosque, U.S. Lawmakers Freeze $200 Million in Aid to Palestine; Leading U.K. Climate Activist Prevented from Entering U.S.; Government Probe Confirms Major New York City Public School Corruption Scandal; Settlement Reached over Arrest of Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Producers at 2008 GOP Convention - Tuesday, October 04, 2011E197
Episode 197Tuesday, October 04, 20112011/10/04 Headlines: Truck Bombing Kills at Least 70 in Somali Capital; Major Unions Throw Support Behind Occupy Wall Street Protest; Occupy Wall Street-Inspired Protests Spring Up Around the Country, World; Obama: Nation is Not Better Off than It was Four Years Ago; Report: Fannie Mae Aware of Dubious Foreclosure Practices as Early as 2003; Emails Reveal Cozy Relationship Between Pipeline Lobbyist, State Department; Obama Administration Backs Increased Arctic Ocean Oil Drilling; Alabama: Latino Students Disappear Due to New Far-Reaching Immigration Law; U.S. Lawmakers Confirm Blocking $200 Million in Aid to Palestine, amid U.N. Statehood Bid; Report: Syrian Protesters Abroad Systematically Monitored, Harassed on Behalf of Regime; Civil Rights Attorneys Request NYPD Turn Over Records on Secret Muslim Monitoring Program; Rick Perry Faces New Race Row over Support for Displaying Confederate Symbols; Mexican Officials Take Issue with Perry Suggestion to Send U.S. Troops over Border; Obama Pushes Forward on Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia, Panama; Texas: 1,000 Evacuated Following Fire at Chemical Plant - Wednesday, October 05, 2011E198
Episode 198Wednesday, October 05, 20112011/10/05 Headlines: Occupy Wall Street Protesters File Class Action Suit; Unions, Students to Join March; Lawsuit Accuses Banks of Defrauding Veterans, Taxpayers; Obama Invokes Reagan in Push for Tax Changes; Study: Corporations Laid Off Workers Following Tax Holiday; DNA Evidence Frees Texas Prisoner After Nearly 25 Years; Russia, China Veto Security Council Measure on Syria Crackdown; Iraq: No Immunity for U.S. Troops; Palestinians Protest U.S. Aid Freeze; Bahrain Sentences 26 Protesters; Saudi Arabia Blames "Foreign Country" for Clashes; HRW: No Improvement in Accountability for Colombia Union Killings; Greeks Stage General Strike over Austerity Cuts; Obama Waives Curbs on Aid to Countries Using Child Soldiers; Christie Opts Out of GOP Race; Michigan Ordered to Halt Cutoff of Welfare Recipients; Rumsfeld Refuses to Answer Al Jazeera Reporter on Iraq War - Thursday, October 06, 2011E199
Episode 199Thursday, October 06, 20112011/10/06 Headlines: Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street March; 28 Arrested; Greeks Rally, Strike Against Austerity Cuts; Afghans Protest U.S. on 10-Year Anniversary of Invasion; U.S. Threatens to Cut UNESCO Funding for Palestine Vote; Secret Panel Determines U.S. "Kill List"; Activists: Up to 12,000 Prisoners Hunger Striking in California; Groups Sue Over Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Construction; Palin Opts Out of GOP Race; 3 Killed, 7 Wounded in California Shooting; Study: Openly Gay Males 40% Less Likely to Receive Job Interviews; Obama Hosts Honduran President at White House; Bahrain Orders New Trial for Jailed Medics; South Africa Prevents Dalai Lama Visit; Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies at 56; Civil Rights Leader Fred Shuttlesworth Dies at 89 - Friday, October 07, 2011E200
Episode 200Friday, October 07, 20112011/10/07 Headlines: "Occupy" Protests Grow Across the U.S., Reported Gatherings in 847 Cities; Police Raid Protest Encampment in San Francisco; Obama: Occupy Wall Street Reflects Wide "Frustration"; Obama Backs Millionaire Surtax; Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Trio of Women; Libyan Civilians Trapped in Fierce Sirte Clashes; Afghans Protest the United States on 10-Year War Mark; Syria Death Toll Tops 2,900 in Pro-Democracy Protest Crackdown; Attacks on Palestinians Increase in West Bank; Pakistani Commission Backs Treason Charges for CIA-Linked Doctor; Obama Echoes Mullen on Pakistan-Militant Ties; Clashes Erupt as Thousands of Chilean Students Protest; New Zealand Warns of Oil Spill "Disaster"; California Pulls Out of Foreclosure Settlement Talks - Monday, October 10, 2011E201
Episode 201Monday, October 10, 20112011/10/10 Headlines: New York City's "Occupy Wall Street" Demonstration Enters Fourth Week; Anti-Drone Protest Closes D.C. Museum After Agent Provocateur Provokes Police; Scores Arrested in "Occupy" Movement Protests Across the Country; Over 2,000 Occupy Westminster Bridge in U.K. to Protest Planned Cuts, Privatization; U.S. Obtains Controversial Secret Order to Access Email Accounts of WikiLeaks Volunteer; Obama Administration Guarding Secret Memo Used to Authorize U.S. Citizen's Assassination; Report: Computer Virus Detected in Predator Drone Cockpits; Iraq Prime Minister: U.S. Troops May Stay Beyond 2011 Withdrawal Date; Syria: At Least 31 Killed in Ongoing Clashes; National Unemployment Rate Holds with More than 14 Million Out of Work; Household Incomes Fall in Years Following Recession to Lowest Levels in Decades; California Enacts Dream Act, Benefiting 2,500 Undocumented Immigrant Students; U.S. Prosecutors Crack Down on California Medical Marijuana Industry; State Department Assigned Keystone XL Pipeline Impact Study to Company with Ties to Operator; Presidential Candidate Mitt Romeny’s Mormon Faith Takes Center Stage - Tuesday, October 11, 2011E202
Episode 202Tuesday, October 11, 20112011/10/11 Headlines: Roughly 100 Arrested in Occupy Boston Protest; Chicago: Thousands March in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street; NYC Mayor Bloomberg Suggests Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Remain Indefinitely; Study: Obama's Jobs Bill Could Be Paid for by Proposed Tax on Millionaires; U.N. Report Details Widespread, Systematic Torture at Afghan Detention Facilities; Egypt: Tens of Thousands March in Massive Funeral Procession for Slain Christian Protesters; Jailed Egyptian Blogger Enters 50th Day of Hunger Strike; New Evidence Casts Doubt on 2001 Anthrax Case; Democrats Announce Plan to Recall Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker; Oil Leak Off New Zealand Coast Described as Nation’s Worst-Ever Maritime Environmental Disaster; Military-Backed Government of Burma Plans to Release at Least 6,300 Prisoners; U.N. Human Rights Office Urges Jewish Settlers to Stop Attacking Palestinian Civilians; Republican Presidential Candidates Head to New Hampshire for Seventh Debate; Report: Romney Aides Advised Obama on Healthcare Law - Wednesday, October 12, 2011E203
Episode 203Wednesday, October 12, 20112011/10/12 Headlines: U.S. Accuses Iran Agents of Plot to Assassinate Saudi Ambassador; Senate Defeats Obama Jobs Bill; Occupy Wall Street Marches on Billionaire Homes; 6 Occupy Protesters Arrested in Senate Building; 21 Arrested in Chicago; Video Footage Shows Police Confronting Occupy Boston Protesters, Veterans; Supreme Court Decision Rejects Death Penalty for Mumia; GOP Candidates Debate Economy; Christie Endorses Romney in GOP Race; Israel and Hamas Confirm Prisoner Exchange Deal; Red Cross: "Chaotic" Situation at Sirte Hospital; At Least 25 Killed in Series of Bombings in Baghdad - Thursday, October 13, 2011E204
Episode 204Thursday, October 13, 20112011/10/13 Headlines: 4 Arrested as Workers March on Wall Street; Protesters Ordered to Clear Square for Cleaning; Occupy San Francisco Protesters Shut Down Wells Fargo Building, 11 Arrested; U.S. Drone Attacks Kill 7 in Pakistan; Study: U.S. Exaggerating Claims of Targeting Taliban Leaders; U.S. Seizes on Alleged Plot in Push for New Iran Sanctions; Experts Question Validity of Iran Allegations; Syrian-U.S. Citizen Accused of Spying on Anti-Assad Protesters; Gaddafi Son Reportedly Captured; NTC Accused of Prisoner Abuse; "Underwear Bomber" Pleads Guilty to Failed 2009 Attack; Burma Begins Freeing Political Prisoners; Congress Approves Long-Stalled Trade Deals; 8 Killed in California Shooting; Interior Dept. Formally Cites BP, Contractors for Spill; Disabled Navy Vet Challenges Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Groups Sue to Block South Carolina Anti-Immigrant Law; Hispanics Stage Alabama Walkout; Harrisburg, PA Files for Bankruptcy; Amnesty Urges Canada to Arrest Bush for Torture - Friday, October 14, 2011E205
Episode 205Friday, October 14, 20112011/10/14 Headlines: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Defy Evacuation Order; Police Raid Occupy Denver Encampment; Global Occupy Wall Street Solidarity Actions Planned for October 15th; Obama Vows New Sanctions on Iran; U.S. Confirms Direct Contact with Iran over Allegations; Admin Vows to Ratify Free Trade Deals; Colombian Senator: Trade Deal "Worst Decision" to Date; California Prisoners End Hunger Strike; U.N. Warns of "Civil War" as Syrian Toll Passes 3,000; Study: Greek Economic Decline Worsening Public Health; House Backs New Abortion Restrictions; Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to 11 Years; NYPD Narcotics Cop: Officers Routinely Planted Drugs on Innocents; Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny Dies at 86 - Monday, October 17, 2011E206
Episode 206Monday, October 17, 20112011/10/17 Headlines: Hundreds of Thousands Protest Around the World in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street Movement; U.S. Police Departments Arrest Hundreds in Demonstrations Inspired by Occupy Wall Street; Hundreds of Kenyan Troops, Backed by Tanks, Helicopters, Invade Somalia; Obama Deploys Troops to Africa to Fight Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda; U.S. Intensifies Drone War in Yemen, Carrying Out Five Strikes in One Day; Obama Administration Cuts Long-Term Home Care Program for Elderly, Disabled; Alabama: Federal Court Blocks Elements of Controversial Anti-Immigrant Law; Republican Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain Linked to Billionaire Koch Brothers; Israeli Peace Group Condemns Government Plans for Jerusalem Settlement Expansion; Longtime Egyptian Opposition Leader Ayman Nour Barred from Presidential Election; Tens of Thousands Gather in Washington, D.C., for Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Dedication; Native American Elder, Activist Elouise Cobell Dies at 65 - Tuesday, October 18, 2011E207
Episode 207Tuesday, October 18, 20112011/10/18 Headlines: Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Released in Exchange for Hundreds of Palestinian Prisoners; Poll: Most New York City Voters Want Occupy Wall Street Encampment to Remain; Greece: Two Main Unions Prepare to Launch 48-Hour General Strike; U.S. Accused of Killing 16-Year-Old American Citizen in Yemen Drone Strike; U.S. Considered Cyber Attack Before Bombing Libya; Syria: At Least 25 Killed, Medical Workers Report Harassment; Iraq Withdrawal Creates Rift Between White House, Pentagon; U.S. Supreme Court to Decide if Firms Can Be Held Liable for International Human Rights Violations; Republican Presidential Hopeful Emerges as Financial Industry Candidate of Choice; Iowa Republican Caucus to be Held on Jan. 3; Questions Remain Surrounding CIA Operative's Role in <span class="caps">NYPD - Wednesday, October 19, 2011E208
Episode 208Wednesday, October 19, 20112011/10/19 Headlines: Clinton Visits Libya; NATO Reduces Sorties; Yemeni Forces Kill 7 Protesters; Nobel Laureate Tawakkul Karman Calls for International Sanctions on Saleh Regime; Slain U.S. Drone Victim Was 16; Turkish Troops Enter Iraq After Kurdish Attack; U.S. Deportations Hit Record; Report Finds Immigration Program Disproportionately Targeting Latinos; Cain Defends Tax Plan, Occupy Wall Street Comments at GOP Debate; U.N. Torture Chief: Ban Solitary Confinement for Teens, Mentally Disabled; Occupy Wall Street Protesters Rally Against Arrests, Charges - Thursday, October 20, 2011E209
Episode 209Thursday, October 20, 20112011/10/20 Headlines: Muammar Gaddafi Reportedly Killed in Sirte; Tens of Thousands Protest, Strike Against Greek Austerity; U.N. Probe Accuses Iran of Escalating Abuses; Admin Delays $53 Million Military Sale to Bahrain; Obama Tops GOP Candidates in Wall Street Donations; Citigroup Pays $285 Million Settlement to SEC; Social Security Rises, But Medicare Premium Hike Could Negate Gains; Judge Orders Police to Stop Ticketing Occupy Cincinnati Protesters; Flooding Kills Dozens in Mexico, Central America; Author Piri Thomas Dies at 83 - Friday, October 21, 2011E210
Episode 210Friday, October 21, 20112011/10/21 Headlines: Libyans Celebrate Gaddafi Death; Burial Delayed Amidst Probe Calls; Clinton Warns Pakistan on Militants; Greek Parliament Approves Austerity Package; Guatemala Apologizes to Árbenz Family for U.S.-Backed Coup; ETA Renounces Armed Struggle for Basque Independence; Senate Rejects Tax Measure in Jobs Bill; ACLU: <span class="caps">FBI Racially Profiling Ethnic Groups in Probes; FBI Expands Definition of Rape Following Public Campaign; New Yorkers Protest NYPD "Stop and Frisk" Program; Bush Protested at Canadian Event; NPR Ousts Journalist for Attending D.C. Protest - Monday, October 24, 2011E211
Episode 211Monday, October 24, 20112011/10/24 Headlines: Obama: With U.S. Withdrawal, "War in Iraq Will Be Over"; U.S. to Keep Private Forces, Negotiate New Military Terms in Iraq; Clinton Warns Iran on Withdrawal; Libyans Celebrate "Liberation" Following Gaddafi Death; U.S. Recalls Syria Ambassador over Alleged Threats; McCain Raises Specter of U.S. Military Action in Syria; Panetta: Pacific Region "Top Priority" for U.S. Military; Tunisians Select Assembly in First Elections; 270 Killed in Turkey Earthquake; 130 Arrested at Occupy Chicago Protest; Cantor Cancels Occupy-Themed Speech over Protest Fears; News Corp. Shareholders Press Murdoch on Hacking Scandal; Argentina Re-Elects Fernández de Kirchner; Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Says He's Free of Cancer; NPR Drops Opera Program over Host's Activism - Tuesday, October 25, 2011E212
Episode 212Tuesday, October 25, 20112011/10/25 Headlines: Obama Unveils New Plan to Help Underwater Homeowners Refinance; "Chemical Bomb" Thrown into Occupy Maine Encampment; 23 Arrested at Occupy Dallas Protest Outside Chase Bank; Albany Police Defy New York Governor and Refuse to Arrest Protesters; Occupy Chicago Protesters and Nurses Rally at City Hall; Police Raid Occupy Oakland Encampment; Gaddafi Reportedly Buried in Desert Despite Questions over His Death; Moderate Islamist Party Expected to Win Tunisian Election; Death Toll from Turkish Earthquake Reaches 366; Turkish Tanks Enter Northern Iraq to Attack Kurds; WikiLeaks May Be Forced to Close Down Due to "Financial Blockade"; Bombings Hit Nairobi a Week After Kenyan Invasion of Somalia; Report: U.S Has Built Secret Network on Informants in Mexico; Nebraska Lawmakers to Hold Special Session over Keystone Pipeline; Obama Campaign Hires Former Keystone XL Pipeline Lobbyist for 2012 Campaign; Syracuse Bans Natural Gas Hydrofracking; Judge Blocks Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients; Rick Perry Questions Legitimacy of Obama's Birth Certificate - Wednesday, October 26, 2011E213
Episode 213Wednesday, October 26, 20112011/10/26 Headlines: Study: Income of Wealthiest 1 Percent Tripled over Last Three Decades; Oakland Police Use Tear Gas, Flash Grenades on Occupy Oakland Protesters 12 Hours After Camp Raid; More than 50 Occupy Wall Street Protesters Arrested in Atlanta; Students, Teachers, Activists Occupy New York City Board of Education Meeting; President Obama Addresses Occupy Wall Street on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"; New Plan Allows College Grads to Cap Student Loan Repayments; Hundreds of Bodies Uncovered in Mass Grave in Libya Show Signs of Execution; Violence in Yemen Escalates Despite Call for Ceasefire; U.N Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn U.S. Embargo Against Cuba for 20th Consecutive Year; South Africa Declares Support for Palestinian Statehood; San Francisco: Over 1,000 Protesters Rally Outside Obama Fundraiser; BP Earns $4.9 Billion in Third Quarter; Ex-Goldman Sachs Director Expected to Surrender to FBI Today; Colorado: Hundreds Pull Money from Wells Fargo in Mass Action; NYPD Officers Charged for Transporting Illegal Weapons, Contraband; Brazilian Anti-Deforestation Activist Assassinated; Uruguay Revokes Amnesty Law Protecting Officials from Past Dictatorship; Bizarre Herman Cain Presidential Ad Goes Viral - Thursday, October 27, 2011E214
Episode 214Thursday, October 27, 20112011/10/27 Headlines: Occupy Wall Street Supporters Nationwide March Following Occupy Oakland Crackdown; Washington Post Under Fire for Occupy Wall Street Coverage; Democratic Supercommittee Members Propose to Cut Medicare, Medicaid; Protester Disrupts Budget Deficit Meeting, Calls for End to War; European Leaders Strike Controversial Debt Relief Deal for Greece; NYPD Maintains Secret Intelligence Files on Muslims Who Change Their Names; Ex-Goldman Sachs Board Member Released on $10 Million Bail amid Insider Trading Charges; Egyptian Police Officers Get Eight Years in Prison for Beating Death that Inspired Popular Uprising; Libyan Officials Claim Gaddafi's Son Wants to Surrender; Hillary Clinton Welcomes Bahrain Foreign Minister in Talks; Argentina: 12 Dirty War Officials Sentenced to Life for Human Rights Abuses; Obama Outlines Student Loan Plan; Obama Speech Interrupted by Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Protesters; Lawsuit Revived Against Mining Giant Rio Tinto for War Crimes in Papua New Guinea; House OKs Land Swap to Help Rio Tinto Build Massive Arizona Copper Mine; Department of Interior Places 20-Year Moratorium on Uranium Mining in Southwest; Former Massey Employee Convicted in West Virginia Mining Disaster Cover-Up; Former U.N. Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter Jailed After Underage Sex Sting; Former Congressman Howard Wolpe, Apartheid Critic, Dies at 71 - Friday, October 28, 2011E215
Episode 215Friday, October 28, 20112011/10/28 Headlines: Condition of Injured Occupy Oakland Protester Upgraded to Fair; Oakland Mayor Quan Apologizes to Occupy Oakland; Police Raid Occupations in Nashville and San Diego; Arrest Total in Tucson Tops 350; Occupy Wall Street to March on Big Banks Today; Study Confirms Wealth Distribution in United States is Most Unequal Among Industrialized Nations; St. Paul's Cathedral Moves to Evict Occupy London Stock Exchange Protesters; Thousands of Youth Activists March for Jobs in South Africa; French Protesters Rally Outside Moody's Credit Rating Agency; Chilean Student Movement Predicts Downfall of Chilean President; Report: U.S. Operates Secret Drone Base in Ethiopia; NATO to End Libya Operations; Gaddafi Family to File War Crimes Complaint Against NATO; Study: Radioactive Release in Japan Twice as Large as Estimated; Obama Relies on Lobbyists to Raise Millions for Campaign; NYC Shooting Victim Sues <span class="caps">NYPD After Being Held at Police Station; Female Workers at Wal-Mart File New Sex Discrimination Lawsuit - Monday, October 31, 2011E216
Episode 216Monday, October 31, 20112011/10/31 Headlines: 12 U.S. Forces Killed in Deadliest Ground Attack on NATO in Afghan War; U.S. Ignored Evidence of Afghan Torture; State Dept. Probing Alleged Violations of Leahy Law; Report: U.S. to Boost Persian Gulf Military Force After Iraq Withdrawal; 36 Killed in Iraq Bombing; 8 Killed, 3 Million Without Power in Northeast Snowstorm; Dozens Arrested in Occupy Protests Nationwide; Iraq War Vet Wounded at Oakland Occupy Protest Communicating During Recovery; Occupy Wall Street Protesters Endure Snow; Organize March on Banks; Thousands March in Frankfurt; Prayer Ring Planned for Occupy London; 60 Civilians Reported Dead in Syria Crackdown; NATO Mission to Formally End in Libya; Gaddafi Son Makes Contact with <span class="caps">ICC; 10 Palestinians, 1 Israeli Killed in Flare-Up; Prominent Activist, Blogger Jailed in Egypt; Mubarak Trial Postponed Until December; Fukushima Women Lead Anti-Nuclear Protest in Tokyo; Report: Herman Cain Accused of Sexual Harassment in 1990s; Leaked Photos Show Foreclosure Firm Mocking Displaced Homeowners at Halloween Party; U.N. Says World Population Reaches 7 Billion - Tuesday, November 01, 2011E217
Episode 217Tuesday, November 01, 20112011/11/01 Headlines: European Stocks Plummet as Greek Prime Minister Announces Popular Referendum on Bailout; Brokerage Giant MF Global Holdings Files Bankruptcy Following Risky Bets; Police Raid Occupy Encampments in California, Virginia; Tennessee Federal Judge Orders State to Stop Enforcing New Rules Against Occupy Demonstrators; Wounded Occupy Oakland Protester Scott Olsen Gives "Thumbs-Up" to News of Widespread Support; UNESCO Votes Overwhelmingly to Accept Palestinian Authority as Member; Attorney of U.S. Soldier: My Client Severed Fingers of Afghan Civilians as War Trophies; Kenya Accused of Killing Five, Wounding Dozens of Children in Somalia Camp Bombing; Republican Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain Acknowledges Sexual Harassment Allegations; Rick Perry's Flat Tax Plan Would Lead to Major Cut for Millionaires, Hike for Poor; Perry Followers Express Shock at Video of Strange Speech; NATO Ends Libya Bombing Campaign After Striking Nearly 6,000 Targets; California Firm Acknowledges Syrian Government Using Its Technology to Suppress Dissent; Committee to Protect Journalists Alarmed over Ongoing Disappearance of Syrian Reporters, Bloggers; Egypt: Thousands Protest Military Detention of Prominent Blogger; Report: Increased Frequency of Weather Disasters Result of Global Warming; Prominent Climate Change Skeptic Admits Global Warming is Real - Wednesday, November 02, 2011E218
Episode 218Wednesday, November 02, 20112011/11/02 Headlines: U.K. Court Rules WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Can Be Extradited to Sweden; Greek Cabinet Backs Prime Minister's Call for Popular Referendum on $179 Billion Bailout; Public Outcry Forces Bank of America to Drop Planned Debit Card Fee; Occupy Protesters Call for Citywide General Strike Today in Oakland; New York City Occupy Supporters Join Anti-Police Brutality Activists in Stop & Frisk Protest; New Mexico: ACLU Helps to Defend Occupy Demonstrators' Right to Protest; Minnesota Woman Credits Occupy Protesters for Delaying Eviction from Her Foreclosed Home; London: St. Paul's Cathedral Drops Plans to Evict Encamped Protesters; Israeli Leaders Rallying Support to Attack Iran; Following UNESCO Vote, Israel Punishes Palestine with More Settlements, Tax Revenue Freeze; Hacker Attack Cuts Off Phone and Web Service for Palestinians; Human Rights Watch Condemns Turkey for Imprisoning Pro-Kurdish Intellectuals; Office of French Satirical Newspaper Burned Down Day After Mocking Islamic Faith; Japan: Crippled Nuclear Plant Particles May Be Result of Recent Nuclear Fission; Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation of California Nuke Plant; Georgia Militia Members Arrested for Plotting to Attack Government Officials; Safeway Will Not Press Charges After Detaining Pregnant Mother for Hours over $5 Sandwich - Thursday, November 03, 2011E219
Episode 219Thursday, November 03, 20112011/11/03 Headlines: Thousands of Occupy Oakland Supporters Shut Down Major Port with General Strike; Seattle Police Pepper-Spray Occupy Protesters, Six Arrested; Occupy Protesters in Oklahoma Pepper-Sprayed, Nine Arrested; 10 Occupy Protesters Arrested Following Philadelphia Sit-In; Veterans March for Occupy Movement in New York City; Report: More Than 20 Million Americans Live at Least 50 Percent Below Poverty Line; College Class of 2010 Owes Average of $25,000 upon Graduation; Study: Largest Publicly Traded Companies Pay Just Over Half the Official Tax Rate Owed; Federal Reserve Chair Predicts Economic Growth Will Be "Frustratingly Slow"; G20 Summit Begins with Agenda Set on Greece, European Debt Crisis; Obama: I Will Make Final Decision on Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline; Pro-Palestinian Activists Launch New Flotilla to Challenge Israel Naval Blockade; Military Prosecutors: U.S. Has Authority to Detain Gitmo Prisoners Indefinitely, Regardless of Guilt; Syria: Killings Continue amid Government Agreement to Halt Violence Against Citizens; Libya: International Prosecutors Work to Bring Gaddafi Officials to Justice; Arms Trader Viktor Bout, "The Merchant of Death," Found Guilty in U.S. Court; Third Woman Accuses GOP Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain of Sexual Harassment - Friday, November 04, 2011E220
Episode 220Friday, November 04, 20112011/11/04 Headlines: Greece Drops Plan for Referendum on Bailout; No Confidence Held Today; IMF, E.U. to Monitor Italian Economy; 16 Arrested at Occupy Wall Street Protest Outside Goldman Sachs; Arrest Total After Oakland Strike Reaches at Least 80; 30 D.C. Protesters Occupy Sen. McConnell Office; "Monster" Increase in Carbon Dioxide Level in 2010; Syria Continues Deadly Attack on Homs Despite Peace Deal; Father of Bahraini Opposition Figure Dies After Beating; Israel to Freeze Funding for UNESCO; Report: U.K., France and Colombia to Abstain on Palestinian Statehood Vote; Nicaragua and Guatemala to Hold Presidential Elections; Cuba Opens Way for Home Ownership; Report: 46,000 Parents of U.S.-Born Children Deported in Early 2011; House Democrats Challenge New Voter ID Laws; Japan to Give Nuclear Plant Operator TEPCO $11.5 Billion; At Wisconsin Assembly Gallery, Concealed Guns OK, But No Cameras, Signs; Jon Corzine Resigns from MF Global - Monday, November 07, 2011E221
Episode 221Monday, November 07, 20112011/11/07 Headlines: Greek Prime Minister Seals Deal to Step Down amid Formation of National Unity Government; Israel Warns Attack on Iran is Increasingly Likely; Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla, Dozens Detained Including Democracy Now! Correspondent; National Unemployment Falls Slightly as Checks Run Out for Most Out-of-Work Americans; Wealth Gap Between Young and Old Rapidly Increasing; Occupy Wall Street Movement Enters Eighth Week with Continued Arrests Around the Country; Bank Transfer Day Rallies Held Across the Nation; Second Iraq War Veteran, Occupy Supporter Seriously Injured by Police in Oakland; U.S. DEA Deploying Commando Squads Throughout Central America, Caribbean; Scores of Pro-Democracy Activists Killed in Syria Despite Peace Plan; Militant Nigerian Islamist Group Blamed for Attacks that Leave 150 Dead; Colombian Military Kills Rebel FARC Commander Alfonso Cano; Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Poised for Re-Election; Former Military General Accused of Torture, Genocide Wins Guatemala Presidential Election; Thailand: Worst Flooding in Half a Century, Over 500 Dead; U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Removed Following Disparaging Comments Toward President Karzai; 10,000 Protesters Surround White House Calling on Obama to Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline - Tuesday, November 08, 2011E222
Episode 222Tuesday, November 08, 20112011/11/08 Headlines: Syrian Troops Launch Bloody Assault in Third Largest City; Italy's Prime Minister Under Pressure to Resign as Massive Economic Crisis Worsens; Woman Accuses GOP Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain of Improper Touching; Voting Day: Ohio to Decide on Controversial Anti-Union Legislation; Architect of Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law Faces Recall; Mississippi Voting on Bill to Grant Embryos Personhood; Philadelphia Sheriff Candidate Pledges to Oppose Foreclosures; New Census Data Shows a Record 49 Million Americans Living in Poverty; Over 1,000 Senior Citizens Join Occupy Chicago to Oppose Social Security Cuts; About 50 Arrested; New Yorkers March from Across Manhattan to Occupy Wall Street; Video Shows Oakland Police Shooting Man as He Films Occupy Protest; Former President Clinton Expresses Sympathy with Occupy Movement, Recommends Dialogue with Lawmakers; French President to Obama: Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu is a "Liar"; State Department Opens "Special Review" of Controversial Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline; Australian Law Forces Worst Polluting Companies to Pay Carbon Emissions Tax; Former President Carter Expresses Disappointment over Reconstruction Efforts in Haiti; Texas Grants Stay of Execution for Death Row Prisoner; Michael Jackson's Doctor Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter - Wednesday, November 09, 2011E223
Episode 223Wednesday, November 09, 20112011/11/09 Headlines: Repeal of Ohio Anti-Union Law Tops Election Day Results; IAEA Questions Iranian Nuclear Program; U.S. Official: IAEA Report May Not Contradict View Iran Has Abandoned Nuclear Weapons; Syrian Gov't Attacks Continue in Homs as Death Toll Passes 3,500; Obama Admin Expands Drilling in Gulf of Mexico, Alaska; Cain Denies Latest Sexual Harassment Allegations; Occupy Protesters to March from Wall Street to D.C.; Folk Duo Crosby and Nash Performs at OWS; Gitmo Prisoner Appears for 1st Military Trial Under Obama; Italian PM Berlusconi Announces Resignation; Obama Touts Education Reforms in Philadelphia; Thousands of Haitian Cholera Victims Sue United Nations; Carter: Haitians Should Be Allowed to Rebuild Without Foreign Interference - Thursday, November 10, 2011E224
Episode 224Thursday, November 10, 20112011/11/10 Headlines: Cain Sexual Harassment Controversy Gets Brief Mention at GOP Debate; Perry Forgets Which Government Agencies He'd Axe; Cole Bombing Suspect Appears for Gitmo Tribunal; Iran Defiant on Nuclear Program Following IAEA Report; Syrian Opposition Calls for General Strike; Brazilian Court OKs Belo Monte Dam; James Murdoch Returns to U.K. Parliament for Hacking Testimony; U.S. Air Force Mortuary Admits Dumping Body Parts of Deceased Soldiers; Alabama County that Sued JPMorgan Files for Bankruptcy; Penn State Fires President, Football Coach over Sex Abuse Scandal; New York Homeless Population Reaches New High - Friday, November 11, 2011E225
Episode 225Friday, November 11, 20112011/11/11 Headlines: Activists Rejoice as Admin Delays Decision on Keystone XL Oil Pipeline; Alleged Afghan "Kill Team" Leader Found Guilty, Avoids Life Term; HRW Charges Assad Regime Guilty of "Crimes Against Humanity"; Police Beat Student Activists at UC Berkeley Occupy-Related Protest; Occupy Portland Faces Sunday Eviction Deadline; Man Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound at Occupy Burlington; Occupy Protesters Disrupt Michele Bachmann Speech in South Carolina; Women-Only Tent Erected at Occupy Wall Street; Ex-Banker Sworn In as New Greek PM; Murdoch Blames Former Execs for Hacking Scandal; Georgia Militia Members Accused of Assassination Plot; Climate Change Research Group to Receive Big Oil Funding; Hawaii Activists to Protest APEC Summit; Twitter Ordered to Disclose Account Info of WikiLeaks Associates - Monday, November 14, 2011E226
Episode 226Monday, November 14, 20112011/11/14 Headlines: Unelected Technocrats Take Control in Italy, Greece, as Debt Crisis Grows; Arab League Suspends Syria amid Ongoing Violent Crackdown; Report: Israel Behind Deadly Explosion at Iran Arms Depot; Obama: No Options off the Table with Iran; Republican Presidential Candidates Accuse Obama of Being Too Soft on Iran; Occupy Oakland Braces for Massive Police Raid; Portland Police Arrest Over 50 Occupy Demonstrators; Occupy Wall Street Protesters in NYC Hold Veterans Day March; Police Crack Down on Occupy Protests Across the Country; Occupy Protester, Iraq War Veteran Scott Olsen Leaves Hospital, Releases 1st Statement Since Injury; Brazil Floods Rio de Janeiro's Largest Slum with Thousands of Troops in Planned Security Operation; Sudan Accused of Bombing Refugee Camp in South Sudan, Killing 12; Study: Over 17 Percent of Adults Over 25 Have No Health Insurance; Bush-Era Executive Order to Form Military Commissions for Terror Suspects Reaches 10th Anniversary - Tuesday, November 15, 2011E227
Episode 227Tuesday, November 15, 20112011/11/15 Headlines: NYPD Raid Occupy Wall Street Encampment Evict Protesters, Clear Zuccotti Park; 32 Arrested in Occupy Oakland Raid; 2 City Officials Resign; Supreme Court to Rule on Healthcare Law in 2012; 69 Killed in Syria as Jordanian King Calls for Assad to Step Down; Study: Radioactive Levels Too High for Safe Farming; Herman Cain Struggles with Question about Libya; Senate-Hopeful Elizabeth Warren Targets Big Banks in First TV Ad; Palestinian Activists Launch Freedom Rides in West Bank; Ex-Penn State Coach Maintains Innocence to Child Rape Charge; D.C. Occupy Protesters Disrupt Health Insurance CEO at Chamber of Commerce - Wednesday, November 16, 2011E228
Episode 228Wednesday, November 16, 20112011/11/16 Headlines: OWS Protesters Reclaim Park; Camping Gear Banned; Over 200 Arrested in OWS Raid of Zuccotti Park; Occupy Protesters Rally at UC Berkeley; SF Police Surround Encampment; Protesters Arrested, Pepper-Sprayed at Occupy Seattle; 8 Arrested Protesting Bank of America; London Resumes Actions to Expel Occupy Protesters; TransCanada Agrees to Reroute Tar Sands Oil Pipeline; Syrian Defectors Attack Army Site; Palestinian Activists Arrested Riding Jewish-Only Buses; U.N.: Sharp Rise in Settler Attacks on Palestinians; Panetta, McCain Spar on Iraq Withdrawal; Gingrich Collected Large Fees from Freddie Mac; Julian Assange Appeals U.K. Extradition Order; Public Health Expert Dr. Paul Epstein Dies at 67 - Thursday, November 17, 2011E229
Episode 229Thursday, November 17, 20112011/11/17 Headlines: National Day of Action Kicks Off Third Month of OWS; 95 Arrested at Bank of America in San Francisco; U.S. Establishes Permanent Military Presence in Australia; Obama in Bali for East Asian Summit; U.S. Accused of Weakening International Cluster Ban; U.S. Receives New Bunker-Busting Bombs; Karzai: No U.S. Agreement Without End to Night Raids; Arab League Suspends Syria, Gives Deadline; Kuwaiti Protesters Storm Parliament over Corruption; Gingrich Defends Lucrative Freddie Mac Work; Invoking OWS, <span class="caps">SEIU Gives Obama Early Endorsement; Suspect Arrested in White House Shooting - Friday, November 18, 2011E230
Episode 230Friday, November 18, 20112011/11/18 Headlines: OWS Marks 2 Months with Protests, March on Brooklyn Bridge; 73 Arrested in Occupy L.A. Protests; Occupy Encampment Dismantled at UC Berkeley; Scores Arrested in Occupy Protests Nationwide; Census: Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Children Live in Poverty; DHS to Review Deportations of Undocumented Immigrants; Chu Defends Solyndra Aid in Congressional Testimony; Obama Rejected EPA Smog Standards After Intense Lobbying; Storm Kills 6 in Southeast U.S.; Clinton to Visit Burma; Aung San Suu Kyi to Run for Parliament; Tens of Thousands Rally in Egypt Against Military Rulers; Kenya Seeks U.S. Military Help for Somalia Operation; Thousands Continue to Protest Austerity in Greece; Brazil Probes Chevron over Major Oil Spill Near Rio de Janeiro; Court OKs Challenge to Lifting of California Gay Marriage Ban; Justice Dept. Probes Miami Police over Lethal Shootings; National Press Club Suspends Journalist After Questioning of Saudi Prince - Monday, November 21, 2011E231
Episode 231Monday, November 21, 20112011/11/21 Headlines: Egypt: At Least 35 Protesters Killed, 1,700 Injured as Security Forces Crack Down in Cairo; Hundreds of Ethiopian Troops Invade Somalia Backed by Tanks, Heavy Artillery; UC Davis Places Police Officers on Leave Following Pepper-Spray of Peaceful Occupy Protesters; Former U.S. Poet Laureate and Wife Beaten by UC Berkeley Police During Occupy Protest; Video Shows Oakland Authorities Beating Iraq War Veteran During Occupy Oakland Protest; Civil Rights Movement Leaders Lend Support to Occupy Protesters; Washington Lobbying Firm Offers to Undermine Occupy Movement on Behalf of Wall Street; Libyan Fighters Capture Prominent Gaddafi Son, Former Intelligence Chief; Syria: Anti-Government Fighters Launch Rocket-Propelled Grenades at Ruling Party Headquarters; Israel Forces Closure of Radio Station Operated by Palestinian, Israeli Peace Activists; Republican, Democratic "Super Committee" Members Set to Announce Defeat; Rhode Island Set to Slash Pensions for Retired, Current State Workers; Delaware River Basin Commission Indefinitely Postpones Controversial Fracking Vote; NYPD Arrests 27-Year-Old Man on Terrorism-Related Charges; Brazil: Indigenous Leader Assassinated by 40 Masked Gunmen - Tuesday, November 22, 2011E232
Episode 232Tuesday, November 22, 20112011/11/22 Headlines: Thousands Gather in Egypt's Tahrir Square in Fourth Day of Mass Protests; Study: Greenhouse Gases Blamed for Global Warming Reach Record Levels; Bipartisan "Supercommittee" Fails to Agree on Federal Deficit; Banks on Pace to Spend Record Amount on Lobbying; Two Occupy Wall Street Protesters Sue NYPD for False Arrest, Excessive Force; Nation's 10 Biggest Banks Could Lose $185 Billion as Customers Move Money; 15 Arrested at Bank of America Anti-Foreclosure Sit-In; 15 Students Arrested in New York City Rally Against University Tuition Increases; University of California Davis Protesters Set Up Camp Near Site of Controversial Pepper-Spray Incident; Questions of Entrapment Raised in New York City Terror Arrest; South Korea Lawmakers Ratify Controversial Free Trade Deal; U.S. Multinationals Cut Hundreds of Thousands of American Jobs While Hiring Millions of Workers Abroad; Pakistani Taliban Declares Nationwide Ceasefire; Western Nations Announce Sanctions Against Iran's Banks; Cameraman Found Dead in Syria; Brazil Fines Chevron $28 Million Following Oil Spill; New York Foreclosure Firm that Mocked Homeless to Close Down; Corzine's MF Global Missing $1.2 Billion in Customer Investments; Survey: Fox News Viewers Less Informed than Those Who Don't Watch Any News; Over 4,000 March to Protest Controversial Latin American Military Training Base in Georgia - Wednesday, November 23, 2011E233
Episode 233Wednesday, November 23, 20112011/11/23 Headlines: Egyptian Protesters Reject Military's Refusal to Cede Power; Yemeni President to Step Down in Return for Immunity; Clashes in Bahrain Ahead of Release of Crackdown Probe; Occupy Protesters Heckle Obama in New Hampshire; Oregon Governor Halts "Morally Wrong" Death Penalty; Justice Dept. Challenges Utah Anti-Immigrant Law; Gingrich: GOP Immigration Policies Shouldn't "Destroy Families"; Occupy, South Korean Activists Protest Trade Deal; U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Syrian Crackdown; ICC Backs Trial for Gaddafi Son in Libya; South Africans Protest "State Secrets" Law - Monday, November 28, 2011E236
Episode 236Monday, November 28, 20112011/11/28 Headlines: NATO Fighter Jets, Helicopters Attack Pakistan Military Outpost Killing 24; Egypt: Voters Head to the Polls Following Mass Civil Unrest; U.N. Climate Change Conference Begins in Durban, South Africa; LAPD Moves In on Occupy Encampment; Philadelphia Police Back Down from Occupy Eviction Threat; NYC Occupy Protesters Call on City to Replace Thousands of Books Lost in Raid; Occupy Protesters Serve Thousands of Meals on Thanksgiving Day; UC Davis Students Call for General Strike to Protest Tuition Hikes; Arab States Impose Sanctions on Syria in Response to Violent Crackdown; Commission: U.S.-Backed Bahrain Government Killed, Tortured Pro-Democracy Activists; Five United Arab Emirates Activists Granted Presidential Pardon; Bhopal Disaster Survivors Call on India to Boycott Olympic Games Sponsored by Dow Chemical; Mexican Human Rights Attorney Calls on International Court to Investigate Deaths; Newt Gingrich Receives Endorsement from New Hampshire's Largest Newspaper; Germany Anti-Nuke Protesters Block Train Carrying Tons of Nuclear Waste; 1,300 Detained; WikiLeaks Wins Major Australian Journalism Prize; Journalist Tom Wicker Dies at 85; Richard Grossman, Corporate Critic, Dies at 68 - Tuesday, November 29, 2011E237
Episode 237Tuesday, November 29, 20112011/11/29 Headlines: Federal Court Rejects $285 Million Citigroup Toxic Mortgage Debt Settlement; Federal Reserve Secretly Committed $7 Trillion to Save Nation's Largest Banks; U.N. Commission Accuses Syrian Forces of Crimes Against Humanity; Yemen: Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters Demand President Face Charges; Egyptian Military Attempts to Purchase 21 Tons of U.S.-Made Tear Gas; U.N. Criticizes Libya for Holding Thousands of Prisoners Without Legal Process; United Nations Climate Change Conference in South Africa Enters Second Day; Congressman Barney Frank Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election; Georgia Woman Claims She Had 13-Year Affair with GOP Hopeful Herman Cain; Injured Iraq War Veteran Scott Olsen Gives First Interview Since OWS Shooting; Occupy Los Angeles Eviction Averted; Israeli Military Apologizes for Degrading Strip Search of Prominent New York Times Photographer; American Airlines Parent Company Declares Bankruptcy; Psychiatrists Conclude Alleged Norway Mass Killer Insane, May Avoid Prison Time - Wednesday, November 30, 2011E238
Episode 238Wednesday, November 30, 20112011/11/30 Headlines: Police Raid Occupy Encampments in Los Angeles, Philadelphia; Defying Veto Threat, Senate Advances Indefinite Detention Measure; Up to 2 Million Workers Strike in Britain; Former Ivory Coast Leader Charged with Crimes Against Humanity at The Hague; U.S. Questioned on Egypt Tear Gas Shipments; Clinton Arrives in Burma for Landmark Visit; Pakistan Boycotts NATO Conference in Protest of Deadly Raid; Britain Withdraws Diplomatic Staff from Iran After Embassy Incident; Anti-Crime Activist Slain in Mexico; WMO: 2011 One of Hottest Years on Record; Ex-U.S. Navy Officer Indicted for 1973 Deaths of U.S. Citizens in Chile; Cambodian Workers for U.S. Brands Stage Strike; Michigan Appoints Emergency Manager for Flint; New York City Council Votes to Sue Bloomberg over Homeless Rules; Perry Gets Voting Age, Date Wrong; Picks Up Endorsement from Arizona Sheriff Arpaio - Thursday, December 01, 2011E239
Episode 239Thursday, December 01, 20112011/12/01 Headlines: Clinton Meets with Military Junta in Burma; Suu Kyi Backs U.S. Engagement with Junta Regime in Burma; 18 Killed in Iraq Violence; Iraq PM Open to U.S. "Trainers"; No U.S. Apology for Deadly Pakistan Attack; Britain Cuts Iran Ties; E.U. Mulls New Sanctions; Central Banks Unveil New Lending Rules; Environmental Groups, E.U. Criticize U.S. Stance at Climate Summit; Indigenous Activists Protest Shell in Durban; Israel Releases $100 Million in Seized Palestinian Funds; U.K. Workers Conclude Massive General Strike; 350 Arrested in Occupy Raids; Bloomberg: NYPD is "My Own Army"; Arizona Protesters Pepper-Sprayed, Arrested at ALEC Meeting; Cain Vows to Remain in GOP Race; Whistleblower: Canadian Police Could Have Arrested Serial Killer of Women 3 Three Years Earlier; Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson Unveils Presidential Bid - Friday, December 02, 2011E240
Episode 240Friday, December 02, 20112011/12/02 Headlines: U.N.: Syria Toll Far Exceeds 4,000; France, Germany Back E.U. Treaty Changes in Eurozone Crisis; U.N.: Austerity Measures Could Worsen Recession; Report: U.S. Claims Pakistan Authorized Deadly Strike; Al-Qaeda Claims Capture of U.S. Citizen in Pakistan; U.S. Hands Over Largest Military Base in Iraq; Senate, E.U. Approve Iran Sanctions; U.S. Loosens Burma Restrictions; Clinton Meets Suu Kyi; Obama Unveils New Target for Global AIDS Treatment; Massachusetts Sues Banks over Foreclosure Practices; Occupy D.C. Protests Democratic Fundraiser; Twin Rallies Protest U.S.-Made Tear Gas in Egypt - Monday, December 05, 2011E241
Episode 241Monday, December 05, 20112011/12/05 Headlines: Global Emissions Climbed Record 5.9% in 2010; Thousands Stage Climate Justice March at Durban Climate Talks; Official Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Mark Since March 2009; Police Arrest 31 at Occupy D.C.; Italy Austerity Measure Raises Retirement Age, Taxes; Iran Claims Downing of U.S. Drone; 25 Killed in Syria; U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Crackdown; Bhopal Victims Mark 27th Anniversary with Protests; Thousands Protest U.S. Trade Deal in Seoul; Cain Exits GOP Presidential Race; White House Renews Military Spending Bill Veto Threat over Indefinite Detention; Report: DEA Laundered Drug Money to Target Cartels; British Court Rules Julian Assange Can Challenge Extradition; Bradley Manning Attorneys Accuse U.S. of Withholding Key Evidence - Tuesday, December 06, 2011E242
Episode 242Tuesday, December 06, 20112011/12/06 Headlines: 50 Killed in Afghan Bombing Targeting Shia Worshipers; Pakistan Boycotts Summit on Afghanistan in Germany; France, Germany Call for Altering E.U. Treaty in Response to Debt Crisis; Senate Dems Press New Vote on Payroll Tax Cut; Activists Begin "Take Back the Capitol" Week in D.C.; Occupy Arrests Continue Nationwide; Occupy Movement Launches Action to Reclaim Foreclosed Homes; Hundreds Arrested Protesting Russian Elections; Japanese Nuclear Plant Releases More Radioactive Water; Greenpeace Activists Deported After Durban Banner Drop; Report: Massey Faces Record Fine for West Virginia Mine Explosion; 2011 Right Livelihood Recipients Honored in Stockholm - Wednesday, December 07, 2011E243
Episode 243Wednesday, December 07, 20112011/12/07 Headlines: Obama Takes on GOP Economic Platform in Fiery Speech; Occupy Wall Street Activists Take Over Foreclosed Homes; Activists Hold Sit-Ins to Challenge Corporate Influence on Capitol Hill; Occupy Encampments Cleared in New Orleans, Hartford; Mine Owner to Pay $209 Million for West Virginia Disaster; 19 Killed in Afghan Roadside Bombing; U.S. Ambassador Returns to Syria; Mexican Activists Plead for Protection After Another Shooting; Journalist Shot to Death in Honduras; Obama Directs Agencies to Promote LGBT Rights Abroad - Thursday, December 08, 2011E244
Episode 244Thursday, December 08, 20112011/12/08 Headlines: 70 Arrested in Raid on Occupy San Francisco; Judge Clears Way for Occupy Boston Removal; Dozens Arrested Protesting Lobbyists in D.C.; Prosecutors Drop Death Penalty Case Against Mumia Abu-Jamal; White House Overrules FDA on Plan B; Obama Rejects Linking Keystone to Payroll Tax Cut; E.U. Leaders Gather for Eurozone Summit; Assad: Only "A Crazy Person" Would Kill Own People; Gorbachev Calls for New Vote as Russia Protests Grow; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Links Anti-Semitism to Israeli Policies; Girl Shot by Mother in Welfare Office Dies; Sandusky Re-Arrested on New Child Sexual Abuse Charges; Blagojevich Sentenced to 14-Year Term; Verizon Fires 40 Workers for Labor Strike; Appeals Court Upholds Muslim Charity Convictions; Correction: Mexican Activist Survived Attack - Friday, December 09, 2011E245
Episode 245Friday, December 09, 20112011/12/09 Headlines: Final Day of Climate Summit Brings Talk of 2020 Deal; Occupy Boston Remains After Midnight Deadline; 1,000 Protest Corporate Influence in D.C.; Iran Files Complaint over U.S. Drone; E.U. Treaty Change Falters over British Opposition; Putin Accuses U.S. of Inciting Protests; EPA Ties Natural Gas Fracking to Water Pollution; Holder: Drug War Gun Sting Operation "Inexcusable"; Senate Republicans Block Nominee for Consumer Protection Agency; Corzine Apologizes for MF Global Collapse; Murder-Suicide Claims 2 Lives at Virginia Tech; L.A. City Council Backs Constitutional Amendment Against Corporate Personhood; Longtime Anti-Death Penalty Activist Martina Correia to be Laid to Rest in Georgia - Monday, December 12, 2011E246
Episode 246Monday, December 12, 20112011/12/12 Headlines: U.N. Climate Change Conference Concludes in South Africa amid Criticism; Tens of Thousands Protest in Russia Following Disputed Parliamentary Elections; U.S. Special Ops Back Controversial Afghan Military Training Program; Pakistan Pushes U.S. Troops from Remote Air Base Used in Secret Drone Program; L.A. Times Reveals Use of Drones by Domestic Law Enforcement Agents; Occupy Protesters Plan to Shut Down Major West Coast Ports; Authorities Clear Occupy Boston Encampment; 46 Arrested; San Francisco: 55 Occupy Protesters Arrested as City Breaks Up Camp; Newt Gingrich Defends Assertion that Palestinian People are "Invented"; Palestinian Protester Killed by Tear Gas Canister Allegedly Fired by Israeli Soldier; Tens of Thousands March in New York City to Protest Right-Wing Efforts to Roll Back Voting Rights; Republicans Continue to Resist Efforts to Construct Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Christian Conservative Group Pressures Companies to Pull Ads from Muslim Family Reality Show; Blackwater Private Security Company Changes Name for Second Time in Under Three Years; Nobel Prize Historically Awarded to Three Women; Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks about His Removal from Death Row - Tuesday, December 13, 2011E247
Episode 247Tuesday, December 13, 20112011/12/13 Headlines: Canada Withdraws from Kyoto Climate Change Treaty; Human Rights Advocate Moncef Marzouki Sworn in as President of Tunisia; Over 1,000 Occupy Protesters Join to Shut Down Major Western Ports; NYPD Officers Arrest Media in Effort to Break Up Occupy Solidarity Demonstration; Houston Police Arrest 20 Occupy Protesters; Police in Riot Gear Clear Occupy Baltimore Encampment; Anti-Nuclear Activists Invoke Occupy Tactics in Vermont Demonstration; 11 Arrested; Bill Allowing for Indefinite Military Detention of Americans Passes House, Senate; Obama, Maliki Agree: Troop Pullout Will Not End U.S. Involvement in Iraq; U.N. Human Rights Chief: More than 5,000 Killed in Syrian Crackdown; Supreme Court Will Hear Lawsuit Challenging Controversial Arizona Immigration Law; Number of Immigrants Arrested on U.S.-Mexico Border Plummets to Lowest Level in Decades; Report: Wealthy Americans Would Benefit Most from Gingrich Tax Plan; Goldman Sachs Forced to Cancel Ivy League Recruiting Visits Following Occupy Wall Street Protests; Physicians Call on Obama to Investigate Massacre of 2,000 Taliban Prisoners; Study Confirm Link Between Mountaintop Coal Removal Mining, Degradation of Water Quality; Medical Device Maker Agrees to Pay $23.5 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations - Wednesday, December 14, 2011E248
Episode 248Wednesday, December 14, 20112011/12/14 Headlines: Defying Veto Threat, GOP Links Tax Cut to Keystone XL Oil Pipeline; Holder Vows to Pursue Restrictive Voting Laws; 32 Killed in Continued Syrian Violence; Iran Demands U.S. Apology for Recovered Drone; U.S. Drone Crashes in Seychelles; U.N. Seeks Record $1.5 Billion for Somali Crisis; Jerusalem Mosque Defaced, Torched in Wave of Settler Vandalism; Palestinians Urge Security Council Condemnation of Settlements, Vandalism; Palestinian Flag Raised at UNESCO Headquarters; Murdoch Denies Reading Email Warning of Hacking; Honduran Journalists Protest Wave of Killings; Environmental Groups File Suit to Block Gulf Drilling Auction; Sandusky Waives Hearing, Heads to Trial; NTSB Urges National Ban on Cellphones While Driving - Thursday, December 15, 2011E249
Episode 249Thursday, December 15, 20112011/12/15 Headlines: U.S. Declares End to Iraq War; Haditha Documents Recovered at Baghdad Junkyard; Obama Withdraws Veto Threat After Lawmakers Alter Indefinite Detention Provisions; Survey: Nearly 1 in 5 Women Victimized by Sexual Assault; Mobile Software Firm Carrier IQ Probed for Phone Tracking; Occupy Protesters Heckle Gingrich in Iowa; CEO Pay Sees Major Increase; Time Anoints "The Protester" as "2011 Person of the Year"; Seattle High School Students Protest Budget Cuts; Report: Marines Exaggerated Story of Medal of Honor Recipient; Rallies Planned for Bradley Manning around First Court Appearance - Friday, December 16, 2011E250
Episode 250Friday, December 16, 20112011/12/16 Headlines: Manning in 1st Court Appearance as Iraq Occupation Formally Ends; Nearly Half of Americans Below Poverty Line or Low-Income; Spending Deal Avoids Shutdown as Obama Urges Payroll Tax Cut; U.N. Urges Global LGBT Protections; GOP Candidates Hold Final Debate of Year; Gingrich Pressed on Freddie Mac Work; Gingrich: Abolish "Grotesquely Dictatorial" U.S. Courts; FBI Probed Gingrich for Bribery After Wife Met with Convicted Arms Dealer; Justice Dept. Accuses Ariz. Sheriff of Anti-Hispanic Bias; Brazil Sues Chevron, Transocean for Oil Spill; BP Among Winning Bidders for New Gulf Drilling; Daughter of Prominent Activist Arrested in Bahrain Protest Crackdown; Author, Columnist Christopher Hitchens Dies at 62 - Monday, December 19, 2011E251
Episode 251Monday, December 19, 20112011/12/19 Headlines: North Korea Leader Kim Jong-il Dies of Heart Attack; Pretrial Hearing for Army Whistleblower Bradley Manning Enters Fourth Day; Clashes in Egypt Leave 14 Dead; Tunisia: One-Year Anniversary of Mohamed Bouazizi's Self-Immolation Passes; Thousands Protest Disputed Russian Election, Anti-Corruption Journalist Murdered; Occupy Wall Street NYC Marks 3-Month Anniversary with Re-Occupation Attempt; Jesse Jackson Offers Support for Occupy London; Tax Break for 160 Million Americans in Doubt as Republicans Threaten to Reject Extension; Newt Gingrich: Judges Should Defend Unpopular Decisions Before Congressional Hearings; Philippines Typhoon Leaves 680 Dead, 800 Missing; Lori Berenson Prevented from Leaving Peru Despite Ruling to Allow for Trip Home; Former Czech Leader Vaclav Havel Dead at 75; Cape Verdean Folk Singer Cesaria Evora Dies at 70 - Tuesday, December 20, 2011E252
Episode 252Tuesday, December 20, 20112011/12/20 Headlines: Military Prosecutors Claim Link Between Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks; As U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Iraqi Gov't Issues Arrest Warrant for VP; Egypt: Military, Police Continue Violent Crackdown on Tahrir Square Protesters; At Least 100 People Killed Monday in Ongoing Syrian Crackdown; Russia Demands NATO Respond to Reports of Civilian Casualties in Libya; North Korea Enters Mourning Period Following Kim Jong-il’s Death; Panetta Warns Iran Could Build Nuclear Bomb in One Year's Time; Mitt Romney Received Millions from Private Equity Firm Each Year Despite Leaving Company; Eight Occupy Des Moines Demonstrators Arrested at Iowa Democratic Party Headquarters; Occupy Denver Protesters Clash with Police; Two Arrested on Arson Charges; Report: Seven Largest Banks on Track for Record-Breaking $156 Billion in Compensation; Study Finds 1.6 Million Children Homeless in 2010; Study: One-Third of Young People Will Be Arrested Before Age 23; AT&T Abandons T-Mobile Merger Plans amid Intense Scrutiny; Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Approaches 1,000; Hundreds Protest in Kazakhstan Following Fatal Police Crackdowns; Belarus: Police Detain Dozens After Candle-Lit Vigil to Protest Lukashenko Reelection; Army Veteran Detained by Arizona Sheriff's Deputies Now on Life Support, Body Bears Signs of Tasing; Justice Department Investigates Connecticut Police Department Accused of Targeting Latinos; Peru Allows Once-Imprisoned U.S. Activist Lori Berenson to Visit Family for Holidays - Wednesday, December 21, 2011E253
Episode 253Wednesday, December 21, 20112011/12/21 Headlines: Military Rests Case in Bradley Manning Hearing; U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Suggests Extended Occupation Beyond 2014; Top U.S. General Returns from Iraq; Syrian Opposition Demands Action as Toll Mounts; Egyptian Women Protest Military Attacks; Report: Jung-un to Run North Korea with Uncle, Military; House Republicans Reject Senate Tax Cut Deal; Ex-Soldier Sentenced to 32 Years in MLK Parade Bombing Attempt; Boston Resident Convicted of Aiding Al-Qaeda for Online Postings; U.S. Nuclear Safety Chief Visits Fukushima Plant; U.N. Security Council Members Criticize U.S. on Israeli Settlements; Lori Berenson Returns to U.S. from Peru - Thursday, December 22, 2011E254
Episode 254Thursday, December 22, 20112011/12/22 Headlines: Dozens Killed, Wounded in Iraq Bombings; Manning Defense Rests Case in Pretrial Hearing; U.S. to Admit Fault in Killing of Pakistani Soldiers; Syrian Toll Mounts Ahead of Arab League Observers' Arrival; House GOP Faces Call to Back Down on Payroll Tax; EPA Enacts New Pollution Standards for Power Plants; Bank of America Settles Countrywide Bias Case with $335M Fine; U.S. Delays North Korea Food Aid Despite Warnings of Deaths; Lawmakers Call for Probe of CIA-<span class="caps">NYPD Ties; 8 Soldiers Charged Following Suicide of Hazing Victim; Female Naval Couple Share Landmark "1st Kiss" - Friday, December 23, 2011E255
Episode 255Friday, December 23, 20112011/12/23 Headlines: Bradley Manning Pretrial Hearing Concludes; Boehner Relents on Tax Cut Deal, Pushes Keystone; 40 Killed in Damascus Suicide Attack; Egyptians Rally in Tahrir Against Military Rule; Pakistan Rejects U.S. Probe of Deadly NATO Bombing; U.S., Russia Spar over Probe of Libyan Civilian Deaths; Massive Shell Oil Spill Approaches Nigerian Coast; Federal Judge Blocks Key Provisions in South Carolina Anti-Immigrant Law; Thousands Take Part in California Nurses' Strike; Police Clear Occupy Camps in Albany, Berkeley; U.S. Asks Science Journals to Withhold Study Findings - Tuesday, December 27, 2011E257
Episode 257Tuesday, December 27, 20112011/12/27 Headlines: Obama Administration to Allow Yemeni President to Enter U.S. for Medical Treatment; Arab League Observers Arrive in Syria amid Fresh Violence; Justice Department Blocks Controversial South Carolina Voter ID Law; Republican Presidential Hopefuls Campaign in Iowa; Mitt Romney Criticizes Obama for Failing to Keep Troops in Iraq; Files Reveal Newt Gingrich's First Wife Did Not Want Divorce; Report: Gap Between Americans, Congressional Representatives Grows Considerably Over Last 25 Years; Obama Signs Two-Month Extension on Payroll Tax; Decision on Tar Sands Pipeline Now Required; Afghan Government to Allow Opening of Taliban Office in Qatar; Egypt Releases Prominent Blogger Detained for Nearly Two Months; Russia: Putin Rejects Calls for Parliamentary Election Reviews as Massive Protests Persist; Nigeria Church Bombings Leave at Least 27 Dead; Satellite Images Indicate Nigerian Oil Spill May Be Significantly Larger than Previously Reported; Secret Memo Suggests Pakistani Military May Attempt to Oust President Zardari; Report: Lack of Preparation, Communication Contributed to Fukushima Nuclear Disaster; Israeli Woman Draws Rosa Parks Link After Refusing to Give Up Bus Seat to Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Man; Hacker Group Anonymous Claims Responsibility for Breaking into Global Intelligence Company Website; Radio Host Lynn Samuels Dies at 69 - Wednesday, December 28, 2011E258
Episode 258Wednesday, December 28, 20112011/12/28 Headlines: North Korea Holds State Funeral for Kim Jong-il; Iran Threatens to Block Oil Passage if U.S. Enacts Sanctions; Killings, Protests as Arab League Observers Visit Syria; Mubarak Trial Resumes in Egypt; Obama to Seek $1.2 Trillion Debt Ceiling Increase; Nelson to Retire from Senate in 2012; White House Unveils Fed Nominees; Swedish Journalists Imprisoned in Ethiopia; Cuba Releases Over 2,500 from Prison, Freeing 5 Political Prisoners; Argentina President to Receive Cancer Treatment - Thursday, December 29, 2011E259
Episode 259Thursday, December 29, 20112011/12/29 Headlines: Monitors Face Criticism amid Continued Syria Killings; U.S. Warns Iran on Threat to Close Passageway; U.S. to Sell Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia; 35 Killed in Turkish Strike on Kurdish Area; U.S. Drone Program Spans Continents, Agencies; Afghan Soldier Kills 2 NATO Troops; U.S. Withdraws from Afghan Media Center; Paul, Santorum Surge in Iowa Polls; 10 Arrested in "Occupy the Caucus" Protests; Satellite Photos Track Expansion of Tar Sands Oil Extraction in Canada; Muslim Leaders Boycott Bloomberg Event over Spying - Friday, December 30, 2011E260
Episode 260Friday, December 30, 20112011/12/30 Headlines: Appeals Court Upholds Telecom Immunity Law, OKs Spying Suit; U.S. Prosecutors Prepare Criminal Charges Against BP Employees; Judge Says SEC Misleading, Obstructing on Citibank Settlement Ruling; Romney Heads into Primaries with Slim Iowa Lead; Bachmann Iowa Chair Joins Paul's Campaign; Energy Industry Rewarded Gingrich After Shift on Climate Change; Egyptian Forces Raid Human Rights Groups in Cairo; Syrian Forces Reportedly Kill 25 Protesters; North Korea Vows No Change in Direction Under Jong-un; Russia Claims Containment of Fire on Nuclear Sub; Activists Criticize Sentences of Argentine Junta Leaders