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Headline news and politics 2011. Headlines or major news from 2011 please. No flooding of this news group with 100s of useless clips.
Democracy NOW! DN! - Tom Hayden talks about President Kennedy on activism, after the Port Huron Statement, 50 years ago, the founding document of Students for a Democratic Society Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Libya is heading into the new year as a completely new country - with new leaders and new hopes. But as the immediate post-revolutionary excitement fades - the different factions of the former rebels are turning on each other - in what may become a stark competition for power. Provided to you under an exclusive license from Russia Today for non-profit and educational purposes only.
Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. At TEDxRC2, the RC stands for Red Cross/Red Crescent, Cairo tells the powerful story of why, and how, he found humanity and dignity in the midst of war. Provided under Creative Commons license of Ted Talks for non-commercial use from TeddotCom.
Democracy NOW! - Allegations of widespread fraud in the recent elections that gave Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party a parliamentary majority have galvanized massive street protests in opposition to the Russian political establishment. This comes on the 20th anniversary of the breakup of the Soviet Union. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! - For our last broadcast of 2011, we turn to Scott Olsen who became one the faces of the global Occupy movement this year. Scott Olsen, a 24-year-old former U.S. Marine who served two tours in the Iraq War, was critically wounded after being shot in the head by a police projectile at Occupy Oakland. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! Global Headlines with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Published, with permission from democracynoworg. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Rattansi interviews Albrecht Ritsch; professor at the London School of Economics who is at the advisory board of the German economics ministry, to talk about the current global financial catastrophe. Provided to you for non-profit and educational purposes only from PressTV.
Democracy NOW! - An Arizona administrator has ruled that the public school district in Tucson must end its acclaimed Mexican-American studies program for grades K-12, saying it violates a new state law that bans the teaching of any class designed for a particular ethnic group or that promotes resentment toward a race or class of people. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! - Syrian troops continue to fire on protesters despite a visit by Arab League monitors to assess the Assad regime’s compliance with a plan to resolve the country’s political crisis. More than 5,000 people have been killed in the nine-month-long uprising. We’re joined from Damascus by Bassel, a Syrian activist and filmmaker just back from the city of Homs Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! Global Headlines with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Published, with permission from democracynoworg. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Mars is more than a red dot in the sky. For some it is worth isolating yourself in a closet-sized habitat for months on end. Distant space travel is a dream that requires never-ending research, incredible technology, and an imagination to match. Provided to you under an exclusive license from Russia Today for non-profit and educational purposes only.
Democracy NOW! - Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent Egyptian revolutionary activist and blogger, has been released from prison after nearly two months behind bars. Fattah was ordered jailed by a military court on October 30 and summoned to face charges, that included inciting violence, a charge he firmly denies. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! - We speak with acclaimed novelist Russell Banks, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for drawing on his working-class background to write about criminals, outcasts and revolutionaries. His latest book, Lost Memory of Skin, explores the plight of sex offenders trying to live among society as outcasts. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! - Nobody goes to jail, writes Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone magazine. This is the mantra of the financial-crisis era, one that saw virtually every major bank and financial company on Wall Street embroiled in obscene criminal scandals that impoverished millions and collectively destroyed hundreds of billions, in fact, trillions of dollars of the world's wealth. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW!Global Headlines with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Published, with permission from democracynoworg. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! -Communities along Nigeria’s Niger Delta have been put on alert following a major oil spill from the oil giant, Shell. The massive oil slick is making its way to the Nigerian coast, threatening local wildlife and massive pollution along the shore. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! - A new report by the Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that since 9/11, local law enforcement agencies have used $34 billion in federal grants to acquire military equipment such as bomb-detection robots, digital communications equipment and Kevlar helmets. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! - The New York Times reported Monday the Obama administration has decided in principle to allow embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to enter the United States to receive "legitimate medical treatment." If the report is true, the United States will have agreed to Saleh’s arrival hours after his forces killed nine people demanding he be tried for deaths of protesters over the past year. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
Democracy NOW! DN! Global Headlines with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license.
How much will the Russian consumer market expand in coming years? How will the rise of the middle class determine consumer patterns? And how good are Russians at saving money? Peter Lavelle asks his guests Tom Mundy, Ben Aris, Aleksey Mekhonoshin and Viktor Krivokhizha. Provided to you under an exclusive license from Russia Today for non-profit and educational purposes only.
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