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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
- Headlines
- New Trouble for an Obama Nominee: Admiral Dennis Blair Aided Perpetrators of 1999 Church Killings in East Timor
- Israeli F-16 Attack Kills Father of Palestinian Journalist; Israel Bombs UN School, Killing Three
- Prominent Austin Activist Admits He Infiltrated RNC Protest Groups as FBI Informant
Monday, January 05, 2009
- Headlines
- A Debate on Israel’s Invasion of Gaza: UNRWA’s Christopher Gunness v. Israel Project’s Meagan Buren
- Israeli Professor Under Hamas Rocket Fire, Neve Gordon Condemns Israeli Invasion of Gaza
- Report from Gaza City: Palestinian Journalist Sameh Habeeb on Gaza Under Siege
- US Blocks UN Security Council Vote Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
Friday, January 02, 2009
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U.S. Frees International Terrorist
Read Amy’s column about the freeing of Luis Posada Carriles.
Democracy Now! Featured in Classrooms Around the World
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Democracy Now! Featured in Be The Media by David Mathison.
Democracy Now! is featured prominently in the upcoming book Be The Media by David Mathison: www.bethemedia.com
A Learning and Teaching Tool for Educators
“I was a student-teacher last year for U.S. History and I often used the Democracynow.org search engine for the different subjects I was going to teach.”
High School Humanities Class Studies Colonialism Using Democracy Now!
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Democracy Now! is Used to Engage Student’s Critical Thinking and Writing Skills
“I have used a written interview from Democracy Now! as part of a unit on Social Change that I do in an advanced writing class."
Independent Media Educates
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Education for Social Change
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Democracy Now! Examines Conflict
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Students Hooked on Good Journalism
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Democracy Now! Has Made an Incredible Difference in the Lives of So Many Students
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DN! Honored At Webby Awards
DN! has been selected as an Official Honoree for the Politics category and for the Podcasts category in The 11th Annual Webby Awards.
Blackwater on NYT Bestseller List
Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill’s new book Blackwater is #9 on this week’s New York Times bestseller list.
April is National Poetry Month
Some poetry highlights from the Democracy Now! archives:
Alice Walker reads her poem "Be Nobody’s Darling”
It is Invaluable!
“I’ve used Democracy Now! as a powerful example of confirming corporate media bias in my University classes."
NAB-bing The Election
Read Amy’s column to learn more about election money and where it’s all going.
Teaching Democracy Now! in Spanish
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Students Spread the Word
“Students start sharing the information with their own families and friends.”
Democracy Now! is an Eye Opener
“I teach a course called "Mass Media and Popular Culture” in which I spend a good amount of class time on the news."
Hang Up On War: Claim Your Telephone Tax Rebate
Read Amy’s column on the telephone war tax.
Coming up: “In Debt We Trust”
On Wednesday, Danny Schechter joins us in our Firehouse studio to talk about his new documentary about the national and personal debt crisis in the US.
Democracy Now! on the air in Panama!
Radio La Primerisima 1470 am has become the first radio station in Panama to broadcast Democracy Now! in Espanol. (Monday to Friday at 3:30 p.m.)
