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Amy Goodman’s New Column, “Tutu, Obama and the Middle East”
As President-elect Barack Obama focuses on the meltdown of the U.S. economy, another fire is burning: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You may not have heard much lately about the disaster in the Gaza Strip. That silence is intentional: The Israeli government has barred international journalists from entering the occupied territory.
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“A View From the South”
Evo Morales knows about “change you can believe in.” He also knows what happens when a powerful elite is forced to make changes it doesn’t want.
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“President Obama Can Redeem the White House”
Alice Walker is the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. But Monday, I called her to talk about a true story. The Obamas had just visited the White House. The first African-American elected president of the United States had visited his soon-to-be residence, a house built by slaves.
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Amy Goodman on CNN Newsroom, November 10, 2008
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Anjali Kamat’s New Column: “Change We Can Believe In?”
Democracy Now! producer Anjali Kamat writes, “To all those for whom America has represented generations of racial injustice, the election of America’s first Black president marks the beginning of a new era…But unless the inspired millions who brought him to power continue to believe their demands matter and insist on holding him accountable each step of the way, it will be Obama’s corporate and hawkish friends who determine the domestic and foreign policies of the coming administration and our collective future.”
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“Organizer in Chief”
You could almost hear the world’s collective sigh of relief. This year’s U.S. presidential election was a global event in every sense. Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white Kansan mother, who grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii, represents to so many a living bridge—between continents and cultures.
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Studs Terkel, 1912-2008
The legendary radio broadcaster, writer and oral historian Studs Terkel has died at the age of 96 in Chicago. Over the years Terkel has been a regular guest on Democracy Now!In 2005, Studs Terkel appeared on Democracy Now! shortly after undergoing open heart surgery. He told Amy Goodman, “My curiosity is what saw me through. What would the world be like, or will there be a world? And so, that’s my epitaph. I have it all set. Curiosity did not kill this cat. And it’s curiosity, I think, that has saved me thus far.”
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“Election Protection”
Election Day approaches, and with it a test of our election system’s integrity. Who will be allowed to vote; who will be barred? Who will get paper ballots; who will use electronic voting machines? Will polls be open long enough to accommodate what is expected to be a historic turnout?
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How To Listen/Watch to Democracy Now! Online
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Some companies use Firewalls to secure their networks, which can interfere with accessing streaming media. See Real Networks help page to learn more about using Real player from behind a Firewall.
Note: Real does not promote their free player, but they do make it available online. They change the window location of the link to the free player often. It is usually a tiny text link in the top right or bottom right of the page with the phrase “Free RealPlayer.”
To play other formats, like MP3 or Ogg Vorbis audio, you can use many players. Some popular players that support both MP3 and Vorbis:
MacOS X: Whamb 1.2
Windows: Winamp 5.3
Linux/UNIX: XMMS
For a complete list of all software known to work with Ogg Vorbis format, click here
In addition to the on demand media, we also broadcast the show live from the studio as it is being recorded at 8AM EST. Live video streaming is available through Real Player and live audio streaming is available through Indymedia global free radio with an mp3 or Ogg Vorbis player.
Troubleshooting
The Internet is full of variables, which can make it hard to find problems in playing media. Before you email us about media problems, make sure you know what kind of internet connection you have, what media format you are having problems with, which page you were on and which link you clicked. Generally speaking, requests like “the stream isn’t working” aren’t very useful in finding the cause of the problem.
Tell us which page you were viewing by selecting all of the text in the top of your browser that begins with http:// and copying that to the troubleshooting email, and tell us what you were trying to do when the problem happened. Also, we’d appreciate it if you could include the following information:
What kind of internet connection do you have?
If your computer connects to the internet through your telephone line, you have a dialup modem connection. Be aware that this kind of internet connection usually only provides low-quality audio, and no video.
If your computer connects to the internet through a cable modem or a DSL modem, you have a broadband connection. You should be able to use view video as well as listening to programs.
Which OS version do you use?
On PC-based computers with Windows, the version of Windows is the same thing as the OS (operating system). The Windows version is often displayed on the monitor while the computer is booting up. When you click on the “start” menu, the phrase along the left corner of the menu is your OS version.
On Macintosh, with the Finder as the active window, click on the Apple in the top left of the menu bar, then select About This Computer, which displays the Operating System.
Does your computer support sound?
Most personal computers are equipped to play sound.
If your computer has built in speakers, then it supports sound.
To check for a headphone input, look on the back of the computer for audio outputs; find the one with the symbol for headphones, which accomodates a standard “mini” (one-eighth inch) audio plug. Most headphones and computer-ready external speakers use mini plugs. External speakers may need batteries to work, or to be plugged into a power outlet separately.
If you encounter problems getting sound, check that the speakers are powered on, that the volume dial is turned up, and that the Volume setting (usually in the Sound folder of the Control Panel) is not turned to Mute or a very low volume. Computer speakers may have multiple volume controls—a physical volume dial, a volume setting on the Sound Control Panel, and a volume setting on the media player software.
If you do not have a sound card, consult a computer store or anyone you know who is fluent in computer components. Sound cards can be installed fairly easily, but the installation is not without hazards, and should be done by someone with experience.
