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The door to justice is open just a crack. After the release of four Bush-era Office of Legal Counsel memos that authorized “harsh interrogation techniques,” President Obama said there should be no prosecutions. Though he may occupy the most powerful office on Earth, there is a force more powerful: committed people demanding change. Torturers should be punished.
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Amy Goodman and Glenn Greenwald received the first annual Izzy Award for Special Achievement in Independent Media.
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Visit http://twitter.com/democracy_now to get updates about Democracy Now! and Amy Goodman’s 70-city tour.
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The oldest independent media network in the United States turns 60 years old this week as a deepening crisis engulfs mainstream media.
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KQED’s live call-in program presents wide-ranging discussions of local, state, national and international issues, as well as in-depth interviews.
Tune in on-air in the SF Bay Area, or online at kqed.org
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Amy Goodman and her brother David spoke at a benefit for KUSP, community radio in Santa Cruz, CA. Here the crowd sings Happy Birthday to Amy as she makes her way to the podium.
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While Obama was in Turkey this week, he pledged a commitment to “bridge the divide between the Muslim world and the West.” Meanwhile, in Tampa, Fl., Youssef Megahed was arrested on charges he had been acquitted of days before. In the murky world of immigrant detention, “double jeapordy,” being charged with the same offense twice, is perfectly legal.
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Amy Goodman and Glenn Greenwald, the first recipients of the Park Center for Independent Media Izzy Award (named for I.F. Stone), appeared on this week’s Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. Watch online
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