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Democracy NOW Tuesday the 6th of October 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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* White House: No Plans to Withdraw from Afghanistan * 61 Antiwar Protesters Arrested at White House * Abbas Faces Calls to Resign over Goldstone Report * Coup Gov’t Lifts Emergency Decree in Honduras * Taliban Claims Responsibility for World Food Program Bombing * DynCorp’s Role in Pakistan Scrutinized * Suspect in 1994 Rwandan Genocide Arrested * 3,000 Protest Outside Climate Talks in Bangkok * Obama to Speak Before Leading Gay Rights Organization * Ohio Postpones Four Executions * Flooding in India Kills 250; Leaves 2.5 Million Homeless * Anti-Vietnam War Mom Peg Mullen, 92, Dies Twitter Crackdown: NYC Activist Arrested for Using Social Networking Site during G-20 Protest in Pittsburgh Elliot Madison was arrested last month during the G-20 protests in Pittsburgh when police raided his hotel room. Police say Madison and a co-defendant used computers and a radio scanner to track police movements and then passed on that information to protesters using cell phones and the social networking site Twitter. Madison is being charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution, criminal use of a communication facility, and possession of instruments of crime. Exactly one week later, Madison’s New York home was raided by FBI agents, who conducted a sixteen-hour search. We speak to Elliot Madison and his attorney, Martin Stolar. [includes rush transcript] # Wallst-web A Hidden $34 Billion Bank Subsidy? Study Exposes How Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Other Large Banks One of the key terms to come out of the nation’s economic meltdown has been “too big to fail.” The government has funneled billions of dollars to large financial firms by arguing that their collapse would deal an irreparable blow to economic recovery. A new study has calculated the tab of the “too big to fail” approach, and it amounts to a far larger taxpayer-funded subsidy than previously thought. The Center for Economic and Policy Research says the bailout has allowed “too big to fail” banks to pay significantly lower interest rates than those paid by smaller banks. According to one estimate, that’s meant a subsidy for the nation’s eighteen largest bank holding companies of $34.1 billion a year. That amount represents nearly half these companies’ combined annual profits. We speak to the study’s author, Dean Baker. [includes rush transcript] # Nyc-water-web Environmental Battle Brews in New York over Natural Gas Drilling Last week, government regulators opened the door to natural gas drilling inside the Marcellus Shale watershed, which supplies drinking water to some 15 million people, including nine million New Yorkers. Stretching from New York to Kentucky, the shale is believed to hold some of the world’s largest deposits of natural gas. Proponents say the drilling will boost the nation’s economic recovery and reduce dependence on foreign oil. But environmentalists are warning the drilling could contaminate New York’s water supply as it has in other states. The proposed regulations are now open for public comment until the end of the next month, followed by a final decision early next year. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 102
Leeches: 18

Matthew Shepard - Death In The High Desert (2001)

Category: Documentary
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Matthew Shepard - Death In The High Desert (2001) Hear from the mother of the student whose death set off an international media furor and spurred new rounds of legislation. On October 6 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old, homosexual student at the University of Wyoming, was lured from the Fireside Bar in Laramie by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. Why Shepard went with them is unclear, but what happened afterwards is not: Shepard was robbed, beaten into a coma and lashed to a fencepost. He was not discovered for 18 hours. The ""crucifixion"" of a young, gay man in ""cowboy country"" was tailor-made for the media, and the crime attracted international attention. Gay rights groups saw it as a symbol of society's often-brutal intolerance of alternate lifestyles, and Shepard's martyrdom spurred rounds of fresh anti hate crime legislation. It also led to life without parole prison sentences for McKinney and Henderson. AMERICAN JUSTICE® examines every aspect of the Matthew Shepard story, from the fateful night at the bar to the controversy over some of the legislation that came out of the tragic incident. Among the many people sharing their insights are Shepard's mother, prosecuting and defending attorneys from the trials, and Wyoming Senator Michael Massie.
Seeders: 6
Leeches: 5

HBO - Dope Sick Love (2005)

Category: Documentary
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HBO - Dope Sick Love (2005) The America Undercover documentary exclusively on HBO Tracey getting her needle ready to shoot up Where are the characters now? They say love conquers all, but can love survive on the streets of New York City? For drug-addicted couples like Matt and Tracy, and Sebastian and Michelle, the dream of romance must endure the reality of a desperate unending cycle of fixes, withdrawals, brawls and hustles. The America Undercover documentary DOPE SICK LOVE tells the stories of these two couples. Cinematographers, Brent and Craig Renaud spent 18 months on the streets to capture the raw reality in a frightening and compelling you-are-there style. The special is executive produced by 11-time Emmy® winner Jon Alpert (HBO’s “High on Crack Street: Lost Lives of Lowell”). Michelle and Sebastian after an intense fight on the subway “Dope Sick“ is the street term for the excruciating illness and pain that occur when an addict can’t get a fix. According to the government website, there are one million heroin addicts and eight million people who have used crack in the U.S. Presented without music, effects, or narration, DOPE SICK LOVE is pure cinema verité, shot on the streets of lower Manhattan over a period of 18 months. It is stark and unrelenting. The camera follows the two couples into the corridors of apartment buildings where they shoot up; into the homes of the johns who pay for their services; and back out onto the streets as they chase their next fix. “We didn’t want to make just another drug film,” says Craig Renaud. “Most films about drug addicts don’t adequately portray the horrors of addiction. Drug addiction controls every aspect of a user’s life. It reduces family, work, hobbies and friendships to distant memories. In order to capture this dark reality, we had to ‘embed’ ourselves into this life. When you watch DOPE SICK LOVE you won’t just see what its like to live this kind of life, you will feel it.” Matt kisses a client goodbye The documentary takes place in Greenwich Village, a neighborhood of beautiful, historic brownstone houses and tree-lined streets. It’s also the place where Matt and Tracy score their drugs, and break into buildings to shoot heroin and smoke crack. Tracey was a 17-year-old in private school when she started experimenting with drugs. Matt, who has been on the streets since he was 14, prostitutes himself to gay men to support his habit. His mother would like to help him fight his drug addiction, but has lost hope, observing, “Matt was a good kid and then he grew up. I can’t deal with his lifestyle any longer.” Tracey’s long-suffering father won’t give up on his daughter. The weekly checks he sends her go entirely to support the couples’ drug habits. To get them off the streets, Tracey’s father finally decides that he has no choice but to rent an apartment for them in Brooklyn. This is a happy ending of sorts, but one that feels fragile, because Tracy and Matt continue to do drugs. Without the financial support of family, Sebastian and Michelle have a tougher time. Sebastian engages in gay prostitution when the couple is desperate for money, but he doesn’t want his girl Michelle engaging in sex for money. Michelle is a master of the scam, luring prospective sex clients into compromising situations. Then, posing as a cop, she pulls out a fake badge and extorts cash from the johns in exchange for their “freedom.” Sebastian and Michelle’s hand-to-mouth existence strains their relationship. As the high wears off they get into violent street fights. Eventually, the desire for drugs is stronger than their love for each other. They part ways and end up on the streets -- alone. “Let this film be a warning to anyone who thinks that drugs will bring anything but degradation and desperation,” says Brent Renaud. “Even though DOPE SICK LOVE deals with two romances, nothing is romanticized in this documentary. There is nothing constructive about crack. There is nothing heroic about heroin. We wanted to bring the viewer close enough to the life of a drug addict to show the inevitable result.” CREDITS Directed by Felice Conte, and Brent and Craig Renaud; Cinematographers/Editors, Brent and Craig Renaud; Supervising Editor, John Custodio; Executive Producer, Jon Alpert; Co-Executive Producers Felice Conte and Jonathan Stack. For HBO: Senior Producer, Lisa Heller; Executive Producer, Sheila Nevins. Festivals & Awards: WINNER: Hugo Award, 2005 WINNER: Cine Golden Eagle Award, 2005 WINNER: Telly Award, 2005 WINNER: Best Documentary- Big MiniDV Festival, 2005 WINNER: Best Feature Documentary, Syracuse International Film and Video Festival, 2006 NOMINATED: Emmy Award for Best Documentary, 2006
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 0

Paragraph 175 (2000) (Gay interest)

Category: Documentary
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Paragraph 175 (2000) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236576/ Paragraph 175 is a LGBT documentary film released in 2000, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and narrated by Rupert Everett. The film chronicles the lives of several men and women who were arrested by the Nazis for homosexuality under Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the German penal code, dating back to 1871. Between 1933 and 1945, 100,000 men were arrested under Paragraph 175. Some were imprisoned, others were sent to concentration camps. Only about 4,000 survived. In 2000, fewer than ten of these men were known to be living. Five come forward in the documentary to tell their stories for the first time, considered to be among the last untold stories of the Third Reich. Paragraph 175 tells of a gap in the historical record and reveals the lasting consequences, as told through personal stories of men and women who lived through it: the half-Jewish gay resistance fighter who spent the war helping refugees in Berlin; Annette Eick, the Jewish lesbian who escaped to England with the help of a woman she loved; the German Christian photographer who was arrested and imprisoned for homosexuality, then joined the army on his release because he "wanted to be with men"; Pierre Seel, the French Alsatian teenager, who watched as his lover was eaten alive by dogs in the camps. REAL LIFE UPDATE December 2, 2005 Pierre Seel, who was imprisoned in a concentration camp during World War II for homosexuality, died last week in Toulouse, France. Filmmaker Rob Epstein interviewed Seel for his film Paragraph 175, a documentary about the Nazis' treatment of gay men during the Holocaust, and discusses Seel's life. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5036618 Banff Television Festival 2000 Won Special Jury Prize Festival title: "Pink Triangle". Berlin International Film Festival 2000 Won FIPRESCI Prize Forum of New Cinema Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman For uncovering amazing stories of courage buried by history. 2000 Won Teddy Best Documentary Film Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman GLAAD Media Award 2002 Nominated Outstanding Documentary Glitter Award 2002 Won Best Documentary voted by U.S./International Gay Film Festivals Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman Independent Spirit Award 2001 Nominated Best Documentary Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman International Documentary Association 2000 Nominated IDA Award Feature Documentaries Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2000 Won Best Documentary Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2000 Won Jury Prize Best Documentary Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2000 Won Audience Award Best Documentary Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman Tied with That's a Family (2000). Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2000 Won Award for Excellence Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman Sundance Film Festival 2000 Won Directing Award Documentary Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman 2000 Nominated Grand Jury Prize Documentary Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 0

Democracy Now! Monday, August 17, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Obama Admin May Drop Public Option from Health Plan Zelaya Plane Stopped at Base with US Troops Indian Movie Star Detained at Newark Airport Warlord Dostum Returns to Afghanistan Ahead of Election New Afghan Law Allows Men to Starve Wives If They Refuse Sex Gay Iraqs Targeted in Murder and Torture Campaign Sen. Webb Visits Burma, Secures Release of American British Politicians Defend UK Health System Memos: Brazil Conspired with US to Overthrow Allende Obama Adviser Heckled at Netroots Nation Convention BusinessWeek: "The Health Insurers Have Already Won" In a cover story for BusinessWeek earlier this month, reporters Chad Terhune and Keith Epstein argue UnitedHealth and other insurers maneuvered to shape healthcare reform for their own benefit. The story is titled “The Health Insurers Have Already Won,” and the authors argue that the insurers have “succeeded in redefining the terms of the reform debate to such a degree that no matter what specifics emerge in the voluminous bill Congress may send to President Obama this fall, the insurance industry will emerge more profitable.” We speak with Chad Terhune, senior writer at BusinessWeek, where he’s covered healthcare for several years. [includes rush transcript] Human Rights Watch Calls on Israel to Investigate "White Flag" Shootings of Gaza Civilians Human Rights Watch released a report last week detailing new evidence of possible Israeli war crimes committed during last winter’s Operation Cast Lead in Gaza that left over 1,400 Palestinians dead. The report says Israeli soldiers unlawfully shot and killed at least eleven Palestinian civilians, including five women and four children, who were in groups waving white flags to make clear that they were civilians and not combatants. We speak to HRW’s Fred Abrahams and air exclusive video from Gaza from Democracy Now!‘s Anjali Kamat and Big Noise Film’s Jacquie Soohen. Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi A new documentary premiering tonight on HBO provides a harrowing look at today’s Afghanistan, where violence and corruption continue to ravage the country. It’s called Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi. It tells the story of Ajmal, a young Afghan journalist, translator and coordinator working for American journalist Christian Parenti. In 2007, Ajmal was kidnapped by Taliban forces, along with Italian reporter Daniele Mastrogiacomo and an Afghan driver, who was immediately beheaded. After weeks in captivity, Mastrogiacomo was eventually released, but weeks later the Taliban killed Ajmal. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 71
Leeches: 27

Democracy Now! Thursday, August 13, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Headlines 60 Arrested as Honduran Police Occupy Teacher’s College Pakistan: 12 Militants Killed at Taliban Base 18 Die in Iraq Violence 2 Journalists Wounded in Afghanistan Another Ft. Hood Soldier Refuses Afghanistan Deployment Report: Cheney Felt Snubbed by Bush in 2nd Term Judge Rejects Reversal of Bush Mountaintop Removal Rule “Cap and Trade” Founder Doubts Use in Reversing Climate Change Foreclosures Rose 7% in July Gay Rights Group: No Prop 8 Reversal Until 2012 Alabama Town Pardons Civil Rights-Era Protesters More Headlines… "All Roads Lead to Rove": Fmr. New Mexico US Attorney David Iglesias on New Evidence Linking Bush Admin to Firings Documents released by Congress this week offer powerful new evidence that Karl Rove and other senior Bush administration figures took the lead in the firing of nine US attorneys in 2006. We speak to former New Mexico US attorney David Iglesias, who was fired after refusing Republican pressure to take on allegations of voter fraud and pursue cases against Democrats to help a Republican lawmaker’s re-election campaign. [includes rush transcript] GOP, Right-Wing Pundits' Misinformation Fuels Hysteria at Democrats' Public Forums on Healthcare Reform Opponents of President Obama’s healthcare plan continue to disrupt town hall meetings held by Democratic lawmakers. We speak with Stanley Zuber, a registered nurse who attended a town hall in Pennsylvania and was shouted down while trying to ask Senator Arlen Specter a question. We’re also joined by Chip Berlet about the right-wing populism that has fueled the town hall disruptions. [includes rush transcript] Alleged Obama-Era Rendition Victim Accuses US of Torture, Coercion A Lebanese contractor named Raymond Azar says he’s the first known victim of rendition under President Obama. Azar alleges that he was coerced into confessing to bribing a contract officer after being seized and tortured by armed federal agents in Afghanistan. We speak with attorney and legal expert Scott Horton about Azar’s case. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 67
Leeches: 9

Democracy Now! Monday, July 27, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Israel: All Options on Iran Are Still on the Table Cheney Wanted US Troops to Arrest Suspected Terrorists Inside US Teenager Held at Guantanamo May Face Civilian Trial Clinton Describes Zelaya’s Brief Returns to Honduras as “Reckless” Palin’s Farewell Message to the Media: “Quit Making Things Up” Obama Weighs In Again on Henry Louis Gates Controversy Court Demands Accounting for Indian Trusts US to Sign UN Convention on Rights of Disabled Bill Introduced to Restore Voting Rights to Former Prisoners House Bill Lifts Ban on Needle Exchanges Worldwide Rallies Condemn Iran’s Treatment of Opposition Protesters Veterans Commit Murder at Home After Return from Iraq 10 NYC Homeless Activists Arrested at Encampment Anti-Gay Singapore Prof Cancels NYU Stint Real Video MP3 Purchase DVD/CD More Formats… National Exclusive...Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, Wife of Ousted Honduran President, Calls on US to Aid Her Husband's Return Home: "We Want Justice, We Want Peace, We Demand the Return to Democracy" After a failed attempt to return to Honduras over the weekend, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has complained that US condemnation of the coup against him is waning. Zelaya had tried to cross back into Honduras from Nicaragua on Friday but stayed for less than an hour. We speak with the wife of the ousted Honduran president, First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya. She’s spent the past day trying to get to the border with Nicaragua, and she joins us now from the town of Jacaleapa. [includes rush transcript] Tensions Rise in Latin America over US Military Plan to Use Three Bases in Colombia The Colombian government has agreed to grant US forces the use of three Colombian military bases for South American anti-drug operations. The move has heightened tensions between Colombia, the largest recipient of US military aid in the Americas, and its neighbors, particularly Venezuela and Ecuador. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned that the US Army could “invade” his country from Colombia. [includes rush transcript] Parole Hearing to Be Held Tuesday for Imprisoned Native American Activist Leonard Peltier The sixty-four-year-old activist has been in prison for thirty-three years and is now being held at the Lewisburg prison in Pennsylvania. Peltier was convicted of killing two FBI agents during a shootout on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975. At his last hearing, the Parole Commission originally denied Peltier parole in 1993 based on their finding that he “participated in the premeditated and cold blooded execution of those two officers.” However, the Parole Commission has since said it “recognizes that the prosecution has conceded the lack of any direct evidence that [Peltier] personally participated in the executions of the two FBI agents.” Peltier has long maintained his innocence and is widely considered a political prisoner who was not granted a fair trial. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 60
Leeches: 47

Propagandhi - Discography

Category: Misc
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BUY original CDs: http://propagandhi.com/discography/ Propagandhi is a punk band formed in Portage La Praire, Manitoba, Canada in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. While their earlier work draws from the punk and skate punk tradition, recent Propagandhi records have moved towards a heavier, hardcore thrash-influenced sound. The band members are known for championing various political causes. They have taken an active stance against human rights violations, racism, homophobia, imperialism, fascism, capitalism and organized religion. The band supports vegan lifestyles, animal rights campaigns and feminism, and have described themselves as “Gay Positive”. http://www.last.fm/music/Propagandhi
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 1

Democracy Now! Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Costa Rica to Broker Talks Between Ousted Honduran President and Coup Regime Thousands of Chinese Forces Enter Restive City Gitmo Prisoners Could Remain Incarcerated Even If Found Innocent Admin Officials Give Diverging Stance on Admissibility of Coerced Testimony Obama Rejects Biden Comments on Backing Israeli Attack Nobel Laureates Call for Release of Iranian Prisoners Franken Joins U.S. Senate, Co-Sponsors EFCA Obama Defends Commitment to Public Health Option Health Industry Wins Concessions in Health Care Reform Deals South Carolina GOP Censures Sanford D.C. Gay Marriage Measure Takes Effect Study: Despite Federal Aid, Banks Ignoring Struggling Homeowners Churchill Denied Bid to Return to University of Colorado World Leaders, Protesters Gather in Italy for G-8; Global Financial Crisis & Climate Change Top Agenda President Obama arrived in Italy from Moscow this morning where leaders from eight of the world’s richest nations are gathering in the town of L’Aquila, for the annual Group of Eight summit. The three-day meeting is expected see high-level talks on the global economic crisis, climate change, food security and Iran. Protesters are also gathering for the G-8. We speak with Loretta Napoleoni, author of “Rogue Economics: Capitalism’s New Reality.” [includes rush transcript] Declassified Docs Implicate Indonesian President Yudhoyono in Coverup of 2002 Murders of American Teachers in West Papua In Indonesia, exit polls show incumbent president Yudhoyono, has a clear lead in the country’s second direct presidential election since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship over a decade ago. Newly declassified documents implicate Yudhoyono in the cover-up of the Indonesian military’s role in the 2002 murders of two Americans and an Indonesian in West Papua. We speak a Papuan human rights activist who worked with the Indonesian police and FBI to investigate the murders. She now lives in exile in Australia and in a Democracy Now! exclusive is speaking out on the investigations for the first time. We also speak with cultural anthropologist, Eben Kirksey, and with John Miller of the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network. Fmr. Congressmember Cynthia McKinney Back in U.S. After Being Detained and Deported from Israel Former Congressmember Cynthia McKinney arrived back in the United States Tuesday following her deportation from Israel. McKinney was one of 21 activists seized by the Israeli military in international waters last week as they tried to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. We speak with McKiney and with filmmaker Adam Shapiro who was detained and deported as well.[includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 70
Leeches: 42

Democracy Now! Thursday, July 2, 2009 :: John Pilger

Category: News & Current Affairs
Description:
Today's Headlines US Forces Launch Major Afghan Offensive Militants Capture US Soldier in Afghanistan Senate Dems Revise Healthcare Proposal Lieberman Opposes Public Health Proposal US Suspends Military Cooperation with Honduras Amnesty: Israel Committed “Wanton Destruction” of Gaza Poll: Pakistanis Oppose US Attacks, Afghan Occupation Morales: Bolivia Trade Suspension Shows Obama “Lied to Latin America” California Fiscal Crisis Intensifies Staffer: SEC Officials Ignored Madoff Warnings Obama Admin Accused of Relying on Torture-Induced Statements Military Panel Urges Discharge for Gay Servicemember Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire Speaks from Israeli Jail Cell After Arrest on Boat Delivering Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire speaks to us from her jail cell in Israel. She was taken into custody along with twenty others, including former US Congress member Cynthia McKinney, when the Israeli military boarded their ship in international waters as it tried to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. [includes rush transcript] Zelaya Vows to Return to Honduras Despite Threats of Arrest by Coup Leaders The ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras within the next few days in an attempt to reclaim power. Zelaya was forced out of office in a military coup d’etat on Sunday. He will reportedly return to Honduras accompanied by the OAS Secretary General, the presidents of Argentina and Ecuador, and the head of the UN General Assembly. But Roberto Micheletti, who was appointed interim leader by the Honduran congress, has given warning that Zelaya will be arrested should he return, regardless of who is traveling with him. We speak with Latin American historian Greg Grandin. [includes rush transcript] "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City" We speak with NYU professor Greg Grandin about his new book, Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City. The book tells the story of Henry Ford, the richest man in the world in the 1920s, and his attempt to build a rubber plantation and a miniature Midwest factory town deep in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. [includes rush transcript] Up in Smoke: How the Tobacco Industry Shaped the New Smoking Bill President Obama signed into law a bill last week that gives the US government broad regulatory power over cigarettes and other tobacco products. Obama said the law would curb the ability of tobacco companies to market their products to children. But several public health professionals have come out strongly against the new legislation. They argue that it was largely shaped by Philip Morris, now called Altria Group, the largest cigarette company in the country. We speak with Dr. Joel Nitzkin, chair of the Tobacco Control Task Force of the American Association of Public Health Physicians. [includes rush transcript] John Pilger Calls UK National Health Service a Treasure, Blasts US Lawmakers for Being "in Bed with Powerful Interests" and Neglecting "Their Own People's Basic Human Rights" We play an excerpt of an extended interview with Australian investigative journalist, John Pilger. Speaking about the US healthcare system, Pilger says, “What is it about US legislators that they appear to be so in bed with such powerful interests, such as the insurance companies, that they can’t represent their own people’s needs, their own people’s basic human rights.” [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 69
Leeches: 7