Democracy Now! Wednesday, July 22, 2009 :: Cornel West

Today's Headlines

• UN Reports $4.8B Shortfall in Meeting Humanitarian Needs
• Pakistan Opposes Expanded US Attacks in Afghanistan
• 16 Killed in Iraq; Maliki, Obama to Hold Talks
• Coup Regime Rejects Own Negotiator’s Proposal on Zelaya Return
• Venezuela to “Revise” Colombia Ties over US Bases
• Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Land
• Amnesty Criticizes Saudi Arabia on Crackdowns
• Admin Shuns Request to Disclose Health Exec Visits
• Execs, Top Earners Account for More than Third of All US Wages
• House Advances Measure Reducing Private Role in Student Loans
• Study: Teen Pregnancies, STDs Rose under Bush
• Cambridge Police Drop Charge Against Henry Louis Gates

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  President Obama's Longtime Physician Opposes White House Health Plan, Advocates Single Payer

  Dr. David Scheiner was President Obama’s doctor from 1987 until he entered the White House. Today Dr. Scheiner is publicly opposing Obama’s health plan and is calling for a single-payer system. [includes rush transcript]

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  Uninsured Travel from Across US for Free Healthcare from Relief Group Remote Area Medical

  As debate continues in Washington over healthcare reform, thousands of Americans in neighboring Virginia are preparing to line up this weekend to receive free healthcare provided by a relief organization called Remote Area Medical. We speak to the group’s founder, Stan Brock.

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  Cornel West and Carl Dix on Race and Politics in the Age of Obama

  One week after the NAACP’s 100th anniversary celebrations, we speak to Princeton University professor Cornel West and Carl Dix of the Revolutionary Communist Party about the current state of Black America. West is a professor of religion and African American studies at Princeton University and the author of numerous books on race. Dix is a founding member of the Revolutionary Communist Party and was one of six GIs in 1970 who refused orders to go to Vietnam and served two years in prison for his stance.