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7 Years After Killing, Family of Slain US Peace Activist Rachel Corrie Heads to Israel for Wrongful Death Suit Against Israeli Gov't
March 10, 2010, 5:10 am

Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-year-old student from Evergreen College in Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza seven years ago as she stood before a Palestinia... (Read more)

Headlines for March 10, 2010
March 10, 2010, 5:00 am

Israel Announces Major Settlement Expansion Amid Biden Visit, NY Activists Protest Israeli Military Chief, Préval in US Ahead of Aid Request, EU: Climate Proposals Could Increase Emissions, India Adv... (Read more)

105,000 Tattoos: Iraqi Artist Wafaa Bilal Turns His Own Body into a Canvas to Commemorate Dead Iraqis & Americans
March 9, 2010, 5:37 am

The official death toll from the war is 100,000, but it is widely estimated to be much higher, perhaps even as high as one million. In his latest piece of artwork, Iraqi American artist Wafaa Bilal tr... (Read more)

The Real Climategate: Conservation Groups Align with World's Worst Polluters
March 9, 2010, 5:12 am

Major environmental groups are coming under criticism from within their own ranks for taking positions that some say are antithetical to their stated missions of saving the planet. In the latest issue... (Read more)

Headlines for March 9, 2010
March 9, 2010, 5:00 am

Obama Campaigns for Healthcare Reform, Former Rep. Massa Claims He Was Forced Out over Healthcare Bill, Protests Planned Outside Health Insurance Company Meeting, Gates: “More Dark Days” Ahead in ... (Read more)

Bloody Sunday: Thousands Mark Anniversary of 1965 Selma-Montgomery March
March 8, 2010, 5:53 am

On Sunday, March 7th, 1965, Alabama state troopers and local police attacked a peaceful march by 600 civil rights demonstrators from Selma to Montgomery. The day would be remembered as Bloody Sunday. ... (Read more)

During Oscar Acceptance Speech, Mo'Nique Cites Hattie McDaniel, First African American Academy Award Winner
March 8, 2010, 5:50 am

Sunday was an historic day in Hollywood. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in history to win the best director award at the Oscars. Bigelow's film The Hurt Locker won a total of six Oscar... (Read more)

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi Presses Iran on Human Rights and Warns Against International Sanctions
March 8, 2010, 5:24 am

The Obama administration is working to gather international backing for a fourth round of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. While the United States has circulated proposals on furthe... (Read more)

International Women's Day Marked Around the World
March 8, 2010, 5:11 am

Thousands of events are being held around the world to celebrate International Women's Day, an idea that was launched 100 years ago when a group of women from seventeen countries gathered in Copenhage... (Read more)

Headlines for March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010, 5:00 am

Vote Counting Begins in Iraq; 38 Killed on Election Day, British War Resister Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail, US-Backed Somali Troops Prepare Major Offensive, Hundreds Killed in Nigerian City of Jos... (Read more)

Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch: No Child Left Behind Has Left US Schools with Legacy of "Institutionalized Fraud"
March 5, 2010, 5:43 am

As the Obama administration touts No Child Left Behind and the "Race to the Top" competition for school grants, we speak to leading education scholar and former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane ... (Read more)

Hundreds of Thousands Take Part in National Day of Action to Defend Public Education
March 5, 2010, 5:30 am

Students and teachers held hundreds of demonstrations on Thursday as part of the National Day of Action to Defend Public Education. Hundreds of thousands took part in what was the largest day of coord... (Read more)

String of Election-Related Bombings Fuels US Talk of Delayed Iraq Withdrawal
March 5, 2010, 5:14 am

At least fourteen people have been killed and nearly sixty wounded in a string of attacks in Baghdad on the first day of voting in Iraq's parliamentary elections. Iraq opened its polls on Thursday for... (Read more)

Headlines for March 5, 2010
March 5, 2010, 5:00 am

Students, Teachers Take Part in Nationwide Protests Against Education Cuts, Gunman Dies After Wounding Two Police Officers at Pentagon, White House Hosts Insurance Execs, Dems on Healthcare, House OKs... (Read more)

Privacy, Civil Liberties Groups Sound Alarm over Expanded Role for National Security Agency in Cyber Security
March 4, 2010, 5:53 am

The Obama administration has declassified part of its plan to bolster cyber security, which calls for greater cooperation between private companies and the National Security Agency. Privacy and civil ... (Read more)

Boycott, Divest From, and Sanction Israel?: A Debate on BDS with Omar Barghouti and Rabbi Arthur Waskow
March 4, 2010, 5:25 am

In 2005, a coalition of Palestinian civil society groups called for people all over the world to engage in a nonviolent campaign to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel until it complies with inte... (Read more)

Thousands of Students Taking Part in National Day of Action to Defend Public Education
March 4, 2010, 5:09 am

Thousands of students in at least thirty-two states are planning to walk out of classes today as part of the National Day of Action to Defend Public Education. The call for nationwide protests origina... (Read more)

Headlines for March 4, 2010
March 4, 2010, 5:00 am

Obama Backs Reconciliation Vote on Healthcare Reform, 9 Killed in Iraq Bombings, Biden Vows Ongoing US Combat Operations After Pullout, Report: High Number of Birth Defects Seen in Fallujah, Iran Arre... (Read more)

From New York to Liberia, Investigative Journalist Greg Palast Tracks Vulture Funds Preying on African Debt
March 3, 2010, 5:46 am

Over the last five years, Britain, the United States and other countries have written off billions of dollars in loans to the world's poorest countries. But a small group of vulture funds have been tr... (Read more)

Chilean Earthquake Toll Passes 800; Aid Yet to Reach Many Devastated Areas
March 3, 2010, 5:35 am

The death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Chile has reached close to 800 and is expected to rise. Aid has yet to reach many areas hardest hit by the quake, including the southern city of Co... (Read more)

Utah Abortion Bill Could Punish Women for Miscarriages, Domestic Violence
March 3, 2010, 5:18 am

Utah lawmakers have approved a measure that would allow women to be charged with murder if they commit an "intentional, knowing or reckless act" that causes a miscarriage. Critics fear the measure cou... (Read more)

As NY Gov. Paterson Criticized for Alleged Interference on Aide's Behalf, a Look at Domestic Violence Nationwide
March 3, 2010, 5:08 am

New York Governor David Paterson is facing increasing pressure from state Democrats to defend his actions or resign in the wake of allegations that he may have used his authority to influence a domest... (Read more)

Headlines for March 3, 2010
March 3, 2010, 5:00 am

30 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombings, Witness: State Dept. Officials Sought Exoneration of Blackwater Guards, US Awards KBR $2.8B Contract in Iraq, Israel Delays East Jerusalem Home Demolitions, UN Huma... (Read more)

In the Shadow of the Olympic Flame: A Report from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, the Poorest Neighborhood in Canada
March 2, 2010, 5:37 am

The 2010 Winter Olympics have wrapped up in Vancouver, Canada. The Olympic flame has been doused, and a return to normalcy has begun for a city thrust onto the world stage. Democracy Now! produ... (Read more)

Photographer Kike Arnal & Ralph Nader on "In the Shadow of Power: Poverty in Washington, DC"
March 2, 2010, 5:26 am

Washington, DC is the most powerful capital city in the world. But it's also a city that is deeply divided between a wealthy and extremely influential minority and an impoverished and largely disenfra... (Read more)

Ralph Nader on the GOP Filibuster of Unemployment Benefits Bill, the Collapse of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Proposal, and the Latest Auto Recalls
March 2, 2010, 5:13 am

Senate Republican Jim Bunning is continuing to filibuster a key spending bill to extend unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of American workers. The blocked bill also affects several gover... (Read more)

Headlines for March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010, 5:00 am

Chile Appeals for International Help, Chilean Earthquake Slightly Shifted Earth's Axis, Obama to Urge Senate Pass Healthcare Bill by Legislation, Sen. Bunning Continues Filibuster of Unemployment Bene... (Read more)

Gary Greenberg: "Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease"
March 1, 2010, 5:45 am

Is depression manufactured? Two decades after the introduction of antidepressants, it's become commonplace to assume that our sadness can be explained in terms of a disease called depression. The Nati... (Read more)

Following String of Racist Incidents, UC San Diego Students Occupy Chancellor's Office
March 1, 2010, 5:32 am

Crowds of students stormed and occupied the office of a University of California, San Diego chancellor for six hours Friday after a noose was found hanging from a bookcase in the main library. The noo... (Read more)

Seismologist Roger Bilham: “In Recent Earthquakes, Buildings Have Acted as Weapons of Mass Destruction"
March 1, 2010, 5:12 am

Even as the people of southern Chile continue to grapple with the rising death toll and the devastation wrought by Saturday's massive earthquake, many seismologists believe the wreckage could have bee... (Read more)

Headlines for March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010, 5:00 am

Over 700 Killed in 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake in Chile, US Begins Planning for Assault on Kandahar, Obama Signs Extension of PATRIOT Act, Documents Reveal Pentagon Spied on Planned Parenthood , Dodd Aba... (Read more)

As Obama Pushes "Clean Coal," Jeff Biggers Tracks History of Destructive Mining in "Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland"
February 26, 2010, 5:45 am

On the heels of President Obama's major initiative to develop so-called clean coal technology, the journalist and cultural historian Jeff Biggers explores the myth of clean coal in a new book on the s... (Read more)

V-Day Founder Eve Ensler on "I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World"
February 26, 2010, 5:28 am

Eve Ensler has made it her lifelong mission to end violence against women and girls. The founder of V-Day and the bestselling author and playwright behind The Vagina Monologues, her latest book... (Read more)

Healthcare Summit Ends in Deadlock; Single-Payer Advocates Excluded
February 26, 2010, 5:10 am

After nearly seven hours of televised debate, President Obama's so-called bipartisan healthcare summit ended Thursday without any substantive agreement between Republicans and Democrats. Republican la... (Read more)

Headlines for February 26, 2010
February 26, 2010, 5:00 am

Healthcare Summit Fails to Reach Agreement, 17 Killed in Afghan Attacks, Israel to Build 600 New Homes in East Jerusalem Settlements, Shrine Uproar Fuels New Protests in Hebron, Iraq Reinstates 20,000... (Read more)

Author Shane Harris on "The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State"
February 25, 2010, 5:50 am

For his new book, The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State, National Journal correspondent Shane Harris spoke to the key architects of the US government's surveillance prog... (Read more)

Juan Gonzalez: Eva Moskowitz Has Special Access to Schools Chancellor Klein
February 25, 2010, 5:36 am

"Schools Chancellor Joel Klein often lauds a small group of Harlem charter schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz," writes Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez in the New ... (Read more)

FBI, US Attorney Investigating Penn. School District’s Computer Spying on Young Students
February 25, 2010, 5:35 am

A suburban Philadelphia school district has been accused of monitoring students at home via school-issued laptops. The webcam monitoring came to light last week after a lawsuit was filed by the family... (Read more)

Glenn Greenwald: Dems Hiding Behind Filibuster to Justify Political Inaction on Public Option
February 25, 2010, 5:15 am

The Obama administration is holding a bipartisan summit amid renewed criticism over its refusal to push for a "public option" under healthcare reform. We speak to Glenn Greenwald, a constitutional law... (Read more)

Headlines for February 25, 2010
February 25, 2010, 5:00 am

US Installs New Governor in Marjah, House Votes to Strip Insurers of Anti-Trust Exemption, In Healthcare Reform, 8 Lobbyists for Every Member of Congress, Admin Backs Off Consumer Agency, Trading Curb... (Read more)

Juan Gonzalez Receives 2010 Justice in Action Award
February 24, 2010, 5:50 am

Democracy Now! co-host and Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez received the 2010 Justice in Action Award from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund last week. We play an exc... (Read more)

"The Media-Lobbying Complex": Investigation Exposes Undisclosed Corporate Ties of Network Political Pundits
February 24, 2010, 5:33 am

A four-month investigation into the covert corporate influence on cable news found that since 2007 at least seventy-five registered lobbyists, public relations representatives and corporate officials ... (Read more)

Anti-Nuclear Activists Mobilize to Oppose Obama-Funded Construction of Georgia Nuke Plants
February 24, 2010, 5:26 am

The news in Vermont follows Obama's announcement last week of $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for the construction of the first new nuclear power plants in the United States in close to three decades.... (Read more)

In Historic Vote, Vermont Poised to Shut Down Lone Nuclear Reactor
February 24, 2010, 5:10 am

The nuclear power industry -- and President Obama's plans to fund its growth -- is bracing for a major setback today as the Vermont state senate is expected to vote to shut down the Vermont Yankee pla... (Read more)

Headlines for February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010, 5:00 am

Admin: "Not Enough Political Support" for Public Option, Toyota Exec Unsure if Recall Will Address Acceleration Issues, Wall St. Securities Bonuses Up 17%, Loans Hit 60-Year Low; 700 Banks at Risk, De... (Read more)

Robert Manning: "Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit"
February 23, 2010, 5:49 am

New federal credit card rules that took effect Monday promise to outlaw the most egregious practices of the credit card industry that have plunged customers into insurmountable debt. The Credit Card A... (Read more)

Congress to Investigate Safety of Natural Gas Drilling Practice Known as Hydraulic Fracturing
February 23, 2010, 5:27 am

The top Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have asked eight oil-field companies to disclose the chemicals they've used and the wells they've drilled in over the past four years. L... (Read more)

Phyllis Bennis on Ending the US War in Afghanistan
February 23, 2010, 5:11 am

In Afghanistan, the number of civilian casualties continues to rise. On Tuesday, at least eight people died after a bomb exploded in the southern provincial capital of Lashkar Gah amid a major US-led ... (Read more)

Headlines for February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010, 5:00 am

McChrystal Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Casualties; US Death Toll Reaches 1,000, US Commander: Withdrawal from Iraq May Be Delayed, Sudan to Sign Darfur Peace Deal, Democrats $15B Jobs Bill Advance... (Read more)

Malcolm X: "By Any Means Necessary"
February 22, 2010, 5:55 am

We end today’s show with the words of Malcolm X. Sunday marked the forty-fifth anniversary of his death. He was assassinated February 21, 1965, as he spoke before a packed audience in Harlem’s Aud... (Read more)

After Decades-Long Wait, US Navy to Study Health Effects of Water Contamination at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina.
February 22, 2010, 5:41 am

We turn now to a story of environmental contamination that has been brewing for decades. Last week, the US Navy finally agreed to pay over $1.5 million to fund a study looking into the health effects ... (Read more)

Peter Hallward on "Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment"
February 22, 2010, 5:11 am

Haitian President René Préval said Sunday that the death toll from the earthquake could reach 300,000 once all the bodies are recovered from the rubble. We speak to Peter Hallward, professor of Mode... (Read more)

Headlines for February 22, 2010
February 22, 2010, 5:00 am

33 Afghan Civilian Killed in NATO Air Strike, Dutch Troops to Leave Afghanistan After Gov't Collapses, German Activists Protest Against Afghan War, Sunni Party to Boycott Iraqi Election, Justice Dept.... (Read more)

Welfare Recipients Forced to Sell Food Stamps to Buy Basic Necessities
February 19, 2010, 5:50 am

A new investigation from ColorLines Magazine supported by the Nation Institute's Investigative Fund shows that some poor families are forced to sell their food stamps on the black market for ca... (Read more)

Israel Accused of Stealing Identities, Using Fake Passports in Killing of Hamas Commander in Dubai
February 19, 2010, 5:31 am

Israel is under growing international pressure over the assassination of a top Hamas commander in Dubai last month. On Thursday, the international police agency Interpol placed eleven members of an al... (Read more)

As Dalai Lama Visits White House, an Excerpt of His 2003 Criticism of Iraq War
February 19, 2010, 5:26 am

As the Dalai Lama visits the White House, we air an excerpt of the his comments on the Iraq war in September 2003. Amy Goodman took part in a public dialog with the Dalai Lama and asked him for his v... (Read more)

Obama Holds White House Meeting with Dalai Lama Over Chinese Protest
February 19, 2010, 5:13 am

President Obama held a forty-five-minute meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House Thursday amidst deteriorating US-China ties and Beijing's warnings against the talks. Beijing has summoned the U... (Read more)

Headlines for February 19, 2010
February 19, 2010, 5:00 am

Admin to Seek Senate Ratification of Test Ban Treaty, Report: Largest Corporations Responsible for $2.2T in Environmental Damage, Obama to Back Health Bill through Budget Reconciliation, Study: Highes... (Read more)

"A Bad Day for America": Anti-Nuclear Activist Harvey Wasserman Criticizes Obama Plan to Fund Nuclear Reactors
February 18, 2010, 5:47 am

President Obama has pledged $8.3 billion in loan guarantees needed to build the first nuclear reactors in nearly three decades. The move, along with a tripling of nuclear loan guarantees in the Presid... (Read more)

Nobel Economist Joseph Stiglitz on Obama's Stimulus Plan, Debt, Climate Change, and "Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy"
February 18, 2010, 5:11 am

As President Obama defends the success of his one-year-old $787 billion stimulus package, we speak to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who says the stimulus was both not big enough and t... (Read more)

Headlines for February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010, 5:00 am

Obama: Stimulus Saved 2 Million Jobs, Averted Depression, As US Seizes Marjah, UN Rejects "Militarization" of Aid, UN: US Restrictions Curbing Aid Efforts in Somalia, UN Relief Coordinator "Disappoint... (Read more)

"In the Loop": Oscar-Nominated Comedy Satirizes Lead-Up to US-UK Invasion of Iraq
February 17, 2010, 5:44 am

In the Loop takes the view that the US-UK effort to attack Iraq was so absurd that it's perfect fodder for a comedy. The Oscar-nominated film is a satire of the Anglo-American diplomatic wrangl... (Read more)

George Monbiot: UK Inquiry "Toothless" and "Feeble" in Probing Origins of Iraq War
February 17, 2010, 5:34 am

As the Iraq war continues, Britain is in the midst of an ongoing public inquiry into the UK's role in the US-led war in 2003 invasion. The public hearings began in late November and the committee is e... (Read more)

Group: NATO Forces Blocking Movement of Wounded Afghan Civilians
February 17, 2010, 5:28 am

The US is coming under increasing criticism over the rise in civilian casualties during the assault on the Afghan city of Marjah, one of the largest military offensives of the eight-year war. At least... (Read more)

Mothers of Jailed US Hikers Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd Urge Iran to Release Their Children
February 17, 2010, 5:09 am

We speak to the mothers of Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, two of the three Americans detained after mistakenly hiking into Iran last July. This week brought a glimmer of hope when Iran's top human righ... (Read more)

Headlines for February 17, 2010
February 17, 2010, 5:00 am

Afghan Civilian Toll Rises in NATO Assault on Marjah, US Drone Attack Kills 3 in Pakistan, Obama to Boost Nuclear Loan Guarantees, Study: Haiti Damage Could Top $13.2B, Clinton: Iran World's "Largest ... (Read more)

Thomas Geoghegan on the Case for Busting the Filibuster
February 16, 2010, 5:45 am

Senate Republicans are currently using the filibuster to paralyze the Senate and derail Democratic initiatives, according a McClatchy Newspapers investigation. Since President Obama took office, Repub... (Read more)

"Haiti - The Politics of Rebuilding": A Video Report from Avi Lewis of Al Jazeera
February 16, 2010, 5:20 am

Much of Port-au-Prince remains under mountains of rubble, and Haitian officials say it would take years to clear out the rubble and begin the process of rebuilding the destroyed city. As pledges of b... (Read more)

Civilian Casualties Mount During US Offensive in Afghanistan
February 16, 2010, 5:11 am

In Afghanistan, thousands of US and NATO forces have entered the fourth day of a major offensive in Marjah in southern Helmand province. At least nineteen civilians have been killed so far, including ... (Read more)

Headlines for February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010, 5:00 am

Report: Taliban's Top Military Commander Captured, Civilian Casualties Mount During US Offensive in Afghanistan, 11 Face Arrest for Assassination of Hamas Commander in Dubai, Four Haitian Children Die... (Read more)

Dr. Gabor Maté: "When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection"
February 15, 2010, 5:38 am

The Vancouver-based Dr. Gabor Maté argues that too many doctors seem to have forgotten what was once a commonplace assumption -- that emotions are deeply implicated in both the development of illness... (Read more)

Vancouver Community Activist Am Johal Condemns Use of Public Money to Subsidize International Olympic Committee at Expense of Basic City Services
February 15, 2010, 5:23 am

The Olympic Games last only two weeks, but their legacy will be felt in Vancouver for years to come. The price tag for taxpayers is estimated at around $6 billion, including around $1 billion in "secu... (Read more)

Olympic Resistance: Indigenous Groups, Anti-Poverty Activists, and Civil Liberties Advocates Protest 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver
February 15, 2010, 5:13 am

Our Olympic coverage begins today in the streets of Vancouver, where some say a historic convergence is taking place. Indigenous groups, anti-poverty activists and civil liberties advocates are some o... (Read more)

Headlines for February 15, 2010
February 15, 2010, 5:00 am

12 Die as US Bombs Wrong House as Part of New Afghan Offensive, Targeted Killings Increase Under President Obama, Haitians Hold Day of Mourning One Month After Earthquake, Record $3.47 Billion Spent o... (Read more)

"China's Unnatural Disaster": Oscar-Nominated Doc on Sichuan Earthquake Brings World Attention to Chinese Crackdown on Dissidents
February 12, 2010, 5:49 am

Chinese courts are cracking down on dissident activists. Liu Xiaobo lost his appeal Thursday and now faces eleven years in prison for advocating political reform. Earlier this week, another prominent ... (Read more)

Author Steven Hill on "Europe's Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope for an Insecure Age"
February 12, 2010, 5:30 am

Despite fears of the euro's future amidst Greece's economic collapse, author Steven Hill of the New America Foundation argues the United States still has much to learn from Europe's social and economi... (Read more)

Vancouver Activists Greet Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony with People's Summit, Protest
February 12, 2010, 5:25 am

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are opening today in Vancouver. Large-scale protests are planned over the weekend. The Olympic Resistance Network has organized a people’s summit to coincide with the G... (Read more)

Climate Scientist: Record-Setting Mid-Atlantic Snowfall Linked to Global Warming
February 12, 2010, 5:12 am

As record snowfall crippled the mid-Atlantic this week, many Republicans used the blizzard-like conditions to argue that global warming is a hoax. We speak to climate scientist Brenda Ekwurzel of the ... (Read more)

Headlines for February 12, 2010
February 12, 2010, 5:00 am

Top Insurers Post Record Profits While Dropping 2.7M Policyholders, Improved Corporate Profits Not Leading to Job Growth, Survey: Quarter of Job Losses Will Be Permanent, Reid Touts Dems' "Jobs Agenda... (Read more)

Roundtable: Do Charter Schools Worsen Inequality of Two-Tiered Education System, or Help Address It?
February 11, 2010, 5:35 am

We host a roundtable discussion on charter schools and the controversial closing of ninetten New York City public schools with New York State Senator Bill Perkins, one of the most vocal state lawmaker... (Read more)

Study: Charter Schools Increasing Racial Segregation in Classrooms
February 11, 2010, 5:27 am

Encouraged by the Obama administration, efforts to expand the number of charter schools are being organized around the country. But concerns are being raised about the system. We speak to UCLA’s Civ... (Read more)

As Toyota Recall Surpasses 10 Million Cars, Federal Regulators Faulted for Slow Response to Early Warnings
February 11, 2010, 5:10 am

Since last fall, the auto giant Toyota has recalled about ten million cars worldwide because of defects that can cause runaway acceleration or braking problems. Questions are being raised over why it ... (Read more)

Headlines for February 11, 2010
February 11, 2010, 5:00 am

Iran Curbs Opposition Protests, Blocks Communications, Declaring Uranium Enrichment, Ahmadinejad Says Iran a "Nuclear State", US, UK Lose Bid to Censor Docs in British Torture Case, Iraqi Official Cal... (Read more)