DEATH PENALTY

  • Democracy Now! June 19, 2003

    More than 300 Police Officers Take to the Streets in Benton Harbor Michigan to Control Rioting; The Rosenberg Execution 50 Years Later |8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines In Benton Harbor Michigan yesterday more than 300 police officers took to the streets following two nights of riots. A state of emergency and curfew has been declared in…

  • Democracy Now! April 23, 2003

    Hour 1: Precarious situation in Baghdad: As protests against a U.S. occupation in Iraq continue, we speak to Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness who just left Baghdad; Mines and unexploded munitions in Iraq continue to maim and kill: Sean Sutton of the Mines Advisory Group reports from Northern Iraq; Animals in the military:…

  • Democracy Now! April 23, 2003

    Lawyers in Louisiana are claiming DNA evidence proves another man on death row is innocent: We look at the case of 23-year-old Ryan Matthews and hear from his family and attorney; More than two million people gather in Karbala for the spring of Shiites in the world : A report from Al-Jazeera correspondent Yusef Allshouly…

  • Democracy Now! March 13, 2003

    Hour 1: Prime Minister Tony Blair says Britain will deploy troops with or without UN backing: we talk to a Conservative Party MP who opposes war and former Labour Party Chair Tony Benn; Uniting For Peace : can the UN General Assembly trump the Security Council by invoking a little-known resolution, and stop the war?;…

  • Democracy Now! March 11, 2003

    U.S. chains & shackles naked detainees to the ceiling in Afghanistan: Is the U.S. using torture? ; Bush delays plans for Israeli-Palestinian peace plan: Israeli forces kill over 60 Palestinians since Feb. 15; Former FBI chief calls for the Supreme Court to halt the execution of Delma Banks in Texas: We talk to Banks mother…

  • Democracy Now! March 13, 2003

    Delma Banks lives: U.S. Supreme Court grants emergency stay 15 minutes before Texan man was scheduled to be executed; Elizabeth Smart is found while Alexis Patterson is largely forgotten: We look at the cases of two girls who were abducted last year and why one made headlines and the other didn’t; New York says no…

  • Democracy Now! March 18, 2003

    Hour 1: President Bush vows to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein doesn t flee within 48 hours: Democracy Now talks to response Dennis Halliday, Ralph Nader, Leslie Cagan and Jeremy Scahill; With 300,000 troops set to invade Iraq, Gulf War veterans are concerned the safety of US forces may be compromised: We talk to Steve…

  • Democracy Now! March 18, 2003

    President Bush vows to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein doesn t flee within 48 hours: Democracy Now talks to response Dennis Halliday, Ralph Nader, Leslie Cagan and Jeremy Scahill; With 300,000 troops set to invade Iraq, Gulf War veterans are concerned the safety of US forces may be compromised: We talk to Steve Robinson of…

  • Democracy Now! February 28, 2003

    Investigative reporter Greg Palast on how Bush killed the FBI’s investigation into Saudi Arabia s financing of terrorist organizations; he also discusses the head of the Pentagon s Total Information Awareness Program John Poindexter s ties to a data-mining corporation; New Orleans mother appeals to the Pope to help prevent the execution of her son:…

  • Democracy Now! March 11, 2003

    Hour 1 :: Anti-war protesters plan for massive civil disobedience in Washington next week; Immigrant rights groups prepare for a fourth round of mass deportations of Pakistani detainees; Police in Montpelier, Vt. photograph student protesters & ask for surveillance help from the local media: Meanwhile in Minnesota, law enforcement identifies student anti-war group as possible…