FRANTI, MICHAEL
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Democracy Now! May 16, 2003
Hour 1: Radiation is 1,000 Times the Normal Levels Where US Troops Used Depleted Uranium Shells in Baghdad INTRO: a discussion with the Christian Science Monitor s Scott Peterson, who visited four randomly chosen sites in Baghdad and reports that while women and children haven t been warned, US troops have orders to avoid the…
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Democracy Now! May 16, 2003
Right wing media strives to have Danny Glover Dropped as MCI spokesperson; Michael Franti: On government surveillance and the role of artists in a time of war; A House Committee unanimously approves a modified Bush Bioshield : is it to protect the American people, or the pharmaceutical industry? |9:00-9:01 Billboard 9:01-9:07 Headlines 9:07-9:08 One Minute…
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Democracy Now! March 27, 2003
Hour 1: Live from Baghdad: 14 killed in a Baghdad market, as Iraqi clerics call for jihad against US invasion forces; The Pentagon knows large percentages of smart bombs malfunction and civilian deaths are a certainty: a discussion on how smart the bombs really are; Live from the streets of NYC: hundreds die in and…
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Democracy Now! March 27, 2003
In New York City scores are being arrested this morning in direct action protests against the war.; U.S. bombs Iraqi Television again: International Federation of Journalists condemns attack as a violation of the Geneva conventions; Is the world watching two different versions of the invasion of Iraq? A comparison of the Arab-language and western media;…
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Democracy Now! July 25, 2002
ONE FAMILY’S FIGHT TO GET THEIR CHILDREN BACK FROM THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL FRANTI |MUSICAL GUEST: Michael Franti, the lead singer of the group Spearhead and a spoken word poet Contact: http://www.spearheadvibrations.com 9:00-9:01 Billboard: “A STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE”: Today, the story of one family’s fight to get their children back from…