http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/now 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/67077-israel-bombs-school-and-kills-man-s-father-1-2 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pMJ-b8siD_Q&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pMJ-b8siD_Q&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/67077-israel-bombs-school-and-kills-man-s-father-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87373" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Israeli F-16 Attack Kills Father of Palestinian Journalist; Israel Bombs UN School, Killing Three</p> <p>The UN says around a quarter of the dead are civilians, but that figure only counts women and children, excluding adult males. Today, we will look at one of those men killed. I am joined by Fares Akram. He is the Gaza correspondent for The Independent of London. His father was killed in an Israeli F-16 attack on Saturday. His wife is nine months pregnant. We also speak with UNRWA’s Christopher Gunness on the Israeli bombing of an UN school that killed three people. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/67077-israel-bombs-school-and-kills-man-s-father-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/67076-israel-bombs-school-and-kills-man-s-father-2-2 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ecvc7Hb5XC8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ecvc7Hb5XC8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/67076-israel-bombs-school-and-kills-man-s-father-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87372" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Israeli F-16 Attack Kills Father of Palestinian Journalist; Israel Bombs UN School, Killing Three</p> <p>The UN says around a quarter of the dead are civilians, but that figure only counts women and children, excluding adult males. Today, we will look at one of those men killed. I am joined by Fares Akram. He is the Gaza correspondent for The Independent of London. His father was killed in an Israeli F-16 attack on Saturday. His wife is nine months pregnant. We also speak with UNRWA’s Christopher Gunness on the Israeli bombing of an UN school that killed three people. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/67076-israel-bombs-school-and-kills-man-s-father-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/67074-austin-activist-reveals-he-s-a-fbi-informant-1-2 2009-01-07T18:43:18Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jTWsUHDzxMI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jTWsUHDzxMI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/67074-austin-activist-reveals-he-s-a-fbi-informant-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87370" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Prominent Austin Activist Admits He Infiltrated RNC Protest Groups as FBI Informant</p> <p>An Austin-based activist named Brandon Darby has revealed he worked as an FBI informant in the eighteen months leading up to the Republican National Convention. Darby has admitted to wearing recording devices at planning meetings and wearing a transmitter embedded in his belt during the convention. He is expected to testify on behalf of the government later this month in the trial of two Texas activists who were arrested at the RNC on charges of making and possessing Molotov cocktails.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/67074-austin-activist-reveals-he-s-a-fbi-informant-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/67075-austin-activist-reveals-he-s-a-fbi-informant-1-2 2009-01-07T18:43:18Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cnxLUwZ2nhc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cnxLUwZ2nhc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/67075-austin-activist-reveals-he-s-a-fbi-informant-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87371" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Prominent Austin Activist Admits He Infiltrated RNC Protest Groups as FBI Informant</p> <p>An Austin-based activist named Brandon Darby has revealed he worked as an FBI informant in the eighteen months leading up to the Republican National Convention. Darby has admitted to wearing recording devices at planning meetings and wearing a transmitter embedded in his belt during the convention. He is expected to testify on behalf of the government later this month in the trial of two Texas activists who were arrested at the RNC on charges of making and possessing Molotov cocktails.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/67075-austin-activist-reveals-he-s-a-fbi-informant-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/67073-obama-nominee-helped-killings-in-east-timor 2009-01-07T18:43:18Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AIMJG--YolQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AIMJG--YolQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/67073-obama-nominee-helped-killings-in-east-timor"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87369" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>New Trouble For An Obama Nominee: Admiral Dennis Blair Aided Perpetrators of 1999 Church Killings In East Timor</p> <p>Investigative journalist Allan Nairn reveals Admiral Dennis Blair played a critical role in backing the Indonesian occupation of East Timor during the 1990s. At the height of a wave of ruthless attacks on Timorese that killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands, Blair personally informed top Indonesian general Wiranto of unwavering U.S. support. He continued to support the Indonesian military until international outcry forced the Clinton administration to withdraw its military and diplomatic backing.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/67073-obama-nominee-helped-killings-in-east-timor">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/67059-democracy-now-headlines-tues-jan-06-2009 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-_6J9hPJf_A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-_6J9hPJf_A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/67059-democracy-now-headlines-tues-jan-06-2009"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87348" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines</p> <p> * Israeli Attack Intensifies; Tanks Enter Khan Yunis <br /> * Israel Bombs UN School, Three Killed <br /> * Doctor: Most Palestinian Casualties Are Civilians <br /> * Red Cross: Gaza Is a “Full-Blown" Humanitarian Crisis <br /> * Bush Refuses to Call for Ceasefire <br /> * Poll: Americans Divided Over Israeli Attack <br /> * Obama Taps Leon Panetta to Head CIA <br /> * Bush Critic Picked to Head Office of Legal Counsel <br /> * Canvassing Board: Al Franken Won Minn. Recount; Coleman to Sue <br /> * Video: Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Black Man on Oakland Train Platform</p> </div> <a href="/blog/67059-democracy-now-headlines-tues-jan-06-2009">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/67058-police-shoot-dead-unarmed-black-man-on-oakland-train-platform 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MEDZy9Eib-U&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MEDZy9Eib-U&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/67058-police-shoot-dead-unarmed-black-man-on-oakland-train-platform"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87347" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video: Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Black Man on Oakland Train Platform</p> <p>And in Oakland, California, videotape has emerged showing a BART police officer fatally shooting an unarmed African American man on a train platform on New Year’s Day. The video, which may be disturbing to some viewers, shows an officer pulling out a gun and shooting twenty-two-year-old Oscar Grant in the back. At the time of the shooting, Grant was lying face down on the ground. The video was shot by a passenger on a train stopped at Oakland’s Fruitvale Station. The San Francisco Chronicle reports there is a possibility that the officer had intended to fire his Taser stun gun instead of his handgun. An attorney for the family has announced plans to file a $25 million lawsuit.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/67058-police-shoot-dead-unarmed-black-man-on-oakland-train-platform">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66983-us-blocks-un-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-1-2 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3t0kZNXBuM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3t0kZNXBuM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66983-us-blocks-un-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87194" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>US Blocks UN Security Council Vote Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza</p> <p>On the diplomatic front, the Security Council is meeting again today to discuss the crisis, after Sunday’s emergency session did not produce a ceasefire resolution. On Saturday, the United States blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Egypt, meanwhile, is hosting meetings for a European-backed ceasefire today. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66983-us-blocks-un-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66970-a-debate-on-israel-s-invasion-of-gaza-2-2 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ak8tJd-u12o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ak8tJd-u12o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66970-a-debate-on-israel-s-invasion-of-gaza-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87179" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A Debate on Israel's Invasion of Gaza: UNRWA's Christopher Gunness v. Israel Project's Meagan Buren</p> <p>On the tenth day of Israel’s continued assault on the Gaza Strip and in spite of mounting international protests, Israeli ground troops pushed deeper into Gaza. The death toll has risen to 531 Palestinians and five Israelis. Nearly 2,500 Palestinians have been wounded since the bombing began last week. Forty-nine Israeli soldiers have been wounded since the ground invasion began Saturday. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66970-a-debate-on-israel-s-invasion-of-gaza-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66969-us-blocks-un-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-2-2 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MetfPk8nfl4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MetfPk8nfl4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66969-us-blocks-un-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87178" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>US Blocks UN Security Council Vote Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza</p> <p>On the diplomatic front, the Security Council is meeting again today to discuss the crisis, after Sunday’s emergency session did not produce a ceasefire resolution. On Saturday, the United States blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Egypt, meanwhile, is hosting meetings for a European-backed ceasefire today. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66969-us-blocks-un-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66968-a-report-from-gaza-city 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n6dpmXOevK4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n6dpmXOevK4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66968-a-report-from-gaza-city"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/87177" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Report from Gaza City: Palestinian Journalist Sameh Habeeb on Gaza Under Siege</p> <p>Sameh Habeeb is a Palestinian journalist in Gaza City. He joins us on the phone. We also speak with Samer Badawi, the executive director of United Palestinian Appeal, a Washington-based charity established in 1978 to assist needy Palestinians. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66968-a-report-from-gaza-city">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66822-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-2-6 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b9iOev2iQsI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b9iOev2iQsI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66822-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-2-6"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86867" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Howard Zinn on "War and Social Justice"</p> <p>Howard Zinn is one of this country’s most celebrated historians. His classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing—selling more copies each successive year. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past forty years. He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address. Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke at Binghamton University a few days after the 2008 presidential election. His speech was called “War and Social Justice.” [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66822-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-2-6">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66823-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-1-6 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6E9Pg61kNhg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6E9Pg61kNhg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66823-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-1-6"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86868" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Howard Zinn on "War and Social Justice"</p> <p>Howard Zinn is one of this country’s most celebrated historians. His classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing—selling more copies each successive year. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past forty years. He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address. Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke at Binghamton University a few days after the 2008 presidential election. His speech was called “War and Social Justice.” [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66823-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-1-6">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66821-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-3-6 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gzZ6PV5h9-M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gzZ6PV5h9-M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66821-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-3-6"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86866" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Howard Zinn on "War and Social Justice"</p> <p>Howard Zinn is one of this country’s most celebrated historians. His classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing—selling more copies each successive year. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past forty years. He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address. Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke at Binghamton University a few days after the 2008 presidential election. His speech was called “War and Social Justice.” [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66821-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-3-6">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66820-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-4-6 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kjGS3E0-le0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kjGS3E0-le0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66820-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-4-6"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86865" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Howard Zinn on "War and Social Justice"</p> <p>Howard Zinn is one of this country’s most celebrated historians. His classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing—selling more copies each successive year. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past forty years. He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address. Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke at Binghamton University a few days after the 2008 presidential election. His speech was called “War and Social Justice.” [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66820-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-4-6">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66818-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-6-6 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/94cn4_TmOkY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/94cn4_TmOkY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66818-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-6-6"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86863" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Howard Zinn on "War and Social Justice"</p> <p>Howard Zinn is one of this country’s most celebrated historians. His classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing—selling more copies each successive year. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past forty years. He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address. Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke at Binghamton University a few days after the 2008 presidential election. His speech was called “War and Social Justice.” [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66818-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-6-6">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66819-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-5-6 2009-01-07T18:43:19Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LAtiZBdJ3dE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LAtiZBdJ3dE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66819-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-5-6"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86864" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Howard Zinn on "War and Social Justice"</p> <p>Howard Zinn is one of this country’s most celebrated historians. His classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing—selling more copies each successive year. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past forty years. He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address. Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke at Binghamton University a few days after the 2008 presidential election. His speech was called “War and Social Justice.” [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66819-howard-zinn-on-war-and-social-justice-5-6">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66787-part-2-of-harold-pinters-speech-1-2 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D27CXJNc5tA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D27CXJNc5tA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66787-part-2-of-harold-pinters-speech-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86746" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Harold Pinter (1930-2008); Part 2 of His Nobel Acceptance Speech "Art, Truth and Politics"</p> <p>Part two of the 2005 Nobel Prize acceptance speech of the acclaimed British playwright, poet, actor, and activist Harold Pinter. He died last week at the age of seventy-eight. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66787-part-2-of-harold-pinters-speech-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66785-democracy-now-headlines-wed-dec-31-2008 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9FqX09f8yxA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9FqX09f8yxA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66785-democracy-now-headlines-wed-dec-31-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86744" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Headlines</p> <p> * Gaza Bombing Continues as Israel Rejects Truce Proposal <br /> * 30 Palestinians Killed in Latest Attacks <br /> * Foreign Journalists Challenge Gaza Ban <br /> * Protests Worldwide Condemn Israeli Attack <br /> * Defying Critics, Illinois Gov. Fills Senate Vacancy <br /> * Franken Ahead 50 Votes in Minnesota Recount <br /> * Trial Delayed for Iraqi Journalist <br /> * More Headlines…</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66785-democracy-now-headlines-wed-dec-31-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66786-part-2-of-harold-pinters-speech-2-2 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jB3HogZbDbg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jB3HogZbDbg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66786-part-2-of-harold-pinters-speech-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86745" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Harold Pinter (1930-2008); Part 2 of His Nobel Acceptance Speech "Art, Truth and Politics"</p> <p>Part two of the 2005 Nobel Prize acceptance speech of the acclaimed British playwright, poet, actor, and activist Harold Pinter. He died last week at the age of seventy-eight. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66786-part-2-of-harold-pinters-speech-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66784-nephew-of-ben-netanyahu-denounces-israeli-attack-1-2 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wYKOFD9UVMY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wYKOFD9UVMY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66784-nephew-of-ben-netanyahu-denounces-israeli-attack-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86743" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Israeli Lawmaker and Conscientious Objector Nephew of Ex-PM Benjamin Netanyahu Denounce Israeli Attack on Gaza Strip</p> <p>Israel has rejected a French proposal for an immediate emergency forty-eight-hour ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. As Israeli air and sea attacks against the Strip continued into its fifth day, basic food supplies in Gaza are running low, and hospitals are struggling to cope with the rising casualties. We speak to two Israelis opposed to the assault: Dov Khenin, a Knesset member with the Jewish-Arab party Hadash; and Jonathan Benartzi, an Israeli conscientious objector who spent more than a year in prison for refusing to serve. He also happens to be the nephew of Benjamin Netanyahu, a leading proponent of attacking Gaza and a favorite to win the upcoming Israeli elections. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66784-nephew-of-ben-netanyahu-denounces-israeli-attack-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66783-nephew-of-ben-netanyahu-denounces-israeli-attack-2-2 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vGHB8BHQxiM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vGHB8BHQxiM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66783-nephew-of-ben-netanyahu-denounces-israeli-attack-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86742" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Israeli Lawmaker and Conscientious Objector Nephew of Ex-PM Benjamin Netanyahu Denounce Israeli Attack on Gaza Strip</p> <p>Israel has rejected a French proposal for an immediate emergency forty-eight-hour ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. As Israeli air and sea attacks against the Strip continued into its fifth day, basic food supplies in Gaza are running low, and hospitals are struggling to cope with the rising casualties. We speak to two Israelis opposed to the assault: Dov Khenin, a Knesset member with the Jewish-Arab party Hadash; and Jonathan Benartzi, an Israeli conscientious objector who spent more than a year in prison for refusing to serve. He also happens to be the nephew of Benjamin Netanyahu, a leading proponent of attacking Gaza and a favorite to win the upcoming Israeli elections. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66783-nephew-of-ben-netanyahu-denounces-israeli-attack-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66781-tennessee-landowners-file-165m-suit-over-massive-coal-ash-spill-2-2 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fk_HqT3_E2s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fk_HqT3_E2s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66781-tennessee-landowners-file-165m-suit-over-massive-coal-ash-spill-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86740" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Tennessee Landowners File $165M Suit Over Massive Coal Ash Spill</p> <p>Landowners in Tennessee have filed a $165 million lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority in the wake of last week’s massive spill of over one billion gallons of toxic coal ash next to a coal-burning steam plant. The sludge spilled out of a coal plant retention pond, burying homes and roads. It is believed to be the largest coal ash disaster in US history. The amount of ash released would fill 450,000 standard dump trucks. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66781-tennessee-landowners-file-165m-suit-over-massive-coal-ash-spill-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66782-tennessee-landowners-file-165m-suit-over-massive-coal-ash-spill-1-2 2009-01-07T18:43:20Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iwLCjD9UGhU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iwLCjD9UGhU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66782-tennessee-landowners-file-165m-suit-over-massive-coal-ash-spill-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86741" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Tennessee Landowners File $165M Suit Over Massive Coal Ash Spill</p> <p>Landowners in Tennessee have filed a $165 million lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority in the wake of last week’s massive spill of over one billion gallons of toxic coal ash next to a coal-burning steam plant. The sludge spilled out of a coal plant retention pond, burying homes and roads. It is believed to be the largest coal ash disaster in US history. The amount of ash released would fill 450,000 standard dump trucks. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66782-tennessee-landowners-file-165m-suit-over-massive-coal-ash-spill-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66618-democracy-now-headlines-tues-dec-30-2008 2009-01-07T18:43:21Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFjv9xbPkuU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFjv9xbPkuU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66618-democracy-now-headlines-tues-dec-30-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86330" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines</p> <p> * Gaza Death Toll Tops 375 <br /> * Israel Vows to Wage “War to the Bitter End” <br /> * UN: 64 Palestinian Civilians Killed <br /> * Four Israelis Killed in Palestinian Rocket Attacks <br /> * Israel Rams Activist Boat Carrying Aid to Gaza <br /> * Bangladesh Holds First Election in Seven Years <br /> * Ugandan Rebels Accused of Massacring 189 in Congo <br /> * Iranian Officials Raid Home of Shirin Ebadi <br /> * Treasury Bails Out GMAC <br /> * Gov’t Pushes Oil Drilling Off California Coast <br /> * Judge Rejects Class Action Suit from Katrina Survivors <br /> * Washington Prison Doctor Quits Over Death Penalty</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66618-democracy-now-headlines-tues-dec-30-2008">Watch the video</a>