We look at Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane near the Turkey-Syria border on Tuesday–one of the most serious clashes between a NATO member country and Russia in half a century. Turkey says it repeatedly warned the Russian pilots they were violating Turkish airspace. Russia claims they plane never strayed from Syrian airspace. “There are some serious questions on the table about Turkey’s role in this conflict,” says journalist Vijay Prashad, in a web exclusive interview.

Democracy Now! 2015-11-25 Wednesday

• Headlines for November 25, 2015
• Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Laquan McDonald 16 Times
• Eyewitness Recounts Shooting by Alleged White Supremacists at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest
• US Rep. Keith Ellison Demands Transparent, Aggressive Investigation of Police Killing of Jamar Clark
• First Muslim Member of U.S. Congress: Restrictions on Syrian Refugees Driven by Fear, Xenophobia

At the end of October, 27 immigrant women detainees began a hunger strike, demanding an end to mistreatment and their immediate release from the T. Don Hutto detention center near Austin, Texas. Most of the women were asylum seekers from Central America, which has seen a surge in migrants fleeing violence and abuse. The hunger strike reportedly surged to as many as 125 women, even as immigration officials denied it was taking place. Then, the hunger strikers said they faced retaliation.

Democracy Now! 2015-11-24 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 24, 2015
• Journalist on Shooting of Laquan McDonald By Chicago Police Officer: “It Was An Horrific Execution”
• Chicago Activist: City’s Call for Peace over Laquan McDonald Video Does Not Extend to Police Dept.
• "Nativist Hysteria" Against Syrian Refugees Echoes U.S. Rejection of Jewish Refugees in 1930s

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Democracy Now! 2015-11-23 Monday

• Headlines for November 23, 2015
• Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, But Will Europe Address Muslims in "Marginalized Ghettos"?
• A Paris Every Day: As 100 Americans Die from Guns Daily, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Calls for Reform
• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Elected After Popular Uprising, Defends Local Control of Schools
• "A Mayor That’s Radical": Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Reflects on His Poet Father & 1st Year in Office

Democracy Now! 2015-11-20 Friday

• Headlines for November 20, 2015
• Bamako Hostage Crisis: How U.S.-Backed Intervention in Libya Spread Chaos to Nearby Mali
• Exclusive: Air Force Whistleblowers Risk Prosecution to Warn Drone War Kills Civilians, Fuels Terror
• "Numbing & Horrible": Former Drone Operator Brandon Bryant on His Haunting First Kill
• Exclusive: 2 Air Force Vets Speak Out for First Time on Why They Want the Drone War to Stop
• From Console to Trigger: How Pentagon "Exploits" Video Game Culture to Wire Youth for War