Democracy Now! 2014-06-09 Monday

• Headlines for June 09, 2014
• Remembering Maya Angelou: Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey Pay Tribute to Legendary Poet
• Freed From Prison, Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab Urges U.S. to Stop Backing Regime's Crackdown

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Democracy Now! 2014-06-06 Friday

• Headlines for June 06, 2014
• The Inside Story of Bowe Bergdahl: Afghan War Vet Matthew Farwell on "America's Last POW"
• As U.S. Frees Five Taliban Members, Questions Remain Over Future of Guantánamo

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Democracy Now! 2014-06-05 Thursday

• Headlines for June 05, 2014
• Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's Idaho Hometown Cancels "Welcome Home" Celebration as Backlash Grows
• Veteran: Politicians Using Freed POW Bowe Bergdahl as "Chess Piece to Win Political Matches"
• Seattle’s Socialist City Council Member Kshama Sawant Hails Historic Vote For $15/Hour Minimum Wage
• EPA Moves to Cut Coal Pollution, But Critics Say Plan Falls Short on Real Emissions Reduction

Democracy Now! 2014-06-04 Wednesday

• Headlines for June 04, 2014
• "There Were No Good Options": Bergdahl Should Get Honorable Discharge, Says Lawyer for Deserters
• Is Bowe Bergdahl a Deserter? If Freed POW Left Post, He Joins Ranks of Soldiers Moved by Conscience
• 5 Years After Dr. George Tiller’s Murder, A Doctor Braves Threats to Continue Abortions in Wichita

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Democracy Now! 2014-06-03 Tuesday

• Headlines for June 03, 2014
• Father of Freed U.S. Soldier: "Nobody Can Relate to Guantánamo Prisoners More Than Our Family"
• Reporter: Bowe Bergdahl's Fellow Soldiers Questioned Afghan War More Than He Did
• Former Guantánamo Chief Prosecutor Defends American POW-Taliban Prisoner Swap
• After Supreme Court Rejects Appeal, Will Obama Jail New York Times Reporter James Risen?

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In one of the most significant press freedom cases in decades, the Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from James Risen of The New York Times. Risen is refusing to testify in the trial of an ex-CIA analyst accused of being his confidential source. He has vowed to continue his fight and face imprisonment rather than reveal his source's identity. Tune in to Democracy Now! on Tuesday when we get reaction to the latest developments from Trevor Timm of the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Democracy Now! 2014-06-02 Monday

• Headlines for June 02, 2014
• Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: U.S. Drone Program Under Obama "Got Out of Hand"
• Ex-Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld Committed War Crimes

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Democracy Now! has learned that civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama has died at the age of 93. Learn more about her in the interview above that we aired in 2008. Kochiyama describes how her activism began after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when she and her family were held in a Japanese American internment camp.