“I don’t think it’s possible anymore to talk about corruption,” explains Mexico-based journalist John Gibler. “What we have is two sectors of an industry that have fully merged — the police and the organized crime gangs themselves.” 

Watch his live report today.

#Mexico  

Are you there in spirit? On Monday, protesters blockaded the home driveway of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who is considering breaking with the President Obama on net neutrality. 

#Internet   #NetNeutrality  

Do you support the deal President Obama negotiated with China? 

"We’ve proven time and time again that you can grow the American economy — and solve environmental challenges," stresses Jake Schmidt of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

#ClimateChange   #China   #Environment  

"At that time, half the political voice in this nation was silenced, really. And I believe most people at that time opposed this war," Phil Donahue says of the media climate in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

  #VeteransDay   #Media  

"I want to say that I am sorry for the hate and destruction that I have inflicted on innocent people," said Iraq War veteran Jon Michael Turner at the 2008 Winter Soldier hearings. "I am no longer the monster that I once was."

While the corporate media largely ignored the hearing, Democracy Now! was there and recorded the testimonies of many Iraq and Afghan war veterans. Click to hear their stories.

#VeteransDay  +Iraq Veterans Against the War 

"There are thousands and thousands of homes in this country, as we speak, dealing with this kind of burden that turns the whole family upside down. And nobody sees it," says Phil Donahue about military families caring for injured veterans. 

"Tomas made an enormous impact on those that he met and those people who saw him and what he went through. He was really the town crier for all of those other veterans." 

Watch our interviews with Tomas Young over the years:
http://www.democracynow.org/appearances/tomas_young

#VeteransDay   #Veterans  

Have you seen the price of your generic medications rise in the past year?

In headlines today, we report that two generic drug manufacturers have been subpoenaed in a federal probe into price hikes. Generic drugs have seen a major price jump over the past year. For example, a medication for congestive heart failure, Digoxin, now costs more than $1 per pill, up from just 11 cents two years ago. The price for an antibiotic brand went from $20 per bottle last fall to over $1,800 today. 

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders has submitted questions to 14 pharmaceutical companies ahead of a Senate hearing on generic drug pricing next week. 

#Medicine   #Health   #MedicalBills  

“I am a United States Army general, and I lost the Global War on Terrorism.”

Amy Goodman and Juan González got a chance to ask a three-star general some tough questions today. This is a much-watch interview.

#Iraq   #Afghanistan   #Military   #NewBook  

Do you think this is necessary? Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he is prepared to redeploy the National Guard "to protect the public" after a grand jury reaches its decision in the Michael Brown case, which is expected later this month. "The Guard will be available when we determine it is necessary to support local law enforcement. Quite simply, we must and will be fully prepared," he said.

According to Nixon, more than 1,000 officers have recently undergone some 5,000 hours in training on crowd control. 

#Ferguson   #MikeBrown  

"The Democrats are just as complicit in these wars as the Republicans are," says former Marine and State Department official Matthew Hoh who served both in Iraq and Afghanistan.

While coping with PTSD, alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts, hear what fueled Hoh to "work harder to try and stop these wars." 

#VeteransDay  

"It’s only right for U.S. service members to acknowledge the people of Iraq and Afghanistan as we’re demanding our right to heal," says former U.S. Army Sergeant Maggie Stevens. 

On this Veterans Day, please watch and share this interview. 

#VeteransDay   #Military   #Iraq  

"Derrick was not killed in action. He was killed because of failed mental healthcare at an Army base at Fort Lewis," says his mother, Mary Kirkland, in this 2012 interview.

"I am not ashamed that I have to tell people that my son committed suicide. I am ashamed of the military for failing to give him proper mental health treatment." 

#VeteransDay   #Army   #Military   #VeteranSuicide