TGR-RE: May 07, 2010

This week’s broadcast includes:

Henry Giroux – ‘Democracy has taken a major hit’,
US protests mount against immigrant crackdown,
US subpoenas Times reporter over book on CIA,
Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with “rent boy”,
Farmers cope With Roundup-resistant weeds,
US reveals nuclear arsenal: 5,113 warheads,
NPT: How to count the bombs until there are none,
Taliban justice earns locals’ respect in southern Afghanistan,
China to sterilize 10,000 people,
Legal questions raised over CIA drone strikes,
Columbia: State terror in the name of peace,
Iraq civilian death toll rises sharply in April,
Mexico: Terror returns to Oaxaca,
Study links drug enforcement to more violence,
GIs retrain Congo troops known for being violent.

The Global Report – Radio Edition: October 02, 2009:

This week’s broadcast includes:

Unions criticize Obama’s school proposals as ‘Bush III’
Bullet makers can’t keep up with demand
Landmark decision: Massive relief for homeowners and trouble for the banks
Defense bill, lauded by White House, contains billions in earmarks
Groups decry police response to protesters at G-20
Like a dog that’s been beat too much: Acorn and media bias
The public knows the GOP is fibbing
Iran agrees to ship enriched uranium to Russia for refinement
US accepts Hamid Karzai as Afghan leader despite poll fraud claims
Bush officials face liability for terror policies
Judge criticizes US evidence on Gitmo detainee
Iraqi minority refugees in jeopardy, report says
Guinea junta troops ‘killed and raped hundreds at democracy rally’
US threatens to escalate operations inside Pakistan
Jerusalem calm after flashpoint clashes
Vauxhall may lose up to 1,800 jobs in ‘political stitch up’