The American League division series. The oakland as head to detroit and we have Team Coverage and begin with ktvus debora villalon, live at the coliseum, where it was another exciting game for the fans. Reporter ken, can it get anymore exciting . The sellout crowd is making their way out, but they are in no hurry, they are savoring the moment, a walkoff win and Success Story you have got to love. The rookie against the veteran. The curveballs had heat, and exuberant crowd, the 23year old in his 11th big league start more that on held his own, just as hi fans predicted he would. I could feel the energy and excitement. He just has to stay focused. Those boos are for detroits ace, Justin Verlander, coliseum craziness doesnt rattle him, but being meshed by a rookie. Its his calling and his time. Its his moment to be in here. Reporter inning after scoreless inning, the potential skyhigh as fans know what a second loss means. Detroit needing only one more at home. Who knows . We might go dow
It is not a secret an injustice has been done. Now, Governor Perdue has an opportunity to right the wrong. We cannot go back to 1980. This is 2012. The North Carolina governor is being urged to pardon a group of civil rights activists were falsely convicted and imprisoned 40 years ago for the firebombing of a white owned Grocery Store. The conviction wic overturned in 1980, but the state has never pardon them. We will speak with one of the wilmington 10 who served eight years behind bars and it became head of the naacp. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house just three days before a year in deadline to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff. Some 600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax increases will take effect if no agreement is reached. Obama and the rest of republicans remain of the impasse over the republican refusal to allow ta
It is not a secret an injustice has been done. Now, Governor Perdue has an opportunity to right the wrong. We cannot go back to 1980. This is 2012. The North Carolina governor is being urged to pardon a group of civil rights activists were falsely convicted and imprisoned 40 years ago for the firebombing of a white owned Grocery Store. The conviction was overturned in 1980, but the state has never pardon them. We will speak with one of the wilmington 10 who served eight years behind bars and it became head of the naacp. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house just three days before a year in deadline to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff. Some 600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax increases will take effect if no agreement is reached. Obama and the rest of republicans remain of the impasse over the republican refusal to allow ta
Domestic surveillance program. Then, will the government of nerve North Carolina pardon the wilmington 10 . It is not a secret an injustice has been done. Now, Governor Perdue has an opportunity to right the wrong. We cannot go back to 1980. This is 2012. The North Carolina governor is being urged to pardon a group of civil rights activists were falsely convicted and imprisoned 40 years ago for the firebombing of a white owned Grocery Store. The conviction was overturned in 1980, but the state has never pardon them. We will speak with one of the wilmington 10 who served eight years behind bars and it became head of the naacp. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house just three days before a year in deadline to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff. Some 600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax increases will take effect if no agreement
Backbone, wind in the sails of social justice movement. I guess paul robeson said it best. [indiscernible] i believe and our social presence, as breaker of official silence is, as a voice for those whose voices are disregarded, and as a human birthright. Culture and resistance, 2012 through voices of artists, musicians, poets and writers. We look at the nexus of politics and art, airing highlights of our cultural coverage of the past year. Featuring alice walker, Walter Mosley, randy weston, steve earle, randall robinson, and others. And we pay tribute to the late adrienne rich, Whitney Houston, and mark the centennial the birth of Woody Guthrie. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , n democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today, and a democracy now special, looking back at 2012. We look at art, culture, and resistance. We begin with rattle robinson, founder and past president of transafrica, a law professor at Pennsylvania State university, mos