Democracy Now!

Season 2010, Episode 101

Episode Title: Monday, May 24, 2010

Air Date: 2010-05-24

Overview:

2010/05/24 Headlines: Tensions Escalate on Korean Peninsula; No Federal Charges for AIG Executives; FDIC: 1/10 of US Banks in Trouble; Court Rules Against Prisoners at Bagram; BP Rejects EPA Demand to Use Less-Toxic Dispersants; Bipartisan Commission to Probe BP Oil Spill; Despite Moratorium, New Offshore Drilling Permits OKed; Rand Paul: Obama's Criticism of BP Is "Un-American"; Sen. McConnell Urges GOP to Back Rand Paul; Report: Haitian Police Shot Dead at Least 12 Prisoners After Earthquake; Aiyana Jones Buried in Detroit; Cop Killers in Arkansas Tied to Patriot Movement; Texas Approves New Right-Wing School Curriculum; Mothers of Detained American Hikers Return to US; Report: Israel Offered Nukes to Apartheid South Africa; Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Vanunu Sent Back to Jail