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A Roundtable Discussion on Disarmament | Democracy Now

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:22:00 -0400

New America's Frida Berrigan interviewed with Democracy Now.

Can US Achieve Meaningful Health Care Reform Within For-Profit System? | Democracy Now

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:06:00 -0500

We host a debate between Dr. David Himmelstein of Physicians for a National Health Program and Len Nichols of the New America Foundation. President Obama has unveiled a $3.6 trillion dollar budget for the coming fiscal year. Obama said the plan would ...

Change or More of the Same? Obama Introduces National Security Team | Democracy Now

Communications — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:39:00 -0500

We speak with investigative journalist Robert Dreyfuss of The Nation magazine and Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation [includes rush transcript]. ...

Change or More of the Same? Obama Introduces National Security Team | Democracy Now

Communications — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:49:00 -0500

We speak with investigative journalist Robert Dreyfuss of The Nation magazine and Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation. President-Elect Barack Obama ...

Nir Rosen on Democracy Now | 'How We Lost the War We Won: A Journey into Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan'

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:54:00 -0400

Investigative journalist Nir Rosen has just returned from Afghanistan, where he embedded with the Taliban and traveled far from capital city of Kabul, “Afghanistan’s version of the Green Zone.” He doesn’t think the US-led NATO occupation is winning in Afghanistan. His latest article for Rolling Stone magazine is “How We Lost the War We Won: A Journey into Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan.” LINK to video and transcript

Steve Coll on Democracy Now | 'Book Discussion: "The Bin Ladens"'

Communications — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:39:00 -0400

Steve Coll discusses his new book The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century, in which he details the complicated family history of Osama bin Laden, one of 54 children born to Mohammed bin Laden. LINK to video, audio, and transcript.

Steve Clemons on Democracy Now | 'A Debate on Sen. Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Record'

Communications — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:56:00 -0400

Much of the focus of Sen. Obama’s selection of Biden to be his running mate has centered on his foreign policy experience. Biden serves as the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In 2002, he helped push through a Senate resolution authorizing the invasion of Iraq. He has since become a persistent critic of President Bush’s policies in Iraq and the so-called troop surge.

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Steve Clemons, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, where he directs the American Strategy Program. He runs the popular blog TheWashingtonNote.com

Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is a senior policy analyst for the “‘Foreign Policy in Focus’” project of the Institute for Policy Studies. His most recent article is titled "Biden, Iraq, and Obama's Betrayal"

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William Hartung on Democracy Now | 'Tensions High as NATO Suspends Formal Contacts with Russia Over Georgia Conflict'

Communications — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:51:00 -0400

Tensions are high between the United States and Russia over the ongoing conflict in Georgia. On Wednesday, soon after NATO foreign ministers decided to cut formal ties with Russia until it withdrew all its troops from Georgia, President Bush vowed to continue to support Georgia. We speak with William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation. LINK to video and audio

Steven Clemons on Democracy Now! | 'Obama's Wall Speech Should Have Been About Israel, Not Berlin'

Communications — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:32:00 -0400

(Democracy Now!)--Barack Obama spoke before an audience of over 200,000 people in Berlin, Germany on Thursday in the largest rally held by any presidential candidate this year. In his address, Obama discussed the importance of the Berlin Wall being torn down. We speak with Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation, who writes, “Had he given those remarks in Israel, at any of the checkpoints that have been added since the Annapolis process began, or at the large dividing wall Israel has constructed, or just about anywhere frankly in Israel or Palestine—it would have been a ‘game-changing speech.’” We also speak with author and journalist Tim Shorrock about his article, “Hawks Behind the Dove: Who Makes Obama’s Foreign Policy?”... AMY GOODMAN: To talk more about Senator Barack Obama’s tour of the Middle East and Europe, I’m joined by Steven Clemons in Washington. He’s the director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, runs the popular blog thewashingtonnote.com. Your thoughts on, well, this historic presidential candidate address? I don’t know if any other has ever gathered that many people outside the United States, not president, like John F. Kennedy, but presidential candidate, Barack Obama in… more

Steve Clemons on Democracy Now | 'Obama's Berlin Speech'

Communications — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:55:00 -0400

Steven Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, discusses presidential candidate Barack Obama's recent tour of the Middle East and Europe. LINK to video and transcript