Democracy Now är ett progressivt amerikanskt nyhetsprogram som leds av Amy Goodman och Juan Gonzalez och som sänds fem dagar i veckan.

Det ger en mycket bra inblick i den kritiska inställning som miljoner amerikaner har till sin egen regering.

Det här är ett tecken på att USA fortfarande åtnjuter yttrandefrihet men också att det faktiskt finns en frän debatt om de flesta in- och utrikespolitiska frågor här i landet.

Här är gårdagens löpsedlar:

Headlines for November 12, 2007

- Martial Law Continues in Pakistan As Gen. Musharaf Announces Election Date
- Report: Pakistan Releases Leading Taliban Commander
- Ex-NYPD Commissioner Indicted on 16 Corruption Charges
- U.S. Interrogators in Iraq Pressured to Find Evidence About Iran
- DyncCorp Guard Shoots Dead Iraqi Taxi Driver
- U.S. Navy Builds Installation Atop Iraqi Oil Terminal
- 2007 Becomes Deadliest Year For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan
- 15 Arrested in Olympia While Blocking Military Convoy

Och här är information om det stora oljeutsläppet nära San Francisco:

A federal criminal investigation has been opened into a 58,000-gallon spill of heavy bunker fuel into the San Francisco Bay. The spill took place when a container ship slammed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Wednesday. Coast Guard officials acknowledged Friday that they had waited over four hours before notifying the public of the magnitude of the spill. They had previously reported a leak of just 140 gallons.

The oil spill has shut down over a dozen beaches and killed at least 60 birds. Ecologists warn that it could take months to clean up and that it threatens the Bay’s diverse ecosystem, including several endangered species.

Environmental organizations like Friends of the Earth and San Francisco Baykeeper have condemned the ecological impact of the spill and the slowness of the official response. They are also calling for a ban on the shipping industry’s use of the heavily polluting bunker fuel, which they say is a thousand times worse for the environment than highway diesel.

Sejal Choksi is the Program Director at San Francisco Baykeeper, an organization that aims to protect and enhance the water quality of the San Francisco Bay. She is also an Environmental Representative to the California Office of Spill P