Democracy Now! Daily News Digest
December 7, 2010

Glenn Greenwald on the Arrest of Julian Assange and the U.S. "War on WikiLeaks"

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London on an international warrant to face sex crime allegations in Sweden. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, constitutional attorney and blogger at Salon.com.Watch/Listen/Read

Democracy Now! Questions Chief E.U. Climate Negotiator about WikiLeaks Cables

Amy Goodman questions European Union Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard about the account of her discussion with U.S. negotiators on leveraging climate aid to gain the support of vulnerable nations. Watch/Listen/Read

U.S. Climate Envoy Refuses to Answer Democracy Now!'s Questions on WikiLeaks Cables' Account of Summit Manipulation

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern refuses to comment on the WikiLeaks cables’ account of discussions with the European Union on using climate aid to gain the backing of small island states for the informal Copenhagen Accord reached at last year’s U.N. climate summit. Watch/Listen/Read

Guardian Environment Editor John Vidal on WikiLeaks Cables and U.S. Manipulation of Climate Talks

We speak to John Vidal, the environment editor for The Guardian of London,  about the latest diplomatic cables on the U.S. manipulation of the climate talks. Watch/Listen/Read

Bill McKibben: Climate Talks So Weakened by U.S., Major Polluters that Walkout Could Be Good News for Planet

Bill McKibben, winner of the 2010 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, speaking outside the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancún: "In certain ways, [a U.S. walkout] would be the best thing that could happen."Watch/Listen/Read

Nigerian Environmental Activist Nnimmo Bassey Wins Right Livelihood Award

Longtime activist Nnimmo Bassey has been awarded the 2010 Right Livelihood Award for "revealing the full ecological and human horrors of oil production" by multinational corporations in Nigeria and for his leadership in advocating environmental justice and human rights throughout the world.Watch/Listen/Read

Today's Headlines

• WikiLeaks Founder Assange Detained in Britain
• Holder: U.S. Continues WikiLeaks Probe
• Cables: U.S. Has Contingency Plan for Russian Attack in Eastern Europe
• Pakistani PM Cites U.S. Sway on Military; Iraqis View Saudi Arabia as Chief Threat
• Despite Public Stance and Polls, U.S. Opposes Taliban Reconciliation
• Obama-GOP Deal Preserves Cuts to Income, Estate Taxes for Wealthiest
• Sen. Sanders Suggests Filibuster of Tax Deal
• 50 Killed in Pakistan Attack
• Afghanistan Drops Private Military Ban
• U.S. Holds Talks on North Korea
• Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay Recognize Palestinian State in Occupied Territories
• California Appeals Court Takes Up Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Supreme Court to Hear Walmart Challenge to Discrimination Case