Democracy Now! 2015-08-25 Tuesday

• Headlines for August 25, 2015
• "Casino Capitalism": Economist Michael Hudson on What’s Behind the Stock Market’s Rollercoaster Ride
• As Peace Talks Collapse in South Sudan, Film Shows "Pathology of Colonialism" Tearing Apart Nation
• Hip-Hop Legend Boots Riley on #BlackLivesMatter & How His Cousin Was Accused of Shooting a Cop

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Democracy Now! 2015-08-24 Monday

• Headlines for August 24, 2015
• We Need to Fix Our Democracy: Lawrence Lessig Weighs Presidential Run to Rid Money from Politics
• Sarah Shourd, Hiker Jailed in Iran, Says Nuclear Deal Could Lead to Release of Detained Americans
• "Opening the Box": After Being Jailed in Iran, Sarah Shourd Examines Solitary Confinement in U.S.
• Facebook Accused of Censoring Hundreds of Prisoners by Purging Profile Pages Without Cause

Democracy Now! 2015-08-21 Friday

• Headlines for August 21, 2015
• Greek PM Tsipras Resigns, Calls for New Election as Left Wing of Syriza Splits to Form New Party
• Sen. Bernie Sanders: From Greece to Puerto Rico, the Financial Rules Are Rigged to Favor the 1%
• Global Warming Worsens California Drought as July Becomes Hottest Month on Record
• In Victory for Corporations, Court Rejects Rule on Labeling Goods Containing "Conflict Minerals"
• In a Final Speech, Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond Declares: "We Must Practice Dissent"

Watch civil rights leader Julian Bond speak at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on May 2, 2015, as part of the "Vietnam: Power of Protest" conference. Bond died on August 15 at the age of 75. Bond first gained prominence in 1960 when he organized a series of student sit-ins while attending Morehouse College. He went on to help found SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Julian Bond would go on to co-found the Southern Poverty Law Center. He served as the organization's first president from 1971 to 1979.

Democracy Now! 2015-08-20 Thursday

• Headlines for August 20, 2015
• "The Danger of a Failed Iran Deal": Could GOP Rejection of Nuke Pact Lead to War?
• As Jimmy Carter Discusses Cancer Diagnosis, Former Aide Praises Him as Honest, Noble Man
• Islamic Leaders Take on Climate Change, Criticizing "Relentless Pursuit of Economic Growth"
• The Beat Up Squad: NY Prison Guards Accused of Brutally Killing Prisoner & Covering Up Death
• After NY Prison Escape, Other Inmates Faced Beatings, Solitary Confinement, Threats of Waterboarding