Democracy Now! 2012-07-23 Monday

• Headlines for July 23, 2012
• Aurora Shooting Witness Omar Esparza Describes Watching Massacre Unfold & Narrowly Escaping Theater
• Are We Going to Wait for Another Massacre? Rep. Carolyn McCarthy Urges Stricter Gun Control Measures
• Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Colin Goddard: "The Time Is Now" for Action on Gun Control Laws
• Bud Welch, Father of Oklahoma City Victim, on Rejecting the Death Penalty & Healing After a Tragedy

7/19/12 - Angelo Firenze interviews Cafe Burrito owner Jim Bramante and chef Dan Whalen, followed by an a clip of Moozy's Ice Cream grand opening and an interview with Moozy's owner Dante Muzzioli.

Democracy Now! 2012-07-20 Friday

• Headlines for July 20, 2012
• Denver Shooting Rampage Leaves 12 Dead, 50 Wounded in Latest of Unparalleled U.S. Gun Attacks
• Subhankar Banerjee: Looming Deadline Creates Window for Protests to Stop Shell's Arctic Drilling
• Climate Parents: For Kids' Future, Mark Hertsgaard Urges Families to Take On Global Warming

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7/19/12 - Pat Lawrence discusses women veterans healthcare with Denise Koutrouba, women veteran program manager at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, and with Trina Parker, Peer Support for Women and LGBTQ veterans.

Democracy Now! 2012-07-19 Thursday

• Headlines for July 19, 2012
• Syrian Activist in Hiding: "We're Not Looking for Intervention, We're Looking for Support"
• Back from Syria, Reporter David Enders Says Assad Regime Crumbling to "Grassroots Rebellion"
• Assad Biographer: After Initial Hopes of Reform, Syrian Ruler Has Succumbed to Delusions of Power
• Matt Taibbi: Libor Rate-Fixing Scandal "Biggest Insider Trading You Could Ever Imagine"

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Above, we revisit part 1 of our interview with Madlives Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed. We also speak with Jon Shenk, director of The Island President, a new documentary about Nashee’s climate activism.

7/16/12 - Board of Selectmen meeting in Belmont, MA.

Democracy Now! 2012-07-18 Wednesday

• Headlines for July 18, 2012
• Bomber Strikes Syrian Regime in Damascus, Killing Assad's Defense Minister, Brother-in-Law
• As Senate GOP Blocks DISCLOSE Act, Top Donor Sheldon Adelson Probed for Bribery and Mob Ties
• Romney Dogged by Questions on Bain Tenure, Tax Returns as Obama Deems Him "Outsourcer-in-Chief"

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Peter Girguis, Ph.D., Loeb Associate Professor of Natural Sciences, Harvard University. Dr. Loeb describes the amazing and unexpected biodiversity thriving at deep-sea hydrothermal vents. He focuses on unique microbes and the way they obtain their energy --it's electric!