Democracy Now! 2011-12-19 Monday

• Headlines for December 19, 2011
• Bradley Manning Hearing: Alleged WikiLeaks Whistleblower in Military Court, 19 Months After Arrest
• Adrian Lamo, Bradley Manning Informant, Defends Role in Turning in Alleged WikiLeaks Whistleblower
• Bradley Manning Faces Life Sentence, While Criminals WikiLeaks Exposed Have Suffered No Consequences - Glenn Greenwald
• Obama Prepares to Authorize Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens For First Time Since McCarthy Era - Glenn Greenwald on NDAA

12/16/11: Janette interviews one of Belmont's busiest and most engaged citizens, Sandy Kendall.

12/1/11 - Belmont's Annual "Turn on the Town tradition, where Santa arrives on a fire truck and switches on the lights for the Christmas Tree and Belmont Center shops.

Democracy Now! 2011-12-16 Friday

• Headlines for December 16, 2011
• U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: "In Terms of Destroying Iraq, It's 'Mission Accomplished'"
• The Costs of War: Tens of Thousands Dead, Billions Spent, and a Country Torn Apart
• Iraqi Women's Activist Rebuffs U.S. Claims of a Freer Iraq: "This Is Not a Democratic Country"
• Bradley Manning: Famed Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on Alleged WikiLeaks Soldier's 1st Day in Court

12/14/11 - Warrant Committee meeting in Belmont, MA.

Democracy Now! 2011-12-15 Thursday

• Headlines for December 15, 2011
• As Syria Toll Tops 5,000, Activist in Hiding Urges Global Action to Stop Assad Regime Crackdown
• Wave of Restrictive Voting Laws Prompts Federal Probes, Grassroots Activism Ahead of 2012 Elections
• Martina Correia, 1967-2011: NAACP's Ben Jealous on the Life of Troy Davis' Sister, Public Champion
• NAACP: Mumia Abu-Jamal Victory over Death Penalty Signals Turning Tide Against Capital Punishment

Democracy Now! 2011-12-14 Wednesday

• Headlines for December 14, 2011
• Russia's Putin Faces Unprecedented Challenge as Tens of Thousands Protest Electoral Fraud
• Corzine Grilled Over MF Global Collapse After Witness Suggests Knowledge of Misused Funds
• House-Senate Revise Indefinite Detention Bill in Bid to Avoid White House Veto, But Fears Remain
• Tawakkul Karman, Yemeni Nobel Peace Laureate, Pays Tribute to Women Activists Worldwide