Democracy Now! Monday, September 5, 2011

Make Art...brings the beach to the Belmont Studio. Billie builds sandcastles with guest creators to honor the end of summer.

Cast: Billie Bivins

Democracy Now! 2011-09-02 Friday

• Headlines for September 02, 2011
• U.S. Wasting Billions While Tripling No-Bid Contracts After Decade of War in Iraq, Afghanistan
• As Turkey Freezes Israel Ties, Critics Decry "Whitewashed" U.N. Report on Gaza Flotilla, Blockade
• In Wake of Irene, Rural New Yorkers Turn to Community-Run "Watershed Post" Website as Prime News Hub

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On Tuesday, Democracy Now! spoke with Ashley Joppa-Hagemann, the widow of a U.S. Army Ranger who confronted former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about her husband’s suicide on Saturday ahead of his eighth deployment overseas.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-01 Thursday

• Headlines for September 01, 2011
• Amnesty International Decries Assad Regime's "Brutal" Crackdown on Syrian Protesters
• As Economy Lags, New Study Reveals 25 Top Firms Pay More to CEOs than in Taxes
• Alleging Captive Labor, Foreign Students Walk Out of Work-Study Program at Hershey Plant

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Democracy Now! 2011-08-31 Wednesday

• Headlines for August 31, 2011
• ATF Whistleblower: U.S. Gun Sting "Fast & Furious" Has Left Trail of "Crime Scenes and Dead Bodies"
• As Grim Details Emerge, Guatemalan Victims Seek Justice for U.S. Medical Experiments in 1940s

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Democracy Now! 2011-08-30 Tuesday

• Headlines for August 30, 2011
• Vermont Radio Station Provides Crucial Details for Flooded Residents amidst Historic Devastation
• Ex-Bush Official Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: "I am Willing to Testify" If Dick Cheney is Put on Trial
• Army Ranger Widow Confronts Rumsfeld over His Lies that Convinced Her Husband to Join the Military

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Democracy Now! 2011-08-29 Monday

• Headlines for August 29, 2011
• "We Are Still Under Siege": Vermont Gov. Shumlin on Catastrophic Flooding & Climate Change
• Bill McKibben: Will Hurricane Irene Be a Wake-Up Call about Climate Change?
• Shored Up: Debate over Development on Barrier Islands Intensifies After Hurricane
• NYC Criticized for Failing to Evacuate Prisoners at Rikers Island Ahead of Hurricane
• Global Warming & War: New Study Finds Link Between Climate Change and Conflict

8/26/11 -- Sound of Erin. Irish and Celtic Music