Bill Moyers showcases the book that describes the extroardinary grace of the families of the Amish school shooting victims. They forgave the shooter, comforted his family and attended his funeral because of their deep faith and the grace it gives them.
New Yorkers protested Wall Street bailout bill. Not everyone interviewed was against the bailout. That is a tribute to the fairness of Democracy Now! They just showed it as it was.
Identified with the City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco as well as the poets of the Beat Generation, 88 year old Lawrence Ferlinghetti is still active as a poet. This poem is a recent effort.
Famed environmentalist writer of "Silent Spring", Rachel Carson has been honored by a biographical play titled, "A Sense of Wonder". Actress Kaiulani Lee acts an important scene from the play.
At Live Earth, Melissa Etheridge performed her song, "I Need to Change" from "An Inconvenient Truth." She then introduced Al Gore, who led the group in the seven point "Live Earth Pledge."
Speaking at SolFest, Amy Goodman cites new examples of the need for strong independent media. Independent media can show us the world beyond our own experiences and show the world who Americans really are.
Amy tried to save the people of East Timor from a brutal attack by the Indonesian Army. She was beaten and her partner's skull was fractured. She did get the story for us as none of the corporate media did.
Relentless daily coverage of the Iraq war by mainstream media glorified the war, omitted coverage of its consequences and made it seem like a video game
"Health care for all" is one of America's highest national priorities. Private health insurance companies make their money by not providing health care. This system must change and Kucinich is ready to lead that change.
Invading and occupying another country to plunder its natural resources is a war crime and Dennis Kucinich challenges other Democrats to step up and hold the Bush Administration accountable.
Once again the FCC is trying to rush new rules through congress which would make media consolidation easier. The public has demonstrated they do not want further consolidation of ownership but once again we will have to speak up to prevent it.
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