6/21/2008 Community Gumbo

Listen | Democracy Now (6/20/08)

• As Global Warming Fuels More Extreme Weather, McCain and Bush Urge Congress to Lift Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
• Joseph Nevins on “Dying to Live: A Story of US Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid”
• World Refugee Day: US Criticized for Failing to Help Iraqi Refugees and Iraqis Who Aided US Occupation

Listen | Democracy Now (6/16/08)

• Extreme Weather & Global Warming: Floods in Iowa & China, Wildfires in California, Heat Waves on the East Coast, Tornadoes Across the Midwest

Listen | New Orleans Affordable Housing Options Diminish as Public Housing Demolition Continues (re-broadcast)

Music Played:

Little Freddie King, "Kinghead Shuffle," MadeWright Records.

Valentin Silvestrov, "Post Scriptum," ECM New Series.

John Mooney, "Rainin' Down on My Broken Heart," Powerhouse Records.