7/26/2008 Community Gumbo

Listen | Democracy Now (7/25/08)

• Steve Clemons: Obama’s Wall Speech Should Have Been About Israel, Not Berlin
• Main Core: New Evidence Reveals Top Secret Government Database Used in Bush Spy Program
• Race, Politics and the Media: A Roundtable Discussion from the UNITY Conference

The Aural Landscape of New Orleans: A conversation with Jacob Brancasi

Heather Booth and Jacob Brancasi have created OpenSoundNewOrleans.com as an experiment in media democracy to document and archive the sound landscape of New Orleans.

7/18/2008 Community Gumbo

Listen | Democracy Now (7/15/08)

• With Crises in Fuel, Food, Housing and Banking, What Gvt. Policies Are Being Pushed Through? Naomi Klein Reexamines “The Shock Doctrine”

Listen | Democracy Now (7/16/08)

• Amory Lovins: Expanding Nuclear Power Makes Climate Change Worse

Listen | Democracy Now (7/17/08)

• Bailout for Mortgage Giants, IndyMac Bank Collapse, Dollar Hits New Low, Inflation at 26-Year High, Dow Falls Below 11K...A Look at the Financial Crisis

Music Played

Lightnin' Sam Hopkins, "Speedin' Boogie," Arhoolie (LP).

Mississippi Fred McDowell, "Mortgage On My Soul," Antilles (LP).

Mr. Honey, "Build a Cave," Juke Joint Blues, Blues Classics (LP).

Sonny & Brownie, "People Get Ready," A&M (LP)