5/30/2009 Community Gumbo

Listen | Democracy Now (5/22/09)

• Human Rights Attorney Vince Warren: Obama’s “Preventive Detention” Plan Goes Beyond Bush Admin Policies
• Environmental Groups See Divide over Landmark Climate, Energy Bill Weakened by Industry Lobbying
• Native American Environmental Leader Tom Goldtooth: Climate Change Bill Fails to Address Indigenous Rights

Listen | Democracy Now (5/21/09)

• Teaching Pioneer Deborah Meier on Obama’s Education Policy and the Future of Charter Schools

Listen | Democracy Now (5/19/09)

• “Open the Gates that the Righteous Nation May Enter”: Rumsfeld Used Biblical Quotes in Top-Secret Iraq War Briefings for Bush
• Grammy-Winning Soul Musician John Legend at UPenn Commencement: “A Commitment to Truth Requires a Commitment to Social Justice”

Music Played

Vetiver, "Down from Above"

Winfred E. Eye, "Oh So Free"

T.Rex, "Girl in the Thunderbolt Suit"

Cowboy Jack Clement, "Guess Things Happen That Way"

Azar, "Wetlands Dancehall"

Bob Dylan, "If You Ever Go to Houston"