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.
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."
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.
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.
"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.
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
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.
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.
Shock economics, actually taught at the University of Chicago, teaches that political leaders can force through otherwise unacceptable reforms during the confusion and vulnerability that follows major shocks to the public.
Amy Goodman stepped up at the APA Convention. She recognized that the people were on her side and she had the courage to demand to tell the story of psychologists' involvement in the harsh interrogation techniques of the Bush administration.
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.
With the "leading" Democrats complicit in the War on Iraq because they either voted to fund it or will not pledge to end it by the end of their first term, Kucinich deserves a spot in the "top tier" of candidates.
![Kucinich - privatizing Iraq\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/6t_vX-NE-90/2.jpg "Kucinich - privatizing Iraq\")
