Democracy Now! 2014-08-21 Thursday

• Headlines for August 21, 2014
• "Negro Spring": Ferguson Residents, Friends of Michael Brown Speak Out for Human Rights
• A War on Gaza's Future? Israeli Assault Leaves 500 Kids Dead, 3,000 Injured, 373,000 Traumatized

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Democracy Now! 2014-08-20 Wednesday

• Headlines for August 20, 2014
• Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas and Jail: Ferguson Police Crack Down on Journalists Covering Protests
• "Not Acceptable in a Civilized Society": Pastor on Ferguson Police Targeting Traumatized Youth
• "They Are All Michael Brown": State Senator Defends Protesters Seeking Justice in Police Shooting
• Stop the Violence from Ferguson to Gaza: 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Arrested in St. Louis

Thanks to Democracy Now! fellows Messiah Rhodes and Anna Özbek for producing this video.

Parents with children killed by police were among those who attended a rally in front of New York City police headquarters on Monday to demand justice in the murder of Michael Brown and similar cases.

"We're out here because they're killing innocent people in the street, in their homes, like they did to my son, Ramarley," said Frank Graham.

Democracy Now! 2014-08-19 Tuesday

• Headlines for August 19, 2014
• Pastor: In Ferguson Police Crackdown, I Need a Gas Mask More Than My Clerical Collar
• Activist: For a New Generation, Ferguson Marks Historic Nonviolent Resistance to Police Repression
• St. Louis Activist: Decades After 1968 Urban Uprisings, Key Economic & Race Issues Remain Unresolved
• "Overpoliced & Underprotected": In Michael Brown Killing, Neglect of Black Communities Laid Bare

Democracy Now! 2014-08-18 Monday

• Headlines for August 18, 2014
• Missouri Deploys National Guard to Ferguson; Autopsy Shows Police Shot Michael Brown 6 Times
• St. Louis Pastor: Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson Should Resign
• Institutional Racism in Ferguson? First Black School Chief Speaks Out After Forced Resignation
• "A Human Rights Crisis": In Unprecedented Move, Amnesty International Sends Monitors to Ferguson
• Ferguson Protests Erupt Near Grave of Ex-Slave Dred Scott, Whose Case Helped Fuel U.S. Civil War

Democracy Now! 2014-08-15 Friday

• Headlines for August 15, 2014
• Facing National Outcry, Ferguson Police Drop Military-Grade Gear as Protests Continue over Shooting
• Cops or Soldiers? Pentagon, DHS Helped Arm Police in Ferguson with Equipment Used in War
• As WHO Warns Ebola Death Toll is Underestimated, How Should Global Community Handle Dire Crisis?

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Democracy Now! 2014-08-14 Thursday

• Headlines for August 14, 2014
• Armed w/ Military-Grade Weapons, Missouri Police Crack Down on Protests over Michael Brown Shooting
• Worse Than Tiananmen? 1st Anniversary of Egyptian Army Killings of 800+ Anti-Coup Protesters
• New Family Detention Centers Hold Immigrant Women and Children Without Bond as Asylum Claims Pend

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Democracy Now! 2014-08-13 Wednesday

• Headlines for August 13, 2014
• The Rise of ISIS: US Invasion of Iraq, Foreign Backing of Syrian Rebels Helped Fuel Jihadis' Advance
• Glenn Greenwald on Iraq: Is U.S. "Humanitarianism" Only Summoned to Control Oil-Rich Areas?
• Glenn Greenwald: U.S. Intel Agencies Provide "Key Ingredient" in Enabling Israeli Aggression in Gaza
• Glenn Greenwald Criticizes NPR for Relying on CIA-Linked Firm in Report on Impact of Snowden Leaks

Democracy Now! 2014-08-12 Tuesday

• Headlines for August 12, 2014
• History Repeating Itself? U.S. Bombing Iraq While Jockeying to Oust Leader It Once Favored
• As U.S. Strikes Continue in Iraq, Yazidis Still Need Safe Passage to Flee ISIS "Cleansing" Attacks
• The Killing of Michael Brown: Missouri Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen Sparks Days of Protests

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Democracy Now! 2014-08-11 Monday

• Headlines for August 11, 2014
• Noam Chomsky on Media's "Shameful Moment" in Gaza & How a U.S. Shift Could End the Occupation
• Noam Chomsky on BDS and How the Israeli Occupation is "Much Worse Than Apartheid"
• "Sadistic & Grotesque": Noam Chomsky on How Israel Limits Food & Medicine in Occupied Gaza

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