This Monday and Tuesday Democracy Now! will broadcast live from F2C: Freedom to Connect, and host a livestream of the event for both days on our website. The conference brings people together to promote internet freedom and preserve internet values such as universal connectivity.

03/01/13: John Carson, Belmont resident, is heading up a town-wide campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of texting and driving. To contact John, email johncarson@yahoo.com

Democracy Now! 2013-03-01 Friday

• Headlines for March 01, 2013
• WikiLeaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning Says He Wanted to Show the Public the "True Costs of War"
• Salt Sugar Fat: NY Times Reporter Michael Moss on How the Food Giants Hooked America on Junk Food
• Pandora's Lunchbox: Pulling Back the Curtain on How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal

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2/26/13 - Belmont School Committee

2/25/13 - Belmont Board of Selectmen

2/26/13 - BHS Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Charlestown Townies. MIAA D2. North First Round.

Democracy Now! 2013-02-28 Thursday

• Headlines for February 28, 2013
• A Racial Entitlement? Supreme Court Threatens Voting Rights Act, One of Civil Rights Era's Key Gains
• Fascism in the Church: Ex-Priest on "The Pope's War," Clergy Abuse and Quelling Liberation Theology
• After 40 Years in Solitary, Angola 3 Prisoner Albert Woodfox Ordered Freed for 3rd Time in Louisiana

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Democracy Now! co-host Juan González will be speaking in cities across the country during upcoming screenings of the new documentary based on his groundbreaking book, Harvest of Empire, which takes an unflinching look at how U.S. economic and military interests helped trigger an unprecedented wave of migration.

Democracy Now! 2013-02-27 Wednesday

• Headlines for February 27, 2013
• ACLU Blasts Supreme Court Rejection of Challenge to Warrantless Spying Without Proof of Surveillance
• Obama's Chilling Secrecy, from Denying Drone Program's Existence to Stonewalling on Legal Memos
• Selling the White House? Obama-Linked Group Promises Top Donors Access to President
• Behind the Brands: On Food Justice, Oxfam Gives Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Nestlé & Pepsi Failing Grades