Democracy Now! 2011-12-08 Thursday

• Headlines for December 08, 2011
• Mumia Abu-Jamal Spared Death Penalty After Prosecutors Drop 30-Year Bid for Execution
• South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu Calls for Release of Mumia Abu-Jamal
• "I'm Scared for My Future": Student Disrupts Speech by U.S. Climate Envoy Todd Stern in Durban
• Critics: Rich Polluters—Including U.S.—Should Face Sanctions for Rejecting Binding Emissions Cuts
• Entrepreneur: Capitalism Will Save World from Climate Crisis to Preserve Markets for iPads, Coke

12/6/11 - A Belmont League of Women Voters' sponsored event with candidates running for the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District.

The Belmont Food Pantry telethon will be held at Belmont Media Center on Saturday, December 17th from 12-5pm. Stop by and make a donation.

The Belmont Food Pantry telethon will be held at Belmont Media Center on Saturday, December 17th from 12-5pm. Stop by and make a donation.

12/6/11 - School Committee meeting in Belmont, MA.

Democracy Now! 2011-12-07 Wednesday

• Headlines for December 07, 2011
• Hopes Fade for Binding Climate Deal as Durban Summit Enters Final Stages
• Canadian Activists Barred from Durban Summit for Protesting Environment Minister
• Tuvalu Minister Urges World Leaders to Save Pacific Nations from Rising Seas
• Least Developed Countries, Small Island States Face U.S. Resistance to Binding Climate Deal
• Nobel-Winning IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri Urges Obama to "Listen to Science" on Global Warming

Guest Creators Isabeau, Mike, Colin and Kate create holiday gingerbread houses with Billie.

Cast: Billie Bivins

12/6/11 - Belmont Municipal Light Dept and Board of Selectmen Meeting in Belmont, MA.

12/6/11: Regular meeting of the Town of Belmont, MA Planning Board

Democracy Now! 2011-12-06 Tuesday

• Headlines for December 06, 2011
• At Durban Summit, Leading African Activist Calls U.S. Emissions Stance "A Death Sentence for Africa"
• Indigenous Activists from Canada Protest Tar Sands Oil at Durban Climate Change Summit
• U.S. Focus on China, India Emissions Burdens World's Poor, Skirts Own Responsibility - Praful Bidwai
• Labor Leaders Call for Review of Decision to Host 2012 U.N. Climate Talks in Qatar