Filmmaker Michael Moore was among the worldwide audience watching Democracy Now!'s live coverage from outside the prison where death row prisoner Troy Davis was executed on September 21 — despite significant doubt of his guilt. Moore describes how he was inspired by one of the people Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman interviewed at the protest outside the prison shortly after news of the execution was announced. The man, who introduced himself as Wesley Boyd, immediately called for a boycott of the state of Georgia in response to the execution of Davis.

9/27/11 - Part 1 of the School Committee meeting in Belmont, MA.

9/27/11 - Part 2 of the School Committee meeting in Belmont, MA.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-28 Wednesday

• Headlines for September 28, 2011
• "Something Has Started": Michael Moore on the Occupy Wall St. Protests That Could Spark a Movement
• "Here Comes Trouble": Michael Moore Tells The Formative Tales Behind His Filmmaking, Rabble-Rousing

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9/26/11 - Board of Selectmen Meeting in Belmont, MA.

9/23/11 - Movie reviews on what's currently playing in theaters.

As the United Nations Security Council considers the Palestinian bid for statehood, we speak with human rights lawyer, Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza and Vice President of the International Federation for Human Rights. Sourani says even if the bid does not pass, it will show the world that the United States and Europe failed to support Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a man dedicated to peace.

9/27/11 - Pat Lawrence and Amy Janes, PhD, Instructor in Psychiatry at the McLean Imaging Center, discuss was cigarette smoking is addicting, the harmful effects it can have on one's body, and how to prevent smoking in adolescents.

Democracy Now! 2011-09-27 Tuesday

• Headlines for September 27, 2011
• U.S. Continues to Back Afghan Warlord Linked to 2006 Massacre and Torture of Prisoners
• Shock Doctrine at U.S. Postal Service: Is A Manufactured Crisis Behind Push Toward Privatization?
• Video Report From Libya: “I Never Expected We Would Be Free”

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Democracy Now! Monday, September 26, 2011