Historian and author Adam Hochschild talks to Democracy Now! about his latest book, To End All Wars, and the comparison between pacifist struggles in World War I-era Britain to the U.S. during Vietnam and Afghanistan and Iraq today. We also discuss Hochschild’s earlier book, King Leopold’s Ghost, about the horrific colonial exploitation of present-day DRC by Belgium’s King Leopold and the U.S.-backed assassination of the Congo’s first elected prime minister, Patrice Lumumba.

Democracy Now! 2011-05-10 Tuesday

• Headlines for May 10, 2011
• EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Tony Kushner Speaks Out on CUNY Controversy, Academic Freedom and Israel
• Historian Adam Hochschild: Lessons for the Antiwar Movement from the Pacifists of World War I

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Democracy Now! 2011-05-09 Monday

• Headlines for May 09, 2011
• U.S. Assassination Campaign Continues as CIA Drone Targets U.S.-Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen
• Syria Crackdown: Syrian Dissident Haitham al-Maleh Speaks from Hiding as Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvez Remains Locked Up
• Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Rising Sectarian Tension in Egypt After Deadly Attack on Coptic Christian Church

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5/6/11: Liz Allison, Chair of the Warrant Committee reviews the budget for upcoming Belmont Town Meeting to be held May 9 & 11th, 2011.

5/6/11: Liz Allison, Chair of the Warrant Committee reviews the budget for upcoming Belmont Town Meeting to be held May 9 & 11th, 2011.

Democracy Now! Friday, May 6, 2011

Billie visits with brother Art in Miami to talk about inspiration for show and then returns to Belmont to interview crew and have birthday celebration.

Cast: Billie Bivins