5/20/11: Dolores and Janette visit with the Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs for the Commonwealth, Ann Hartstein. What's Going On? is produced and hosted by Senior volunteers from the Belmont Council on Aging.

Democracy Now! 2011-05-20 Friday

• Headlines for May 20, 2011
• Did Obama's Mideast Speech Signal U.S. Shift on Israel-Palestine? Democracy Now! Roundtable
• U.N. Gaza Inquiry Panelist Desmond Travers Challenges Goldstone's Recantation of Key Finding
• In Historic Visit, Queen Elizabeth II Regrets Britain's "Sad and Regrettable" Legacy in Ireland

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Democracy Now! 2011-05-19 Thursday

• Headlines for May 19, 2011
• "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention": Manning Marable's Exhaustive Biography of the Civil Rights Leader
• Manning Marable’s Controversial New Biography Refuels Debate on Life and Legacy of Malcolm X

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Boston University School of Theology professors Sam Johnson and Courtney Goto preach a contemporary style sermon and exercise about Christ's loving touch entitled "Where Do You Put Your Hands" on May 1, 2011. ;

Democracy Now! 2011-05-18 Wednesday

• Headlines for May 18, 2011
• Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Private Army of “Christian Crusaders” In the UAE
• Inside Obama’s "Orwellian World" Where Whistleblowing Has Become Espionage: The Case of Thomas Drake
• Will the Justice Department Prosecute Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo For Mortgage Fraud?

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We continue our conversation with University of Missouri professor and labor activist Judy Ancel about the growing right-wing attacks on public education and the atmosphere of fear they produce. "The attack on labor education is an attack on academic freedom," says Ancel.

Watch Pt. 1 of the interview here.

Democracy Now! 2011-05-17 Tuesday

• Headlines for May 17, 2011
• Israeli Troops Shoot U.S. Student in Head with High-Velocity Tear Gas Canister
• A New Nonviolent Resistance Movement Grows as Palestinians Mark Nakba Day with Protests at Syria, Lebanon and Gaza Borders
• "Violent Crackdown" on Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Cairo Leaves Over 350 Injured
• Opposition to Military Trials of Civilians in Egypt Gains Momentum
• "Getting Wise to Breitbart's Lies": Missouri Professors Survive Right-Wing Smear Campaign by Andrew Breitbart

Democracy Now! 2011-05-16 Monday

• Headlines for May 16, 2011
• “Sing Your Song”: Harry Belafonte on Art & Politics, Civil Rights & His Critique of President Obama

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