In part two of our interview about a new report declaring the so-called "war on drugs" a failure, Dr. Gabor Maté notes that "where violent suppression of drug activity increases, so does killings and violence related to drug use." The Canadian physician and author also relates the study’s findings to his own work in a drug addiction treatment clinic in Vancouver. "The causes of the addiction in their life have to be understood and addressed, and they have to be treated with compassion," says Maté.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-06 Monday

• Headlines for June 06, 2011
• Yemenis Celebrate as President Saleh Flees to Saudi Arabia, Transfers Power to Vice President
• Former Black Panther Leader and Political Prisoner Geronimo JiJaga Pratt Dies in Tanzania
• Dr. Gabor Maté: Obama Admin Should Heed Global Panel's Call to End "Failed" U.S.-Led Drug War

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6/3/11 -- Sound of Erin Radio. ;Irish and Celtic Music

6/3/11 - Fran Yuan speaks about the role that the Human Rights Commission plays in the Town of Belmont. ;

Democracy Now! 2011-06-03 Friday

• Headlines for June 03, 2011
• Seymour Hersh: Despite Intelligence Rejecting Iran as Nuclear Threat, U.S. Could Be Headed for Iraq Redux
• Seymour Hersh on the Arab Spring, "Disaster" U.S. Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the Looming Crisis in Iraq
• WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Secret History" of U.S. Bullying in Haiti at Oil Companies' Behest

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Democracy Now! 2011-06-02 Thursday

• Headlines for June 02, 2011
• Clashes Spread Across Yemen, Raising Fears of Civil War
• "A Country of Dark Corners": Freed Journalist Dorothy Parvaz on Her Syrian Detention and the Assad Regime Crackdown
• “Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon”

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6/1/11 - Political talk show with State Representative Will Brownsberger.

Last Friday, more than three months after former Egyptian president Hosni Mobarak was ousted from power, tens of thousands of protesters poured into downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square for what they called a "second day of rage." In the largest demonstration since Mubarak stepped down, protesters called for the ruling military to hand over power to a civilian council, draw up a new constitution, and postpone September’s parliamentary election until new political parties can organize. Democracy Now! correspondents Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar filed this report.

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Democracy Now! 2011-06-01 Wednesday

• Headlines for June 01, 2011
• Out of Exile: Part II of Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return 2 Years After U.S.-Backed Coup
• Xiomara Castro, Wife of Manuel Zelaya, On Returning to Honduras and Her Rumored Bid for the Honduran Presidency
• Former Honduran Minister: U.S. Undoubtedly Played Central Role in Zelaya Coup
• Zelaya's Return: Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in Honduras