Paul Airasian interviews the owner of Audio Dave.

Democracy Now! 2011-01-26 Wednesday

• Headlines for January 26, 2011
• Obama Calls for Spending Freeze, Lowering Corporate Taxes in State of the Union
• Consumer Advocate Joan Claybrook and Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson Respond to State of the Union
• Dr. Atul Gawande Compares Obama's "Frustrating" Record on Healthcare Reform and LBJ's Leadership in Passing Medicare
• Harry Belafonte on Obama: "He Plays the Game that He Plays Because He Sees No Threat from Evidencing Concerns for the Poor"

1/25/11 - Elementary School PTA and PTO presidents interview Dr. Entwistle, Superintendent of Belmont Public Schools. ;

Democracy Now! 2011-01-25 Tuesday

• Headlines for January 25, 2011
• Do You Know the Full Story Behind the Infamous McDonald's Coffee Case and How Corporations Used it to Promote Tort Reform?
• "Hot Coffee" Film Explores How Corporations Are Spending Millions and Spinning the Story to Alter Our Nation's Civil Justice System
• "Hot Coffee" Documents Chamber of Commerce Campaign to Unseat Judges Opposed to "Tort Reform"
• "Hot Coffee" Exposes How Hard Caps on Malpractice Awards Shift Burden to Taxpayers

Democracy Now! 2011-01-24 Monday

• Headlines for January 24, 2011
• Rashid Khalidi: Leaked "Palestine Papers" Underscore Weakness of Palestinian Authority, Rejectionism of Israel and U.S.
• "The Black Power Mixtape" - Danny Glover Discusses New Doc Featuring Rare Archival Footage of Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, Stokely Carmichael

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Chris Organ, PhD, Harvard University Dept of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, has been a leader in developing the techniques that reveal ancient genomes. In this presentation, ; Dr. Organ describes the genomic technique that has led to an understanding of how birds evolved from one line of dinosaurs.

Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic, discusses the impact of the widespread practice of prescription drugs for children with ADHD, anxiety and depression, and the even bipolar disorder. ;

What is dark matter? Where is it? Do we need it?

Democracy Now! 2011-01-21 Friday

• Headlines for January 21, 2011
• Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin Moves to Create Single-Payer Healthcare System
• On Anniversary of Citizens United Ruling, Common Cause Calls on Justice Dept. to Investigate Scalia and Thomas over Conflicts of Interest
• Patrice Lumumba: 50 Years Later, Remembering the U.S.-Backed Assassination of Congo's First Democratically Elected Leader

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12/14/10 Sushil Alimchandani, PhD, Research Scientist, Dept of Biology, Boston University. ;The cell must contend with threats of many types