Belmont High School Graduation Ceremony on June 5, 2011.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-08 Wednesday

• Headlines for June 08, 2011
• Bill Moyers on His Legendary Journalism Career: "Democracy Should Be a Brake on Unbridled Greed and Power"

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5/31/11 - Meeting of the Board of Selectmen in Belmont, MA.

Joseph Fletcher Recital produced by Celeste Andrade.

Joseph Fletcher Recital produced by Celeste Andrade.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-07 Tuesday

• Headlines for June 07, 2011
• Trapped in Gaza: Rafah Crossing Closed to Palestinians Soon After Egyptian Pledge to Reopen It
• “There is a Women's Spring Beginning”: Playwright Eve Ensler and Congolese Activist Christine Schuler Deschryver on Gender Violence in Congo
• Eve Ensler Responds to Sexual Assault Charges Filed Against Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

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6/3/11 - Through the Lens: Movie review program.

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.