Democracy Now! Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Today's Headlines

• UN Condemns Zimbabwe’s “Campaign of Violence”
• NASA Scientist Calls for Oil Execs to be Tried for Crimes Against Humanity
• McCain Adviser: Terrorist Attack on US Would Benefit McCain
• Network News Drastically Cuts Back on Coverage of Iraq War
• Iraqi Council Member Kills Two US Soldiers
• US Blocked Money for Haiti to Clean Drinking Water
• US Mayors Approve Measure Supporting Single-Payer System
• Los Angeles Activist Don White, 71, Dies

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  "One of the Greatest Intrusions, Potentially, on the Rights of Americans Protected Under the 4th Amendment" - Sen. Feingold Blasts Telecom Spy Bill

  It’s being described as the most significant revision of the nation’s surveillance law in three decades. The Senate is preparing to vote on rewriting the nation’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and giving immunity to phone companies involved in President Bush’s secret domestic spy program. We speak with Senator Russ Feingold (D–WI), who has been the leading congressional voice against the Bush administration’s warrantless spy program since it was exposed nearly three years ago. [includes rush transcript]

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  George Carlin (1937 - 2008): Legendary Comedian Challenged Status Quo Throughout 50-Year Career

  Legendary comedian George Carlin died of heart failure on Sunday evening at the age of seventy-one. Carlin was one of the most well-known comedians of the past fifty years and was widely considered one of the top stand-up comics of all time. We play some of Carlin’s memorable routines and look at his legacy with Richard Zoglin, author of Comedy on the Edge: How Stand-Up in the 1970s Changed America. [includes rush transcript]

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  Two Decades After His Death, Visionary R. Buckminster Fuller Continues to Inspire Efforts for a More Sustainable Planet

  New York’s Whitney Museum is opening an exhibition this week bringing together the work of architect and visionary, R. Buckminster Fuller. More than two decades after his death, Fuller continues to inspire efforts for a more sustainable planet in the twenty-first century. From his famous geodesic dome to his shunned electric car, Fuller employed design to tackle problems including homelessness and environmental degradation. [includes rush transcript]