Return of the Ferguson War Zone? Missouri Enacts State of Emergency Ahead of Mike Brown Grand Jury (Democracy Now!)

"It is Officially Open Season on Black Folks": Legal Expert Decries Handling of Wilson Grand Jury (Democracy Now!)

After Censorship of History Course, Colorado Students & Teachers Give a Lesson in Civil Disobedience (Democracy Now!)

Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial (Democracy Now!)

Noam Chomsky on Media’s "Shameful Moment" in Gaza & How a U.S. Shift Could End the Occupation. (Democracy Now!)

"Sadistic & Grotesque": Noam Chomsky on How Israel Limits Food & Medicine in Occupied Gaza. (Democracy Now!)

The Rise of ISIS: US Invasion of Iraq, Foreign Backing of Syrian Rebels Helped Fuel Jihadis' Advance. (Democracy Now!)

Hundreds Arrested as Growing Fast-Food Workers' Movement Strikes for Living Wage, Unionization (Democracy Now!)

Ukraine Ceasefire Takes Hold, but an Expanding but an Expanding NATO on Russia's Borders Threatens Nuclear War. (Democaracy Now!)

Water is a Human Right: Detroit Residents Seek U.N. Intervention as City Shuts Off Taps to Thousands (Democracy Now!)

A Plan Only Banksters Will Love: WikiLeaks Reveals Trade Deal Pushing Global Financial Deregulation (Democracy Now!)

Ralph Nader "Senate's Climate Stance, 'Insanity' of U.S. Nukes, & Why Obama's Min. Wage Hike Falls Short." (Democracy Now!)

Stephen Cohen "We Are Not Beginning a New Cold War, We Are Well Into It." (Democracy Now!)

Are Any Plastics Safe? Industry Tries to Hide Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Containers (Democracy Now!)

Part Two included below.

Venezuelan Protests: Another Attempt By U.S.-Backed Right-Wing Groups To Oust Elected Government? (Democracy Now!)

A New Cold War? Ukraine Violence Escalates, Leaked Tape Suggests U.S. Was Plotting Coup. (Democracy Now!)

An Open Letter to Democarcy Now!

The following letter was sent to Democracy Now! during the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution.

Dear Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez:

The current social unrest in the Ukraine is disadvantageous to both the Europeans and the Russians. Even though Yanukovych won in 2010 on a pro-Russian ticket, since 2011 he had been making clear and orderly steps to implement the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement. Considering that Germany gets most of its oil and natural gas from Russia through Ukraine and Putin has had little fear in the past of stopping the flow when Ukraine has become openly hostile to Russia, both Germany and Russia had a vested interest in maintaining the former status quo. If Germany faces an energy crisis, its economy will go into recession and bring the EU down with it.

Democracy Now!'s 18th Birthday

In honor of Democracy Now!'s 18th Birthday they are inviting viewers to created pictures or videos why DN! is important in their lives. It goes without saying that the work of Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales and the whole DN! team produces some of the finest Alternative Media in the US. Their hard hitting investigative journalism is a credit to American liberalism. We at The Boston Pine Flag wish Democracy Now! "Happy Birthday." Keep up the good work; it is an inspiration to the rest of us.

By the way, here is our picture for DN!

Thom Hartmann "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America and What We Can Do to Stop It." (Democracy Now!)

"500 People Will Control American Democracy" If Supreme Court Overturns Campaign Finance Law (Democracy Now!)