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The Blackout of 2003: Democracy Now! Broadcasts By Candlelight
in NYC
The nation's largest blackout ever leaves tens of millions
without power.
The lights are out in New York City, Toronto, Cleveland, Ottawa,
Detroit.
Deregulation of the energy is cited by some as possible cause
of the massive blackout. Democracy Now! broadcasts a blackout
special powered by a gas generator.
Iraq: Protests Erupt in Basra Over Lack of Electricity
We go to Baghdad to speak with Guardian reporter Jamie Wilson.
He recently wrote an article titled "Basra simmers in
the heat while tempers boil over" that looks at the constant
blackouts in post-Hussein Iraq. He talks about how Iraqis
understand all too well what New Yorkers are going through
now.
George Monbiot: Climate Change Threatens the Future of Humanity,
but we Refuse to Respond Rationally
In the United States millions are without power. Europe
is suffering from a record heatwave. In France, the government
estimates up to 3,000 people may have died from conditions
connected to the heat wave. We talk to George Monbiot on climate
change.
The Democracy Now! Staff Talks About the Blackout of 2003
A dozen members of the Democracy Now! staff made it into
our Firehouse studios by foot, bike and taxi to produce the
radio and tv show by candlelight. Democracy Now! host Amy
Goodman talks with the staff.
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
Our website is www.democracynow.org.
Our email address is mail@democracynow.org.
Democracy Now! is produced by Kris Abrams, Mike Burke, Angie
Karran, Ana Nogueira and Elizabeth Press. Mike Di Filippo
is our music maestro and engineer.
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