Democracy Now! 2012-09-07 Friday




Democracy Now! Audio show

Summary: Headlines for September 07, 2012; Obama Accepts Democratic Nomination for Re-Election with Appeal for More Time to Bring Change; "Effective Evil" or Progressives' Best Hope? Glen Ford vs. Michael Eric Dyson on Obama Presidency; Accepting Democratic Nomination, Obama Pledges to Revive U.S. Economy While Protecting the Environment; South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Obama, Miners and Confronting Islamophobia in the U.S.; Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on Re-Electing Obama and Fighting to Protect the Vote; Ex-Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm: "In Romney's World, Cars Get the Elevator, Workers Get the Shaft"