Democracy Now! 2012-09-04 Tuesday




Democracy Now! Audio show

Summary: Headlines for September 04, 2012; Ahead of Charlotte DNC, Hundreds Protest Corporate Giants in "March on Wall Street South"; Grassroots Leader Rev. Dr. William Barber on the Fight for Voting, Civil Rights in North Carolina; Baldemar Velásquez Draws on Years of Farm Worker Organizing to Continue Struggle in Anti-Union South; Bright Lights of Charlotte's DNC Cast Shadow Over City's Poor and Marginalized; Diverse Causes Join Forces in Charlotte to Kick Off Week of Protests at DNC; Why Did the Dems Choose Charlotte? Examining Obama's Close Ties to Utility Giant Duke Energy; No Papers, No Fear: Busload of Undocumented Immigrants Defy Risks to Bring Message to DNC