07 Aug 2009: Today's Democracy Now!

Debate on Honduras: Pro-Coup Regime Lobbyist, Former Clinton Aide Lanny Davis vs. NYU Historian Greg Grandin
The Obama administration appears to be backing off its opposition to the Honduran coup regime just as internal resistance is growing in the Honduran streets. We host a debate between Latin America historian and New York University professor Greg Grandin and Lanny Davis, a former special counsel to President Clinton who’s now a paid lobbyist for Honduran business leaders backing the coup government.

Broadcast Exclusive: Democracy Now! Re-Airs February 2009 Report from Shane Bauer, 1 of 3 Americans Held in Iran After Arrest Near Iraq Border
Iran continues to hold three Americans who mistakenly hiked across the border from Iraq last week. One of three, Shane Bauer, is a freelance journalist who has written for The Nation magazine and the Pacific News Service. We re-air a report he co-produced on the US military allying with Sunni militias in Iraq.

"Back to Woodstock": On 40th Anniversary, New Documentary Tracks Lives Transformed by Historic Music Festival
As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock music and art fair, the new documentary “Back to Woodstock”, by filmmaker Julie Cohen, tells the story of 6 people whose lives were transformed by one of the defining cultural events of a generation. It was a counter-cultural festival of peace and love in the midst of the turbulent sixties, a time when the Vietnam war and racial tensions were at their height.

Senate Votes 68-31 to Confirm Sotomayor
U.S. Could Delay Gitmo Closure
Bush Official Sees “Fundamental Continuity” in Obama Counter-Terror Policy
2,000 Protest Outside U.S. Embassy in Honduras
5 Marines Killed in Afghanistan
Witnesses: 5 Afghan Farmers Die in U.S. Attack
Aides: Taliban Leader Killed in Pakistan
Clinton Expresses “Regret” over U.S. Rejection of ICC
Study: 48% of Homeowners to Owe More Than Home’s Value
House Dem Received Loan from Firm He Refused to Probe
House Dems Reject Admin, Drug Industry Agreement
Pelosi: Protests Won’t Derail Health Care Reform
1 in 9 Receiving Food Stamp Assistance
Study: U.S. Glaciers Melting at Record Pace