Democracy Now! - Season 2013 Episode 174 Friday, August 30, 2013

2013/08/30 Headlines: U.S. Considers Unilateral Syrian Strike After U.K. Vote Against Use of Force; Antiwar Protesters Rally Against U.S. Military Action in Syria; U.S. Intelligence "Black Budget" Tops $50 Billion; U.S. Spy Satellites Played Key Role In Hunt For Bin Laden; Merrill Lynch To Pay $160 Million in Largest Racial Discrimination Settlement Ever; U.S. Allows States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana; Crackdown on Brotherhood and Journalists Continues; IRS Extends Tax benefits to Married Same-Sex Couples; Banks Report Record $42 Billion Profit in Second Quarter; Fast-Food Workers Go On Strike in 60 Cities Demanding Living Wage; U.S. Seeks to Expand Military Presence in the Philippines; Anti-Smoking Groups Criticize U.S. Stance on TPP Tobacco Negotiations; 30,000 March in Colombia to Support Small Farmers; Report: Veterans Commit Suicide at Double Rate of Civilian Population; Lawyer: Chelsea Manning is "Doing Very Well"; Protests in Montana After Teacher Sentenced to Just 30 Days For Raping Student; Irish Writer Seamus Heaney, 74, Dies