DN!: Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84//"Disastrous" Iraqi Humanitarian Crisis Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:05:36 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 12, 2007 = = = = = = = = = A POWER GOVERNMENTS CANNOT SUPPRESS: an evening with Howard Zinn and Amy Goodman A Benefit for Democracy Now!, Monday, April 16th, 2007 See below for -tickets - details on how to help publicize this event with flyers, video Link: http://tour.democracynow.org/2007/04/boston_ma.html WHEN: PATRIOTS' DAY - Mon., Apr. 16th, 7:00 PM WHERE: Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA Celebrating the publication of Howard Zinn's new book, "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress" and benefit for audience-supported Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 500 stations in North America. Co-sponsored by Democracy Now! and City Lights Books TICKETS: $10.00 General Admission http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11606 or call 888-999-3877, press 2 SPECIAL PRE-EVENT RECEPTION with Howard & Amy, 5-6:30 pm, includes - hors d'oeuvres - 2 drinks - 1 copy of Howard's new book, "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress"and - 1 copy of Amy's book, "Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back" - preferred seating at lecture $120 for one person $200 for two people Reservations are required for reception MORE INFO: To purchase tickets for lecture and/or reception, visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11606 or call 888-999-3877, press 2 For directions, click here. Please come out and support Independent Media! HELP PUBLICIZE THIS EVENT!! Download flyers, watch and send the one-minute YouTube video of Amy Goodman announcing the event. Go to http://statictour.org/ for downloadable flyers and the video. Thank you! audio promo also available for radio stations to download and play = = = = = = = = =   * DN! is hiring * Immediate Opening: Part-Time TV Director http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml TV News Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = * DN! summer internships * DN! is looking to fill internship positions for the summer. Please email admin@democracynow.org for more information. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Novelist Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 The author Kurt Vonnegut has died. He was eighty-four years old. Vonnegut authored at least nineteen novels including ³Slaughterhouse-Five² and ³Cat¹s Cradle.² In recent years, Vonnegut was a fierce critic of the Bush administration and a columnist for the magazine In These Times. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/12/1347259 * Red Cross Warns "Disastrous," ³Immense² Iraqi Humanitarian Crisis "Ever-Worsening" * The International Committee of the Red Cross is warning that the conflict in Iraq is inflicting immense suffering on the entire population and is steadily getting worse. The Red Cross says ³civilians are bearing the brunt of the relentless violence and the extremely poor security conditions that are disrupting the lives and livelihoods of millions.² ICRC spokesperson Nada Doumani joins us from Amman, Jordan. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/12/1348211 * War and Taxes: With 40% of IRS Revenue Going to Military, Resisters Prepare to Withhold Taxes to Protest War * Tax day is this Tuesday. The Internal Revenue Service is expected to take in over $2 trillion dollars this year. Nearly 40 percent of that total will go to military related expenses. Tax resisters across the country are planning to withhold part or all of their taxes to protest the war. We speak with Pamela Schwartz of the National Priorities Project and Runn Benn of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/12/1348218 * Is Princeton Professor and Retired Marine on Government No-Fly List for Criticizing the White House? * Princeton professor and retired Marine Colonel Walter Murphy has been described as one of the ³the most distinguished constitutional scholars of the 20th century.² Murphy recently learned his name appears on the government's no-fly list -- perhaps because he has criticized the Bush administration for abusing the constitution. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/12/1348223 * Headlines for April 12, 2007 * - ³Stretched² Military Extends Tour of Duty for U.S. Troops - Iraq Parliament Building Hit With Explosion - 10 Killed in Suicide Attack on Baghdad Bridge - ACLU Releases Iraq, Afghan Compensation Claims - 24 Killed in Algeria Bombing - MSNBC Drops Imus Over Rutgers Remarks - Admin Loses E-mails Sought in Attorney Probe - Author Kurt Vonnegut Dead at 84 Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/12/1347246 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, April 12, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Friday, April 13, 2007: * Step It Up 2007: A National Day of Climate Action is organized for April 14th with over 1,300 events planned in 50 states across the country. * "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Chris Paine joins us in our Firehouse studio to discuss his documentary that examines why General Motors crushed its fleet of emissions-free electric cars in 2003. = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * Hang Up on War http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/hang_up_on_war/ Note that this news site, Truthdig, allows readers to post comments. Consider posting your own. Also, consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to Democracy Now! 87 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = Amy Goodman wins prestigious Gracie Allen Award - for Individual Achievement for a Program Host in Public Broadcasting, from the American Women in Radio and Television Press release and awardee list in PDF format: http://tinyurl.com/25de2w = = = = = = = = = DN! AT 10! TOUR DATES Amy and David Goodman and the DN! team are on tour. Visit http://tour.democracynow.org for more information. 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