DN!: Holocaust, Israel Scholars Defend DePaul Professor Norman Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 15:25:36 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 9, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "A shining light goes out in Africa" http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_19564 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! 100 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = * Two events in New York this week * * TONIGHT: Wednesday, May 9 at 8:00 p.m. at the Riverside Theatre: Amy Goodman will participate on the panel discussion, "The Media and War," following a performance of "Back From The Front," a Lynn Rosen play which paints an absurd picture of America at war. More info: http://tour.democracynow.org/2007/05/new_york_ny_19.html * Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of the City of New York: Amy Goodman will participate on the panel discussion, "New York City's Impact on World Affairs," in conjunction with the museum's exhibition, "Facing Fascism: New York and the Spanish Civil War." Interested in volunteering at the Thursday event? Please email kris@democracynow.org. More info: http://tour.democracynow.org/2007/05/new_york_ny_16.html = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Democracy Now Seeks Full-time Outreach Organizer We're looking to add an experienced organizer to our outreach team who is committed to making Democracy Now! a household name and bringing the program to new stations. visit http://democracynow.org/jobs.shtml for more information. TV News Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Former Norwegian PM and UN Climate Change Envoy Gro Harlem Brundtland on the Challenges to Curb Global Warming * Nearly 1,000 diplomats from around the world are meeting in Bonn, Germany this week to draft a new global treaty to control greenhouse gases to replace the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012. We speak with former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland -- one of three prominent international figures named special UN envoy on climate change. She is former Director-General of the World Health Organization. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1513200 * "It Takes an Enormous Amount of Courage to Speak the Truth When No One Else is Out There" -- World-Renowned Holocaust, Israel Scholars Defend DePaul Professor Norman Finkelstein as He Fights for Tenure * The battle over political science professor Norman Finkelstein to receive tenure at DePaul University is heating up. Finkelstein - one of the countryıs foremost critics of Israeli policy - has taught at DePaul for the past six years. Finkelsteinıs two main topics of focus over his career have been the Holocaust and Israeli policy. We speak to two world-renowned scholars in these fields: Raul Hilberg, considered the founder of Holocaust studies, and Avi Shlaim, a professor of international relations at Oxford University and an expert on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Shlaim calls Finkelstein a ³very impressive, learned and careful scholar², while Hilberg praises Finkelsteinıs ³acuity of vision and analytical power.² Hilberg says: "It takes an enormous amount of courage to speak the truth when no one else is out there to support him." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1514221 * Following Public Campaign Against Trademark Efforts, Coffee Giant Starbucks Signs Licensing Deal that Could Bring Millions to Ethiopian Farmers * Specialty Ethiopian coffee beans can retail for as much as $25 dollars a pound in the U.S, but back in Ethiopia, impoverished farmers may earn less than $1 dollar a pound for the same beans. Hoping to take more control over marketing and boost prices, the government of Ethiopia tried to trademark regional coffee names. Starbucks - the worldıs largest specialty coffee retailer - opposed Ethiopiaıs trademarking efforts. In response, Starbucks came under heavy public pressure to sign a licensing deal with Ethiopia. The campaign appears to have worked. Last week, Starbucks and the Ethiopian government released a joint statement announcing they signed an agreement in principle. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1515200 * Headlines for May 9, 2007 * - At Least 21 Afghan Civilians Killed in U.S. Strike - U.S. Pays, Apologizes to Kin of Afghan Victims Killed in Shooting - 7 Iraqi Children Killed in U.S. Attack - Pentagon: 35,000 Troops to be Deployed to Iraq - Charges Against Ex-CIA Cuban Operative Dismissed - Florida Indicts 8 Prison Guards on Abuse Charges - Student Loan Head Resigns as Marketing Ties Probed - Study: U.S. Hospitals Charging Uninsured More Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1511248 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, May 9, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/09/1848236 To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Thursday, May 10, 2007: * A U.S. judge has dropped charges against the anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles day before he was scheduled to go on trial for immigration fraud. The governments of Cuba and Venezuela want him extradited to stand trial for his role in one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in the history of the Americas ­ the 1976 bombing of the Cubana airline that killed 73 people. We speak to Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon. = = = = = = = = = 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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