DN!: Debate on Chavez's Closing of RCTV//Clinton Campaign Ties to Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 15:55:26 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 31, 2007 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has an urgent need for Mac Mini desktops and Mac Book Pro laptops for television video editing and graphics. If you can donate one, please contact us at equipment@democracynow.org. Don't forget, your equipment or financial donation is tax deductible. Thanks in advance for your support! = = = = = = = = = DN! will be an exhibitor at the 2007 Harmony Festival (http://harmonywinterfestival.com) at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, CA from June 8-10, and we are looking for volunteers to staff our booth. Volunteers will be responsible for selling merchandise, passing out brochures, gathering emails for the Daily Digest and providing booth visitors with information about the show and local broadcast info. 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Volunteers should be committed to working 5-hour shifts: Friday 6/8 12:00 PM ­ 5:00 PM 5:00 PM ­ 10:00 PM Saturday 6/9 10:00 PM ­ 3:00 PM 12:00 PM ­ 5:00 PM 2:00 PM ­ 7:00 PM 4:00 PM ­ 9:00 PM Sunday 6/10 10:00 AM ­ 3:00 PM 3:00 PM ­ 8:00 PM Please email emily@democracynow.org if you are interested in volunteering for one or more shifts. = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml Full-Time TV Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Chavez Shuts Down Venezuelan TV Station as Supporters, Opponents Rally: A Debate on the Closing of RCTV * Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Venezuela in four days of protests and counter-protests over the closing of TV network Radio Caracas Television. President Hugo Chavez decided not to renew the station's TV license over its support for the coup that temporarily removed him from power five years ago. We host a debate on the issue. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/31/1412206 * The Nation: Clinton Campaign Strategists Closely Tied to Union Busters, GOP Operatives, Conservative Media * A new expose in The Nation magazine finds that while Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is publicly trying to win support of unions in her presidential campaign, behind the scenes she is being advised by a team of strategists closely affiliated with unionbusters, GOP operatives and conservative media. We speak with the reporter who broke the story. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/31/1412212 * 100th Anniversary of Rachel Carson: Remembering the Woman Who Helped Launch the Environmental Movement * This week marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rachel Carson - the marine biologist and author credited for launching the modern environmental movement. We take a look at her life and legacy. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/31/1412219 * Headlines for May 31, 2007 * - 25 Killed in Fallujah Suicide Attack - Hundreds March for Elderly Victims of U.S. Airstrike - Admin Cites South Korea Model for U.S. Troop Plans - 5 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Downing - Israel Dismisses Truce Talks, Launches Attacks - U.N. Approves International Tribunal in Hariri Killing - Pentagon: Gitmo Prisoner Commits Suicide - ACLU Sues Boeing Subsidiary for CIA Rendition Flights - U.S. Food Companies Sign Trade Deal With Cuba - Justice Dept. Expands Probe to Focus on Hirings Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/31/1411255 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, May 31, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/31/197230 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, June 1, 2007: TBA = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "CBS Silences General Dissent" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070529_cbs_silences_general_dissent/ note that this news site, Truthdig, allows readers to post comments. Consider posting your own. 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. 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