DN!: Michael Eric Dyson on Hip-Hop & Politics//Senate Dems Hold Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:21:10 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST July 18, 2007 = = = = = = = = = DONATE APPLE DESKTOP AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO DN It's summer time at Democracy Now! and we've got an influx of new staff, interns and volunteers. Please support our growth by donating Power Mac G4s & G5s, PowerBook G4s, Mac Minis, Power Macs, MacBook Pros and flat screen displays. Visit http://www.democracynow.org/macbookpro.shtml for a list of specific models. Thanks in advance for your support! = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Senate Democrats Hold All-Night Debate on Iraq * The Senate is continuing a marathon debate on a Democratic measure that would begin a withdrawal from Iraq but still leave thousands of troops behind. Democrats forced the chamber into a rare all-night session that began Tuesday morning. With Republican leaders vowing a filibuster, Democrats are expected to fall short of the sixty votes needed to break a Senate deadlock. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/18/1458241 * Professor and Preacher Michael Eric Dyson on Hip Hop & Politics, Don Imus, the ³N²-word, and Bill Cosby * From war and violence to the civil rights movement and hip hop, from Hurricane Katrina to race politics, Professor Michael Eric Dyson takes it all on. Over the past fourteen years he has written fourteen bestselling books including ³Come Hell or High Water² and ³Debating Race.² Ebony magazine has named him as one of the 100 Most Influential African Americans. His latest book is titled ³Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip Hop.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/18/1458248 * Headlines for July 18, 2007 * - Senate Debates Iraq in All-Night Session - Dissident CIAers Aided European Secret Prison Probe - National Intel Assessment Links Growing Threat to Iraq - Cheneyıs Energy Task Force Records Revealed - White House Accused of Using Drug Control Board for Political Use - Nearly 200 Feared Dead in Brazil Plane Crash - Study: NATO Goals Failing in Afghanistan - Victims Criticize Clergy Sexual Abuse Settlement - Dow Board Approves Murdoch Deal Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/18/1456252 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, July 18, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/18/1746204 To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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