DN!: Frank and Martin Espada on Puerto Rico // The Firing of Ward Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:53:18 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST July 25, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Children's Healthcare Is a No-Brainer" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070724_childrens_health_care_is_a_no_b rainer/ 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! = = = = = = = = = LOOKING FOR APPLE MAC MINI DONATIONS 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!: * On 109th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Puerto Rico, Acclaimed Photojournalist Frank Espada and Poet Martin Espada Reflect on Ongoing Struggle for National Rights * On the 109th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico, debate continues over Puerto Rico's political independence and US military and corporate presence on the island. Puerto Ricans have had US citizenship since 1917, but residents of the island cannot vote for President and lack voting representation in the US Congress. We speak with two prominent Puerto Rican voices: photojournalist and activist Frank Espada has worked for decades documenting the Puerto Rican diaspora, as well as the civil rights movement in the United States. Martín Espada is Frank's son and an acclaimed poet and professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/25/145218 * Professor Ward Churchill Vows to Sue University of Colorado Over Controversial Firing * The Board of Regents of the University of Colorado in Boulder voted 8-to-1 Tuesday evening to fire tenured professor of Ethnic Studies Ward Churchill on charges of research misconduct. But Churchill maintains that the allegations were a pretext to remove him for his controversial political views. One day after his firing, Churchill calls the charges a sham and vows a suit against the school. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/25/145254 * Headlines for July 25, 2007 * - U.S. Rebukes Iran Following Baghdad Talks - Thousands Protest U.S. Siege of Shiite Town - 4 Killed in U.S. Attack on Sadr City - Bush Continues 9/11, Iraq Linkage - Poll: Bush Could Be Most Unpopular President - Gonzales Denies Pressuring Ailing Ashcroft on Spying - FEMA to Review Trailer Policies - Anti-Immigrant Rules Cutting Medicaid Enrollment - Cuban 5 Case Heads to Federal Appeals Court - Arab League Sends First Delegation to Israel - Taliban: South Korean Hostages Face Death - Jena 6 Student Released on $100,00 Bail Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/25/145211 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, July 25, 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! 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