DN!: Sacco and Vanzetti, 80 Years After Execution//Brutal Triple Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:06:21 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST August 22, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Psychologists in Denial About Torture" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070821_psychologists_in_denial_about_t orture/ 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! = = = = = = = = = * Fall Internships * Democracy Now! is looking for interns for this fall in New York City. 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Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/22/1421231 * Sacco and Vanzetti: 80 Years After Their Execution, A Look At The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind * Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed eighty years ago on August 23, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts. The trial of the two Italian immigrant anarchists was one of the most controversial in American history. Protests rocked every major city across the world in the days leading up to the execution. We speak with Bruce Watson, author of "Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/22/1421237 * Headlines for August 22, 2007 * - 14 U.S. Troops Die In Iraq Helicopter Crash - Bush Refuses To Endorse Al-Maliki Government - CIA Blamed for Failing To Act on Al Qaida Pre-9/11 - North American Leaders Conclude Talks About "NAFTA On Crack" - House Foreclosure Filings in July Jump 93 Percent - Texas Set To Carry Out Its 400th Execution - Kenneth Foster Vows Hunger Strike Ahead of Execution Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/22/1421223 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, August 22, 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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