DN!: New Orleans Two Years After Katrina//People's Hurricane Relief Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:17:37 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST August 30, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Senior TV Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * New Orleans Hit By Another "Hurricane of Racism, Greed and Corruption" - Community Activist Malik Rahim On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Democracy Now! broadcasts live from the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. We take a look at the state of New Orleans two years after the storm with two local activists: Malik Rahim, cofounder of the Common Ground Collective and Alice Craft-Kerney of the Lower Ninth Ward Health Clinic. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/30/145210 * "The Red Cross Has Basically Stolen Money from Victims in New Orleans" - People's Hurricane Relief Fund Blasts Katrina Aid Program * A five-day International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita opened last night in New Orleans. The tribunal is bringing together hurricane survivors, international delegations, expert witnesses, a team of human rights and civil rights prosecutors, and a panel of US-based and international judges. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/30/145217 * The Privatization of Education: How New Orleans Went from a Public School System to a Charter-School City * While many in New Orleans have waited two years for recovery, the restructuring of its schools seemed to happen overnight. Not long after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans two years ago, the Louisiana legislature cleared the way for the state to assume control of 107 out of 128 schools in the Orleans district. The state began immediately converting its newly-acquired schools to charter schools. We speak with Nat LaCour of the American Federation of Teachers. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/30/145226 * Headlines for August 30, 2007 * - Report Casts New Doubt on Progress of Iraq Goals - Showing Divides, Military Command Wonąt Propose Unified Plan - 3 Palestinian Children Killed in Israeli Airstrike - Report: Musharaf to Step Down as Military Chief - Bolivia Rebukes U.S. for Alleged Interference - Kenneth Foster Faces Execution Deadline - Deported Mexican Activist Could Return to U.S. as Envoy - Study: CEO-Worker Pay Gap Widens Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/30/145200 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, August 30, 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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