DN!: Regis Watches DN//NOPD Taser, Pepper Spray Demolition Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:59:27 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST December 21, 2007 = = = = = = = = = Regis Philbin watches Democracy Now! http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2007/12/20/regis_philbin_watches_democracy_ now = = = = = = = = = Visit the Democracy Now! webstore today for hats, T-shirts, mugs, totebags, books, DVDs and other holiday gift ideas or to make a year-end contribution: http://www.democracynow.org/contribute/donate_money = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! is accepting applications for internships in New York City for the winter/spring semester. Please email admin@democracynow.org for more information. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * New Orleans Police Taser, Pepper Spray Residents Seeking to Block Public Housing Demolition * The New Orleans City Council has unanimously voted to move ahead with the demolition of 4,500 units of public housing. Under the plan, the cityıs four largest public housing developments will be razed and replaced with mixed-income housing. Hundreds of people were turned away from the City Council meeting. Police shot protesters with pepper spray and tasers. We go to New Orleans to speak with two local community activists and a former SWAT commander. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/21/new_orleans_police_taser * Forgotten Crises: The Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 * The group Doctors Without Borders has released its list of the top ten most underreported humanitarian stories of 2007. The list highlights the plight of people in places races ranging from the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Chechnya and elsewhere. As we approach the end of 2007 we take a look back at these forgotten crises with Nicolas de Torrente, executive director of Doctors Without Borders-USA. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/21/forgotten_crises_the_top_ten * U.S. Soldiers Stage Mutiny, Refuse Orders in Iraq Fearing They Would Commit Massacre in Revenge for IED Attack * We speak with a reporter from the Army Times who gives an inside account of how an army unit committed mutiny and refused to carry out orders in Iraq. After an IED attack killed five more members of Charlie 1-26, members of 2nd Platoon gathered for a meeting and determined they could no longer function professionally, several platoon members were afraid their anger could set loose a massacre. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/21/us_soldiers_stage_mutiny * Headlines for December 21, 2007 * Protesters Arrrested, Tasered as N.O. City Council Backs Home Demolitions House Intel Committee Subpoenas Ex-Clandestine Head on Tape Destruction 50 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombing 4 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza Ex-Gitmo Prisoners Reunite With Families U.S. Iraq Embassy Chief Resigns Judge Backs Admin Ban on Islamic Scholar Tancredo Drops GOP Bid, Endorses Romney Youngest Brother of Rep. Kucinich Dies Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/21/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, December 21, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/es To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Monday, December 24, 2007: Legendary Beat Generation Bookseller and Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books on the 50th Anniversary of Jack Kerouacıs ³On The Road², Allen Ginsbergıs ³Howl² and Poetry As Insurgent Art Tuesday, December 25, 2007: Listening Is an Act of Love: National Oral History Project StoryCorps Records Ordinary People Telling Their Remarkable Stories to Each Other = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Surviving a CIA 'Black Site'" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20071218_surviving_a_cia_black_site/ 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! = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting Democracy Now! * KBSU TV at Bemidji University in Bemidji, MN airs Democracy Now! at 6 p.m., M-F Concord TV Ch. 22 in Concord, NH is now airing Democracy Now! on Monday at 2:00 PM, Tuesday - Friday 9:00 PM WVVY 93.7 FM in Tisbury (and Martha's Vineyard), MA is now airing Democracy Now! at 5 p.m., M-F WVVY, 93.7 FM in Tisbury, MA is now airing Democracy Now! at 5 p.m., M-F = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting "Los Titulares de Hoy" (Democracy Now!'s daily news summary in Spanish) * The Latin American Association for Radio Education (ALER) in Quito, Ecuador, airs the Weekly Summary of the headline news in Spanish every Sunday at 7am on www.aler.org and via satelite. Hundreds of stations throughout the Americas broadcast ALER´s programming. = = = = = = = = = Also available as a "podcast"! 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