DN!: The Writers Strike continues; Charlie Kernaghan exposes Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:52:02 -0500 The Writers Strike continues; Charlie Kernaghan exposes sweatshop-made crucifixes; the Reverend Billy on the release of "What would Jesus Buy?" DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST November 21, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Writers Strike Enters Third Week in Divide Over Online Content* The strike has been felt across the entertainment industry, putting daily talk shows, sitcoms and dramas on hiatus due to a lack of scripts. The Writers Guild of America has called the strike over paying writers for online reruns and original work written for the Internet. We speak with WGA-East Presdient Michael Winship. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/21/1520239 * ³Workers Bear the Cross²: Retailers, Churches Accused of Selling Sweatshop-Made Crucifixes * With Christmas just over a month away a new report by the National Labor Committee accuses US-based Christian retailers and churches of selling crucifixes made under sweatshop conditions in China. We speak with NLC executive director Charles Kernaghan. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/21/1520248 * ³What Would Jesus Buy?²: As Holiday Buying Frenzy Begins, New Film Tracks Anti-Consumerism Gospel of Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping * The holiday shopping season kicks off this week with Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. The new documentary ³What Would Jesus Buy?² follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping gospel choir on a cross-country tour, preaching their message in such destinations as the Mall of America, Wal-mart headquarters, Starbucks and Disneyland. We speak to Rev. Billy, and the film¹s producer Morgan Spurlock, who gained fame with his documentary ³Super Size Me.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/21/1520253 * Nicole Paultre-Bell Leads Vigil to Mark One-Year Since Police Shooting of Her Unarmed Fiance Sean Bell * On the eve of their wedding day, Nicole Paultre-Bell lost her fiance Sean Bell in a police shooting. The unarmed Bell was killed in a hail of 50 police bullets as he left his bachelor party. Paltre-Bell will lead a vigil this Saturday to mark one year since her fiance¹s killing. She joins us to talk about the vigil and her lawsuit against the New York Police Department. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/21/1521202 * Headlines for November 21, 2007 * - U.S. to Hold 1-Day Mideast Peace Conference - Bush: Musharraf ³Hasn't Crossed the Line² - Ex-Press Aide Links Bush, Cheney to Plame Outing - Army Wants Wounded Soldiers to Return Bonuses - Saudi Arabia Sentences Rape Victim to Prison, Lashes - Supreme Court to Review Firearm Ban - Colorado Measure Would Grant Rights to Human Eggs Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/21/1520231 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, November 21, 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! Thursday, November 22, 2007: On this 75th Anniversary of "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" and the 60th Anniversary of "Finnian's Rainbow," A Tribute to the Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz Friday, November 23, 2007: Leading Australian Scientist Tim Flannery on Global Warming and the Worsening Dangers of Climate Change Denial. We play a speech he gave in Santa Fe, NM. = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "What Would Jesus Buy?" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20071120_what_would_jesus_buy/ 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. 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