DN!: NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman on Healthcare, Tax Cuts, Social Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:01:48 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST October 17, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Imagine Peace -- A Ray of Light in Dark Times" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20071016_imagine_peace_a_ray_of_light_in _dark_times/ 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! = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! needs volunteers to spread the word about Democracy Now! at Amy Goodman's upcoming appearance at the CKUT Conference in Montreal: Redefining Media: Media Democracy and Community Radio -- A CKUT 20th Anniversary Event. Volunteers should be energetic, friendly, conscientious fans of the show, willing to talk to people about DN! and media issues. Volunteers will get a free t-shirt. Please contact silky@democracynow.org if you are available. When: Friday, October 19th at 7pm Where: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * The Conscience of a Liberal: New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman on Healthcare, Tax Cuts, Social Security, the Mortgage Crisis and Alan Greenspan * New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is author of the new book, ³The Conscience of a Liberal.² Krugman teaches economics and international affairs at Princeton University and was recently named Columnist of the Year by Editor & Publisher magazine. He joins us the firehouse studio to talk about the Bush administration's opposition to child health insurance and why universal healthcare has long been considered politically impossible despite the overwhelming support of a majority of Americans. Krugman also responds to Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan on the administration¹s tax cuts and threats to Social Security. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/17/1352236 * Headlines for October 17, 2007 * - Report: Pentagon Wants Military Oversight of All Contractors - Turkey Expected to OK Northern Iraq Incursion - Support Wanes for Armenian Genocide Bill - Caspian States Enter Non-Attack Pledge - Rice Avoid Israeli Settlement Issue Ahead of Peace Talks - Justice Dept. Prosecutions Shift Under Bush Admin - Houses Passes Federal Reporter Shield Law - Top Bush Donors Yet to Donate to ¹08 Field Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/17/1352230 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, October 17, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/17/1835233 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, October 18, 2007: * Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 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