DN!: Writers Claim Victory, End Strike//Cocoa Industry in Ivory Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:34:41 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST February 14, 2008 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Lessons of the Chesapeake Sweep" http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/02/14/7054/ 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! = = = = = = = = = February 20 DN! 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Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/entertainment_writers_claim_ * "Chocolate's Bittersweet Economy": Cocoa Industry Accused of Greed, Neglect for Labor Practices in Ivory Coast * On Valentineıs Day, we look into two of the luxury industries that have come to expect huge profits on this hyper-consumerized occasion. We begin with chocolate. A scathing new report by veteran journalist and author Christian Parenti says hardly any progress has been made in the cocoa industryıs pledges to address child labor. We host a debate between Parenti and William Guyton, president of the World Cocoa Foundation. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/chocolates_bittersweet_economy * Theo Chocolate Founder, CEO Joe Whinney on Fair Trade Cocoa * We speak to Joe Whinney, founder and CEO of Theo Chocolate, which describes itself as the only roaster of organic cocoa beans and the first roaster of Fair Trade certified cocoa beans in the United States. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/theo_chocolate_founder_ceo * Activists Call for Boycott of Diamond Giant Leviev for Support of Israeli Settlements and Links to Human Rights Abuses in Africa * Leviev, the worldıs largest cutter and polisher of diamonds, has been linked to expanding Jewish-only settlements in the Palestinian West Bank and a sketchy human rights record in Angola, where it controls the diamond supply. We speak to two Palestinian and Jewish members of Adalah-New York, a group thatıs held weekly protests outside Levievıs Madison Avenue store. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/activists_call_for_boycott * Headlines for February 14, 2008 * Senate Approves Waterboarding Ban House Rejects Extending Surveillance Law Boeing Rendition Suit Dismissed in U.S. Court Iraq Approves Amnesty Law Venezuelans Protest ExxonMobil on Asset Freeze U.S. Labor Delegation Lobbies Colombia on Union Killings Bolivia: Spy-Linked U.S. Embassy Official Wonıt Return Timorese President Recovers Amidst Reconciliation Calls Following Historic Apology, Australiaıs Aborigines Call for Indigenous Panel Heath Risks to Displace 100,000 Katrina Evacuees from Government Trailers Attorney: Charge Officers for Throwing Quadriplegic from Wheelchair Œ92 Clinton Campaign Manager Endorses Obama Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, February 14, 2008: 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! 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