DN!: George McGovern on 2008 Race//Jim Hightower on Grassroots Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:54:59 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST March 11, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! summer internships: For information on summer internships at Democracy Now! in New York City, email admin@democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Fmr. Presidential Candidate George McGovern on the 2008 Race and How He Helped Transform the Democratic Nominating Process * Former senator and 1972 presidential candidate George McGovern joins us in our firehouse studio to talk about the 2008 presidential race, superdelegates and the commission he chaired in 1968 that helped transform how the Democratic Party chooses its presidential nominee. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/11/fmr_presidential_candidate_george * Swim Against the Current: Jim Hightower on Grassroots Struggles to Change Healthcare, Religion, Banking and More * We speak with syndicated columnist, author and radio commentator, Jim Hightower about his latest book, Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow. Hightower served two terms as Texas agriculture commissione, and served as a superdelegate at the 1992 Democratic Convention. He has endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/11/swim_against_the_current_jim * "Everybody in the World Except US Citizens Should Be Allowed to Vote and Elect the American Government" - Leading Intellectual Slavoj Zizek * Slavoj Zizek, the renowned philosopher, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist, joins us in our firehouse studio for a wide-ranging discussion. Zizek has been called ³the Elvis of cultural theory² and is widely considered to be one of Europe¹s leading intellectuals. He has written more than fifty books and speaks to sold-out audiences around the world. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/11/everybody_in_the_world_except_us * Headlines for March 11, 2008 * US, Poland Lay Ground for Missile Deal Spitzer Revealed to Be Client of Prostitution Ring Obama Dismisses VP Talk on Joint Ticket Teen in Clinton ³3 a.m.² Ad Supports Obama House Panel Subpoenas White House Aides Oklahoma State Rep.: Gays ³Biggest Threat² to US Israel, Hamas in Ceasefire Talks 8 US Servicemembers Killed in Iraq Waxman Calls for New Blackwater Probe Exhaustive Review Finds No Saddam-bin Laden Ties Study: Gulf War Illnesses Linked to Chemical Exposure Rove Speaks to Hostile Crowd in Iowa Report: Vast Array of Drugs Found in US Water Supply NSA Spying More Extensive Than Previously Disclosed Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/11/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, March 11, 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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