DN!: Maoists Win Majority in Nepal//Egypt Opposition Leaders Sentenced Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:52:09 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 16, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! is hiring a full-time Outreach Director For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs = = = = = = = = = * Amy Goodman on Tour - 12th Anniversary of Democracy Now! Standing Up to the Madness Tour * Amy Goodman has written her third book with her brother David, titled "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times" Upcoming events: Wed, 4/16 San Francisco, CA Wed, 4/16 Sebastopol, CA Thur, 4/17 Houston, TX Fri, 4/18 Albuquerque, NM Sat, 4/19 Santa Fe, NM Sat, 4/19 Taos, NM Sun, 4/20 Alamosa, CO Sun, 4/20 Salida, CO Sun, 4/20 Colorado Springs, CO Sun, 4/20 Denver, CO Mon, 4/21 Boulder, CO Mon, 4/21 Salt Lake City, UT Tues, 4/22 Washington, DC Find your event and use our "Email to a Friend" system to help spread the word. See http://tour.democracynow.org for details = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Maoist Rebels Win Majority in Nepalese Assembly * Maoist rebels in Nepal say an end to monarchy is near, following their surprise victory in last week¹s national elections. The Communist Party of Nepal is expected to come out with more than half the seats in the constituent assembly when final results are released. Maoist officials say one of their first orders of business will be to abolish the monarchy and declare a republic. We speak with New York-based journalist Kashish Das Shrestha, and we go to Nepal to speak with anthropologist Mary Des Chenes. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/16/maoist_rebels_win_majority_in * Egypt Opposition Leaders Sentenced in Military Court * In Egypt, twenty-five members of the opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, were sentenced to jail by a military court on Tuesday. Among those sentenced was the group¹s second most senior member. In the weeks ahead of Egypt¹s municipal vote earlier this month, hundreds of members of the group were arrested. The verdicts come on the heels of food riots in Egypt in response to skyrocketing prices for food staples such as bread, rice, pasta. We speak with Hossam el-Hamalawy, an Egyptian journalist, blogger and activist. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/16/egypt_opposition_leaders_sentenced * Stuffed and Starved: As Food Riots Break Out Across the Globe, Part II of Raj Patel on ³The Hidden Battle for the World Food System² * The rise in global food prices has sparked a number of protests in recent weeks, highlighting the threat of worsening already dire levels of global hunger. The World Bank estimates world food prices have risen 80 percent over the past three years and that at least 33 countries face social unrest as a result. The World Food Program has issued a rare $500 million-dollar emergency appeal to deal with the growing crisis. We go to Part II of our conversation with Raj Patel, author of ³Stuffed and Starved: the Hidden Battle for the World Food System.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/16/stuffed_and_starved_as_food_riots * Headlines for April 16, 2008 * 70 Die in Iraq; Bus Bombing Kills 40 in Baquba Report: Sadr Movement Largest Humanitarian Organization in Iraq Home Foreclosure Filings Surge 57 Percent Senate Foreclosure Bill Includes Corporate Tax Breaks Warning Issued about Chemical Used in Plastic Baby Bottles Pope Benedict Vows to Kick Pedophiles Out of Church Report: Sea Levels Could Rise Five Feet by 2100 Gov¹t Obtains Phone Records of NYT Reporter Carter: Engage Hamas & Syria in Peace Talks Jewish Liberals Form Lobbying Group to Counter AIPAC Amnesty: US Remains One of World¹s Top Executioners Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/16/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, April 16, 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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