DN!: Single-Payer Healthcare//Dems to Face Protests at Convention//Aime Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:06:23 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 21, 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: Mon, 4/21 Boulder, CO Mon, 4/21 Salt Lake City, UT Tues, 4/22 Washington, DC Wed, 4/23 New York City, NY Thur, 4/24 Bloomfield, NJ Fri, 4/25 Los Angeles, CA Fri, 4/25 Santa Barbara, CA Sat, 4/26 Los Angeles, CA Sat, 4/26 Los Angeles, CA Sun, 4/27 St. Louis, MO Sun, 4/27 Columbia, MO Mon, 4/28 Minneapolis, MN Tues, 4/29 Phoenix, AZ Tues, 4/29 Fresno, CA 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!: * An Evangelical from a Conservative Background, Dr. Rocky White is Not Your Typical Advocate for Single-Payer Healthcare * While there are differences between the healthcare plans offered by Democratic presidential opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, neither of them is proposing a single-payer system of national healthcare. That's despite the endorsement of precisely such a plan last December by the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization. We speak with Dr. Rocky White, a passionate, if unusual, advocate for a single-payer health insurance program. He describes himself as an evangelical from a conservative background and is on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit Health Care for All Colorado. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/21/an_evangelical_from_a_conservative * Recreate '68: Democrats to Face Protests in Denver at Democratic National Convention * It remains to be seen whether the Democrats will ultimately take their fight for a presidential candidate all the way to the Democratic National Convention this August in Denver, but for many activists tired of the two-party system and the ongoing war, they will be demonstrating at the convention regardless of who the final nominee is. We speak with Mark Cohen, an organizer with Recreate '68, and Mark Silverstein, the legal director of the ACLU in Colorado. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/21/recreate_68_democrats_to_face * Aime Cesaire, 1913-2008: Remembering the Life and Legacy of the Black Pride Poet and Anti-Colonial Activist * Aime Cesaire, the esteemed poet, writer, politician and anti-colonial activist from Martinique, died on Thursday at the age of ninety-four. Cesaire is revered in the Francophone world as a leading figure in the movement for black consciousness and pride, which he called "negritude." His use of culture to fight colonialism and racism influenced generations of activists and writers around the world. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/21/aime_cesaire_1913_2008_remembering * Headlines for April 21, 2008 * Sadr Warns of "Open War" in Iraq Rice Praises Iraqi Crackdown on Basra & Baghdad Pentagon Propaganda Program Exposed Obama & Clinton Prepare for Penn. Primary Carter: Hamas Willing to Live in Peace with Israel Israel to Probe Killing of Reuters Journalist "Bishop of Poor" Wins Paraguayan Election Pope Fails to Mention Iraq in UN Speech S. African Dockworkers Refuse to Unload Arms for Mugabe Arizona Bill to Prohibit Anti-American Teachings Study: GM Crops Reduces Productivity Palestinian Activist Found Dead in Texas Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/21/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, April 21, 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! Tuesday, April 22, 2008: TBA = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "The Orangeburg Massacre" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080416_the_orangeburg_massacre/?ln 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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