DN!: Cyclone-Ravaged Burma//McGovern Switches Support from Clinton to Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:41:42 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 8, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Amy and David Goodman's new book, STANDING UP TO THE MADNESS, has hit #29 on the New York Times bestseller list!! If it hits #15 or above, it appears in the pages of the New York Times! It also hit the Booksense bestseller list -- the list of independent bookstores nationwide, booksense.com! Thank you = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "The U.S. War on Journalists" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080507_americas_war_on_journalists/ 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! = = = = = = = = = * 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." The "Standing Up to the Madness" tour continues. Upcoming events: Fri, 5/9 Detroit, MI WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Community Arts Auditorium - Wayne State University DESCRIPTION: A talk and book signing with journalists Amy Goodman. TICKETS: General Admission tickets: $15 Special WDET donor package that includes a pair of "Silver Circle" seats and a copy of Amy's new book: $100 Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-959-9338 or online at WDET Sat, 5/10 Lansing, MI WHEN: 9am WHERE: The Lansing Center at 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933 DESCRIPTION: Amy Goodman will keynote the Michigan Policy Summit TICKETS: N/A Sat, 5/10 Ann Arbor, MI WHEN: Noon WHERE: Borders Books and Music, 3140 Lohr Road DESCRIPTION: A talk and book signing with journalist Amy Goodman. TICKETS: FREE Sat, 5/10 Grand Rapids, MI WHEN: 7:00pm (Doors at 6:00pm) WHERE: Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ 4010 Kalamazoo Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508 DESCRIPTION: A talk and book signing with journalist Amy Goodman. TICKETS: Admission is a sliding scale of $5-$25 for Mediamouse.org. Contact is: info(at)mediamouse.org Find your event and use our "Email to a Friend" system to help spread the word. See http://tour.democracynow.org for details = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! is hiring a full-time Outreach Director For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * 200 Arrested in Massive Show of Civil Disobedience Over Police Acquittals in Killing of Sean Bell * More than 200 people have been arrested in a day of protest over acquittal of three police officers in the killing of Sean Bell. The twenty-three-year-old Bell died in a hail of fifty police bullets on the morning of what would have been his wedding day in November 2006. He was unarmed. On Wednesday, demonstrators halted traffic at six busy intersections in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/8/200_arrested_in_massive_show_of * As Aid Delivery Arrives in Cyclone-Ravaged Burma, Fears Death Toll Could Top 100,000 * The first major international delivery of aid has finally landed in Burma amidst new fears the death toll from this week's cyclone could top 100,000. We speak to Jeremy Woodrum, co-founder of the US Campaign for Burma. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/8/as_1st_aid_delivery_arrives_in * Former Senator George McGovern Switches Support from Clinton to Obama * Many political analysts say Tuesday's primary results in North Carolina and Indiana make Senator Barack Obama the all-but-certain nominee. But Senator Hillary Clinton is vowing to press on with her presidential bid. We speak to former senator, Senator George McGovern, who has dropped his support of Clinton to endorse Obama. Senator McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and ran against Richard Nixon. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/8/former_senator_george_mcgovern * "Torture Team": British Attorney Philippe Sands on the White House Role in Sanctioning Torture * The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold a series of hearings examining the Bush administration's role in authorizing the illegal torture of prisoners in US custody at Guantanamo and elsewhere. We speak to British attorney and author, Philippe Sands, author of the new book Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values. On Tuesday, Sands testified before the House Judiciary Sub-Committee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/8/torture_team_british_attorney * "Economic Hit Man" John Perkins Recounts US Efforts to Block Nationalization of Panama Canal * Panamanian President Martin Torrijos was in Washington earlier this week to discuss a pending free trade agreement with the United States, where he drew praise from President Bush on winning national approval for the $5.2 billion expansion plan for the Panama Canal. But three decades ago the moves to nationalize the Panama Canal by President Torrijos's father, General Omar Torrijos, met with enormous resistance in this country. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/8/economic_hit_man_john_perkins * Headlines for May 8, 2008 * Burma Cyclone Toll Could Top 100,000 Sadr City Residents Told to Flee Homes Report: 10M Children Die Yearly from Preventable Causes Vowing to Press On, Clinton Loans Campaign $6.5M McCain to Yield $7M at New York Fundraiser Independent Whistleblower Agency Targeted in FBI Raid FBI Withdraws National Security Letter Issued to Internet Archive Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Denying Benefits to Gay Couples Philadelphia Police Caught Beating Unarmed Victims Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/8/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, May 8, 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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