DN!: Cyclone Devastates Burma//Monsanto's Harvest of Fear//Kevin Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 14:11:22 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 6, 2008 = = = = = = = = = * 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: Wed, 5/7 New York, NY WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Barnes and Noble - Union Square, 33 E. 17th Street DESCRIPTION: A talk and booksigning with journalists Amy Goodman and David Goodman. TICKETS: FREE Fri, 5/9 Detroit, MI WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Community Arts Auditorium - Wayne State University DESCRIPTION: A talk and booksigning 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 booksigning 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 booksigning 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!: * Report from Burmese-Thai Border on the Devastating Cyclone that Has Killed Over 15,000 People in Burma * In Burma, at least 15,000 people have now died following a devastating cyclone. Another 30,000 people are still missing. Aid agencies estimate as many as one million people may be without shelter. The storm hit Burma on Friday night. David Scott Mathieson joins us on the telephone from the Thai-Burma border. He is Burma¹s consultant to Human Rights Watch. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/6/report_from_burmese_thai_border_on * Monsanto's Harvest of Fear * Monsanto already dominates America's food chain with its genetically modified seeds. Now it has targeted milk production. Just as frightening as the corporation's tactics -- ruthless legal battles against small farmers -- is its decades-long history of toxic contamination. We speak to James Steele, contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/6/monsantos_harvest_of_fear * "Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism" * Renowned political analyst Kevin Phillips argues successive administrations have imperiled the US economy by a combination of shortsighted policies and a trend against regulation. These include unparalleled credit card debts, the expansion of financial industries such as hedge funds, ballooning national debts, and deliberately altering statistics like inflation and unemployment to mask the accurate picture. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/6/bad_money_reckless_finance_failed * Democracy Now! Bids Farewell to Denis Moynihan, DN!'s Longtime Outreach Director, Now CEO of Free Speech TV * Over the past five years, Denis Moynihan has overseen the remarkable growth of Democracy Now! Today, DN! airs on over 700 public radio and TV stations. Denis is moving to Denver today to become the CEO of Free Speech TV. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/6/democracy_now_bids_farewell_to_denis * Headlines for May 6, 2008 * Cyclone in Burma Kills at Least 15,000 Pro-Democracy Groups Urge Postponement for Referendum Obama & Clinton Face Off in N.C. & Indiana NYT Scrutinized for Report on Hezbollah Training Iraqis in Iran John Bolton: Striking Iran Is "Really the Most Prudent Thing to Do" Report: Suicide May Be More Deadly Than Combat for Troops UN Adviser Calls for Overhaul of Food Aid System Iraqi Man Files Torture Suit Against US Contractors Georgia Schedules First Execution Since End of Moratorium North Carolina Man Released After 14 Years on Death Row New Book Alleges Mumia Abu-Jamal Is Innocent Lawsuit Filed to Stop California Prison Expansion Mildred Loving, 68, Dies; Challenged Interracial Marriage Ban Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/6/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, May 6, 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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