DN!: Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency//The 1968 French Uprising Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 17:55:08 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST May 14, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! needs a few enthusiastic volunteers to help with an event in Boston on Friday evening. Amy Goodman will speak at The Jamaica Plain Forum at 6pm. More details about the event can be found here: http://tour.democracynow.org/2008/05/boston_ma_1.html We need 2-3 volunteers to assist with outreach. If you are available, please email silky@democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = * 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: Thu, 5/15 New York, NY WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Artists Space Gallery, New York City DESCRIPTION: Benefit Gala for the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) TICKETS: N/A Fri, 5/16 Boston, MA WHEN: Doors open at 6:00pm, event begins at 7:00pm WHERE: The Jamaica Plain Forum, First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist, 6 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 DESCRIPTION: A talk and booksigning with journalists Amy Goodman and David Goodman. TICKETS: Advanced Tickets and Books in advance: $5 in advance or at the door (cash or check only, please) To be sold at Rhythm and Muse Bookstore 470 Center St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Sat, 5/17 Chicago, IL WHEN: Noon WHERE:Navy Pier at 600 E Grand Avenue DESCRIPTION: Bush and the Media: The Bush administration has manipulated and fabricated news to suit its purposes while the corporate media has worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. Many people are fighting back, but their stories too often go untold. Goodman will expose how all this has happened and will report on the many people who have taken a stand for the sake of democracy. TICKETS: $15 Sun, 5/18 Philadelphia, PA WHEN: 2pm WHERE: Free Library at 1901 Vine St # 111, Philadelphia, PA 19103 DESCRIPTION: A talk and booksigning with journalists Amy Goodman and David Goodman at the Philadelphia Book Festival TICKETS: Free Sat, 5/24 Atlanta, GA Tue, 5/27 New York, NY Fri, 6/6 Minneapolis, NY 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!: * 1968, 40 Years Later: Student, Worker Protests Sweep France, Leaving Indelible Mark on the Country and the World * May 1968 was a watershed month for France, when a wave of student and worker protests swept the country and changed French society forever. We speak to George Katsiaficas, author of numerous books, including The Imagination of the New Left: The Global Analysis of 1968. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/14/1968_40_years_later_student_worker * Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the "United States of Amnesia" * With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America¹s most respected writers and thinkers. He¹s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/14/legendary_author_gore_vidal_on_the * Headlines for May 14, 2008 * China Quake Toll Hits 15,000 Amidst Desperate Recovery Effort, Burma Could Face New Storm 60 Killed in India Bombing Overnight Clashes Claim 7 Lives in Sadr City Bush: Iran ³Biggest Threat² to Mideast Peace Clinton Wins West Virginia Primary Colombia Extradites 14 Paramilitary Leaders to US Berlusconi Can Be Called to Testify in CIA Kidnap Case Report: US Forcibly Injecting Deportees with Psychotropic Drugs Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/14/headlines = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, May 14, 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! Thursday, May 15, 2008: * Palestinian doctor and writer Ghada Karmi, author of the books "In Search of Fatima" and "Married To Another Man" * Palestinian hip-hop group DAM = = = = = = = = = * 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 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! 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