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May 14, 2010
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* Amy Goodman's Speaking Events *
Saturday, May 22 in Chicago, IL
WHEN: 12noon
WHERE: Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Avenue, Chicago
DISCRIPTION: Amy Goodman speaks at the Chicago Green Festival, a celebration of
whatâ s working in our communities. The Chicago Green Festivalâ ¢, a joint project of
Global Exchange and Green America, showcases more than 350 diverse local and na
tional green businesses.
http://tour.democracynow.org/2010/05/chicago_il_5.html
06/05/2010 Washington, DC
06/06/2010 Seattle, WA
06/06/2010 Seattle, WA
06/11/2010 Silver Spring, MD
06/25/2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
For more information, visit http://tour.democracynow.org/
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* Democracy Now! Hiring Online Outreach & Communications Manager *
Democracy Now! seeks experienced online strategist to fill a new Online Outreach
& Communications Manager position. Using social networking sites, online ad cam
paigns, SEO, SEM, email campaigns, outreach to bloggers, online publications and
social change organizations, the Online Outreach & Communications Manager will
ensure that Democracy Now!'s daily news program reaches the widest possible onli
ne audience.
Visit http://democracynow.org/jobs for more details and information about how to
apply.
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TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
* Arizona Students Protest New Law Banning Ethnic Studies Classes *
Just three weeks after signing a highly controversial anti-immigrant bill that o
rders police officers to stop and interrogate anyone they suspect is an undocume
nted immigrant, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a new law banning ethnic
studies in Arizona public schools. The law could shut down a popular Mexican Ame
rican studies program in the Tucson school district. It will also affect special
ized courses in African American and Native American studies. In response, stude
nts have taken to the streets to voice their opposition to the bill. On Wednesda
y, fifteen people, most of them students, were arrested protesting the law at th
e state offices of education in Tucson.
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/14/arizona_students_protest_new_law_banning

* 40 Years Ago: Police Kill Two Students at Jackson State in Mississippi, Ten Da
ys After Kent State Killings *
Four decades ago, on May 4, 1970, four students were killed at Kent State Univer
sity when National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an o
n-campus antiwar rally. The killings received national media attention and are s
till remembered forty years later across the country. But the media has largely
forgotten what happened just ten days after the Kent State shootings. On May 14,
1970, local and state police opened fire on a group of students at the predomin
antly black Jackson State College in Mississippi. In a twenty-eight-second barra
ge of gunfire, police fired hundreds of rounds into the crowd. Two were killed a
nd a dozen injured. We speak with Gene Young, a former student at Jackson State
who witnessed the shooting.
Listen/Watch
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/14/40_years_ago_police_kill_two

* Headlines for May 14, 2010 *

Scientist: 70,000 Barrels of Oil May Be Leaking Every Day in Gulf
Sen. Murkowski Blocks Effort to Increase Liability Cap for Oil Firms
Senators Propose Permanent Ban on Offshore Drilling in Pacific
Interior Dept. Sued over Offshore Drilling Permitting Process
Three Pakistani Men Detained in Times Square Bombing Probe
Report: Defense Intelligence Agency Running Secret Prison at Bagram
War in Afghanistan War Now More Costly than Iraq
NATO Accused of Killing Civilians in Nighttime Raid
Thai Troops Open Fire on Anti-Government Protesters
Protests in Ecuador Force Delay in Vote on Controversial Water Bill
EPA Unveils Rules to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
8 Arrested in NYC Protesting Obama's AIDS Policies
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/14/headlines
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COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW!
Monday, May 17, 2010: TBA
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* Read Amy Goodman's latest column *
"Singing Lena Horne's Praises"
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/singing_lena_hornes_praises_20100511/?ln
Consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, d
istributed 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!
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New York, NY 10001
Thank you!
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* New Book: Breaking the Sound Barrier by Amy Goodman, with a Foreword by Bill M
oyers *
Amy Goodman breaks through the corporate media's lies, sound-bites, and silence
in this wide-ranging new collection of articles.
"Amy Goodman is a towering progressive freedom-fighter in the media and the worl
d. Breaking the Sound Barrier is another expression of her vision and courage."
â Cornel West
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