Democracy Now! Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Today's Headlines

• U.S., Poland Lay Ground for Missile Deal
• Spitzer Revealed to Be Client of Prostitution Ring
• Obama Dismisses V.P. Talk on Joint Ticket
• Teen in Clinton “3 a.m.” Ad Supports Obama
• House Panel Subpoenas White House Aides
• Oklahoma State Rep.: Gays “Biggest Threat” to U.S.
• Israel, Hamas in Ceasefire Talks
• 8 U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Iraq
• Waxman Calls for New Blackwater Probe
• Exhaustive Review Finds No Saddam-bin Laden Ties
• Study: Gulf War Illnesses Linked to Chemical Exposure
• Rove Speaks to Hostile Crowd in Iowa
• Report: Vast Array of Drugs Found in U.S. Water Supply
• NSA Spying More Extensive Than Previously Disclosed

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  Fmr. Presidential Candidate George McGovern on the 2008 Race and How He Helped Transform the Democratic Nominating Process

  Former senator and 1972 presidential candidate George McGovern joins us in our firehouse studio to talk about the 2008 presidential race, superdelegates and the commission he chaired in 1968 that helped transform how the Democratic Party chooses its presidential nominee. [includes rush transcript]

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  Swim Against the Current: Jim Hightower on Grassroots Struggles to Change Healthcare, Religion, Banking and More

  We speak with syndicated columnist, author and radio commentator, Jim Hightower about his latest book, Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow. Hightower served two terms as Texas agriculture commissione, and served as a superdelegate at the 1992 Democratic Convention. He has endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president. [includes rush transcript]

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  "Everybody in the World Except U.S. Citizens Should Be Allowed to Vote and Elect the American Government" - Leading Intellectual Slavoj Žižek

  Slavoj Žižek, the renowned philosopher, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist, joins us in our firehouse studio for a wide-ranging discussion. Žižek has been called “the Elvis of cultural theory” and is widely considered to be one of Europe’s leading intellectuals. He has written more than 50 books and speaks to sold-out audiences around the world.