Democracy Now! Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Today's Headlines

• 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

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  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 Burma’s consultant to Human Rights Watch. [includes rush transcript]

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  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.

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  "Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism"

  Renowned political analyst Kevin Phillips argues successive administrations have imperiled the U.S. economy by a combination of short-sighted 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.

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  Democracy Now! Bids Farewell to Denis Moynihan, DN!'s Longtime Outreach Director, now C.E.O. 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. [includes rush transcript]