Democracy Now! Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Today's Headlines

• At Least 60 Killed in Baghdad Suicide Attack
• 6 Die in US Missile Strike in Pakistan
• Iran Seeking “Common Ground” with US
• Israel Won’t Negotiate on Jerusalem
• Spain Issues Arrest Warrants for Israelis over 2002 Gaza Bombing
• Admin to Leave Behind Record Deficit
• Probe: Justice Dept. Vetted Applicants for Political Views, Sexual Orientation
• EPA Imposes Gag on Employees
• Assailant Attacked Tennessee Church for Liberal Views
• Blackwater Awarded Millions in Small Business Contracts
• Audit: Millions Wasted on Unfinished Iraqi Prisons, Courts
• 2 More Banks Close as Crisis Widens
• La. Prosecutors Seek Indictment of Officer in Taser Death

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  Newspapers Suffer Spate of Layoffs, Decline in Circulation, Ad Revenue, Stock Price: A Roundtable Discussion on the State of the Industry

  We take an in-depth look at the state of the newspaper industry. In recent months, more than 6,000 print journalists have lost their jobs, newspaper circulation is down, and so is advertising revenue, page counts and stock prices. We host a roundtable discussion with Bernard Lunzer, president of the Newspaper Guild; former New York Times correspondent, Chris Hedges, now at the Nation Institute; and Linda Jue, director of New Voices in Independent Journalism.

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  The Big Squeeze: Steven Greenhouse on Tough Times for the American Worker

  A new book by New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse examines how much of the American workforce is working more but earning less. Wages have stagnated, health and pension benefits have grown stingier, and job security has shriveled. Greenhouse joins us to talk about The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker.