host and author Amy Goodman was asked why listeners should support KVMR 89.5 FM during the non-profit radio station’s membership drive last week, here was her reply:“Because independent media is the oxygen of democracy.”Whew, think about that for a moment. It’s part of, gulp, a 100-city tour that Amy — as listeners fondly call her — is on to promote her new book “Democracy Now! Moynihan and Goodman collaborate each week on a national op-ed column, which The Union has carried since the passing of progressive columnist Molly Ivins. Now “Democracy Now!” is on over 1,400 stations globally, including public radio and television stations, community radio, cable access stations, and several progressive satellite networks. host and author Amy GoodmanWHAT: A KVMR benefit talk and book signing for “Democracy Now!