Freeing Los Angeles of Plastic Bags?
Published on 24 Jul 2008 at 9:50 am.
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The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to ban the use of all plastic bags in the city by retail and grocery stores by 2010. According to the unanimous decision the ban will go into effect if the state fails to impose a minimum 25 cent per use fee for consumers requesting …
Highly Organized Puerto Rican Teachers Face Repression
Published on 24 Jul 2008 at 9:50 am.
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The highly organized teachers of Puerto Rico have faced violent repression in their fight for labor rights and quality education. The Federacion de Maestros de Puerto Rico or FMPR, represents over 40,000 teachers and is the largest independent union in Puerto Rico. In February 2008 teachers voted to strike after working without a contract for …
Surviving America on $6.55 an Hour
Published on 24 Jul 2008 at 9:50 am.
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The Federal Minimum Wage is set to increase 70 cents today bringing the mandated hourly pay rate to a whopping $6.55 per hour. Today’s minimum wage raise is the second of three annual increases set forth by Congress after a decade of no such action. With the U.S. economy in a fragile state, diverging views are emerging over …
Black Agenda Report on Afghanistan
Published on 24 Jul 2008 at 9:50 am.
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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about Afghanistan.
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Clash of the Pochos!
Published on 23 Jul 2008 at 9:56 am.
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For over 20 years, the Los Angeles based theater troupe, Culture Clash has been examining the United States on stage, through a uniquely Chicano lens. Formed on Cinco de Mayo in 1984 in San Francisco, Culture Clash originally had 6 members, including Monica Palacios, a guest we had on Uprising only last week. Today 3 original members …
Hamdan a Test Case for Military Justice
Published on 23 Jul 2008 at 9:56 am.
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Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a father of two from Yemen, is standing trial in Guantanamo, Cuba, for participating in a terrorism conspiracy and faces life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors are portraying Hamdan as Osama bin Laden’s former driver, a member of Al Qaeda who supported terrorist attacks, and an accomplice to the September 11th 2001 attacks. But …
Dying to Live
Published on 23 Jul 2008 at 9:56 am.
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Immigration has come up as major issue in this year’s presidential race, as it does every four years. Senator John McCain’s so-called flip-flopping on the topic has been under attack from Conservatives and Latino leaders alike in the past few months. The Republican nominee for President initially claimed that he supported a “comprehensive immigration reform,” but …
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