Weekly Digest - 05/16/08
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This week on Uprising:
* China Deals with Devastation of Earthquake: 50,000 Feared Dead
* Black Agenda Report on Bush and Burma
* Palestinians Mourn 60th Anniversary of “Al Nakba”
* Empire Notes on Palestine and the Future
* UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities: First of its …
Palestinians Mourn 60th Anniversary of Al Nakba
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GUEST: Haneen Zoabi, originally from Nazareth, member of the political bureau of the Arab National Al-Tajamu’ party, lecturer at Mar Elias College in Ibillin, Palestine
President Bush visited Israel this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Jewish nation - an event that Palestinians name Al Nakba, or the Catastrophe. Palestinian Authority president …
China Deals with Devastating Earthquake: 50,000 Feared Dead
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GUEST: Robert Weil, author of Red Cat, White Cat: China and the Contradictions of ‘Market Socialism’
The death toll following Monday’s devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China could surpass 50,000. The Chinese government has already confirmed 19,500 deaths as troops and rescue workers continue to search for thousands buried under the rubble in the province of Sichuan. …
Vexing: Female Voices From East L.A. Punk
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GUESTS: Pilar Tompkins, Co-Curator, Alice Bag, Musician, Diane Gamboa, Artist
“Vexing: Female Voices from East L.A. Punk,” is a new multimedia exhibit opening this weekend that showcases the history of Chicanas on the music scene. Taking place at the Claremont Museum of Art, the show, which runs through August 31st, features photographs, listening stations, documentary excerpts …
Black Agenda Report on Burma and Bush
Published on 16 May 2008 at 10:13 am.
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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is about Bush and Burma. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.
Radical Day in History - 05/16/08
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