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This week on Uprising –

Actor and anti-death penalty activist Mike Farrell updates us on the controversy over the post-poned execution of Michael Morales

As Filipinos commemorate the 20th anniversary of People Power, Arroyo declares an emergency. We’ll hear from Melissa Roxas.

A conversation with anti-racist writer and speaker, Tim Wise, author of “White Like Me”.

Plus the Black Commentator on the No Child Left Behind Act, and Empire Notes on war with Iran.

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Farrell on Michael Morales Death Penalty Controversy

GUEST: Mike Farrell, Death …

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Coup Plot Alleged in Philippines

GUEST: Melissa Roxas, Bayan State Regional Coordinator for Southern California.

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared emergency rule today. She alleges a conspiracy by political opponents, Communists and rightists to remove her from power. The emergency rule is as effective as martial law. Rallies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos, the former Philippine dictator, have been banned.

Iraq Under Curfew
GUEST: Robert Fisk

Iraq has been hit by a wave of sectarian violence that has killed nearly 130 people. The violence began after the bombing of one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines. Commentators are saying that Iraq stands on the brink of civil war with the American strategy in Iraq facing its gravest test since the 2003 invasion.

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A look at the journey of the undocumented, and the racist vigilantes that protest them, as we continue our fund drive.

On Saturday, February 18th, Minuteman Project co-founder Chris Simcox of Arizona visited the city of Costa Mesa. He was one of the featured speakers for a council meeting of the John Birch Society. At the Hilton hotel, where the meeting was held, Simcox urged those in attendance to oppose any “guest worker,” or amnesty bills in Congress. He was also on hand to recruit volunteers to join him for an April patrol of the U.S.–Mexican border. Claiming that a previous joint operation with James Gilchrist had effectively shut down a 23 mile stretch of the border, Simcox’s planned patrol in April is much more ambitious. In April he plans to observe 800 …

Interview with Mike Farrell

We interrupt our fund drive programming to bring you an interview with actor and activist Mike Farrell on the case of death row inmate Michael Morales. Two hours before his scheduled execution on Tuesday night, the State of California postponed killing Michael Morales, who was convicted of a rape and murder by coerced testimony. Morales had legally challenged the use of lethal injection as a form of “cruel and unusual punishment.”

Uprising interviewed death penalty activist Mike Farrell on Wednesday (02/22) to explain the latest situation in Morales’ case and its significance in the anti-death penalty movement. Many of you remember Mike Farrell as playing Captain Hunnicut in the hit 1970s TV series, M*A*S*H. But these days Farrell makes news as an ardent opponent of the death penalty. …

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We spend the hour this morning taking a look at the rise of hip hop music and culture in response to the social and economic devastation of American inner cities. We’ll hear from a variety of interviews from Uprising, with Michael Eric Dyson, Afrika Bambaataa, Jeff Chang, and Bakari Kitwana. We’ll also feature a new documentary on this subject called Letter to the President. It’s directed by Thomas Gibson and focuses on the rise of the Republican right wing in America, and how this has impacted the African-American community. Letter to the President explores the different way in which the policies Reagan and Bush administrations have damaged the lives of black youth, from the government-approved distribution of crack cocaine in inner-city neighborhoods to economic policies that have widened the divide between the rich and …

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As we continue our fund drive, we’ll take a look into the ACLU Freedom Files, with a focus on Civil Liberties, racial profiling and dissent in the post 9-11 era. Plus, special guest Constitutional Lawyer, Ann Fagan Ginger.

The US Senate is on track to vote on a reviser version of the USA PATRIOT Act. The Patriot Act was put into place shortly after 9-11 with a near-unanimous vote in Congress despite the fact that most representatives had not even read the entire bill. Even though hundreds of municipalities have passed resolutions against the act, only a handful of Senators, including Democrat Russ Feingold, have raised their voice in opposition. According to Feingold, the Senate made only “a few insignificant, face-saving changes” on the bill last December.

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Caught in the Crossfire – a documentary by Mark Manning. And, Naomi Klein and George Galloway on US policy in Iraq and beyond. As we continue KPFK’s fund drive.

The influential Iraqi Shia cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr, denounced the Iraqi constitution in an interview this past Saturday. The cleric claims that federalism in Constitution will encourage sectarianism. Meanwhile, violence continues in Iraq. Early this morning, six people were killed in Mosul when a man blew himself up in a restaurant near a police station. Twelve more people died midday as a bomb was set off on a bus in Baghdad. US actions in Iraq have only led to more instability and more bloodshed.

Today as part of our winter fund drive, we bring to you a documentary about Iraq and the US siege of Fallujah …

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This week on Uprising — a Black History special edition

Award winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni shares her thoughts on black history, and the recent loss of Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and her own mother.

Former Black Panther, David Hilliard, explores the life of BPP co-founder Huey P. Newton, and his first authorized biography, Huey: Spirit of the Panther

Plus Empire Notes on a “clash of civilizations,” and the Black Commentator on the recent elections in Haiti.

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Empire Notes
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author …