“When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can turn into deadly projectiles.” — Anonymous

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GUEST: Mark Wesibrot, with the Center for Economic and Policy Research

Argentina’s first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has claimed victory in yesterday’s presidential elections. With 95 percent of the votes counted, Fernandez de Kirchner avoided a runoff with any of the 13 candidates by gaining about 45 percent of the vote. Fernandez de Kirchner didn’t debate or set forth clear political proposals – and largely road the economic boom that her husband, Nestor Kirchner set forward in this current term. A large part of current president Kirchner’s popularity comes from unorthodox economic policies set forth after Argentina’s break with the International Monetary Fund in 2001. Despite pressure from the IMF to target inflation and push for spending cuts, the austerity took an independent course. Argentina’s economy has …

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GUESTS: Laurie Brand, Professor and Director of International Relations at USC, Chair of Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom, Gary Yeritsian, Co- Director, USC Students for Justice in Palestine

Last week concluded what was deemed by right wing organizers as “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week.” The week targeted women’s studies departments and campus centers for what organizers claim is their silence on the misogyny of Islam. Supporters were urged to hold sit-ins in Women’s Studies Departments to demonstrate against what they say is the oppression of women in Islam. As part of “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week.”, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter spoke at USC last week, where she was met with protests by students and supporters who say her speaking engagement and the week’s event were an attack on Islam.

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GUEST: Brenda Ekwurzel, Climate Scientist with Union of Concerned Scientists

Cooler temperatures and moist air over this past weekend allowed firefighters to gain the upper hand on several Southern California wildfires. More than a dozen of the fires have been fully surrounded, with others being at least 50 percent contained. Firefighters remain cautiously optimistic, however, as weather forecasters predict that warm gusty Santa Ana winds may return in the next week. The damage from the fires caused half a million people to evacuate their homes as 500,000 acres were destroyed across seven Southern California counties. The death toll from the inferno is at least seven, with four undocumented migrants found dead at the US – Mexico border. President Bush declared the California wildfires, which ravaged the Santa Barbara foothills …

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GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade

Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today commentary is on the Anti-War Movement.

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Academics Respond to the Pro-Israel Lobby

GUEST: Dr. Mehrene Larudee of the International Studies Program at DePaul University

The week of October 22 through October 26 concluded what was deemed by right wing organizers as “Islamo-Facism Awareness Week.” Organized by conservative pundit David Horowitz, the plea called for nationwide campus mobilizations and featured speakers such as Ann Coulter. The week targeted women’s studies departments and campus centers for what organizer …

“Numbers don’t lie, but liars use numbers too.” — Anonymous

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Burning the Candle at Both Ends? Global Warming and the End of Oil

After Santa Ana winds finally subsided, firefighters gained the upper hand on the LA fires that have scorched California this past week – although fires in San Diego continue. The death toll from the inferno has reached at least 8, as nearly 800 square miles have been burned in the past six days. President Bush declared the California wildfires, which ravaged the Santa Barbara foothills down to the Mexican border, a “major disaster.” Amy Luers, California’s climate manager for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said of the wildfires that “while we can’t attribute these specific events to global warming, these are consistent with a trend of increasing wildfire activity throughout the …

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