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GUEST: Mumia Abu Jamal, political prisoner and award winning journalist

Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is on the idea of a Black President

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This week on Uprising:

* Monbiot: Proposed Global Warming Cuts Far Too Weak
* Empire Notes on Venezuela’s Economy
* Oprah Endorses Obama: Will it Work?
* Black Agenda Report on Walmart
* FCC Chair Gives In To Big Media

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Monbiot: Proposed Global Warming Cuts Far Too Weak

GUEST: George Monbiot, columnist for the Guardian newspaper and author of Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning

About ten thousand delegates from more than 180 nations have been meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to attempt to extend …

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GUEST: David Kotz, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and coauthor of “Russia’s Path from Gorbachev to Putin: The Demise of the Soviet System and the New Russia.”

Earlier this week Russia announced its decision to withdraw unilaterally from the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, angering the US and other NATO nations. The CFE was signed in 1990 and puts clear limits on the stationing of troops and heavy weapons from the Atlantic coast to Russia’s Ural mountains. The signing of the CFE was seen as an important step in ending the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the suspension saying that NATO countries have not ratified a revised version of the treaty. Meanwhile, Vladmir Putin endorsed his longtime aide, Dmitry Medvedev …

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GUESTS: Ralph Camacho, organizer of the Southern California Anarchist Conference, Isaac Ontiveros, member of the AK Press Collective

Anarchism is perhaps one of the most misunderstood of all political philosophies. Distortions about anarchism from both the left and the right have obscured a non-monolithic radical tradition that opposes in various ways and means the institutions of the state, private property and capitalism. Locally, activists have organized the 2007 Southern California Anarchist Conference as a forum for connecting radical ideas with community. The Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research will host the conference’s two days of workshops and panels. Both anarchists and non-anarchists alike are encouraged to attend. Sponsoring organizations include the Anarchist Black Cross Federation and AK Press. The weekend’s events will close …

“The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have.” — Erich Fromm

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GUESTS: Laura Palomares founder of El Puente, Quincy McCrary, singer/songwriter and music coordinator of Antimall

For the past several years, conscious consumers have been forgoing the mall to spend their holiday dollars at the annual Antimall. Antimall is a project of El Puente, a collective that works on economic justice in local communities. The idea behind Antimall is to enable people of conscience to “recycle” their money by investing it local artists, cooperatives and independent businesses that a committed to social justice. This year’s Antimall also features live music and food vendors. It takes place on Sunday December 16th from 11 am to 4 pm at La Culebra Park in Highland Park, 240 Ave 57.

There will also be an Antimall after party at 9 pm at …

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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 Walmart. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.

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GUEST: John Entelis, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Studies Program at Fordham University, co-author of “The Algerian Civil War”

The death toll in the wake of Tuesday’s twin truck bombings in the capital of Algeria has continued to rise. Yesterday’s government figures placed the number of dead at 31 after rescue workers sought to uncover survivors as well as bodies from within the rubble of the targeted UN and government buildings in Algiers. Hospital figures place the number of victims at twice the government’s estimate while an Algerian independent newspaper noted that 200 were wounded. Among the confirmed dead were eleven U.N. employees, making the attack the bloodiest against the organization since a 2003 Baghdad bombing killed twenty-two. An Algerian al-Qaeda …

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GUEST: Peter Hart, Activism Coordinator at FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Presidential electoral politics have provided fodder for breathless horse-race style reporting for most of the mainstream media for years now. Who’s the front runner and who’s made the most progress, become topics for many column inches and broadcast minutes each day. With the Iowa caucuses just weeks away, commentators and reporters are using unreliable poll results to make predictions, while ignoring real issues. According to Peter Hart of the media watch group, FAIR, “the media’s over-reliance on polls encourages a kind of political conversation that prioritizes strategic consideration and tactics over substance.”

For more information, visit www.fair.org.