Jan
30
2015
Uprising’s guest expert Cristina Mislan, Assistant Professor of Journalism Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, analyzes to day’s news headlines:
Just a day after US officials and Kurdish rebels declared a major victory against the Islamic State group in Kobane, Syria, reports have emerged of a major attack by ISIS in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk against the local Kurdish population. Separately a series of bombings killed nearly …
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Jan
30
2015
GUEST: Nantina Vgontzas is a Greek-American PhD student in sociology at New York University, focusing on political economy and social movements.
It has barely been one week since Greece’s parliamentary elections took Europe’s political establishment by storm, with the stunning victory of the left anti-austerity party, Syriza. In just the last few days alone, the new Greek Prime Minister, 40-year old Alexis Tspiras, has thrown a major wrench into both …
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Jan
30
2015
GUEST: Dave Strano and Robert Guerrero with the Denver Community Defense Committee.
Police in Denver, Colorado are under fire this week for the shooting death of a 16-year old girl named Jessie Hernandez on Monday morning. Hernandez was apparently driving a car that police say was stolen. There were three other girls and one boy, all teenagers – in the car with her. The officers allege that Hernandez struck one of …
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Jan
30
2015
GUEST: Alisa Bierria, member of the Free Marissa Now Mobilization Campaign.
After three years in prison, the state of Florida has released Marissa Alexander after she accepted a plea deal for time served. The deal includes two years of house arrest. Inspiring nationwide protests and outrage, Alexander is an African American woman who was criminally prosecuted and imprisoned for using a gun to fire a warning shot to deter her abusive …
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Jan
30
2015
GUEST: Lindsay Koshgarian, Research Director with National Priorities Project.
President Obama yesterday unveiled a budget proposal to Congress, calling for an end to spending caps on both domestic and military expenses. Those cuts were the result of months of political battles in 2013 and known as “sequestration.” President Obama has included funding for a host of programs in his 2016 fiscal budget that Republicans consider anathema.
His proposal sets up the …
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Jan
30
2015
Published by Truthdig.com on January 29th, 2015.
The U.S. Supreme Court has once again taken it upon itself to reconsider a landmark civil rights law. Under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and subsequent legal precedents, individuals or institutions can be sued for racial segregation in housing even if they cannot prove that the segregation was intentional. But conservatives have long argued that segregation ought to be legal as long …
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Jan
30
2015
On this episode of Uprising with Sonali: Cristina Mislan analyses breaking news of the day. Plus, Nantina Vgontzas gives an update on Greece as the new Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras makes major economic and political waves in Europe. Also, Dave Strano and Robert Guerrero discuss the police shooting of a 16-year old girl in Denver, Colorado. Then, Alisa Bierria looks into the latest in the Florida case of Marissa Alexander. And, Lindsay Koshgarian from …
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Jan
29
2015
We’ll get an update on Greece as the new leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras makes major economic and political waves in Europe. And, we’ll cover the police shooting of a 16-year old girl in Denver, Colorado, and the latest in the Florida case of Marissa Alexander. Plus, the National Priorities Project dissects President Obama’s new budget proposal and whether it really reflect middle class economics as he says. …
Jan
29
2015
Uprising’s guest expert Rahul Mahajan, a sociologist and news analyst and author of Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond, analyzes today’s news headlines:
Cuba’s leader Raúl Castro issued a stern warning to the US this week, saying he would not tolerate interference in Cuban affairs even as the two nations attempt to work out a relationship after decades of hostility. Castro spoke at a summit in Costa Rica, …
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Jan
29
2015
GUEST: Noman Ansari, a freelance writer and regular contributor to The Express Tribune magazine and newspaper. He is of Pakistani origin but spent many years living in Saudi Arabia.”
President Obama cut short his three day trip to India this week to pay his respects to the family of the late King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia and to congratulate the new king, Abdullah’s brother Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. An entourage …
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