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GUEST: Craig Aaron, Communications Director with Free Press
The third conference on Media Reform by the group, Free Press will convene this Friday January 12th in Memphis, Tennessee. The conference will attract activists, media makers, educators, journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens. A total of 2,500 people are expected to attend. The list of speakers includes …
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GUEST: Eunsook Lee, Executive Director of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Members of the new Democratic-controlled Congress have predicted that reform of the nation’s immigration policy is likely to happen this session. Immigration reform is a part of the party’s one-hundred hours agenda. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said …
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GUEST: Ben Zipperer, a research assistant at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, focusing on US and European labor markets, co-author of the report, “Dropping the Ax”
One in five union organizers or activists can expect to be illegally fired as a result of their union election campaign activities according to a new …
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2007
… on Victor Berger, Socialist in Congress
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Radio Rootz works in public schools to train teens in media literacy and radio production. Rootz Youth analyze and critique the media, and learn how to create news that reflects their voices, issues, and communities. For more information, visit www.radiorootz.org …
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“Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower …