2007 January 31 - uprisingradio.org

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Marcha Migrante II

Published 31 Jan 2007 at 10:09 am. No Comments.
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GUEST: Enrique Morones, President and Founder of Border Angels

The Bush administration is seeking to propose an increase that would nearly double the cost of applying for U.S. citizenship while significantly raising fees for other immigration services. The director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services, Emilio Gonzalez, is expected to announce the proposal for immigration fee increases …

The Stuggle for a Living Wage Ordinance

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GUEST: James Elmendorf, Senior Policy Analyst, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, LAANE

Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will hold a press conference later on this morning to make a major announcement on a living wage ordinance for LAX area hotel workers. The Los Angeles City Council was to decide by today whether or …

Skin Tone and Wages

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GUEST: Dr. Joni Hersch, Professor of Law and Economics, Vanderbilt University

We will start today by examing one of the tenants that supports the the American myth of â€œmeritocracy.â€ According to Thomas Shapiro of Brandeis university, the wealth gap in the US is not just a story of merit and achievement, itâ€™s also a story …

Radical Day in History - 01/31/07

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We’ll revisit Afghanistan with news of NATO airstrikes killing election campaigners in the leadup to Parliamentary elections. And, a major hunger strike in Chile has gone on for nearly 2 months - we’ll speak with reporter Jorge Garreton live from Chile. Plus, a discussion with James Loewen, author of the best-selling book Lies My Teacher Told Me: He has a new book called the Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader.