Mar
16
2007
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This week on Uprising:
* Rafael Correa and the Political Crisis in Ecuador
* Black Agenda Report on Bush in Guatemala
* Mahmoud Mamdani: Comparing Iraq to Sudan
* Empire Notes on the 4th Anniversary of the Iraq War – Pt 1
* American …
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GUEST: Doreen Stabinsky, Genetic Engineering Campaigner with Greenpeace
A recent study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace revealed that a certain strand of genetically modified corn lead to signs of toxicity within the liver and kidneys of rats. Published in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Technology journal, the report focused on Monsanto’s …
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2007
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GUESTS: Sinclair Roberts, political asylee from Zimbabwe, Carol Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Northern Arizona
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is facing international criticism following the violent repression of a weekend gathering of opposition activists. His response yesterday was to tell Western countries to “go hang.†Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of …
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GUEST: Marisa Handler, author of “Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist”
When 12 year old Marisa Handler moved from apartheid South Africa to Southern California, her family hoped to have left the structures of racism behind to discover a democratic paradise with equality for all. But Marisa soon realized that …
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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 Bush in Guatemala. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.
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2007
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