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21
2007
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GUESTS: Mark Vallen, local artist, Laura Nader, Professor of Anthropology at UC Berkeley
On February 1st, the Chancellor of the University of California Berkeley announced an unprecedented $500 million accord with BP, formerly known as British Petroleum. The 10 year partnership will establish the Energy Biosciences Institute to research alternative biofuels and new technologies. Critics …
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Mar
21
2007
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GUEST: Conn Hallinan, Analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus and a regular columnist for the Daily Planet
This February 7th, President Bush announced the formation of a new US African military command, or AFRICOM. As a Pentagon command for the continent of Africa, AFRICOM will host its huge base of operations in a country yet …
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Mar
21
2007
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GUESTS: Ed Varga, FTM Alliance of LA, Bamby Salcedo, Program Manager, Transgeneros Unidas
This coming weekend, hundreds of transgender community leaders and activists from around California will converge on the University of Southern California campus to plan strategies for furthering transgender rights. The gathering is the second annual California Transgender Leadership Summit. …
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Mar
21
2007
… on the exploitation of Pocahontas.
Produced by Radio Rootz.
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 …
Mar
21
2007
“You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise….” — Maya Angelou …