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GUEST: Paul Rogat Loeb, author of the book “Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time” and the editor of “The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear”
Voters in Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island, head to the polls tomorrow …
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GUEST: Sujatha Fernandes, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Queens College, New York, author of Cuba Represent
In a move that signals real change in post-Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque signed two UN agreements: the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Fidel Castro …
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03
2008
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GUEST: Emily Rush, Calpirg Transportation Advocate
Two Democratic state lawmakers recently introduced legislation to broaden support for a California high speed rail bond. Plans for a 700 mile rail system to connect Californians from San Diego all the way to San Francisco have faced numerous delays this past decade. Hoping to get the bullet …
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GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is about Ralph Nader.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
Mar
03
2008
… about the first draft law in the US
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“North Americans don’t understand… that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.” — Fidel Castro …