Mar 05 2008
As the California Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a state ban on same-sex marriage, we’ll speak with author Nancy Polikoff about her new book, “Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing all Families Under the Law;” and we’ll hear about the story of the Dann sisters in a new film called “Our Land, Our Life: The Struggle for Western Shoshone Land Rights” which premieres in LA County this weekend. …
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Mar 05 2008
GUESTS: Candice Hoke, Director of the Cleveland State University Center for Election Integrity in Cleveland, Ohio, and an election law professor at Cleveland State University; Robert Jensen, author and Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin
Hillary Clinton won 3 out of 4 primary election races yesterday, including Ohio, Texas and Rhode …
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Mar 05 2008
GUEST: Antonio Skarmeta, author of the award winning novel, The Postman, and his latest, “The Dancer and the Thief”
Chile’s sprawling metropolis capital of Santiago is the scene of acclaimed novelist Antonio Skarmeta’s latest book, “The Dancer and the Thief.” Set in the wake of Pinochet’s dictatorship, the book’s protagonists struggle to make peace …
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Mar 05 2008
GUEST: Albert Shin, with the group, Justice for Michael Cho, and childhood friend of Michael Cho
Last Thursday, former and current UCLA students, and members of the Korean American community attended a candlelight vigil in memory of alumnus Michael Cho. The former bruin arts graduate was gunned down on New Years Eve 2007 by …
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Mar 05 2008
… about the US Apology to Nazi Germany
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Mar 05 2008
“We are guilty of many errors and many faults but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are being developed. To him we cannot answer ‘Tomorrow.’ His name is ‘Today.’” –- Gabriela Mistral …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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