May 16 2008
We’ll examine LA’s new bold plan for saving water – LADWP chief will join us live to discuss water conservation and recycling. Plus, we’ll examine the California Supreme Court ruling overturning a same-sex marriage ban even as conservatives mobilize to beat it back. And, students at Cal State and UC students face arrest while protesting fee hikes. …
May 16 2008
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This week on Uprising:
* China Deals with Devastation of Earthquake: 50,000 Feared Dead
* Black Agenda Report on Bush and Burma
* Palestinians Mourn 60th Anniversary of “Al Nakba”
* Empire Notes on Palestine and the Future
* UN Convention on Rights of People …
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May 16 2008
GUEST: Haneen Zoabi, originally from Nazareth, member of the political bureau of the Arab National Al-Tajamu’ party, lecturer at Mar Elias College in Ibillin, Palestine
President Bush visited Israel this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Jewish nation – an event that Palestinians name Al Nakba, or the Catastrophe. Palestinian …
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May 16 2008
GUEST: Robert Weil, author of Red Cat, White Cat: China and the Contradictions of ‘Market Socialism’
The death toll following Monday’s devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China could surpass 50,000. The Chinese government has already confirmed 19,500 deaths as troops and rescue workers continue to search for thousands buried under the rubble in the province …
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May 16 2008
GUESTS: Pilar Tompkins, Co-Curator, Alice Bag, Musician, Diane Gamboa, Artist
“Vexing: Female Voices from East L.A. Punk,” is a new multimedia exhibit opening this weekend that showcases the history of Chicanas on the music scene. Taking place at the Claremont Museum of Art, the show, which runs through August 31st, features photographs, listening stations, …
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May 16 2008
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 and Burma. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
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May 16 2008
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May 16 2008
“Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it.” –- Jello Biafra …
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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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