Jul 02 2008
Starbucks baristas organize a global day of action for better wages and the right to unionize; And local artists are set to perform at the annual Farce of July – we’ll have a conversation with hip hop diva Medusa, one of the many performers. And, we’ll hear from KPFK’s new general manager on his third day on the job. …
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Jul 02 2008
GUEST: Pervez Hoodbhoy, peace activist, Professor of Physics at Qaid-e-Azam University
The war in Afghanistan has intensified, becoming a more dangerous place for troops to serve than even Iraq. More US and NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan than Iraq in the second month in a row – a clear indication that the Taliban and …
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Jul 02 2008
GUEST: Dean Preston, Executive Director of Tenants Together, Larry Gross, Executive Director of the Coalition for Economic Survival
Last month, voters in California soundly rejected Proposition 98 which would have eroded tenant rights under the guise of eminent domain. The proposed amendment that would have, among other things, phased out rent control only garnered 39% …
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Jul 02 2008
GUEST: Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food and Water Watch
Jobs in the bottled water industry are few, low-paying, and dangerous. This, according to an analysis of the industry released last week by the consumer advocacy group Food &Water Watch. According to the report, titled, “Unbottled Truth About Bottled Water Jobs,” in 2006, a …
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Jul 02 2008
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Jul 02 2008
“Water, like religion and ideology, has the power to move millions of people. Since the very birth of human civilization, people have moved to settle close to it. People move when there is too little of it. People move when there is too much of it. People journey down it. People write, sing and dance about it. People fight over it. And all people, everywhere and every day, need it.” -– Mikhail Gorbachev, President of …
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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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