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2008
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This week on Uprising:
* Special edition from the Republican National Convention in St. Paul
* Voices of Dissent Against the Iraq War
* A Critical Look at Gov Palin’s VP Acceptance Speech: Mainstream Media Coverage and the Future of the GOP
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As day four of the Republican National Convention wrapped up in St. Paul, Minnesota, last night John McCain topped the 4 day event with a speech that may say was uninspired, especially in comparison to his running mate the previous day. While he addressed the delegates, outside the convention hall, hundreds of riot police confronted protestors with …
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Libertarian Party candidate for President Bob Barr showed up at the Republican National Convention last week to mingle with his old friends in the GOP. Barr, who was a Republican Congressman from 1995-2003, was known as one of the most conservative members of Congress with one paper describing him as “the idol of the gun-toting, abortion fighting, …
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The Republican Party concluded its convention last night at the Xcel Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, some political analysts are pondering if news of her pregnant teenage daughter has caused a shift in their approach to family values. Aside from an accepting stance toward teen pregnancy, a new report shows the U.S. …
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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about Labor Day.
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The Death of Crazy Horse by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and thirty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, the great Native American leader Crazy Horse was murdered. On September 5th, 1877, the Oglala Sioux warrior was bayoneted to death by a U.S. army guard while in custody. Over the course of his life, Crazy Horse …
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