Archives for 5 March 2009
March 6, 2009
Published 5 Mar 2009 at 2:47 pm.
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We’ll examine the repercussions of the ICC’s arrest warrant for Sudan’s President over crimes in Darfur. And, we’ll hear about a play written by Daniel Berrigan called The Trial of the Catonsville Nine. Plus, an International Women’s Day local calendar of events followed by a discussion on women and the economy. And this week’s Black Agenda Report.
Will Obama’s Foreclosure Prevention Plan Work?
Published 5 Mar 2009 at 10:44 am.
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President Obama yesterday unveiled his plan to prevent up to 9 million home foreclosures. The details of the plan will not be available for another 3-4 weeks but, according to the Washington Post, “three key elements of the proposal include a program that would allow 4 million to 5 million homeowners with little equity in their homes to refinance into cheaper …
New Developments in Argentine Torture Survivor’s Case
Published 5 Mar 2009 at 10:44 am.
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Patricia Isasa is a survivor of torture who has been fighting to bring her torturers to justice for decades. Kidnapped in the months following the 1976 coup in her native Argentina at the age of 16, she was tortured and released two years later. Since then, as she pursues her case through the legal system in Argentina, Patricia has received …
Why Conservative Radio is Fighting the Fairness Doctrine
Published 5 Mar 2009 at 10:43 am.
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Amidst fears that Congress, the White House, or the FCC could bring back the so-called Fairness Doctrine for broadcast media, the US Senate last week struck a pre-emptive strike to ban the policy. The Fairness Doctrine required by law that public airwaves feature an even balance of political views in programming. When President Ronald Reagan repealed the doctrine more than 20 …
Subversive Historian - 03/05/09
Published 5 Mar 2009 at 10:39 am.
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The Tracy Trial
Back in the day on March 5th, 1917 the so-called Tracy Trial stemming from the Everett Massacre commenced. The prosecution in the two-month long court case tried to establish that Industrial Workers of the World member Thomas Tracy was responsible for firing the first shot in a confrontation between the radical unionists and Snohomish County …
March 5, 2009
Published 5 Mar 2009 at 10:08 am.
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