Mar 17 2009
We’ll discuss the on-going scandal over millions of dollars in bonus pay to AIG executives. And, city activists pressure Los Angeles to lower a bloated LAPD budget allocation. Plus, we’ll hear part 1of a two part interview with independent journalist Aaron Glantz about his new book, The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans. …
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Mar 17 2009
A serious standoff between Pakistan’s two major political parties has just ended, resulting in a victory for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the Muslim League. Demonstrations in the capital Islamabad turned violent over the weekend, as lawyers and their supporters rallied for the reinstatement of chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, first sacked by former President Pervez Musharraf in …
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Mar 17 2009
On Friday the New Mexico Senate voted to repeal the state’s death penalty law. Governor Bill Richardson has until Wednesday to either sign or veto the bill. If signed by the governor, New Mexico will be the 15th state to abolish the death penalty. The governor’s office has set up a phone hotline (505-476-2225) for the …
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Mar 17 2009
A private company named Procinctu is facing increasing opposition to its plans to construct a security training facility in Riverside County. Former Navy Seal and Procinctu founder John Choate wants to transform 194 acres of property in the town of Homeland into a multi-million dollar center complete with a driving track, gymnasium, and indoor/outdoor firing ranges. Slated …
Mar 17 2009
The Assault on Kronstadt
Back in the day on March 17th, 1921 the Red Army began its final assault on the Kronstadt Rebellion. A naval base in the Gulf of Finland, Kronstadt had been a pivotal geographical center of rebellion in Russia in both 1905 and 1917. However, in 1921, it became a point of dissension …
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Mar 17 2009
“Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community and sow the seeds of discontent amongst them. That is the reason why agitators are so absolutely necessary. Without them, in our incomplete state, there would be no advance towards civilisation.” — Oscar Wilde …
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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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