Archives for 19 March 2009
March 20, 2009
Published 19 Mar 2009 at 1:49 pm.
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We’ll take a look at hunger in the US and Los Angeles with author Joel Berg, as he offers solutions to the Obama administration. And, Los Angeles marches for water, this Sunday, World Water Day. Plus, Google’s new advertising policy has privacy advocates up in arms – An Adbusters editor will explain why and offer ways to protect oneself from Google’s data collection. Plus this week’s Black Agenda Report on the AIG executive bonuses.
Activists Denounce Pope’s Comments on Condoms and AIDS
Published 19 Mar 2009 at 9:58 am.
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On a flight to Cameroon this week, Pope Benedict gave an interview where he linked condom use to HIV/AIDS, sparking international outrage. Not surprisingly, Pope Benedict reiterated the Vatican’s anti birth-control beliefs. But what is surprising, is that he went even further in his comments saying that the distribution of condoms “can even increase the problem”. Some European …
The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans - Part 2
Published 19 Mar 2009 at 9:54 am.
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This week marks the 6th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. Over the past six years, as a result of the US war, hundreds of thousands, and by some estimates, a million Iraqis, have died. Additionally, over four thousand US troops have also died. Those that survive number almost two million. Their struggle when they return …
Anaheim Police Officer Exonerated of Murdering Julian Alexander
Published 19 Mar 2009 at 9:53 am.
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In the early morning hours of October 28th 2008, a 20 year old named Julian Alexander was fatally shot by an Anaheim police officer. Alexander’s crime: he was standing in his own front yard, attempting to protect himself and his pregnant wife with a stick in hand. Oh, and he happened to be black. The white officer, Kevin …
Subversive Historian - 03/19/09
Published 19 Mar 2009 at 9:36 am.
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The Harlem Uprising of 1935
Back in the day on March 19th, 1935 Lino Rivera, a Puerto Rican youth in Harlem, was accused by white store owners of stealing a penknife. Taking place during the Great Depression where people of color suffered greatly, the Harlem Uprising that ensued from this seemingly small altercation began after rumors circulated about …
March 19, 2009
Published 19 Mar 2009 at 9:21 am.
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“Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice.” — Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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