Apr 16 2009
We’ll speak with economist Doug Henwood about the President’s recent statements of hope on the economy. And, we’ll look at Obama’s plan to fund high-speed rail using economic recovery funds. Plus, a conversation with the talented young film maker Alex Rivera, whose highly acclaimed political sci-fi thriller Sleep Dealer, opens in theaters across the country.
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Apr 16 2009
Thirteen people died yesterday in a violent shoot-out between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug traffickers in Guerrero, as reported by the newspaper Reforma. The traffickers were heavily armed and also threw grenades at the soldiers, who stumbled upon them as they were reportedly transporting narcotics down from the mountains. Drug-related border violence has claimed more than 6000 lives …
Apr 16 2009
Tireless activist, author and champion for human rights, Blase Bonpane turns 80 this week! His friends and allies have a birthday celebration planned over the weekend to reflect on his life and political legacy. Blase Bonpane has worked for nearly 50 years as an advocate for peace in the realm of US foreign and domestic policy. He …
Apr 16 2009
Yesterday was the deadline for Americans to file federal taxes, and some taxpayers used it as an opportunity to express their anger over off-shore tax havens that corporate America takes advantage of. Around the country and right here in Los Angeles, people gathered at post-offices to support a plan by President Obama to close off access to tax havens. New …
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Apr 16 2009
“Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Back in the day on April 16th, 1963, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. composed his masterful “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The civil rights leader had been imprisoned following his anti-segregation “Birmingham Campaign,” in Alabam that breached a court injunction disallowing such demonstrations in the city. Because King’s campaign practiced civil disobedience …
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Apr 16 2009
“I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.” – Abraham Lincoln …
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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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