Dec 08 2009
We’ll dissect the healthcare bill compromise in the Senate which leaves little resembling even a public option. And we’ll feature Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman on their new film Invictus with special giveaways. Plus, a conversation with Mumia Abu Jamal on the 29th anniversary of his arrest, and James Hoggan on Climate Coverup: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming. …
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Dec 08 2009
President Barack Obama has surprised environmentalists by announcing that not only will he personally attend the climate summit in Copenhagen, but will commit to cutting emissions – a first for a US president. But he also disappointed many in reiterating other world leaders that no one expected to agree to a full legally binding treaty. Still, an announcement yesterday …
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Dec 08 2009
A string of deadly suicide bombings have recently hit Northwest Pakistan and the Pakistani Taliban are claiming responsibility. The attacks are apparently in retaliation against the Pakistani military for an offensive in South Waziristan for the past several months. Meanwhile, the White House last week authorized an expansion of the military drone program in Pakistan. The expansion coincides with …
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Dec 08 2009
The unofficial results of Bolivia’s presidential election on Sunday are in: Incumbent president Evo Morales, the country’s first indigenous leader, comfortably won reelection. There are also indications that Morales’ party, the Movement Toward Socialism has won two-thirds of the seats in Congress. This is significant in that Morales’ administration may now have a much easier time passing laws without …
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Dec 08 2009
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by author and analyst Rahul Mahajan. Today’s commentary is on the Copenhagen Climate Summit
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade.
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Dec 08 2009
“A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy” — Theodore Roosevelt …
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Dec 08 2009
The Murder of John Lennon
Back in the day on December 8th 1980, musician John Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman. The former member of the Beatles was pronounced dead on arrival after sustaining four gun shot wounds just outside of his home in New York. Chapman’s actions robbed the music world of one of its most …
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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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