Dec
09
2009
We’ll go live to Copenhagen once more to check in with activists and delegates to the UN Climate Summit. And we’ll hear about the historic Native American $3.4 billion land settlement that happened this week, and it’s historic and current significance. Plus, an independent investigation of the ACORN scandal exonerates the poor people’s advocacy group from any wrong-doing. …
Dec
09
2009
A new version of the healthcare bill being discussed in the Senate has emerged. A number of Democratic Senators have helped to water down the bill to win over the 60 votes needed to pass legislation. Proponents of a medicare-like system, and those hoping for a publicly-run health insurance option will be disappointed as private health insurance companies are now …
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Dec
09
2009
December 9th marks the 29th anniversary* of the incarceration of award-winning prison journalist Mumia Abu Jamal. He was arrested in the early morning hours of December 9th 1981 for the shooting death of Philadelphia Police officer Daniel Faulkner. Mumia was seriously wounded by a gunshot wound to his chest that night as well. Since then, Mumia has been a resident …
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Dec
09
2009
Directed by Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” is a new film set in post-apartheid Africa starring Morgan Freeman as President Nelson Mandela. Opening in Johannesburg yesterday, the film cinematically explores Mandela’s attempt to make the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa a moment of racial harmony. Having been imprisoned for twenty-seven years and labeled a “terrorist” for opposing apartheid, the newly …
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Dec
09
2009
A leaked document widely being referred to as the “Danish text” at the Copenhagen climate conference, has caused serious anger and resentment from delegates of poor nations. A draft document between the US, UK, and Denmark was leaked to the Guardian newspaper, which reported that “world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands more …
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Dec
09
2009
“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.” — Edward R Murrow …