Mar
08
2010
We’ll bring you an exclusive report from this past weekend’s California Republican Assembly conference where we get a glimpse into the minds of today’s conservative movement builders. And, how the government’s “suspicious activity reporting” has encouraged racial profiling and undermined national security. Plus, two unsung grassroots heroes in LA, recently recognized by Liberty Hill Foundation join us to discuss their activism. …
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08
2010
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Private military and security companies will be meeting tomorrow through Thursday at a conference in Miami where they will advertise their services to governments and NGOs working in the Haiti relief effort. The conference will be led by Global Investment Summits and the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA), a trade group. The IPOA launched a web page …
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Mar
08
2010
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up a week long tour of Latin America last week and while she was not greeted with protests and riots like President George W Bush had been in 2005, many in Latin America acknowledge that the Obama administration seems to be continuing Bush’s policies in the region. A major part of Clinton’s trip …
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Mar
08
2010
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A new report released ahead of International Women’s Day documents the that role income and ethnicity play in the health of the women of Los Angeles County. Issued by the County’s Department of Public Health, the study’s key findings examine women’s access to care, social and physical environmental factors and how they relate to incidence and mortality rates. …
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08
2010
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The Gnadenhutten Massacre
Back in the day on March 8th, 1782, peaceful Christianized native peoples were massacred in Ohio. With the American Revolutionary War being waged, some Delaware natives supported the British while others initially signed a treaty with the Americans. Those converted to Christianity in the Moravian missionary villages, including Gnadenhutten, maintained a non-hostile position of neutrality. …
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Mar
08
2010
“The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of world.” — Charles Malik …