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From Holy War to Holy Terror, 18 Years Inside Afghanistan
GUEST: Kathy Gannon, Associated Press reporter based in Afghanistan from 1986 to 2005, author of I is for Infidel: From Holy War to Holy Terror, 18 Years Inside Afghanistan

After the September 11th 2001 attacks the name of Osama bin Laden became synonymous with terrorism. Yet much of what led up to …

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A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton
GUEST: Sarah Sentilles, author of “Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton”

We spend the hour today speaking with Sarah Sentilles, who wrote down …

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Exposing the Dark Side of American Policing
Norm Stamper, former Seattle Police Chief, author of “Breaking Rank: A Top Cop’s Expose of the Dark Side of American Policing”.

Norm Stamper is the former chief of the Seattle Police Force and deputy chief of the San Diego Police Department. His book is entitled, “A Top Cop’s Expose of the Dark Side of American …

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Sundown Towns
GUEST: James Loewen, author of “Sundown Towns, a Hidden Dimension of Racism in America,” “Lies Across America,” and “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

From Maine to California, thousands of communities across the United States kept African Americans, or sometimes Chinese Americans and Jewish Americans out of their towns by force, law, or custom. These communities are sometimes called “sundown towns” and …

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The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
GUEST: Jonathan Kozol, author of “The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America,” previous book, “Savage Inequalities”

Despite the gains made after the 1954 desegregation ruling Brown Versus Board of Education, schools today are more segregated than ever. My guest Jonathan Kozol, well known for his books about the …

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A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton
GUEST: Sarah Sentilles, author of “Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton”

We spend the hour today speaking with Sarah Sentilles, who wrote down her memoirs of two years in Compton, Southern California. She was teaching elementary school there. After graduating from Yale University, Sarah joined a program called Teach for …

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Empire Notes
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade

We’d like to open today’s program with our weekly commentary Empire Notes by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The …

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Police to Enforce Immigration Laws in Costa Mesa
GUESTS: Bishop Jaime Soto with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County, Arnoldo Garcia, Coordinator of Enforcement and Justice Program at the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

On December 7th the City Council of Costa Mesa approved by a 3-2 vote, to train Costa Mesa police in immigration law enforcement. The vote was reached shortly …

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Diebold Machines Certification Stalled!
GUEST: Jim March, an investigator with Black Box Voting

On December 1st, Uprising spoke with Jim March of the voting watch dog group, Black Box Voting about the California Secretary of State’s invitation to test Diebold corporation’s voting machines. Diebold Corporation is notorious for its efforts to squelch the publication of documents indicating serious flaws in its electronic …

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Impact of Disasters on Women
GUEST: Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women

It was almost one year ago that a terrifying Tsunami killed over 200,000 people in 12 countries in Asia and Africa. Since then, Hurricane Katrina in the US displaced over a million and killed over a thousand, Hurricane Stan hit Central America, killing hundreds …

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