Feb 17 2006
Imperial Presidency: Sovereignty, Terror, and the “Second Superpower,†plus, “An Issue of Justice: Origins of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict†– we’ll hear from two leading intellectuals – Noam Chomsky, and Norman Finkelstein.
Today we spend the hour taking a look at the central themes of US foreign policy regarding the post-9-11 wars, and the related Israeli occupation of Palestine. In …
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Feb 16 2006
This Tuesday, foreign ministers from four Latin American countries — Mexico, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador — flew to Washington DC to meet with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. They were in the US to voice their alarm about a draconian bill on immigration, called the “Sensenbrenner Bill†after it’s sponsor. The bill passed the House on …
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Feb 14 2006
A Black History Special Edition of Uprising from the Pacifica Radio Archives featuring:
– “Women of the Civil Rights Movement” with Rosa Parks, Lorraine Hansberry, Fannie Lou Hamer and June Jordan
– “Defining Black Power” with Huey Newton, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and David Hilliard
Most historians date the beginning of the modern American civil rights movement in to …
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Feb 14 2006
The Great War for Civilization – we’ll hear from award winning journalist Robert Fisk on day one of our fund drive. Plus, perspectives on US foreign policy from British MP George Galloway, author and activist Naomi Klein, and writer Gore Vidal.
GUESTS: Robert Fisk, Middle East Correspondent for the Independent
The recent eruption over racist and anti-Muslim cartoons published in a …
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Feb 13 2006
GUEST: Tezozomoc, representative of South Central Farmers
The South Central Farmers of Los Angeles, who run the country’s largest community garden, are trying to buy back their farm. In a running controversy over the farm’s ownership, developer Ralph Horowitz was was given legal ownership of the land by the city. The farmers had …
Feb 13 2006
GUESTS: Mohsen and Mojtaba Mirmehdi, two of the four Mirmehdi brothers, Steven Rodhe, Constitutional lawyer, former president of the ACLU of Southern California, one of the founders of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace
In October 2001, four Iranian brothers were arrested by immigration authorities on suspicion of being members of an Iranian opposition group. …
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Feb 13 2006
Empire Notes
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on “A Clash of Civilizations.”
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org.
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Feb 13 2006
GUEST: Bill Santiago, political comedian
Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, Bill Santiago left a career in journalism for stand-up comedy. After graduating from New York University Film School, Santiago initially worked for the San Juan Star, an English language daily in Puerto Rico. He then switched careers and moved to San …
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Feb 10 2006
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Is the Internet as we know it coming to an end? Jeff Chester explains how big telephone and cable companies are lobbying Congress against the democratic nature of today’s internet.
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Feb 10 2006
GUEST: Professor Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, author of “Black And Brown: African Americans And The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920”
For six days in a row, violence has plagued the LA County Jail at a medium security Facility in Castaic, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The violence …
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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