Feb 02 2006
GUESTS: Mike Kuzma, attorney involved in obtaining documents regarding Peltier’s case, Toni Zeidan, coordinator of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
On February 6th, 1976, American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier was arrested in Canada and extradited to the United States. He was tried and convicted for the deaths of two FBI agents, Jack Coler and …
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Feb 02 2006
An international donors conference to promise aid to Afghanistan wrapped up in London yesterday. Several countries and the Asian Development bank pledged 10.5 billion dollars for rebuilding Afghanistan over the next five years. This included fighting poverty, improving security and …
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Feb 02 2006
GUEST: Guy Zimmerman, writer and director of Vagrant, and Artistic Director of Padua productions
Padua Playwrights’ critically acclaimed artistic director, Guy Zimmerman, has written a new play entitled, “Vagrant.†Set in South Central Los Angeles, “Vagrant,†psychologically explores self-deception, emotional violence and redemption through a cast of characters that includes an edgy LAPD officer, and ex-con. The Los Angeles Times hails …
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Feb 01 2006
GUESTS: Norman Solomon, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, Dr. Don McCanne, Senior Health Policy Fellow with Physicians for a National Health Program, Karen Wayland, Legislative Director with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
President Bush gave his State of the Union Address yesterday, touching on international and domestic issues. As …
Feb 01 2006
GUESTS: Hamid Khan, Executive Director of the South Asian Network, Marc O’Regan, a volunteer with Operation Heartbeat, a non-profit group of doctors helping with the rebuilding and humanitarian aid in the Kashmir region.
Last year on October 8th a deadly earthquake hit the nation of Pakistan, devastating almost half of the region known …
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Feb 01 2006
Civil rights activist Coretta Scott King died yesterday at the age of 78. King was seeking treatment for advanced ovarian cancer at an alternative medicine clinic in Mexico, when doctors said she died due to respiratory failure. Her body arrived in Atlanta early this morning, but funeral arrangements have yet to be …
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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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