Jun 08 2006
GUEST: Margaret Zhou, 14 year old student at John W. North High School in Riverside, Lynda Bell, Margaret’s mother
“National History Day,†is an annual one-day history contest for elementary and secondary school students. The theme for this year’s submissions is “Taking a Stand in History: People, Ideas, and Events.†Locally, Margaret Zhou, a freshman at John W. North High School …
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Jun 08 2006
“Because they don’t teach the truth about the world, schools have to rely on beating students over the head with propaganda about democracy. If schools were, in reality, democratic, there would be no need to bombard students with platitudes about democracy. They would simply act and behave democratically, and we know this does not happen. The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is.” …
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Jun 07 2006
GUEST: Gregory Wilpert, editor at VenezuelaAnalysis.com, and author of the forthcoming, “Changing Venezuela: The History and Policies of the Chavez Government”
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made an arms deal with Russia for more than 100,000 rifles. Last Saturday, about 30,000 Kalashnikov AK-103s arrived in the first shipment. In his weekly television and radio address, …
Jun 07 2006
GUEST: Sheldon Kamieniecki,
Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Department of Political Science University of Southern California
It is the day after the Primary Election. We had some of the lowest voter turn out in decades according to the field poll. The ballots are in and the winners are announced. We will take a look at what all …
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Jun 05 2006
GUEST: Gore Vidal, author
Gore Vidal has written countless books, and essays, shedding light into the darkest of corners of our society. Bold and poignant, he is often as the lone voice in a political maelstrom. In addition to being a political critic, Gore Vidal has also dabbled in politics, having run for office twice …
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Jun 05 2006
GUEST: Dan Stormer, Attorney for the South Central Farmers
In the early 1990s, 350 farmers in South Central Los Angeles brought a piece of City property to life with fruit and vegetable farms, turning the 14-acre plot into a local oasis for many in the community. But two years ago, the City of Los Angeles sold the …
Jun 05 2006
GUESTS: Debra Bowen, State Senator, Deborah Ortiz, State Senator
Secretary of State of California is the chief elections official for the state and has numerous additional duties.
Some of those include:
Implementing campaign and lobbyist financial information
Chartering corporations
Commissioning notaries public
Overseeing the State Archives
Filing Uniform Commercial Code documents
Serving on the California State World …
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Jun 05 2006
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 Haditha.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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Jun 03 2006
From June 2nd, through June 6th, 30-40 people various parts of the US and world have gathered in Woods Hole, Massachusetts organized by Z Communications (which runs Z Magazine, Z net, Z Media Institute, Z Video Productions). The goal is to discuss “Vision and Strategy” for a new and just world. The attendees were invited by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent of Z, from among their existing network of friends …
Jun 02 2006
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* Dissecting the Senate Immigration Reform Bill – is it really a path to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants?
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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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