Jun 02 2006
GUEST: Bob Benenson Editor of CQPolitics.com
This Tuesday marks the primary election for California determining party candidates in all congressional races, one senate seat and all the statewide offices. A number of the congressional seats are showing some hotly contested primaries, including the seat of convicted congressman Duke Cunningham and the seat of anti-environmental protection Richard Pombo. …
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Jun 02 2006
GUEST: Harold Meyerson, editor of the American Prospect, columnist for the Washington Post, and LA Weekly
As the election draws near, the favorites for the top office – the governor’s seat — ar changing. In Aprl State Controller Westly led in polls among democrats 26 to 20% but then a Public Policy Institute Poll showed that …
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Jun 02 2006
GUESTS: Sandra Peña Sarmiento, director and producer and Victor Payan, editor and web instructor
Lest you think that Orange County looks like what you may have seen in television shows like “The OC,” “Real Housewives” and “Laguna Beach,” a number of high school and middle school students from the predominantly Latino community of Santa Ana have made a …
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Jun 02 2006
Glen Ford, co-publisher of The Black Commentator
The Black Commentator is an online political magazine bringing you commentary, analysis and investigation from a black perspective. Today’s commentary is on history and the future world.
The Black Commentator is online at www.blackcommentator.com.
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Jun 02 2006
Neighborhood activists all over Southern California hold regular peace vigils to end the war in Iraq. Each week we announce just some of the 50 plus vigils that are taking place. Complete listings of all the vigils are available at www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org or www.peacevigils.com.
On Fridays in Belmont Shore
7 to 9 PM
On the corner of 2nd & Nieto
the information line is 562 866-7743
On Fridays in Pasadena
At 5 …
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Jun 01 2006
GUEST: Stan Goff, author of “Hideous Dream: A Soldier’s Memoir of the US Invasion of Haiti,” “Full Spectrum Disorder,” and his latest, “Sex and War.” He is a retired Special Forces master sergeant, and the father of an active duty soldier.
President Bush made his first public comment about the Haditha massacre yesterday. …
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Jun 01 2006
GUEST: Peter Eliasberg, ACLU – Southern California.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, ruled that public employees are not protected against retaliation for whistle-blowing, or for reporting a wrong doing. However, the majority opinion said the employees were still protected by the 1st amendment’s guarantee that of free speech when acting as a …
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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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