Aug 29 2006
GUEST: Telesforo San Diago, grade school teacher in Oaxaca, Angela Thielan, interpreter
Last Friday, Amnesty International urged Mexican federal authorities to address escalating violence and human rights abuses in Oaxaca. In the most recent wave of violence at least two people have been murdered and many more injured and imprisoned. Information obtained by …
Aug 29 2006
GUEST: Ross Eisenbray, Vice President and Policy Director at the Economic Policy Institute, co-author of a report, “Supervisor in Name Only”
The National Labor Relations Board will be making a ruling in several cases soon, which could have repercussions for millions of workers. The NLRB’s desicion in the so-called “Kentucky River” cases could broaden the …
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Aug 29 2006
“The best way to rebuild a city is to listen to its people – both near and far. together we will continue to raise our voices to say; we will rebuild our city for all of us.” — From “New Orleans: Recover, Rebuild, Organize,” ACORN
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Aug 28 2006
GUESTS: Pratap Chatterjee, Director of Corpwatch, Damon Hewitt, Assistant Counsel at the New York office of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a native of New Orleans
As tropical storm Ernesto hits Cuba this morning, we focus on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina which took 1500 lives in Louisana and …
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Aug 28 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 Katrina and Race.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org.
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Aug 28 2006
GUEST: Elliot Mincberg, Legal Director and Senior Vice President of People for the American Way
The results of this November’s Congressional elections could have a serious impact on national and international politics with voters favoring many Democrats. Today we’ll take a look at one race in North Carolina where a Republican candidate is challenging an …
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Aug 28 2006
GUEST: Joel Rodriguez Flores, Isla Vista Tenants Union, Cynthia Frias, resident of Cedarwood
This month in Isla Vista, residents at Cedarwood Apartments received a thirty day eviction notice in what may be the largest mass eviction in the area in recent years. Cedarwood Apartments is home to more than fifty families who are mostly low-income …
Aug 28 2006
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.†— Dietrich Bonhoeffer …
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Aug 25 2006
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Aug 25 2006
GUESTS: Ernest Savage, independent film maker, Becky Dennison, Co-Director of the Los Angeles Community Action Network
On Monday August 21st, officials from the City of Los Angeles and the American Civil Liberties Union tried to reach a compromise over police treatment of the homeless. The ACLU has a lawsuit to try to block …
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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