Sep 18 2006
GUEST: Mel White, author of “Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right
Religion Gone Bad is the latest book by Mel White, which details the thirty-year war that fundamentalist Christians have waged against homosexuality and gays and lesbians. Mel White’s first book was his autobiography, “Stranger at the Gate: To …
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Sep 18 2006
GUESTS: Susan Burton, Executive Director at A New Way Of Life Reentry Project, Lead Organizer with All of Us or None, and former prisoner; Melissa Burch, Director of Programs at A New Way Of Life Reentry Project and long time community organizer around prison issues
The LA County Board of Supervisors passed a motion earlier this …
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Sep 18 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 part 3, on the “War on Terror.”
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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Sep 18 2006
“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.” — Susan B. Anthony …
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Sep 15 2006
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This week on Uprising — a 9/11 anniversary special
* Barsamian interviews Chomsky on 9/11 conspiracy theories
* South Asians, Muslims, speak out on post 9/11 racism, abuse
* Robert Scheer dissects Bush’s 9/11 anniversary speech
* Empire Notes on “War on Terror” …
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Sep 15 2006
GUEST: Eric Tandoc, a member of Habi Arts, just returned from the Philippines
This summer Amnesty International released a report on the Philippines entitled, “Political Killings, Human Rights and the Peace Process.” The report shows “an increased number of killings of political activists, predominately those associated with leftist or left-orientated groups, [that] have caused increasing …
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Sep 15 2006
GUESTS: Martha Gonzalez, Quetzal Flores
The politically charged East Los Angeles group, Quetzal, is back with their fourth CD entitled, “Die Cowboy Die.†Displaying their eclectic blend of Afro-Cuban, son jarocho, jazz and rock rhythms, the six piece group lyrically explores themes of social justice, immigration, and the cowboy mentality. Featuring the dual vocals …
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Sep 15 2006
GUEST: Erin Aubrey Kaplan, Op-ed Columnist at the Los Angeles Times
California Treasurer and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides admitted in an interview with ABC’s Sam Donaldson, that his campaign leaked tapes of Governor Schwarzenegger making controversial remarks about Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia to the media. The Los Angeles Times first obtained the tapes …
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Sep 15 2006
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator, formerly with the Black Commentator. He is now affiliated with ‘The Black Agenda Report.’ This week’s commentary is about Walmart’s Siege of Chicago.
Wal-Mart’s Seige of Chicago
Wal-Mart, the meanest junkyard dog, and biggest employer, in the country, has bullied the proud city of Chicago into submission. In the process, Wal-Mart put …
Sep 15 2006
“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.†— Frank Zappa …
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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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