Sep 06 2006
It has been nearly five years since the US launched Operation Enduring Freedom claiming retaliation for the attacks on 9/11. But has the war in Afghanistan been a success as many Americans are led to believe? Two influential international think tanks yesterday released reports on the …
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Sep 06 2006
GUESTS: Todd Chretian, Green Party Candidate for California Senate, Ricardo Costa, Green Party Candidate for California’s 44th Assembly District
As this year’s November elections approach we turn once more to that third party that has provided for some, an alternative between the Democrats and Republicans. The Green Party is gearing up for the elections on both a state and national …
Sep 06 2006
GUEST: John Bush, Producer and Director of Vajra Sky over Tibet
Last week, a French parliamentary delegation met with Chinese government authorities over the future of Tibet. The President of the French Senate Commission on Tibet, expressed concerns over the destruction of traditional Tibetan buildings and found Chinese officials to be …
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Sep 06 2006
“There are always two parties; the establishment and the movement.†— Ralph Waldo Emerson …
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Sep 05 2006
GUEST: Gilberto Lopez Rivas, Anthropologist with the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico City and a frequent contributor to La Jornada
Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal has announced the results of a partial recount in the presidential elections held earlier this year. The results do not erase the lead of ruling party candidate …
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Sep 05 2006
GUEST: John Trasviña, Interim President and General Counsel of MALDEF, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Starting tomorrow and running through Sunday September 10th, The National Latino Congreso will be taking place in downtown Los Angeles. Organizers are describing the National Latino Congreso as being the most comprehensive gathering of Latino …
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Sep 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 part 1 of 2, on the “War on Terror.”
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org.
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Sep 05 2006
GUEST: Aliyah Strauss, Chair of the Israel section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, long-time member of Women in Black, performer with The Raging Grannies in Israel
Israeli Vice-Prime Minister Shimon Peres announced a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the so-called “road-map for peace.” According to Abbas, an …
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Sep 05 2006
“More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars — yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Sep 01 2006
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* New Report on Skyrocketing CEO Pay
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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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