Nov 21 2006
GUESTS: Miho Kim, third generation zainichi korean from fukuoka japan, researcher at the DataCenter and Wesley Ueunten, third generation Okinawan, Asian American Studies lecturer at SFSU
The elections for Governor of Okinawa on November 19, 2006 were unique among prefectural elections in Japan in its national, regional and even global implications. Last may the …
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Nov 21 2006
GUESTS: Melody Berger, editor and Jessica Hoffman, contributing author
Speaking to a variety of issues from the generational divide between feminists, to divisions between women of color and white women, and even the relevancy of feminism today, editor Melody Berger put together a diverse and urgent set of voices to explore the new terrain of feminism …
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Nov 21 2006
GUESTS: Sheila Nicholls, musican, Josh Hagelin, LA Food Not bombs, Rosa Romero, Axis of Justice
According to the US Department of Agriculture 12 out every 100 Homes is food insecure and dealing with basic hunger. This in the United States where the U.S. Government spends more on the military than all the rest of the countries …
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Nov 20 2006
“More money is put into prison construction than into schools. That, in itself, is the description of a nation bent on suicide” — Jonathan Kozol …
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Nov 20 2006
GUESTS: Loretta J. Ross, National Coordinator of the SisterSong, Judy Norsigian, Executive Director of the Our Bodies Ourselves, Moiv, reproductive freedom blogger
Last week, in a continuing sign of President Bush’s disregard for political consensus, he stealthily appointed Dr.Eric Keroack to head the office of population affairs. The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) serves as the …
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Nov 20 2006
GUEST: Rev. Paul Sawyer, Chairperson, Media Democracy Legal Project
The “Digital Infrastructure and Cable Competition Act of 2006,†co-authored by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger late last September. Receiving little media cover, AB 2987, as the act is also known, was unanimously passed by California’s State Assembly and easily passed …
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Nov 20 2006
GUEST: Yolie Aguilar, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Children’s Planning Council
The U.S. Justice Department plans to investigate dangerous conditions at Los Angeles County probation camps for teens, county officials said Tuesday. The probe, announced to the Board of Supervisors last week, comes after years of federal scrutiny of county juvenile halls, and could lead …
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Nov 20 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 Bush, Vietnam, and American Moral Idiocy.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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Nov 18 2006
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Nov 17 2006
ZNet | Latin America
The Various Meanings of Ortega’s Triumph
by Gabriel San Román; November 17, 2006
After sixteen years and numerous failed bids, Daniel Ortega will once again become president of Nicaragua. On November 5th, Nicaraguans headed to the polls and elected the former revolutionary leader once more to the presidency over his U.S. favored opponent, Harvard educated Eduardo Montealegre. With 91% of the votes counted, Daniel Ortega …
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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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