Nov 03 2006
GUEST: Byron De Lear, Green Party Candidate for Congress, running for California’s 28th district congressional seat against Democrat Howard Berman
California Democrat Howard Berman representing the 28th district here in Southern California, is facing a tough re-election bid. This 12-term incumbent is not facing a Republican – he’s facing Green Party candidate Byron …
Nov 03 2006
GUEST: Rashid Khalidi, author of “The Iron Cage”
Thousands of Palestinians have been demonstrating in Gaza City to protest another Israeli military offensive. Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, has blamed the United States for backing Israeli forces in their latest move. Israeli forces had seized the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun on Wednesday. …
Nov 03 2006
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is about the Genocide of American Indians.
Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.
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Nov 03 2006
“Remember the solidarity shown to Palestine here and everywhere… and remember also that there is a cause to which many people have committed themselves, difficulties and terrible obstacles notwithstanding. Why? Because it is a just cause, a noble ideal, a moral quest for equality and human rights.†– Edward Said …
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Nov 02 2006
GUEST: Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector in Iraq, author of many books including “Iraq Confidential,” and his latest, “Target Iran”
Iran began 10 days of war games today by firing a long-range weapon said to be capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking Israel and US forces in the Middle East. Iranian …
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Nov 02 2006
GUEST: Amie Williams, film maker of “No Sweat”
From the garment factory capital of the world, located right here in Los Angeles, comes No Sweat – a powerful new documentary by locally based film maker, Amie Williams. The documentary focuses on two companies that dared to turn the standard garment factory model on …
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Nov 02 2006
GUESTS: Robert Fitrakis, and Steve Rosenfeld, co-authors of “What Happened in Ohio?”
Next Tuesday’s midterm elections could potentially shift the balance of legislative power toward the Democratic Party. But Karl Rove, predicting a Republican win in both chambers of Congress, doesn’t seem worried. In the state of Ohio a GOP …
Nov 02 2006
“It is not too late for America to change the course it has been charting for the past few years. But this course change will not happen on its own volition. It requires an engagement by the American citizenry on a scale that has not been witnessed in recent times.” — Scott Ritter from “Target Iran.” …
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Nov 01 2006
“If you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. If you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist.” — Manuel Alcantara. …
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Nov 01 2006
GUESTS: Frederic Mousseau, a Senior Fellow at the Oakland Institute and Anuradha Mittal, Executive Director of the Oakland Institute, both are co-authors of the report
We end the show today with a look at chronic hunger which globally affects more than 800 million people and kills nearly 6.5 …
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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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