Jan
16
2007
GUEST: Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, lawyer, author and former presidential candidate
Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author. He was born in Winsted, Connecticut on February 27, 1934. In 1955 Ralph Nader received an AB magna cum laude from Princeton University, and in 1958 he received a LLB with distinction from Harvard University. His career began as a lawyer in Hartford, Connecticut in …
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Jan
15
2007
… on the Annexation of East Florida.
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Jan
11
2007
Our weekly edition is a nationally syndicated one-hour digest of the best of our daily coverage.
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This week on Uprising —
* Bush’s Plans To Privatize Iraqi Oil
* Immigration Reform and the Democratic Party
* The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country
* Empire Notes on Nancy Pelosi and the Antiwar …
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Jan
11
2007
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GUEST: Hedy Epstein, survivor of the Holocaust, human rights activist
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave this Friday for a week-long trip to the Middle East and Europe. A State Department Spokesman said that the Secretary would travel to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Germany and Britain. Rice’s first …
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Jan
11
2007
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GUEST: Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University and distinguished visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara; author of more than 20 books; most recently he coauthored the book “Crimes of War: Iraq,” William Hartung, Director of the Arms Trade Resource Center, senior fellow at …
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Jan
11
2007
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GUEST: Elizabeth Laird, award winning children’s author
British children’s author, Elizabeth Laird, has just released her award-winning book, “A Little Piece of Ground” in the United States. The book is a unique look at the life of a young Palestinian boy under Israeli occupation. Twelve year old Karim Aboudi and …
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Jan
11
2007
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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is called “Contagious Shootings.” Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
Jan
11
2007
… on the “Bread and Roses” Textile Strike
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Jan
11
2007
Neighborhood activists all over Southern California hold regular peace vigils to end the war in Iraq. Each week we announce just some of the 50 plus vigils that are taking place. Complete listings of all the vigils are available at www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org or www.peacevigils.com.
On Fridays in Atwater
5-6:30pm
Glendale Boulevard and Glenfeliz
the information line is 213-250-5500
On Fridays in Claremont
4:30–6 p.m.
On the corner of Indian …
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Jan
11
2007
“A conquered nation is like a man with cancer: he can think of nothing else.” — George Bernard Shaw …