Feb
06
2007
… on the Seattle General Strike of 1919.
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Feb
06
2007
“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.†— Malcolm X in 1965 …
Feb
05
2007
“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” — Rosa Luxemburg …
Feb
05
2007
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GUEST: Melissa Ngo, Director of Indentification and Surveillance Project of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Maine’s legislature voted overwhelmingly to overturn the implementation of the Federal REAL ID act. This federal law sets a national standard for drivers licenses by creating a national ID card and requires states to link their recordkeeping systems to …
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Feb
05
2007
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GUEST: Carla Garapedian, director of “Screamers”
This past Friday, film footage and photographs surfaced in Turkish media showing members of the Turkey’s security forces posing with the alleged murderer of journalist Hrant Dink. These photographs show Ogun Samast, the 17 year old confessed murderer of Dink, holding out a Turkish flag while being flanked …
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Feb
05
2007
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GUEST: Rebecca Schoenkopf, aka “Commie Girl,” former columnist with the OC Weekly
Rebecca Schoenkopf, known to readers of the OC Weekly as the columnist, “Commie Girl,†is the latest staff person to resign from the local alternative newspaper. Scheonkopf, whose column was awarded in the best political category by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies last …
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Feb
05
2007
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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 Democratic Senator Joe Biden.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
Feb
05
2007
… on the Immigration Act of 1917.
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Feb
02
2007
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This week on Uprising — War on the Arab/Muslim World
* Afghanistan: Democrats Urge Troop Increase
* Empire Notes on Ignorance of Muslims
* Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
* Black Agenda Report on Iran
* Palestine: Conversation with Historian and Children’s Author, Sonia …
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Feb
02
2007
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GUEST: Prof. Ihsan Fethi, Dean College of Arts, University of Amman, Jordan
In addition to being the site of one of today’s worst wars and centers of conflict, Iraq is also known as the “cradle of civilization.” Present-day Iraq occupies the greater part of the ancient land of Mesopotamia, the plain between Euphrates …
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