Apr 27 2007
… about LAPD and the Nation of Islam .
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Apr 27 2007
“Come on, America: I’m your piñata… I welcome any and all questions. Shake me enough, and I’ll give you the goods on my glorious race. But be careful: this piñata hits back.” — Gustavo Arellano, from his introduction to ¡Ask a Mexican! …
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Apr 26 2007
GUESTS: Harold Feld, Senior Vice President of Media Access Project, Craig Aaron, Communications Director of Free Press
We begin the show today with a round up of recent media news. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently announced an auction involving 60 MHz of spectrum at the 700 MHz band that broadcasters are …
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Apr 26 2007
GUEST: Tom Morello, former member of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, now “The Nightwatchman”
Musician and political activist Tom Morello has just released his first solo album, “One Man Revolution,†as his alter ego, “The Nightwatchman.†Perhaps best known for his innovative guitar solos and heavy rock riffs, Tom Morello turns …
Apr 26 2007
GUEST: Max Mariscal, former Assi Market worker, and organizer with KIWA
On Tuesday, Koreatown’s Assi Supermarket agreed to settle a class action lawsuit with former employees for just under a million and a half dollars. Former workers of Assi Supermarket, one of Koreatown’s largest community-owned businesses, cited management’s racial discrimination and unpaid …
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Apr 26 2007
… about the Battle of Sand Butte – Modoc War .
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Apr 26 2007
“The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds.” –- Abraham Lincoln …
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Apr 25 2007
GUEST: David Kotz, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, co-author with Fred Weir of “Russia’s Path From Gorbachev to Putin”
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s funeral was held today as the Kremlin declared a national day of mourning. Yeltsin died of heart failure at the age of 76 last Monday. The …
Apr 25 2007
GUESTS: Yusef Omowale, Director, and Michelle Welsing, Communications Director of the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research
Housing a veritable “people’s history of Los Angeles,” the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research is a hidden treasure in LA. Founded by Emil Freed more than 40 years ago, the library houses …
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Apr 25 2007
GUESTS: David Bacon, US-based labor photojournalist and author, Juan Manual Sandoval, a leading social activist and academic in Mexico City
After more than a year of debate and discussion, Congress is offering the bi-partisan STRIVE act as their best compromise on immigration reform. The “Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy” Act …
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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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