May 14 2007
May 14, 2007
“There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media.†— Bill Moyers …
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Archive for May, 2007
May 11 2007
Weekly Digest – 05/11/07
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This week on Uprising:
* Nigerian Militants Step Up Activity in Anticipation of Presidential Inauguration
* Empire Notes on Azmi Bisharra and the Israeli Ethnocracy
* Cable News Shows Overwhelmingly White and Male
* Black Agenda Report on Andrew Young and Paul Wolfowitz
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May 11 2007
Arna’s Children
GUEST: Juliano Mer Khamis, actor and film maker, writer and director of Arna’s Children
From 1989 to 1996 film maker Juliano Mer Khamis filmed Palestinian children in a theater group run by his mother Arna. Arna was a remarkable woman, born into an Israeli zionist family who married a Palestinian Arab, Saliba Khamis. …
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May 11 2007
How Much is a Mother’s Work Worth?
GUEST: Bill Coleman, Senior Vice President of Compensation at Salary.com
A new study published in the American Journal of Sociology shows that being a mother in the job market is quite challenging. Published by Shelly Correll of Cornell University, the study found that mothers were less likely to be hired than childless women …
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May 11 2007
Event to Raise Awareness of Guatemalan Femicide
GUESTS: Timoi, exhibiting artist, Victoria Delgadillo, curator
More than ten years following the Guatemalan peace accords which ended a decade long genocidal war, Guatemalan women are still searching for peace. Since the beginning of 2003, 2,300 women have been brutally murdered. Some of the victims are as young as seven years old. Violence against Guatemalan …
May 11 2007
Black Agenda Report on Andrew Young and Paul Wolfowitz
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is on Andrew Young and Paul Wolfowitz. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.
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May 11 2007
Radical Day in History – 05/11/07
… about the Henry D. Marrow Jr. Murder .
Produced by Radio Rootz.
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May 11 2007
May 11, 2007
“Let women now leave all that may be left of home
For a great and earnest day of counsel.
Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.
Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means
Whereby the great human family can live in peace…†– Julia Ward Howe – another quote from her Mother’s Day Proclamation.
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May 10 2007
Nigerian Militants Step Up Activity Leading Up to Presidential Inauguration
GUEST: Reverend Nnmio Bassey, Director of Friends of the Earth, Nigeria, Roxanne Lawson, International Policy Campaigner with Friends of the Earth USA
Property damage to oil infrastructure in Nigeria has escalated since last month’s controversial elections in which Umaru Yar’Adua was elected to the presidency. The elections have received massive criticism for reports …
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May 10 2007
The Selling of the American Wedding
GUEST: Rebecca Mead, author of “One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding,” staff writer at The New Yorker
In an era of ever-increasing personal debt, the average American wedding costs nearly $30,000 to put on. The opulence and expense of today’s weddings has led to the term, “Bridezilla,” inspiring reality television and watercooler …
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