May 04 2007
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This week on Uprising:
* May Day Events Attract Thousands – Reports from LA and Orange County
* ¡Ask a Mexican! by Gustavo Arellano
* Black Agenda Report on the recent Democratic Debate
* Is Iraq’s Crude Oil Being Stolen?
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May 04 2007
GUESTS: Atossa Soltani, Director of Amazon Watch, Marco Simon, Legal Director of Earth Rights International and one of the authors of the report on Oxy
A report released yesterday accuses the LA-based oil corporation, Occidental Petroleum of deliberately allowing environmental pollution of indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. The corporation has been drilling for …
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May 04 2007
GUESTS: Sahar Saba, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
An Afghan government investigation recently revealed that a US military bombing in Western Afghanistan resulted in the deaths of between 42-50 civilians, including women and children. About 1600 families have been displaced and many others …
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May 04 2007
GUEST: Palestinian Film maker Hanna Elias
Last Wednesday, tens of thousands of Palestinian government workers staged a one-day strike demanding their full wages be paid by the newly established unity government. Union officials cautioned that the demonstration was merely a warning and that should their demands go unheeded, a full on strike would follow. …
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May 04 2007
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is on the recent Democratic Debate. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.
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May 04 2007
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May 04 2007
“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” — Gandhi …
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May 03 2007
GUEST: James Brudney, Professor of Law at Ohio State University, Moritz School of Law
The United States Senate is currently discussing a labor bill that is being considered the most important piece of legislation by union officials this year. The bill, called the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), would streamline the process of unionization by …
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May 03 2007
GUEST: Peter Krause, lead actor and producer Civic Duty, star of HBO series Six Feet Under
A new film being released this Friday explores the racist fear and paranoia in the immediate aftermath of the 9-11 attacks. Civic Duty stars Peter Krause, best known for his role as Nate Fisher in the HBO …
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May 03 2007
GUEST: Michael Halpern, Outreach Coordinator for the Scientific Integrity Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists
A group of concerned scientists have written a letter of protest to the Bush administration regarding its new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act. Signed by 38 environmental ethics specialists and wildlife biologists, the letter takes issue with a …
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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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