Sep 21 2007
GUEST: SKIM, musician
Local artist SKIM offers a bridge between man and woman, native and immigrant, war and love. Introducing hip hop to the throb of Korean drums, and rapping ferociously over guitar while singing in angelic keys, SKIM escapes simple categorization. She convinces ears to listen, bodies to dance, and hearts to open. Under the …
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Sep 21 2007
GUEST: Sheryl Labash, Troops Out Now Coalition
A new report by the Iraqi Red Crescent notes that nearly two million Iraqis have been forced to leave their homes. In Baghdad alone, that’s nearly a million former residents who have become internally displaced. Meanwhile, the World Tribunal on Iraq has recently accused the United States of causing more …
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Sep 21 2007
GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is about White Man’s Wars. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
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Sep 20 2007
THE RAVAGING OF AFRICA: PART TWO
The ravaging of Africa has been enriching Europe and North America for more than 500 years. First, European empires imposed slavery and colonialism on the continent. After 1945, the United States took over as the dominant neo-colonial power.
Through the Pentagon and the CIA, the U.S. government has fueled 14 wars in Africa. The methods employed include direct and proxy …
Sep 19 2007
THE RAVAGING OF AFRICA
The ravaging of Africa has been enriching Europe and North America for more than 500 years. First, European empires imposed slavery and colonialism on the continent. After 1945, the United States took over as the dominant neo-colonial power.
Through the Pentagon and the CIA, the U.S. government has fueled 14 wars in Africa. The methods employed include direct and proxy invasions as …
Sep 18 2007
“Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we can not have both” – Abraham Flexner …
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Sep 18 2007
GUEST: Timothy Karr, Campaign Director with Free Press
Last week, a Senate chairman had strong disagreements with the Federal Trade Commission over the ongoing issue of net neutrality. Democratic North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan advocated for the continuance of net neutrality with his net-neutrality bill before the commerce committee, while the Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Deborah …
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Sep 18 2007
GUEST: Nick Bicnanic, Director of Shadow Company
Yesterday, Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced that had canceled the license of Blackwater USA accusing the private security firm of killing eight civilians. The charge stems from a shooting incident this past Sunday in Baghdad involving a U.S. State Department motorcade protected by the controversial firm. Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul-Karim …
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Sep 18 2007
GUEST: Alicia Kozameh, former Argentine political prisoner, author of “259 Leaps, the Last Immortal
A novel without chapters, “259 Leaps, the Last Immortal,” by Argentine author Alicia Kozameh, seeks to give voice to the experience of political exile. Through the fictionalized voice of Sara, the novel journeys through the labyrinth of the author’s political exile. Alicia Kozameh …
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Sep 18 2007
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 commentary is on Alan Greenspan.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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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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