Nov 27 2007
Today’s edition of Uprising is pre-empted for a day-long fund-raiser to preserve the Pacifica Radio Archives. To make a pledge, call 1800-735-0230, or visit www.supportPRA.org. …
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Nov 26 2007
Sonali Kolhatkar, Uprising’s regular host, is back on the air after a three month absence to take care of her new son. Special thanks to Aura Bogado for sitting in for Sonali during her leave! …
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Nov 26 2007
GUEST: Ben Dangl, author of “The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia” published this year by AK Press, live from Cochabamba
At least four people have died in violent confrontations in Sucre, Bolivia, where the framework for a new constitution was approved on Saturday. Although each article has yet to be …
Nov 26 2007
GUEST: Lee Zaslofsky, Coordinator of the War Resisters Support Campaign, joining us live from Toronto, Canada
The Canadian Arab Federation is the latest in a group of growing voices demanding that US War resisters fleeing this country be allowed to stay in Canada. Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear …
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Nov 26 2007
GUEST: Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange and co-author of a new book called “Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots”
Members of Congress are working on passing a sweeping energy bill this year. As part of that bill, they may adopt separate fuel economy standards for cars and …
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Nov 26 2007
… about the first lion exhibit in the US
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Nov 26 2007
“Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species — man — acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.” –- Rachel Carson …
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Nov 21 2007
Our weekly edition is a nationally syndicated one-hour digest of the best of our daily coverage.
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This week on Uprising:
* “Beyond the Green Zone” with Dahr Jamail
* Black Agenda Report on the Mortgage Crisis
* “Blackwater” with Jeremy Scahill
* Empire Notes on Iran and Coercive Diplomacy
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Nov 21 2007
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer…It sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou …
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Nov 21 2007
GUEST: Gerado Gomez, Homelessness Activist
Project 50 is the name of a new homeless program that is expected to be approved by Los Angeles County supervisors. Though details of the project have yet to be finalized, its stated objective is to assist fifty of the most vulnerable homeless persons in downtown LA’s skid row. Caseworkers will …
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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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