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GUEST: Jose Garcia, Senior Research and Policy Associate at Demos
As the cost of living continues to rise, more families in the United States are turning to their credit cards for relief. A new report titled “Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Rapid Growth of Credit Card Debt in America,” documents this financial trend along age, race and …
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GUEST: Salvador Carrasco, Filmmaker
Archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History removed a massive, 12 ton monolith dedicated to the earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli on Tuesday in what is present-day Mexico City. The archaeologists say that they are now exploring the area for the tomb of an Aztec king, who reigned more than 500 years ago in …
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2007
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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report
This week’s commentary is about Obama and Clinton. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
Nov
09
2007
… about The Execution of Robert Blum
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Nov
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2007
“The desire to conquer is itself a sort of subjection.” — George Elliot …
Nov
08
2007
“Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists — with it all things are possible.” — Ida Tarbell …
Nov
08
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GUEST: Yariv Oppenheimer, Director-General of Peace Now
Illegal Israeli settlements continue to expand in the West Bank ahead of a planned U.S. led Annapolis conference on Palestinian statehood. Peace Now, an Israeli pacifist group for Palestinian self-determination, has charted the growth in their most recent settlement watch report. Despite Israeli government pledges for a freeze on expansion, the …
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08
2007
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GUESTS: Michael Nailat, Paolo Espiritu, Steering Committee for Justice for Filipino American Veterans
Out of the 250,000 Filipino veterans that enlisted to aid US forces in World War II, only 40,000 are still alive, and 10,000 live in the US. Filipino American vets have struggled for more than six decades to force the US government to make good …
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GUESTS:Darryl Roberts, Filmmaker, Bettina Wolff, Co-Founder of the Artivist Film Festival
The 4th Annual Artivist Film Festival kicks off tonight at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Highlighting more than 60 films from 25 countries, the festival concentrates on pressing social issues ranging from human rights and child advocacy to environmental preservation and beyond, the screenings provide the progressive …
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Nov
08
2007
… about The US War Office Fire of 1800
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