Nov
07
2007
“In this revolutionary struggle, there are no models or recipes – simply a terribly urgent question. Not an empty question, but a question filled with one thousand answers.” — John Holloway
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07
2007
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GUEST:Miguel Angel Nuñez, Advisor to the Venezuelan Presidential Office on Agro-Enviromental issue
Miguel Angel Nuñez is an advisor to the Venezuelan Presidential Office on Agro-Environmental issues and the former coordinator of the Latin American Agro-Ecological Movement. He was recently in LA, and sat down in our studios to talk about the food revolution as a part of Venezuela’s …
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Nov
07
2007
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GUEST:Jonathan Acevedo, Currently Serving a 10-Day Suspension and is being Threatened with Expulsion
High school students in Berwyn, Illinois face expulsion following an anti-war demonstration on school grounds last week. Some 70 students at Morton West High School participated in a sit-in protest against the Iraq war at the school’s cafeteria on the first of November: All Saints …
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Nov
07
2007
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GUEST: Nezua, The Unapologetic Mexican
Nezua is a blogger at www.theunapologeticmexican.org: Where Manifest Destiny Goes to Die. Today, he reviews the new film, “American Gangster.”
The Unapologetic Mexican is online at www.theunapologeticmexican.org. …
Nov
06
2007
“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” — Anonymous.
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2007
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GUEST: Katheryn Hoyt, Co-Director of the Nicaragua Network
An untold number of women in Nicaragua have died in the year since a total ban on abortion was made law in November 2006. Pro-choice activists say that the number deaths either directly or indirectly tied to the ban is at least eighty-two. The punitive punishments included in the new …
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Nov
06
2007
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GUEST: Melissa Goodman, ACLU Staff Attorney
The US government has appealed a ruling by a New York federal court that struck down the National Security Letter (NSL) provision of the amended Patriot Act. NSLs are used to mine various transactions, including financial statements and even library records, without prior judicial overview. The original lawsuit was filed on behalf …
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Nov
06
2007
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GUESTS: Justin Akers Chacon, San Diego City College Professor, Mike Davis, renowned author and activist, Enrique Morones, founder of Border Angels
The last of the California wildfires that ravaged the state beginning two weeks ago is expected to be fully contained today. The Santiago fire of Orange County had been ninety percent contained for several days. South of …
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Nov
06
2007
… about The First “Freedom Flight” from Cuba to the US
Produced by Radio Rootz.
Radio Rootz works in public schools to train teens in media literacy and radio production. Rootz Youth analyze and critique the media, and learn how to create news that reflects their voices, issues, and communities. For more information, visit Read more
Nov
05
2007
“The vision these companies have for the media, at the end of the day, is a system for promoting advertising. I call it the ‘brandwashing of America’.” — Jeff Chester …