Jan
30
2008
… about the first Jazz record album
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 www.radiorootz.org …
Jan
30
2008
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” — conservationist, Aldo Leopold …
Jan
29
2008
Now that Suharto is dead, we’ll examine the real legacy of this brutal, US-backed Indonesian dictator; LAUSD threatens LA’s Eco-Village – we’ll speak with local activists; and a conversation with Alex Gibney about his Oscar-nominated documentary about torture in Afghanistan and Iraq: Taxi to the Dark Side; plus this week’s Who Said That? contest. …
Jan
29
2008
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GUEST: Laura Flanders, author of “Blue Grit: Making Impossible, Improbable and Inspirational Political Change in America”, host of Radio Nation
In his hour-long, final State of the Union address, President Bush yesterday spoke about a large variety of issues, from the economy, taxes, health care and education, to trade and the US wars in …
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Jan
29
2008
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GUEST: Amie Williams, LA-based film maker, Uprising correspondent, Gem, a political analyst in Kenya
Despite a visit from former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, violence in Kenya has reignited, with dozens of people being killed, and thousands displaced in the last five days. Annan intends to mediate between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader, Raila …
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Jan
29
2008
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GUEST: Daniel Brezenoff, Clinical Social Worker, former Congressional Candidate for the Green Party
Last Friday, Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich announced his decision to drop out of the race for the presidency. A long-shot to win the Democratic nomination, Kucinich will now shift focus on winning his seventh term in Congress. To the left of …
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Jan
29
2008
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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’s commentary is about the Israeli siege of Gaza.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
Jan
29
2008
… about Bear River Massacre
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 www.radiorootz.org …
Jan
29
2008
“The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.” –- Winston Churchill …
Jan
28
2008
Author and political commentator Laura Flanders joins us in studio to dissect Bush’s last State of the Union Address; a live report from Kenya by Uprising correspondent Amie Williams as violence re-ignites; and the Green Party critiques Moveon.org and other groups for compromising on the war to get a Democrat in office. Plus this week’s Empire Notes with Rahul Mahajan. …