Feb
18
2008
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The Power of Nightmares
Yesterday, over a hundred people were killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan in the deadliest suicide bombing since the 2001 fall of the Taliban. A day earlier, 40 people were killed across the border in neighboring Pakistan’s northwestern tribal town of Parachinar. Meanwhile, in the Middle …
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Feb
18
2008
“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” — George Orwell …
Feb
15
2008
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:
* Independent Voters Decide Fate of Elections
* Empire Notes on the Elections and the War
* Pakistan Gears Up for Parliamentary Elections
* Black Agenda Report on the United Nations
* Israel Worsens Its Siege of Gaza
* Mumia Abu Jamal on …
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Feb
15
2008
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Going Green: Everything’s Cool / Energy Crossroads
Twelve major corporations signed a declaration today with the World Wide Fund for Nature, pledging to help fight global warming. The Tokyo Declaration as it’s called, includes companies like Sony, Nokia, Nike, and Hewlett-Packard and calls for more than a 50 percent …
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Feb
15
2008
“Climate change is no longer a doomsday prophecy, it’s a reality.” — Astrid Heiberg
president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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Feb
14
2008
Spend an evening with KPFK Morning Drive Time hosts including Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar on Thursday April 10th at 7 pm at KPFK. For $500 a couple, get a personalized tour of your favorite radio station by your morning drive time hosts. Then it’s off to dinner, just next door at the Bollywood Cafe for delicious, delectable and healthy Indian cuisine plus great conversation with your KPFK morning drive time hosts: Lila Garrett, Sonali Kolhatkar, …
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Feb
14
2008
Going Green: We’ll take a look at the worsening global warming crisis and what you can do about it with alternative energy sources, featuring two documentaries: “Everything’s Cool,” and “Energy Crossroads.” …
Feb
14
2008
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The Power of Nightmares
Last week, the US military presented videos seized in Iraq apparently from Al Qaeda hideouts. The videos show fighters training children who could be as young as ten years old to kidnap and kill. The images were broadcast widely and came on the heels …
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Feb
14
2008
“Our neoconservatives are neither new nor conservative, but old as Babylon and evil as hell.” — Edward Abbey …
Feb
13
2008
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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Earlier this year, Americans paid tribute to the greatest civil rights leader in the nation, nearly 40 years after he was assassinated. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is one of the most revered figures in Black History, and indeed world …
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