Mar 18 2008
GUEST: Peter Erlinder, one of Sami Al-Arian’s Attorneys
Ahead of being called to testify before yet another grand jury, Dr. Sami Al-Arian continues to remain on hunger strike, his third to date. For the past sixteen days, the imprisoned Palestinian activist has been on a complete food and water fast. Believing that the …
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Mar 18 2008
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Mar 18 2008
“It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.” – prominent black journalist Carl T. Rowan …
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Mar 17 2008
GUESTS: Edith Burgos, mother of abducted man Jonas Burgos, Mervin Toquero, National Council of Churches in the Philippines
Edith Burgos, a mother of a missing activist, is currently on a month-long tour of the United States to demand justice for her son and for all disappeared persons in the Philippines. Sponsored by various Philippines human rights organization, …
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Mar 17 2008
GUEST: Ian Illuminato, Health and Environment Campaigner with Friends of the Earth, co-author of the report, “Out of the Laboratory and on to our Plates”
A new report by Friends of the Earth has found that so-called nanomaterials are being used in popular food products and food packaging, without any warning to the public …
Mar 17 2008
GUESTS: Wanda, Pasa, and Pelusa Olivia Kruda, members of Las Krudas; Anna Kunkin volunteer Spanish-English interpreter
Having relocated to the United States, Cuban Hip Hop group Las Krudas Cubensi have spent the last year and a half touring the country. Best known on the island nation for their feminist lyrics and compelling onstage …
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Mar 17 2008
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 Iraq War: 5 Years Later.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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Mar 17 2008
… about Bayard Rustin
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Mar 17 2008
“Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman’s weapon is her tongue.” — actress Hermione Gingold …
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Mar 14 2008
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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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