Apr
22
2008
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GUESTS: Gustavo Arellano, Staff Writer with the OC Weekly, Author of “Ask a Mexican,” available in paperback today, Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director, Orange County Human Relations Commission
Last week, residents of Fullerton, Orange County spoke in defense of a series of Chicano murals targeted for removal by one of the city’s council members. Shawn …
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Apr
22
2008
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GUEST: Mumia Abu Jamal, political prisoner and award winning journalist
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is on the Primary Elections in Pennsylvania.
Listen to Mumia’s audio commentaries at www.prisonradio.org. …
Apr
22
2008
“A basic characteristic of every colonial society is that [the] invading group, with a different culture from the dominated, ideologically affirms its imminent superiority on all areas of life and denies and excludes the culture of those colonized.” — Guillermo Banfil Batalla …
Apr
21
2008
We’ll examine the latest leftist leader in Latin America with the election of Fernando Lugo in Paraguay, ending a 60 year deadlock. Plus, in a follow up to our coverage of immigration raids we’ll hear the heart rending story of a mother facing deportation. And, a new Orange County study shows a rise in anti-Latino violence. …
Apr
21
2008
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GUEST: Robert Borosage, Co-Director of Campaign for America’s Future
A comment made by presidential candidate Barack Obama at a fundraiser in San Francisco, has apparently eroded his support among rural white voters in Pennsylvania. Obama said that small-town Americans were driven to guns and religion over frustration with the government. Voters in the populous north-eastern …
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Apr
21
2008
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GUESTS: Jessica Salcedo, 14 year old whose mother was picked up in a recent ICE raid, Xiomara Corpeno, Director of organizing at CHIRLA
Last week, federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a series of immigration raids at workplaces in five states, including the nation’s largest poultry producer. The Texas based Pilgrim’s Pride …
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Apr
21
2008
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GUESTS: Canek Pena Vargas, co-editor of Speed of Dreams, which will be presented at Barrio Bookfest, Araceli Aca, student organizer at Santee High School
Coinciding with the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the Raza Press and Media Association is presenting Barrio Bookfest 2008. The weekend’s event seeks to network authors, media workers, and artists …
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Apr
21
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 reflects on capitalism and the global food crisis.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
Apr
21
2008
“Words that do not match deeds are unimportant.” — Ernesto Che Guevara …
Apr
18
2008
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This week on Uprising:
* A conversation with renowned essayist, novelist, social critic, and political commentator, Gore Vidal on democracy, corporate control, and this year’s presidential election
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