Apr 10 2008
GUEST: Paul Waldman, co-author (with David Brock) of “Free Ride: John McCain and the Media”
The presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, embarked on a week-long “Service To America biography tour” last week, showcasing his military record and garnering local media coverage. The move is part of McCain’s attempt at reinventing himself for this year’s …
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Apr 10 2008
GUEST: Janet Redman, Researcher at Sustainable Energy and Economy Network
The threat of global warming is being underestimated by the European Union and its international partners according to one of the world’s leading climatologists. Dr. James Hansen alongside other climate scientists suggested that carbon dioxide emission targets set by the EU are too conservative …
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Apr 10 2008
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Apr 10 2008
“Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.” — Lily Tomlin …
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Apr 09 2008
We’ll speak with the author of a new book called Free Ride: John McCain and the Media – about the mainstream media’s love affair with the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. And, we’ll examine a new report about the World Bank’s contribution to the worsening climate crisis, despite it’s re-branding itself as a “Green Bank.” Plus this week’s peace vigils. …
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Apr 07 2008
KPFK will air the Congressional hearings of General David Petraeus, Commander of the Armed Forces in Iraq, on Tuesday and Wednesday April 8th and 9th, starting at 6:30 am. Uprising regular programming will be back on Thursday April 10th. …
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Apr 07 2008
GUESTS: Melody Gonzalez, Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA), Romeo Ramirez, Farmworker and CIW member
Farmworkers in Florida are launching a new national campaign to end what they call “modern-day slavery” in tomato fields. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, or CIW, has a history of successful and creative organizing efforts for worker rights. CIW has embarked …
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Apr 07 2008
GUEST: Gregorio Luke, International Lecturer, Former Director of the Museum of Latin American Art
Centennial celebrations continue in commemorating one hundred years since Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s birth. Major exhibitions on Kahlo’s art and life, such as the recent opening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, show no signs of waning interest. Locally, Gregorio …
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Apr 07 2008
GUEST: Chris Yazzie, Student Occupier of DQ University from the Rocky Ridge Navajo Nation
Last week, sheriffs from Yolo County arrested eighteen students, elders, and community supporters on the campus of D-Q University. Booked and released on charges of trespassing, the occupants were removed from California’s only tribal college at the request of the …
Apr 07 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 reflects on the troop surge in Iraq.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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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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