May 09 2008
“The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That’s the only difference.” -– Ralph Nader …
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May 08 2008
* We’ll examine the unfolding internal conflict in Lebanon between Hezbollah and the US-backed government
* An update on the status of voting problems that may impact the 2008 presidential race
* Plus, a conversation with Matt Gonzalez, Ralph Nader’s running mate for their independent bid at the presidency. And this week’s Black Agenda Report …
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May 08 2008
GUEST: Raphael Leib, organizer with SEIU, Myra Tovias, janitorial worker in downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles janitors launched unfair labor practice strikes yesterday at strategic locations across the county. Hundreds of janitors reportedly walked off the job at about 20 buildings on LA’s Westside starting last night around 10 pm. The strikes are the result of …
May 08 2008
GUEST: Penny Coleman, widow of a Vietnam War veteran who took his own life after coming home, author of “Flashback: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide and the Lessons of War”
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a hearing this Tuesday called “The Truth About Veteran Suicides” during which lawmakers blasted officials from the Department of Veterans …
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May 08 2008
GUESTS: Ingrid Marquez, Director, Fanny Garcia, Writer, Jackie Bustamante, Actress
Nationwide, people of color in the United States now account for the majority of new AIDS cases and deaths from the disease. Within the Latino community, in particular, the rate of infection is increasingly disproportionate. Accounting for 14% of the U.S. population, Latinos …
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May 08 2008
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May 08 2008
“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.” -– Anais Nin …
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May 07 2008
* We’ll speak with the widow of a Vietnam veteran about the shocking epidemic in suicides seen among returning Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers.
* Janitors in Los Angeles and Orange County prepare to strike, we’ll find out why.
* Portraits of Ten Women, a new play about Latinas dealing with HIV/AIDS. …
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May 07 2008
GUEST: Edith Mirante, Director of Project MAJE, and author of “Down the Rathole: Adventures Underground on Burma’s Frontiers”
The death toll in Burma following the wake of destruction left by Cyclone Nargis this past weekend could reach 63,000. The ruling military junta has confirmed 22,464 deaths while noting that another 41,000 are missing and feared …
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May 07 2008
GUEST: Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and author of several books including “April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and How it Changed America”
More than forty years ago, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. stood atop a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th 1968, when …
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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