“That man be delivered from revenge, that is for me the bridge to the highest hope, and a rainbow after long storms.” — Friedrich Nietzsche …

We’ll commemorate the 90th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. And, a look at the International Criminal Court’s charges of genocide against Sudan’s president. Plus, a conversation with the author of “The Culture of Vengeance and the Fate of American Justice, “ and the Black Agenda Report with Glen Ford. …

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Israel handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners to Hezbollah this week in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers. The exchange was the culmination of months of intense negotiations that ended after the Israeli cabinet voted on Tuesday to release Samir Kantar, one of the Lebanese prisoners whose freedom Hezbollah lobbied strenuously for. Kantar …

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Hip Hop activist and independent journalist Rosa Clemente recently accepted Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney’s invitation to be her running mate. A 36 year old South Bronx native of Puerto Rican decent, Clemente delivered her acceptance speech last Saturday at the Green Party National Convention in Chicago. Citing everyone from hip hop group …

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The historic East Los Angeles building that for thirty years housed Self-Help Graphics was sold in early July to a private real estate and investment company. The Order of the Sisters of St. Francis, who previously owned the property, transferred the deed to the Los Angeles Archdiocese who then facilitated the sale. The board …

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“Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. …

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We’ll have a conversation with Green Party vice presidential candidate Rosa Clemente about why she accepted the nomination and what her hopes for the party are. And, we’ll hear what community activists are doing to save Self-Help Graphics, a local haven of Chicano art whose building was recently sold. Plus, a live report from Beirut on this week’s prisoner swap between Israel and Lebanon. …

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Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama laid out his Iraq war policy in a New York Times op-ed earlier this week. The Illinois senator described Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki’s call for a timetable for withdrawal “an enormous opportunity.” Describing the Bush Administration’s surge in Iraq as successful, Obama proposes a phased redeployment of U.S. troops …

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This past Monday thousands of health care workers from across California marched in Manhattan Beach for their rights. But they were not protesting a heavy-handed employer – rather they were marching against their own parent union, SEIU. What motivated over 5000 union members to publicly call attention to an internal conflict was a series …

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Advertising her one-woman performance, local artist Monica Palacios, invites you to “Enjoy an evening of wholesome lesbo raunch and experience righteous rants of nationality, sexuality and middle age flab.” With a resume that boasts such solo shows as “Latin Lezbo Comic,” “My Body and Other Parts,” and “A Sexplosion of Tantalizing Tales,” as …

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