Jul 10 2008
GUESTS: Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager for Healthcare for America Now, Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine at Harvard University, Physicians for a National Health Program
With the 2008 presidential race well under way, a new coalition of diverse organizations has formed to ensure health care remains a political priority. The Health Care …
Jul 10 2008
GUEST: Favianna Rodriguez, artist, a founding member of the EastSide Arts Alliance and co-editor of Reproduce and Revolt
Political activism can be easy. If you don’t believe it, just take a look at the newly released book Reproduce and Revolt. A collection of over 500 political graphics from around the world, Reproduce and …
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Jul 10 2008
… about Martin Luther King Jr and the Chicago Freedom Movement
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Jul 10 2008
“All great art comes from a sense of outrage.” — Glenn Close …
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Jul 09 2008
We’ll discuss the significance of the torture training videos that recently emerged in Mexico, and, a look at a new national campaign for healthcare. Plus, artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez joins us in studio to discuss a new book of copy-right free political art called Reproduce and Revolt. …
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Jul 09 2008
GUESTS: Iffat Susskind, Communications Director of Madre, Frances Moore Lappe, author of 16 books, including the bestseller, Diet for a Small Planet, and most recently, Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad
Leaders representing the so-called Group of Eight countries will conclude their three day talk today in Sapporo, Japan. …
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Jul 09 2008
GUEST: Kevin Gray, Longtime civil rights organizer in South Carolina and former president of the state ACLU, author of numerous books including the forthcoming “The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama.”
Vice President Dick Cheney alongside members of the U.S. Senate attended the funeral held yesterday for former North Carolina …
Jul 09 2008
GUEST: Gene Robinson, first openly gay Anglican bishop, author of “In the Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by God”
The International Anglican Communion may be heading for a deep split over homosexuality within the church. On July 16th, bishops of the international Anglican Communion will gather for their once-a-decade Lambeth Conference …
Jul 09 2008
… about the Russell-Einstein Manifesto
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Jul 09 2008
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” -– Archbishop Desmond Tutu …
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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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