Aug 07 2008
This November, Californians will consider a proposition calling for an increase in penalties and spending for prison and policing policies. Proposition 6, or the Runner Initiative as it is also known, would increase investment in police, probation and prisons by one billion dollars in its first year, and half a billion for each …
Aug 07 2008
It was only a matter of time before race became an overt issue in this year’s presidential election. That time has finally come, and the fallout is already hitting the fan. The presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama in July predicted that his rival would attempt to scare Americans [saying “he’s not patriotic …
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Aug 07 2008
Listen to today’s Subversive Historian
The Battle of Boyaca by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and eighty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, Simon Bolivar and his forces won the Battle of Boyaca. Also known as “the liberator,” Bolivar’s victory against Spanish forces on August 7th, 1819 was decisive in securing independence for what is today modern day Colombia. After the Battle …
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Aug 07 2008
“Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.” –- Shirley Chisholm …
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Aug 06 2008
Robert Weissman will discuss the hyper-commercialization of the Olympics, And a look at the Runner initiative on this November’s ballot which many say will increase the criminalization of poor people and people of color. Plus, we’ll dissect the hoopla over the “race card” issues in this year’s elections. Who’s really playing from the bottom of the deck? …
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Aug 06 2008
The state of Texas executed Jose Medellin last night despite an order to halt from the International Court of Justice. Last month, the ICJ or the World Court, called on the U.S. government to “take all measures necessary,” in stopping the execution of Medellin and other Mexican nationals on death row in Texas. Convicted …
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Aug 06 2008
In just two days, the 2008 Beijing Olympics will begin, symbolized by the lighting of the Olympic Flame. International media have brought China under unprecedented scrutiny this year, most notably with the Tibetan uprising and the Sichuan earthquake. With this coverage now peaking, many questions have been raised about the Chinese government’s control …
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Aug 06 2008
LA City Councilman Jose Huizar addressed Boyle Heights residents last week in a town hall meeting that ended in protest. During the meeting held at the Puente Learning Center, Huizar outlined private and public development plans for the city’s future. One of twenty-six such development projects set to take place in the next …
Aug 06 2008
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The Electric Chair by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and eighteen years ago on this day in people’s history, Walter Kemmler became the first person executed by the electric chair in the United States. On August 6th, 1890, Kemmler was electrocuted in New York’s Albany State Prison with 1,000 volts for 17 seconds. Attending physicians quickly confirmed that Kemmler …
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Aug 06 2008
“Commercialism is the blemish on the fair face of American life.” — Alice Foote MacDougall …
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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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