Aug 25 2008
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is about the Democratic National Convention.
Listen to Mumia’s audio commentaries at www.prisonradio.org. …
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Aug 25 2008
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The Start of the ’68 Siege in Chicago by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Exactly forty years ago on this day in people’s history, anti-war protesters clashed with Chicago police on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. On August 25th, 1968 a turbulent week of convention protests began with two marches and rallies in two parks. The Youth …
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Aug 25 2008
“The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness.” -– Dorothy Thompson …
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Aug 22 2008
Our weekly edition is a nationally syndicated one-hour digest of the best of our daily coverage.
This week on Uprising:
* The End of the Musharraf Era and What It Means for Pakistan
* Empire Notes on Musharraf’s Resignation
* Republican Security Expert: Voting Machines are Designed to Steal Elections
* Conversation with Tom Hayden: 40 Years After the Democratic National Convention
* Black Agenda …
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Aug 22 2008
Back to Regular Programming: A conversation with Conservative-watch columnist, Bill Berkowitz, and a report from the DNC. …
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Aug 22 2008
For the Chinese government, keeping up appearances at the Beijing Olympics has so far meant jailing six pro-Tibet protestors, detaining four more, and blocking access to iTunes for distributing an album of Free-Tibet protest songs. The effort seems to have succeeded – even though the Dalai Lama reported that up …
Aug 22 2008
Starting on Monday, Denver will host the Democratic National Convention. Tens of thousands are expected to convene at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver and even more are expected to attend Senator Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech at Mile High Stadium. Protesters from across the country are planning to descend on Denver to …
Aug 22 2008
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on Blackwater.
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Aug 22 2008
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Nat Turner’s Rebellion by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and seventy-seven years ago on this day in people’s history, Nat Turner’s slave rebellion took place in Virginia. On August 22nd, 1831, Turner and seven other slaves entered the home of his slave master and killed the entire family. Believing that god had directed him through visions to free …
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Aug 22 2008
“The media’s power is frail. Without the people’s support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.” -– Corazon Aquino …
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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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