Sep 15 2008
A suspected US drone killed 12 Pakistanis in North Waziristan last week, where US troops have been displaying military aggression. The incident has further increased tensions between the two countries and is the fourth such strike in a week. In fact, over this past year, about a dozen missiles have fallen on …
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Sep 15 2008
The nomination of Senator Barack Obama was sure to bring in a slew of racial politics to the forefront in this year’s Presidential elections. But the nomination of Governor Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket has added a surprise twist to the dynamics – one that involves both race and gender. A poll released …
Sep 15 2008
“Ask a Mexican” author Gustavo Arellano is back, only this time he’s not taking your questions. The OC Weekly writer’s latest book, “Orange County: A Personal History,” focuses on his hometown instead. Born and raised in the city of Anaheim, Arellano traces his family’s migrations to OC from their respective ranchos in the …
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Sep 15 2008
Listen to today’s Subversive Historian
The 1963 Birmingham Bombing by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Exactly forty-five years ago on this day in people’s history, members of the Ku Klux Klan killed four black young girls in a church bombing in Alabama. On September 15th, 1963, four racist terrorists conspired to plant nineteen sticks of dynamite under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist …
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Sep 15 2008
“Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.” — Oscar Wilde …
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Sep 12 2008
Governor Palin’s nomination has resurrected the racial/gender dynamics in the election race – we’ll speak with anti-racist activist and author Tim Wise about white voters. And, OC Weekly writer Gustavo Arellano joins us in studio to discuss his new book, Orange County: A Personal History. Plus, US missile strikes hit Pakistan – we’ll look at the fragile future of US-Pakistan relations. …
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Sep 12 2008
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This week on Uprising:
* Evangelicals Gather At Values Voter Summit
* Black Agenda Report on Community Organizing
* Bush’s Last Ditch Effort to Gut Endangered Species Act
* Mumia Abu Jamal: Reflections on the Conventions
* What We Have Lost Since 9-11-01
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Sep 12 2008
This weekend social conservatives from the religious right are gathering in Washington D.C. for the “Values Voter Summit.” Starting today and running through Sunday, the event sponsored by the Family Research Council Action and the Alliance Defense Fund is expected to draw 2,000 participants. According to the FRC’s website, this third annual summit is a …
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Sep 12 2008
One of the many hallmarks of the Bush Administration these past 8 years has been a targeting of the Endangered Species Act, in the service of industrial corporations. Now, in a last-ditch effort to gut the act, before it’s own tenure expires, the Bush White House has proposed drastic changes to weaken the ESA. …
Sep 12 2008
A House subcommittee hearing held this Wednesday focused on sexual assault on women in the military. Congresswoman Jane Harman of California, who attended the hearing, wrote in an LA Times opinion piece last spring that “women in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy …
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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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