Nov 12 2008
With the narrow passage of Proposition 8 on the California ballot, instant mass protests sprang up all across the state in the days after the election. Here in Southern California, thousands protested into the night a day later in West Hollywood, blocking streets and confronting the Mormon Church. More than 20,000 people showed …
Nov 12 2008
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“My Lai Massacre Reported” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Thirty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, Seymour Hersh published a story exposing the My Lai massacre in Vietnam. On November 12th, 1969, the investigative journalist brought to the attention of the American public one of the most criminal acts of the war. The expose, which would …
Nov 12 2008
“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.” — Oscar Wilde …
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Nov 11 2008
We’ll look at the explosive reactions to the passage of Proposition 8, with rallies attracting tens of thousands in LA angry about the infringement on LGBT rights. And, Sue Katz, author of Thanks but No Thanks: The Voters Guide to Sarah Palin, will return to the program to discuss the possibility of Palin 2012. Plus, President elect Barack Obama mulls over how best to close Guantanamo – we’ll speak with the ACLU. …
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Nov 11 2008
Organized labor played a significant role in helping to elect Barack Obama, through intense get-out-the-vote campaigns, fundraising, and publicity. Obama made his support of the so-called Employee Free Choice Act part of his platform, and now unions are more hopeful than ever that under an Obama administration, working Americans will score …
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Nov 11 2008
The latest unofficial tally in the still too close to call Minnesota Senate race has Republican incumbent Norm Coleman ahead by only 206 votes over his opponent Al Franken. The Secretary of State of Minnesota has projected a hand recount of the ballots to be completed by mid-December. Should Franken ultimately …
Nov 11 2008
Internationally renowned South African singer Miriam Makeba has died at age 76. Known affectionately as “Mama Africa,†Makeba suffered a heart attack as she collapsed onstage during a concert in Italy. Her performance was in honor of half a dozen African immigrants who were killed in a suspected mafia shooting, and in support of …
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Nov 11 2008
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The Haymarket Martyrs by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and twenty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, four martyrs of the Haymarket Riot were executed by the state. On November 11th, 1887 anarchist labor organizers Albert Parsons, August Spies, Adolph Fischer and George Engel were all put to death before the hangman’s noose after a dubious …
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Nov 11 2008
“Everybody now admits that apartheid was wrong, and all I did was tell the people who wanted to know where I come from how we lived in South Africa. I just told the world the truth. And if my truth then becomes political, I can’t do anything about that.” -– Miriam Makeba …
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Nov 10 2008
We’ll find out why American labor supported Barack Obama for President, what they expect from his administration, and the likelihood of them getting it. And, a conversation with Lance Selfa, author of “The Democrats: A Critical History.†Plus, a tribute to Mama Afrika, the late Miriam Makeba, whose voice and music inspired generations to rise up against Apartheid in South Africa. …
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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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