Dec 05 2008
Following up on our story on the automakers bailout, the so-called “Big-Three” are vying to get in on government loans for new electric vehicles, for which there is going to be a serious demand in the coming years. In a huge victory for environmental activists, Hawaii will become the first state in …
Dec 05 2008
Despite the fact that America is the birthplace of the Internet millions of Americans still fall on the wrong side of the “digital divideâ€. Here in California, 56% of all homes lack broadband access. Whereas most European countries and many Asian countries have universal and often free internet access. To remedy this, on …
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Dec 05 2008
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about “Corporate Economist Lies.”
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Dec 05 2008
The Great Smog of 1952 by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Fifty-six years ago on this day in people’s history, deadly smog descended upon London. On December 5th, 1952, a mass of cold fog hovered over the English capital causing many of its residents to burn coal to keep warm. The aftermath resulted …
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Dec 04 2008
We’ll talk with Robert Weissman of the Multinational Monitor on his ideas about nationalizing the auto industry; and how the state of Hawaii is the first to transition toward electric vehicles; plus Los Angeles will host the first of nationwide townhall meetings on universal public internet access. Plus this week’s Black Agenda Report. …
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Dec 04 2008
President Elect Barack Obama yesterday announced New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will be his new Commerce Secretary. Richardson is yet another Clinton-era politician, serving as Energy Secretary and UN Ambassador under Bill Clinton. After his own failed bid for the presidency, he angered the Clintons by opening supporting Obama and helping mobilize the …
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Dec 04 2008
LAUSD Superintendent David Brewer is facing mounting pressure to resign from his position as head of the country’s second largest school district. The African American retired Navy admiral has been on the job for just a couple of years but now faces opposition from members of the school board, as well as LA Mayor Villaraigosa …
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Dec 04 2008
As the US is officially considered to be in a recession, American households are feeling the financial squeeze more than ever, heading into the holiday season. Wages are stagnating, jobs are being cut, homes are being foreclosed, and prices are rising. But a barely covered aspect of the US economy that affects …
Dec 04 2008
“The Murder of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Thirty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were murdered by the Chicago Police Department. On December 4th, 1969, the two members of the Black Panther Party were shot to death during an …
Dec 04 2008
“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country.†-– Franklin D. Roosevelt …
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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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