Dec 03 2008
We’ll find out why Chinese Americans oppose the appointment of Bill Richardson as Obama’s new Commerce Secretary; LA Times reporter and KPFK host Howard Blume will join us in studio on the local controversy over LAUSD Superintendent David Brewer being pressured to resign; and, Kim Bobo, the author of Wage Theft in America will explain how Americans are getting ripped off in the millions of dollars and what can be done about it. …
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Dec 03 2008
A week-long occupation of Thailand’s international airport has culminated in the dissolving of the governing party and banning of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. Thailand’s constitutional court declared the government guilty of election fraud in last December’s elections. Thailand has been in a state of political siege for months, with thousands of anti-government protesters with PAD, …
Dec 03 2008
With Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson still refusing to bailout homeowners directly, FDIC Chair Sheila Bair has offered details of her new proposal for saving homes. She recommends payments for delinquent borrowers be reduced to fit their income, and that the government reimburse up to 50% of the bank’s losses if those borrowers ended up defaulting …
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Dec 03 2008
The US is not the only country whose financial recession has caused a political shift to the left. In Canada, political parties opposed to Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper have formed a coalition to oust him as the country’s economic situation worsens. On Monday, the Liberal Party led by Stephane Dion joined with the …
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Dec 03 2008
The Eureka Rebellion by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and fifty-four years ago on this day in people’s history, the Eureka Rebellion took place in Australia. On December 3rd, 1854, hundreds of gold miners and government troops clashed over a fortified stockade. Before the rebellion, a gold rush in the British colony …
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Dec 03 2008
“If liberty and equality are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.” — Aristotle
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Dec 02 2008
We’ll get an update on the political conflict in Thailand, as the ruling government is dissolved and the airport continues to be occupied. And, ACORN activists offer their solution to the housing foreclosure crisis. Plus, a coalition of leftist parties in Canada are poised to dethrone ruling conservatives. We’ll get a live report from Toronto about the political mini-revolution in our neighbor to the north. …
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Dec 02 2008
President-elect Barack Obama officially named half of his major cabinet appointments yesterday at a news conference. As expected, Senator Hillary Clinton was introduced as Secretary of State of his incoming administration, and Bush appointee Robert Gates was offered to keep his position as Defense Secretary. Rounding out Obama’s national security team are Marine General …
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Dec 02 2008
Even though Election Day is over for most Americans, the outcomes of two Senate races hang in the balance and could finally be resolved this week. Democrats Al Franken in Minnesota and Jim Martin in Georgia are fighting uphill battles against their Republican counterparts to deliver a Senate “supermajority” for their party. Currently the Democratic …
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Dec 02 2008
As President Elect Barack Obama is set to be inaugurated next month, Native Americans are assessing the political opportunities of his transition. During the campaign, Obama visited Indian reservations where he promised to act on issues important to Native communities. Responding to the election results, the President of the National Congress of American Indians …
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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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