Dec 18 2008
We’ll examine the on-going riots in Greece, why they are happening and where they’re heading. And, members of the Youth Justice Coalition will join us in studio to explain why they are marching for respect this week. Plus, the nation’s largest marine base, housed in 29 Palms, seeks to expand despite community opposition. And this week’s Black Agenda Report about Somalia. …
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Dec 18 2008
President Elect Barack Obama has named New York City’s Housing commissioner, Shaun Donovan to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. Intended to deal with urban poverty, HUD has historically been underfunded and overlooked by past Presidents. But Donovan, who is a former HUD official under Clinton, has been credited with increasing affordable housing options in …
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Dec 18 2008
Korematsu vs. the United States by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Sixty-four years ago on this day in people’s history, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the supposed constitutionality of Japanese internment camps. On December 18th, 1944, Justices handed down a 6-3 vote in the case of Korematsu vs. the United States. Considered one …
Dec 18 2008
“When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor were hungry, they called me a communist.” — Dom Helder Camara …
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Dec 17 2008
As the US economy continues to spiral, jobs are lost, houses are foreclosed, and food prices are increasing, we present a one hour special on hunger and homelessness nationally and locally. We’ll hear from a roundtable of guests whose work in the field will help us understand the extent of the current American struggle and what needs to happen to fix the problems before another Great Depression sets in. …
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Dec 17 2008
“As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.†— Paul Robeson …
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Dec 17 2008
Investigation of the Mumbai attacks has led to the arrest of the head of a Pakistani Islamic organization, Lashkar-e-Taiba. The attacks, carried out by masked gunmen, resulted in nearly 180 deaths and have been declared by the Indian political elite as India’s “9-11”. Pakistan’s newly elected government is extremely fragile, facing pressure from …
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Dec 17 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has picked the chief of Chicago’s Public school system to be his Secretary of Education. Arne Duncan has headed the nation’s third largest school system since 2001 and is a friend and basketball partner of Obama. Duncan must be confirmed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to …
Dec 17 2008
The great African-American singer and activist Paul Robeson will be brought back to life this weekend in an exciting one-man show. In “Speak of Me as I am,†classically trained opera singer K.B. Solomon pays tribute to Robeson’s life in song and struggle. Through a riveting narrative of the outspoken artist, the historical …
Dec 17 2008
The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Sixty-four years ago on this day in people’s history, the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed. On December 17th, 1943, Congress acted to dissolve the discriminatory legislation that disallowed Chinese immigrants from entering the United States since 1882. Lawmakers were prompted to act due …
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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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