Jan 08 2009
President-elect Barack Obama delivered a major address to make the case for his economic stimulus plan and the urgency of its timing. He is expected to warn that failure to pass a stimulus package as soon as possible may have devastating consequences on the US economy and that “if nothing is done,” the recession could last for years. Through his plan, Obama hopes …
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Jan 08 2009
1811 Louisiana Slave Revolt by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and seventy-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the largest slave revolt ever in the U.S. occurred in Louisiana. On January 8th, 1811, Charles Deslondes led an insurgent band of hundreds towards the city of New Orleans. Starting in Saint Charles and Saint …
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Jan 07 2009
We’ll hear President-elect Barack Obama deliver a live speech about the details of his economic stimulus package – the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.” And we’ll follow it with analysis and your calls. …
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Jan 07 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has finally decided who is to lead the US Central Intelligence Agency. Leon Panetta, Co-Director of the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, is relatively unknown in intelligence circles and will head an agency with a sordid history of circumventing laws and human rights standards over the decades. Panetta served eight terms …
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Jan 07 2009
Even as outrage mounts over Israel’s bombing of a UN-school in Gaza, the Israeli government is busy doing damage control – not on the battlefield, but in cyber-space. Israeli Defense Forces have launched their own website, YouTube channel, and Twitter feed to tell their version of the news. Meanwhile, the Israeli government has made the …
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Jan 07 2009
A new legal brief was filed by opponents of Proposition 8 on Monday arguing that the California Supreme Court should invalidate its ban on same-sex marriage. The National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, and the American Civil Liberties Union said that the state ballot initiative, which passed last November by a 52 percent margin, …
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Jan 07 2009
Argentina’s Tragic Week by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Exactly ninety years ago on this day in people’s history, four workers were killed in Buenos Aires, Argentina starting ‘la semana tragica’ or the tragic week. On January 7th, 1919, military officers used deadly force against striking workers echoing the worldwide demand for an eight hour day …
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Jan 07 2009
“All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free.” — Voltaire …
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Jan 06 2009
President-elect Barack Obama hopes to sign an economic stimulus plan as his first action after he takes office on January 20th. The $775 billion “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan” includes, among other things, tax breaks for businesses and middle class Americans, investing in infrastructure development, and offering direct aid to states to help preserve crucial …
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Jan 06 2009
Israeli forces pushed deeper into southern Gaza, turning people out of homes and subjecting the rest to no water, heat or power. Hospitals continue to be overwhelmed even as fuel for backup generators is getting dangerously low. Forty people, including many children were killed today when Israeli bombs hit a UN-run school in the …
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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