Feb 13 2009
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This week on Uprising:
* Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy
* Black Agenda Report called “The World Flees From The American Disease”
* The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans
* Empire Notes: Avoiding Another Fiasco
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Feb 13 2009
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In series of negotiations with members of the Obama administration, Congress has finally come to an agreement on a version of the economic stimulus package that was being debated for weeks. Even though both houses of Congress had increased the size of the bill to greater than $800 billion in their respective versions, …
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Feb 13 2009
“He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.” — Friedrich Nietzsche …
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Feb 12 2009
“Do not go where the path may lead, go where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Feb 12 2009
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Despite the fact that most industries across the board are feeling the impact of the recession, the oil industry has so far remained more or less immune. Oil giant Exxon-Mobil posted a net profit of $45.2 billion for all of 2008. Still, the fall in oil prices from last year has …
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Feb 11 2009
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — R. Buckminster Fuller …
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Feb 11 2009
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In these days of economic turmoil, unemployment, high food prices, and global warming, there are precious few examples of urban eco-sustainability. One example right here in LA stands out sharply: The South Central Farm, a 14 acre plot of land, loaned to immigrant farmers by the City of Los Angeles …
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Feb 10 2009
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President Obama pressed Congress to act swiftly on a stimulus package during a town hall meeting yesterday in Elkhart, Indiana. Speaking in a city hard hit severely by unemployment in the manufacturing center, Obama promised that his plan would help save or create three million to four million jobs over the …
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Feb 09 2009
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Despite Israel’s January 18th announcement that it would end the bombardment of Gaza, Israeli aircraft attacked two locations this morning. The government claimed the strikes were retaliation for rocket fire from Gaza yesterday. Still, mediators are trying to broker a long-term ceasefire as Israel gets ready to hold its national elections. …
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Feb 09 2009
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. ~Thomas Jefferson …
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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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