Mar 10 2009
U.S. Firebombing of Tokyo
Back in the day on March 10th, 1945, the United States concluded its firebombing of Tokyo, Japan. Occurring during the final months of World War II, the U.S. Air Force deployed more than three hundred low-level B-29 bombers beginning in the late night hours of March 9th. In what many historians note …
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Mar 09 2009
We’ll examine the new relationship that Barack Obama is charting between science and the presidency. And, we’ll look at the conservative accusations of socialism against the President. Plus, part two of the interview with William Kleinknecht, author of “The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America.” …
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Mar 09 2009
We’re looking for a new volunteer intern to help out on the show.
Students of political science, history, journalism, and media studies are encouraged to apply!
Please contact us if you:
– are able to come into KPFK’s North Hollywood studio at least 2 days a week, 9 am – 2 pm for a minimum of 10 weeks.
– are interested in research, writing, and audio editing
– have a basic understanding of local and international politics
– are very …
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Mar 09 2009
On Thursday, the California Supreme Court finished hearing arguments over the validity of Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage. Many of the Court’s judges, who previously overturned state laws banning same-sex marriage last May, now seem favorable to upholding last November’s vote. The marriage ban passed with 52.3 percent support of Californians. Opponents of the …
Mar 09 2009
Twenty years ago, one of the most lionized American presidents left office: Republican Ronald Reagan, whose legacy conservatives cite as quintessentially in favor of working Americans. Reagan still enjoys vast popularity in the American imagination, despite the fact that his economic policies, shorthandedly referred to as Reaganomics, set in motion today’s financial collapse. In the …
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Mar 09 2009
A car accident last week in Zimbabwe took the life of Susan Tsvangirai, the Prime Minister’s wife, and caused the PM himself some injury. A spokesperson for Tsvangirai’s party, Movement for Democratic Change, confirmed that a truck collided with the PM’s car just outside the capital, Harare. The tragedy comes only a month after …
Mar 09 2009
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Capitalism’s Remedy.
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade.
Visit www.empirenotes.org for more information. …
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Mar 09 2009
Pancho Villa Rides on Columbus, New Mexico
Back in the day on March 9th, 1916, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa led a cross-border raid on Columbus, New Mexico. In what was the first attack on U.S. soil since 1812, hundreds of Villistas destroyed much of the business district of the border town in the early morning hours. …
Mar 09 2009
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive…those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” — C.S. Lewis …
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Mar 06 2009
We’ll find out what the California Supreme Court is up to after it hears arguments on both sides of Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban. And, part 1 of a two part interview with William Kleinknecht, author of “The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America.” Plus a South African Political activist joins us to explain why she went on a three week hunger strike in solidarity with …
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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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