Mar 03 2009
As President Obama announced the deployment of an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan, the U.S. campaign in the Central Asian country is off to a bloody start this year. After conducting a death count, the Associated Press has learned that two months into 2009, the number of U.S. troop fatalities has increased threefold compared to a …
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Mar 03 2009
Last weekend, the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., hosted the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. This year’s three-day gathering of America’s right-wing from across the country took place in the political context of recent electoral setbacks for Republicans including losing the Presidency to a Democrat. David Keene, conference founder and President of the American Conservative …
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Mar 03 2009
Skid Row is synonymous with homelessness and desperation in Los Angeles. But what most of us do not know is that it is also home to a vibrant artists community. A new documentary called Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists, profiles a number of these artists as they produce stunning works at local art centers. Created …
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Mar 03 2009
The Feinberg Law
Back in the day on March 3rd, 1952, the United States Supreme Court upheld a New York state statute that effectively banned so-called “Communists,” from teaching in public schools. The 6-3 decision returned by the justices effectively declared the Feinberg Law constitutional. Passed in New York three years earlier, the law required the …
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Mar 03 2009
“What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.” — John Updike …
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Mar 02 2009
Voters in the city of Los Angeles will be heading to the polls tomorrow to decide on a number of important positions of governance. Most notably, incumbent Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be seeking re-election to a second term in office. The mayor is running on a record that he claims has made progress on issues …
Mar 02 2009
Alongside voting for members of the city council, mayor and controller, Los Angelinos will be asked tomorrow to vote on 5 ballot measures, the most prominent one among them, Measure B, the Green Energy and Good Jobs for LA Program which aims to make Los Angeles the national capital of solar power. If passed, …
Mar 02 2009
Twenty three million young people, a record high, voted in the historic election last November. More than 10,000 of them are participating today in the largest mass civil disobedience on climate change in U.S. history. The target of their action, the Capitol Power Plant, sits just blocks from Capitol Hill, which according to …
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Mar 02 2009
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is about the end of the Iraq War.
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade.
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Mar 02 2009
The Dubious Election of Rutherford B. Hayes
Back in the day on March 2nd, 1877, Republican Presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of a controversial election in which his opponent won the popular vote. As with all presidential contests, the Electoral College system determines the winner, and prior to a bi-partisan commission, Hayes …
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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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