Mar 25 2009
The Scottsboro Nine
Back in the day on March 25th, 1931, nine African- American youths were removed from a Southern Railroad train and taken to a jail in Scottsboro, Alabama. Soon to be known around the world as the “Scottsboro Nine,” six of the youths were accused by Victoria Price, a white woman, of gang raping …
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Mar 25 2009
“In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and our country.” — John F Kennedy …
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Mar 24 2009
We’ll analyze the president’s speech on his financial rescue plan to buy up toxic assets from Wall Street. And, we’ll hear part 1 of an in-depth interview with journalist Pratap Chatterjee about his new book, “Halliburton’s Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War.” And, we’ll discuss why the Obama administration revoked their nomination of Thomas Saenz to head the Justice Department’s civil rights division. …
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Mar 24 2009
Twenty years ago today, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez departed from the Alaskan fishing port of Valdez. The ship’s captain, Joseph Hazlewood, was under the heavy influence of alcohol when the the Exxon Valdez hit a reef off the coastline of Prince William Sound. The resulting oil spill, one of the largest and most catastrophic in …
Mar 24 2009
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will visit Mexico this week in the first of a series of visits by top US officials, ahead of President Obama’s visit next month. Clinton’s visit with Mexican President Felipe Calderon comes at a time when news of violence by Mexico’s drug-cartel is dominating the news. Thousands of people have been killed …
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Mar 24 2009
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced yesterday a new one trillion dollar plan to purchase toxic assets from failing banks. According to Geithner, the newest bailout is designed to generate investment; however, Nobel Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman sharply criticized the plan saying that it will be ineffectual. President Obama’s key …
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Mar 24 2009
“There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media.” — Bill Moyers …
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Mar 24 2009
The Coup in Argentina
Back in the day on March 24th, 1976, the military junta of General Jorge Rafael Videla, Admiral Emilio Eduardo Massera, and Air Force Brigadier Orlando Ramon Agosti deposed and arrested then President Isabel Peron. Videla was designated President soon after and headed the dictatorial regime’s so-called “National Process of Reorganization” that reigned …
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Mar 23 2009
We’ll mark the 20th anniversary of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill with a look at how much has been cleaned up and how much still remains. And, FSRN Anchor Aura Bogado has a conversation with author John Gibler about his new book, Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revolt. Plus, a media watchdog group launches a new campaign to hold financial media accountable during this economic recession.
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Mar 23 2009
The new President-elect of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, made his first foreign trip this past week to meet with Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The candidate of the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front claimed victory over his opponent Rodrigo Avila of the Nationalist Republican Alliance Party in a historic election held just last week. The …
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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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