Mar 23 2009
Last Thursday Brazil’s highest court ruled in favor of Amazonian Indians in a land dispute that could determine the fate of the Amazon rain forest. According to the court, the Reposa Serra do Sol reservation belongs to the 18,000 indigenous people who live there, rather than a handful of wealthy ranchers and farmers. The …
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Mar 23 2009
On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder issued new Freedom of Information Act guidelines marking a sharp departure from the previous Bush administration. In a statement Holder said, “By restoring the presumption of disclosure that is at the heart of the Freedom of Information Act, we are making a critical change.” In line with President Obama’s expressed desires to …
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Mar 23 2009
Archbishop Oscar Romero’s Plea
Back in the day on March 23rd, 1980, Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador bravely and morally challenged the soldiers of his country. In the midst of a bloody civil war, Romero gave a homily, broadcast throughout the Central American nation, imploring the rank and file members of the national army to …
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Mar 23 2009
“Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.” — Samuel Johnson …
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Mar 20 2009
In the aftermath of the FMLN’s presidential win, we’ll have an in-studio report back from two people who were in El Salvador. And, the US Attorney General considers freeing up the Freedom of Information Act. Plus, a look at a new documentary about the struggle over the Brazilian Rain Forest called They Killed Sister Dorothy. Plus this week’s Empire Notes. …
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Mar 20 2009
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* Pentagon Budget Will Not Stimulate Economy
* Black Agenda Report on the AIG Executive Bonuses
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Mar 20 2009
As unemployment rates in the United States continue to rise as part of the current recession, food insecurity is increasing along with it. In December 2008 Feeding America conducted a survey of food banks across the nation that showed a 30 percent increase in demand for assistance. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture state that 36.2 million Americans …
Mar 20 2009
Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick has reported that 13 city departments spent more than $184,000 of tax payer money last year on purchasing bottled water for its employees. That’s up from $88,941 in 2004, and after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa warned against city departments spending money on bottled water. Meanwhile in the Canadian city of Toronto, the fourth largest in …
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Mar 20 2009
The world’s most dominant internet search engine, Google.com, announced last week that it was going to start targeting advertising to users based on the sites they visit. This type of focused marketing is called behavioral advertising. Basically if you use Google to search for children’s clothes, future Google searches may have ads tilted towards children’s items. Google can do …
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Mar 20 2009
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on the AIG Executive Bonuses.
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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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