Apr 09 2009
The US Supreme Court decided unanimously in late March that the State of Hawaii can sell 1.2 million acres of land seized illegally by the US, without having to resolve land claims by Native Hawaiians. The land claims at stake arise from the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, which led to the annexation 5 …
Apr 09 2009
The Hanging of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Back in the day on April 9th, 1945, Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged with piano wire by the Nazis at the concentration camp in Flössenburg, Germany. Executed at the age of 39 and just one month before the end of World War II, Bonhoeffer had immediately spoken out against the …
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Apr 08 2009
We’ll examine the growing UBS bank scandal that has highlighted how thousands of wealthy Americans have evaded paying taxes by hiding their income in overseas tax havens. And, we’ll hear how conservatives and liberals differ in their response to the financial crisis and government bailout. Plus, we’ll look at a recent Supreme Court ruling on Native Hawaiian land claims. …
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Apr 08 2009
On Tuesday, Vermont became the fourth state in the nation to legally recognize same-sex marriages. After the state legislature voted to override the veto of Governor Jim Douglas, marriage licenses for same-sex couples will now be issued in Vermont starting on September 1st of this year. It was the first time in the nation that marriage equality was granted by …
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Apr 08 2009
Few places in the world manage to visually represent the current failure of global neo-liberal capitalism as starkly as the Gulf Emirate of Dubai. This glittering cosmopolitan metropolis, known as the liberal mecca of the Muslim world, is home to countless air-conditioned shopping malls and an imported work-force that comprises over 90% of the population. Up until …
Apr 08 2009
Peru’s highest court yesterday convicted former President Alberto Fujimori of human rights violations. He faces 25 years in prison for ordering the killing of 25 Peruvians by a death squad, among other things. It is the first time that an elected head of state has been convicted of human rights violations by a court in his own country. Fujimori presided …
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Apr 08 2009
“No man suffers injustice without learning, vaguely but surely, what justice is.” — Isaac Rosenfeld. …
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Apr 08 2009
Truman: Man of Steel
Back in the day on April 8th, 1952, President Harry S. Truman ordered his Secretary of Commerce to seize control of all U.S. steel mills. Having taken place during the Korean War, Truman feared an impending nationwide strike by steel mill workers would paralyze an industry important to his war machine. The …
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Apr 07 2009
We’ll go to Vermont and Iowa, two states which legalized same-sex marriage just within the past week. And, we’ll explore the Dark Side of Dubai – how this glittering Arab Disneyland, built on slave labor, is now crashing with the global recession. Plus, Peru’s high court sentences former President Alberto Fujimori for 25 years in prison for human rights violations. And this week’s Who Said That Contest. …
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Apr 07 2009
The newly reinstated chief justice of Pakistan, Iftikaar Muhammad Chaudhry, has ordered an investigation into the recent flogging of a 17 year old girl by the Taliban in the Swat Valley. The public flogging which apparently happened in February, was videotaped and can now be found on Youtube. It has sparked outrage among Pakistani human and women’s rights …
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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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