Apr 20 2009
“Neo-liberalism is over: as an ideology, as an economic model. Get used to it and move on. The task of working out what comes after is urgent. Those who want to impose social justice and sustainability on globalized capitalism have a once-in-a-century chance.” — Paul Mason, from Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed. …
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Apr 20 2009
Thirty four members of the Organization of American States met in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago over the weekend for the fifth Summit of the Americas. President Obama’s first meeting with many of Latin American heads of state, followed a widely-published op-ed prior to the summit that emphasized putting aside past differences and moving on …
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Apr 20 2009
Acclaimed Indian actress Nandita Das makes her writing and directorial debut in a new film, Firaaq, part of this week’s Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Das, who has played controversial roles in Deepa Mehta’s films, Fire and Earth, spent the past two years making a film that also stirs up controversy. Firaaq is a fictitious …
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Apr 20 2009
The International Monetary Fund published an analysis of the global economic recession on Thursday saying that the downturn will be long and severe. The lending institution also stated that recovery would be sluggish as recessions based on a financial crisis are more difficult to emerge from. Ahead of releasing its World Economic Outlook report this week, the IMF …
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Apr 20 2009
The Ludlow Massacre
Back in the day on April 20th, 1914 Colorado National Guardsmen machine-gunned a tent colony of striking coal miners. This episode of violence exactly ninety-five years ago came to be known as the “Ludlow Massacre.” Coal miners in the state had been on strike since September 1913 seeking to unionize the Colorado …
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Apr 17 2009
We’ll get a reportback from the weekend’s Summit of the Americas, being attended by leaders from 34 American countries, including President Obama. And, we’ll speak with Indian actress turned director Nandita Das about her new film Firaaq, examining the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat Riots. Plus, an in-depth conversation with Paul Mason, author of Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed. …
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Apr 17 2009
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* Are Hopes for the U.S. Economy Premature?
* Empire Notes on the Roots of the Somali Piracy
* Mexican Gun Traffickers Obtain Weapons From US Gun Stores
* Black Agenda Report on the Antiwar Movement and Obama
* Obama Could …
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Apr 17 2009
This past week, President Obama, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and some economists in the media have expressed optimism about the state of the U.S. economy. Obama claimed to see “glimmers of hope,” while Bernanke cited statistics in home sales and constructions in February as reasons to be optimistic. The Wall Street Journal published a survey last …
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Apr 17 2009
Young and upcoming film maker, Alex Rivera’s first feature length film, Sleep Dealer hits the theaters this weekend. Not your average science-fiction film, Sleep Dealer is set on the border between the US and Mexico at a time when workers sell their virtual cheap labor across borders without actually crossing them, poor people sell their memories …
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Apr 17 2009
President Obama unveiled his plan yesterday to fund high-speed rail systems in 10 regions across the country, using $8 billion of the Economic Recovery funds. The Federal Railroad Administration will disseminate the funds as early as this summer, to projects in Chicago, Florida, the Pacific Northwest, and here in California. Last year, voters in this state passed …
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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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