Apr
10
2009
The closure of the US prison facility in Guantanamo, Cuba, was an election campaign promise made by both presidential candidates last year. The orange jump-suit-clad detainees at Guantanamo became a stark visual symbol of the most egregious of President Bush’s shame-inducing policies. In a high-profile move, the Obama administration ceremoniously announced the immediate closure of Guantanamo as he took office, …
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Apr
10
2009
Upon returning to the United States from Cuba, Representative Barbara Lee of Oakland will be exploring medical, biotech and student exchanges between the two countries. Earlier this week, Lee headed a delegation of Congressional Black Caucus members to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro. Afterwards, Lee and two other House members visited the private home of Fidel Castro in …
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Apr
10
2009
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While President Obama’s scheduled commencement address at Notre Dame continues to draw controversy, award-winning writer and performer Monica Palacios is set to make history at another Catholic University. On Monday, the Los Angeles based creator of several one-woman shows, including “Greetings from a Queer Señorita” will become the first gay performer to take to the stage …
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Apr
10
2009
Bruce Dixon, sitting in for Glen Ford, is the managing editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about the case of Mumia Abu Jamal.
Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
Apr
10
2009
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The Assassination of Emiliano Zapata
Back in the day on April 10th, 1919 Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was assassinated. The plot to kill the influential leader was hatched by then-President Venustiano Carranza of Mexico who had come to see Zapata as a threat to the consolidation of his rule. Upholding the freedom of the peasantry as …
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Apr
10
2009
“The thing about performance, even if it’s only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.” — Sydney Smith …
Apr
09
2009
We’ll find out why the Obama Administration is closing down the Guantanamo prison but keeping open the Bagram prison in Afghanistan. And, we’ll examine US-Cuba relations with professor Sujatha Fernandes. Plus, we’ll have Monica Palacios in studio about a new performance: Out with a Bang! Queer Cultures Variety Show. …
Apr
09
2009
“Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.” — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi …
Apr
09
2009
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Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has been at the center of a growing scandal this year, for helping wealthy Americans hide their money from the IRS. Yesterday a Florida accountant was the first person arrested after UBS turned over the names of over 250 of its American clients to the IRS to avoid prosecution. The bank, which …
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Apr
09
2009
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Most of us cringe involuntarily when contemplating the trillions of tax dollars that are being poured into failing financial institutions. We’re all suffering, whether with job insecurity or actual unemployment, homelessness or just making our mortgage payment or rent for the month — Why should the wealthiest people, responsible for creating the economic mess, …
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