May
07
2009
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A new investigation by the Center for Public Integrity reveals that many of the banks receiving federal bailout money were responsible for the subprime mortgage crisis, rather than being victims of it. The prevailing myth in the mainstream media’s understanding of the crisis paints many of these banks as unwitting targets of toxic assets that have …
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May
07
2009
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In recent years there has been a public discourse over religion with the evangelical agenda of the Bush administration and it’s war on terror fighting against fundamentalist Islam. Books written by self-professed atheists like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris have sharply criticized the irrationality of organized religion and how it leads to conflict and violence. Countering the …
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May
07
2009
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A barren traffic island on the corner of 40th and Broadway brought together a convergence of community members, high school students, and a film crew. Guerilla Gardening: Resistance is Fertile, is the title of a new documentary chronicling the efforts of South Central high school students to green their neighborhood. On March 13th Uprising hosted three of …
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May
07
2009
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The Sinking of the Lusitania
Back in the day on May 7th 1915, the Lusitania, a British luxury liner, was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. Departing six days earlier from New York to Liverpool, a single torpedo was able to destroy the ship in eighteen minutes. Nearly 1,200 passengers aboard were …
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May
07
2009
“In true courage, there is always an element of choice, of an ethical choice, and of anguish, and also of action and deed. There is always a flame of spirit in it, a vision of some necessity higher than oneself.” — Brenda Ueland …
May
06
2009
We’ll learn about a new investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, on Whose Behind the Financial Meltdown. And, we’ll air part 1 of a two part exclusive interview with Robert Jensen on his latest book, “All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice.” Plus, a film about high school guerilla gardeners debuts this Friday – we’ll speak with the film makers. …
May
06
2009
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The Obama administration is overhauling the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a government agency often criticized for being too cozy with corporations. As part of the overhaul, President Obama yesterday announced the nomination of the Commission’s new chair: Inez Moore Tenenbaum, a former U.S. Senate candidate and education chief of South Carolina schools. Tenenbaum’s nomination is being criticized as overt …
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May
06
2009
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A 33 year old school teacher has become the first US American fatality of the so-called Swine Flu. The World Health Organization announced yesterday that the latest global tally of confirmed cases of the new virus is 1,490. New infections are happening primarily among relatively young people. Aside from the teacher and a Mexican toddler visiting the US, all …
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May
06
2009
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Legendary Brazilian theater director Augusto Boal died this past Saturday at the age of 78, of respiratory failure after a long bout with leukemia. The founder of the concept of the “Theater of the Oppressed,” was deeply influenced by the philosophy of fellow Brazilian Paulo Freire and his “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” Boal’s goal was to use the stage …
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May
06
2009
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The Grapes of Wrath
Back in the day on May 6th, 1940, author John Steinbeck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath,” won a Pulitzer Prize. First published seventy years ago, Steinbeck’s story chronicled the migration of the fictional Joad family from Oklahoma to California. Set in the “Dust Bowl” era of the Great Depression, “The Grapes of …
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