May
26
2009
Ahead of its annual shareholder meeting tomorrow, the Chevron Corporation is facing increasing scrutiny for its business practices around the world from California to Ecuador. The second most profitable oil company in the United States faced a continuing legal challenge just last week from a coalition of environmental groups in Richmond, California. The activists say that Chevron’s plans to replace …
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May
26
2009
This year Pacifica Radio celebrates its 60th year, and KPFK it’s 50th year of existence. And even though we in public radio are excited about these milestones, this year also marks a century of progressive media in print. Simply called The Progressive, the magazine of radical dissent and analysis has been around since 1909 and still going strong, keeping …
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May
26
2009
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Guantanamo and American Culture
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May
26
2009
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The Battle of the Overpass
Back in the day on May 26th, 1937, the Battle of the Overpass took place between Union Auto Workers and “Ford Service Men.” After the UAW had organized effective sit-down strikes against Chrysler and General Motors, the union turned its sights on the notoriously anti-labor Ford Motor Company. Emboldened by the passage …
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May
26
2009
“The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our programs under liberty.” — Adlai E. Stevenson …
May
22
2009
Our weekly edition is a nationally syndicated one-hour digest of the best of our daily coverage.
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This week on Uprising:
* Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Facing Trumped-Up Charges
* Empire Notes on Obama’s War
* New Efforts to Expand American Sick and Vacation Leave
* Black Agenda Report on Torture Lawyers and Disbarment
* Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of …
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May
22
2009
Following his meeting earlier this week with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted in statements made yesterday that Jerusalem will remain undivided. His assertion on the contentious issue central to the prospect for peace between Israel and Palestine follows reports that Netanyahu was unflinching during his talks with Obama in his disregard for a two-state solution. Meanwhile, Israeli aircraft also bombed locations in …
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May
22
2009
“We don’t want apartheid liberalized.We want it dismantled.You can’t improve something that is intrinsically evil.” — Archbishop Desmond Tutu …
May
22
2009
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The Dearborn Independent’s Anti-Semitism
Back in the day on May 22nd, 1920, the Dearborn Independent owned by Henry Ford ran an anti-Semitic cover story entitled, “The International Jew: The World’s Problem.” The first in a series that would consistently run for the next eighteen months, the article articulated a vast conspiracy theory that put forth the …
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May
21
2009
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President Obama announced earlier this week a new set of auto efficiency standards designed to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a target date of 2016. According to the new guidelines, standards will be set for each individual class of car and company, thereby avoiding the maneuvering that manufacturers have resorted to in making some cars more …
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