May 11 2009
Montana has exerted its state sovereignty by passing a new gun law that allows it to dodge the Federal government’s Interstate Commerce Law regulating gun control. The state contends that guns manufactured and sold in Montana, and thereby crossing no state lines, are exempt from federal requirements that require conducting background checks, and licensing dealers. The …
May 11 2009
115th Anniversary of the Pullman Strike
Back in the day on May 11th, 1894, three-thousand workers staged a wildcat strike in Pullman, Illinois. As an economic recession gripped the nation starting a year prior, the notorious George M. Pullman targeted cutbacks against hourly workers employed in his Pullman Palace Car Company. The conditions for many of …
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May 11 2009
“Guns and violence are in every nook and cranny of America. Many children can get a gun quicker than they can get a book out of the library. That puts us all at risk.” – Marian Wright Edelman …
May 08 2009
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* Who’s Responsible for the Financial Meltdown?
* Empire Notes on the Surge in Violence in Iraq
* An Afghanistan Vet Speaks Out Against War
* Black Agenda Report on Crack-Cocaine Laws
* Swine Flu, Mexico and Free Trade: Beyond the …
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May 08 2009
On May 19th, Californians will be asked to vote on a series of measures determining where state budget funds can be allocated. This special election set up by Governor Schwarzenegger was cast as a way to involve the public in budget decision making – however, in recent days the Governor has warned that if the propositions fail, he …
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May 08 2009
Yesterday we played you part 1 of an exclusive interview with Robert Jensen about his new book, “All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice.” The book, to be released on June 1st, chronicles Jensen’s path back into the church – albeit a progressive Presbyterian one, St. Andrews in Austin, Texas. Describing himself as …
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May 08 2009
“Ochre & Onyx: The Langston Hughes Project,” is the latest presentation by the Watts Village Theater Company. Produced by Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez and Damion Teeko Parran, the play explores the significance of one of the most revered poets of the Harlem Renaissance through the past and present. In “Ochre & Onyx,” an African-American slam poet and an Afro Latina painter contemplate …
May 08 2009
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on the Crack Cocaine Laws.
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May 08 2009
The Setif Massacre
Back in the day on May 8th, 1945 French colonial forces began massacring Algerians in the Setif and Guelma regions of the North African nation. The cruel irony of history is that the wanton killings by the colonizers began on the very same day that France joined much of Europe in celebrating the …
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May 07 2009
A look at the State-wide special election and how budget decisions are being made through the intiative process. And we’ll hear part two of our exclusive interview with Robert Jensen on his new book, “All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice. Plus, Ochre and Onyx, a new play about Langston Hughes during his time living in Mexico in the 1920s. And this week’s Black Agenda Report. …
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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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