Jun 04 2009
A young Palestinian man was shot at by Israeli troops yesterday. The incident was part of a series of intensive gunfire rounds into Palestinian farms by Israeli soldiers stationed near the Northern Gaza border. Earlier yesterday, six Palestinians were injured when Israeli forces invaded deep into Gaza from the North. The region has been wracked by intermittent violence, most of it incited by Israel, …
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Jun 04 2009
Arthur League and the Black Panthers in OC
Back in the day on June 4th, 1969, Santa Ana police officer Nelson Sasscer was shot while on duty and eventually died as a result. The shooting, which took place exactly forty years ago, resulted in the arrest of Black Panther Party member Michael Lynem the very next day. …
Jun 04 2009
“Remember the solidarity shown to Palestine here and everywhere… and remember also that there is a cause to which many people have committed themselves, difficulties and terrible obstacles notwithstanding. Why? Because it is a just cause, a noble ideal, a moral quest for equality and human rights.” — Edward Said …
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Jun 03 2009
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Afghanistan War But Were Afraid to Ask
An unnamed Defense Department official told the Associated Press that errors were made in bombing raids on Afghanistan in May, leading to civilian casualties. Newly rewritten rules on bombing raids were not followed, according to the official, in the first admission that the US made mistakes in the air strike …
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Jun 03 2009
“It is a shame that so much of Afghanistan’s reality has been kept veiled by a western media consensus in support of the ‘good war.’ Perhaps if the citizens of North America had been better informed about my country, President Obama would not have dared to send more troops and spend taxpayers’ money on a war that is only adding to the suffering of our people and pushing the region into deeper conflicts.” — Malalai …
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Jun 03 2009
The Iron Range Strike
Back in the day on June 3rd, 1916 the Iron Range Strike in Minnesota gained momentum when forty miners walked off the job. The largely unorganized European immigrant workers in the iron-rich mines of Mesabi were tired of the poor wages and long hours offered by employers like the Oliver Iron Mining Company. …
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Jun 02 2009
What a GM Bankruptcy Will Mean for the Economy
The nation’s largest auto company General Motors has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and a majority government ownership. Under the complex deal the public will get a 60% share in the company for $50 billion. The Obama administration negotiated the deal with GM, as well as its creditors and the United Auto Workers. GM …
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Jun 02 2009
The Taking of Fort Michilimakinac
Back in the day on June 2nd, 1763, Chippewa natives outsmarted the British in the taking of Fort Michilimakinac. Inspired by the rebellion of Ottowan chief Pontiac, the Chippewa devised a clever strategy to take the large and fortified British post. Under the utmost secrecy, the plot was carefully executed by chief …
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Jun 02 2009
“Justice is open to everyone in the same way as the Ritz Hotel.” — Judge Sturgess …
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Jun 01 2009
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reported on Friday that Supreme Court Justice Nominee Sonia Sotomayor has acknowledged a poor word choice in comments singled out by critics. An excerpt of a 2001 lecture given by Sotomayor at UC Berkeley has been widely reported fueling allegations by conservatives that the would-be first Latina to serve in the highest court in …
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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