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Los Angeles is the nation’s “meanest” city according to a new report on homelessness. Homes not Handcuffs tracks the growing trend of the criminalization of homelessness in American cities. The study, conducted by two groups: the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, and the National Coalition for the Homeless, studied 273 cities, and ranked the top ten “Meanest …
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Jul
17
2009
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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on Obama and Student Loans.
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Jul
17
2009
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The Spanish Civil War
Back in the day on July 17th, 1936, a conspiratorial plan by members of the Spanish military to seize power from the democratically elected and leftist Popular Front government was discovered. The revelation forced the hand of the right-wing Nationalists as they rose up and took key cities in the Spanish colonized territory of …
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Jul
16
2009
“Compassion is the basis of morality.” — Arnold Schopenhauer …
Jul
15
2009
We’ll cover the latest in the healthcare reform debate from Congressional efforts, to street protests; and, a look at the recent vote by Episcopal leaders to lift the ban on Gay and Lesbian bishops. Plus, Los Angeles has been declared the meanest city in the US in a new report on homelessness. We’ll find out why. And this week’s Empire Notes with Rahul Mahajan on the late Robert McNamara. …
Jul
10
2009
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* Rubén Blades on Honduras, Panama, and Michael Jackson
* Empire Notes on the Honduras Coup
* Viva Palestina USA Attempts to Break Gaza Siege
* Black Agenda Report: US Allies on the Ropes in Somalia
* Derrick Jensen: Personal …
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Jul
10
2009
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The three-day gathering of world leaders in L’Aquila, Italy, known as the 2009 G8 summit, concluded earlier today. President Barack Obama was present among his counterparts from seven other developed nations before the meetings broadened to include representatives from countries outside of the G8 like Egypt, Turkey and Mexico. Chief among the agenda items for this year’s summit were …
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Jul
10
2009
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In 1968, a graphic photo of the execution of a Viet Cong prisoner during the Tet Offensive is credited with helping galvanize antiwar sentiment to end the Vietnam war. That photograph was taken by the iconic Eddie Adams, a Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist who covered 13 wars, and captured the images of almost every celebrity figure of …
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Jul
10
2009
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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is called US Allies on the Ropes in Somalia.
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10
2009
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The Chicago Freedom Movement
Back in the day on July 10th, 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on behalf of the Chicago Freedom Movement. An estimated 60,000 people gathered at the big rally in Solider Park to hear the Civil Rights leader speak alongside musicians such as Mahalia Jackson and Stevie Wonder who were also present. As the …
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