Aug 19 2009
We’ll go to Afghanistan to find out how the Presidential election in the war-torn and occupied nation turned out. And, we’ll hear from Amnesty International about their latest report on the abuses against President Zelaya’s supporters in Honduras. Plus, film maker Robert Stone joins us in studio to discuss his latest project: Earth Days – a history of the modern environmental movement. …
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Aug 19 2009
Uprising is looking for volunteer interns – no experience necessary – 1 day a week from 9 am to 2 pm with a commitment of at least 2 months. Email mail@uprisingradio.org for more info …
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Aug 19 2009
As President Obama spoke before veterans at a convention center in Phoenix on Monday, a number of people were seen brandishing weapons outside in protest. As Arizona is an “open carry” state, police monitored the dozen or so demonstrators, including a man with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, without taking any action against them. Seen as a highly …
Aug 19 2009
Many supporters of progressive healthcare reform were shocked recently to read an Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, which slammed government funded healthcare. Liberal activists who form a substantial chunk of the Whole Foods clientele responded with anger, overwhelming the company’s online comments page. Mackey titled his piece, “The Whole Foods Alternative …
Aug 19 2009
During the 2007 Primary elections for the Presidential nomination, a conservative group called Citizens United attempted to air a documentary critical of then Senator Hillary Clinton on a cable TV channel. The film was highly critical of Clinton in light of her candidacy for the Democratic nomination. But the 2002 McCain-Feingold law banning corporations and groups from …
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Aug 19 2009
The Murder of Federico Garcia Lorca
Back in the day on August 19th, 1936, Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was murdered. With the initial phases of the civil war in Spain raging, the avant-garde dramatist had taken refuge in the province of Granada were he was born thirty-eight years before his death. Garcia Lorca, sensing that …
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Aug 19 2009
“What power has law where only money rules?” — Gaius Petronius …
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Aug 18 2009
We’ll hear about how the Supreme Court plans to revisit a case that could roll back a century of election integrity laws; progressives call for a boycott of Whole Foods Corporation, and conservatives push for greater access to weapons, in national parks, and Presidential rallies. Plus this week’s Who Said That contest. …
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Aug 18 2009
In enticing states with more than $4 billion of federal stimulus money, the Obama Administration is pushing for educational reform that looks much like Bush’s No Child Left Behind Law. States interested in competing for the funds are required to use test scores to judge teachers, and expand opportunities for charter schools. This puts the Department of Education at …
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Aug 18 2009
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary for Health and Human Services, said Sunday in a CNN interview that a public health insurance option is “not the essential element” in U.S. healthcare reform. While some worry that the reform is becoming unacceptably weak, conservative individuals are pleased with this development. However, what has not entered the mainstream debate is the ubiquitous need …
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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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