Oct
27
2009
We’ll cover the on-going healthcare reform debate, as progressives up the ante and continue nationwide protests at insurance offices, risking arrest for a strong public option. And, we’ll find out why the Disney company recently began offering refunds for it’s Baby Einstein videos. Plus, the new award winning independent feature film Skin, addresses complex issues of race and institutional discrimination through the story of Sandra Laing, a black girl born to white parents in Apartheid …
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Oct
27
2009
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After days of discussion and controversy, Iran is expected to accept an amended deal to transfer most of its nuclear material outside the country to be transformed into fuel for a peaceful medical reactor. The move was reported by state television only days after the IAEA had set a deadline last Friday. Iranian leaders had told agency chief Mohamed …
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Oct
27
2009
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United Teachers of Los Angeles has announced it is considering legal action against the recent LA Unified School District’s “Schools Choice Plan”. Through a bidding process, the plan will put 300 schools under new contracts with private or public entities. Potentially all 300 schools could be turned into charter schools. LAUSD says it is finally taking the bold action …
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Oct
27
2009
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Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Delusions on Afghan Democracy.
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Oct
27
2009
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The National Negro Labor Council
Back in the day on October 27th, 1951, the National Negro Labor Council was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio. Delegates from across the country approved a program for the newly formed organization that set out to promote civil rights within the labor movement. Labor leader William Hood delivered a speech at the founding convention …
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Oct
27
2009
“The whole object of education is to develop the mind. The mind should be a thing that works.” — Sherwood Anderson …
Oct
23
2009
We’ll spend the hour with award-winning investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, columnist, media commentator and most recently, a New York Times best-selling author, Max Blumenthal, about his book, “Republican Gomorrah, Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party.” …
Oct
23
2009
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This week on Uprising:
* Afghan Activist Calls for an End to US Occupation
* Media Coverage of Shriver Report Lauds Women’s Progress, Ignores Shocking Disparities
* Black Agenda Report: The Healthcare Debate
* Robert Jensen on Grassroots Organizing in the Age of Obama
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Oct
23
2009
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A government report released yesterday urged the White House to develop a national strategic plan to prepare for the effects of global warming. Citing a lack of cohesion, the Government Accountability Office suggested that federal agencies begin working in tandem with Congress, state and local governments to address potential flooding and other natural disasters resulting from a warming of …
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Oct
23
2009
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A golf country club near Boston this week was vandalized with the world “I” followed by an inside-out Swastika, followed by “Obama” carved into the grass near the 18th hole. It’s the latest salvo in the bizarre obsession among the group of Americans dubbed Obama-haters. But now, these Americans have the opportunity to realize their greatest …
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