Nov 24 2009
The Publication of the Origin of Species
Back in the day on November 24th, 1859, the first edition of “The Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin was published. Only 1,250 copies went into circulation one-hundred and fifty years ago, but the work quickly became supremely influential for its major contribution to evolutionary theory. Darwin, considered the father of modern …
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Nov 24 2009
“Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources.” — Aristotle …
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Nov 23 2009
We’ll find out what’s behind the gruesome political murders just discovered in the Philippines, and get this year’s Toxic Toy report, just in time for holiday shopping season. And, the world’s leading cancer prevention scientist Dr. Samuel Epstein will join us to discuss the confusion over breast and cervical cancer screening. Plus this week’s Empire Notes. …
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Nov 23 2009
Students across University of California campuses are continuing their activities in protest of the draconian 32% fee hikes approved by the UC Board of Regents last week. Many campuses held student-led rallies, strikes, and even occupations of buildings. On the campus of UC Davis, hundreds of students faced off riot police and more than 50 were eventually arrested last …
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Nov 23 2009
A hospital in North Carolina has reported four cases of drug-resistant H1N1 flu last week, underscoring the suspicion that the virus is now mutating. There have been more than 50 cases of the flu found to be resistant to medication like Tamiflu since this past April, with about 15 having occurred here in the US. The World Health Organization …
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Nov 23 2009
The United Nations Population Fund released a report last week that spotlighted a little researched aspect of climate-change: its affect on women. In many parts of the world women make up the majority of agricultural workers. They also spend more time collecting food and fuel for their families. And, because they provide domestic labor, women manage the energy …
Nov 23 2009
President Barack Obama acknowledged on Wednesday that his administration would not be closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by January 2010. The previously promised deadline was mandated nearly a year ago as part of a number of executive orders signed by the President on his second day in office. Obama, in an interview with Fox News, commented on the …
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Nov 23 2009
Von Ossietzky’s Peace Prize
Back in the day on November 23rd, 1936, the Nobel Committee chose to award its Peace Prize for the previous year to pacifist and journalist Carl von Ossietzky. The honor was announced at a time when the German anti-fascist was hospitalized and kept under constant surveillance by Gestapo forces.Von Ossietzky’s health had seriously declined …
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Nov 23 2009
“Justice in the life and conduct of the state is possible, only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.” — Plato …
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Nov 20 2009
We’ll get an update on the H1N1 virus and what the recent news of mutations means. And a new UN report makes the links between global warming, population growth and women’s rights. Plus, what President Obama appears to be doing, or not doing to close the prison at Guantanamo. …
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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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