Dec 03 2009
Having sold more than 2 million copies, Howard Zinn’s seminal book A People’s History of the United States, has spawned a small industry of history-teaching tools. Among them is the follow up book co-authored with Anthony Arnove, Voices of a People’s History of the United States. That book formed the basis of staged readings several years ago by celebrities …
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Dec 03 2009
The Eureka Rebellion
Back in the day on December 3rd, 1854, the Eureka Rebellion took place in Australia. The altercation pitted hundreds of gold miners against government troops as the two clashed over a fortified stockade. Before the rebellion, a gold rush in the British colony of Victoria had set the stage for a class conflict. Miners, who were …
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Dec 02 2009
We’ll commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster with the voices of some of the survivors. And we’ll hear from Rev Billy and Savitri D of the Church of Life After Shopping – they’re on a crusade to save Christmas from the “Shopocalypse.” Plus The People Speak, Howard Zinn’s best selling history book comes to life in a new documentary for the History Channel, and hits college campuses for a nation-wide tour. Producer Chris …
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Dec 02 2009
President Obama addressed the nation last night in a major speech explaining his policy on the Afghanistan war. As expected he laid out his case for 30,000 additional troops to the 68,000 already in Afghanistan, but also laid out a plan to withdraw troops within 18 months. Following his strong words for the corrupt Afghan government, and a pledge to …
Dec 02 2009
This morning, activists continue to pour into Copenhagen, Denmark in preparation for the Climate Conference which takes place from December 6th to the 18th. Many of them will urge government leaders to agree to reduce the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere to below 350 parts per million. Currently, the carbon concentration is 385 ppm, and global warming is …
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Dec 02 2009
Coinciding with the Climate Conference in Copenhagen is the release here in Los Angeles of a new film called Belonging by Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy, narrated by Dustin Hoffman. Belonging shows how decades of modern industrial practices have warmed and polluted the Arctic with resulting blowback effects on the rest of the planet. During this time of several …
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Dec 02 2009
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by author and analyst Rahul Mahajan. Today’s commentary is on Obama’s Afghanistan Speech.
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade.
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Dec 02 2009
Four Churchwomen Murdered in El Salvador
Back in the day on December 2nd, 1980, four U.S. Catholic churchwomen were brutally raped murdered by National Guardsmen in El Salvador. Maryknoll sisters Maura Clark and Ita Ford, Ursuline nun Dorothy Kazel and lay worker Jean Donovan were buried in a shallow grave the following day after their bodies were discovered. The …
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Dec 02 2009
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” — Wendell Berry …
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Dec 01 2009
We’ll dissect President Obama’s speech on the escalation of the war in Afghanistan with analysts Phyllis Bennis and Robert Naiman. And this week’s Empire Notes will also cover the speech. Plus, Belonging, a new film about Global Warming by Gerard Ungermann and Audrey Brohe, and how activists are gearing up for the summit in Copenhagen. …
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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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