Feb 16 2010
February 16, 2010
“When we pollute nature, we end up polluted ourselves.” — David Suzuki …
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Archive for February, 2010
Feb 15 2010
KPFK Fund Drive – Day 14
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More than four weeks after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, killing an estimated 200,000 people and leaving nearly 1 million people homeless, aid agencies are still struggling with the overwhelming food, medication, and shelter needs of survivors. Debates concerning Haiti’s future are still unfolding. Some argue that Haiti’s reconstruction should be overseen by an international organization. Others, citing decades of poverty, dictatorship, …
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Feb 12 2010
Weekly Digest – 02/12/10
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This week on Uprising:
* Afghanistan’s Secret Prisons and Night Raids
* Empire Notes about American Missionaries in Haiti
* After Empire: The Birth of a Multipolar World
* Black Agenda Report on the Tea Party as a White Nationalist Phenomenon
* Harvey Wasserman: Keeping …
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Feb 12 2010
KPFK Fund Drive – Day 11
Valentine’s Day is this Sunday, February 14th, a day that retailers look forward to for a post-Christmas bump in sales. Often seen simply as a Hallmark holiday, Valentine’s Day can be a source of pleasure for some, pain for others. Today we want to end the week of our pledge drive with a little Valentine’s Day exploration of the history and art of love …
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Feb 12 2010
February 12, 2010
“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality… We must strive every day so that this love of living humanity will be transformed into actual deeds, into acts that serve as examples, as a moving force.” -– Che Guevara.
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Feb 11 2010
KPFK Fund Drive – Day 10
Right wing Fox News anchor Glenn Beck has just released his own history documentary about revolutionary movements. His goal in the film Revolutionary Holocaust, is to recast “fasicm” as part of left-wing politics. One of the figures he takes aim at is the Argentine doctor-turned revolutionary Che Guevara, who alongside Fidel Castro toppled the Batista regime in Cuba. Beck’s version of history casts Che as …
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Feb 11 2010
February 11, 2010
“If you tremble indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.” — Ernesto “Che” Guevara …
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Feb 10 2010
KPFK Fund Drive – Day 9
February is Black History month, and today we spend the hour hearing some of the most prominent black voices in American history from Paul Robeson, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and members of the Black Panther Party. A brand new compilation of 40 documentaries on 3 DVDs called Black History: A Retrospective, is our thank you gift to you today. It includes features …
Feb 10 2010
February 10, 2010
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” — Malcolm X …
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Feb 09 2010
KPFK Fund Drive – Day 8
First lady Michelle Obama is launching a nation wide campaign today to combat the epidemic of childhood obesity. The campaign called Let’s Roll had its seeds in the organic garden that Mrs. Obama planted with her children on the White House grounds after her husband took office. It was a nationally symbolic gesture aimed at not only healthful eating, but getting kids away from the …
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