Feb 09 2010
“Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They’re destroying the planet.” — Jerry Brown …
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Feb 08 2010
Keeping Howard Zinn’s Legacy Alive
In the little mainstream media coverage of the death of legendary history Howard Zinn, there has been a debate over whether Zinn was a “radical anti-American troublemaker” or a pioneering people’s historian. The New York Times’ Bob Herbert put it well in his obituary of Zinn saying, “What was so radical about believing that workers should get a fair shake …
Feb 08 2010
“If those in charge of our society – politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television – can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.” –- Howard Zinn …
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Feb 05 2010
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Feb 05 2010
“Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources.” — Aristotle …
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Feb 05 2010
The monthly jobs report for January is out today, indicating that while Americans lost another 20,000 jobs, the rate of unemployment slowed slightly from 10% in December to 9.7% last month. The fact that Wall Street firms are reporting fairly robust gains, even while new jobs aren’t being created has provided fodder for populist concerns and pushed Democrats to tackle a jobs bill. But …
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Feb 04 2010
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, and foreign-imposed aid …
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Feb 04 2010
“Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.” — Germaine Greer …
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Feb 03 2010
Revolution in the Head: Rage Against the Machine and the Art of Protest
Rage Against the Machine, one of the most popular and influential bands of the 1990s, is the focus of a brand new documentary called Revolution in the Head, out later this month. Bursting onto the music scene in 1992, the LA-based band echoed the frustrations and critiques of a generation in the …
Feb 03 2010
“Our contention is that American democracy is inverted when what passes for democracy is an electoral choice between two representatives of the privileged class. America’s freedom of expression is inverted when you’re free to say anything you want to say until it upsets a corporate sponsor.” — Tom Morello …
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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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