Mar 31 2010
We’ll look at President Obama’s decision to open the door to off-shore oil drilling and how it fits within his promise to spur clean energy. And, a federal judge’s ruling this week could void all patents on human genes – we’ll find out what it means for industry, medicine, and patients. Plus, the Youth Justice Coalition is calling for justice for 19 year old Tedi Snyder in a case they say is illustrative of what’s …
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Mar 31 2010
Thousands of conservatives descended on a windswept patch of desert in Searchlight, Nevada last weekend for a Tea Party Express rally which kicked off a 40 city tour which is to culminate on April 15th in Washington, D.C. Originally intended to stir up opposition to Sen. Harry Reid’s re-election bid this fall, the rally was a mass tirade …
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Mar 31 2010
According to figures released by the US Commerce Department on Monday, consumer spending in the economy rose just three-tenths of a percent in February. Though it marked the fifth straight month of improvement, February’s rate of growth was the slowest paced since September. Consumer spending accounts for over two-thirds of all economic activity in the U.S. and some analysts interpret …
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Mar 31 2010
US Admiral Mike Mullen met with tribal elders in the tiny Afghan village of Marjah yesterday. Marjah was the site of a major offensive by US troops intended to rout Taliban fighters, and a pre-cursor to a larger fight in Kandahar this June. Mullen’s meeting followed a surprise visit to Afghanistan by President Obama this past Sunday. Obama addressed …
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Mar 31 2010
“Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.” — Abraham Flexner …
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Mar 30 2010
We’ll hear an exclusive report-back from the Tea Party gathering in Searchlight, Nevada by Uprising correspondent Chris Bennett. And, economist Max Fraad Wolf joins us to explain why wages are stagnating even as an economic recovery is being hailed. Plus, best-selling author and free-lance journalist Reese Erlich joins us in studio to discuss Afghanistan, Iran, and Obama’s foreign policy. …
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Mar 30 2010
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Los Angeles this Saturday to remind President Barack Obama of his promise to deliver comprehensive legislation on immigration. During his election campaign, the President vowed to move on the issue of reform within the first year of his tenure. In effort to pressure the White House while reviving …
Mar 30 2010
Thousands of conservative Americans gathered over the weekend in Searchlight, Nevada, hometown of Democratic Senator Harry Reid, to kick off a national tour that will culminate in Washington DC on April 15th, tax day. Under the banner of the right-wing so-called Tea Party movement, activists carrying signs that read Don’t Tread On Me, rallied to …
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Mar 30 2010
Weeks after Iraqis voted for their parliamentary representatives, election results are finally in. Former prime minister Iyad Allawi’s Iraqiya bloc won a slim plurality of 91 seats over incumbent PM Nouri Al Maliki’s State of Law Coalition which won 89 seats. Allawi lost Iraq’s last elections, being seen as too close to the US. But this time around …
Mar 30 2010
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely.” –- Franklin Delanore Roosevelt …
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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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