Mar 04 2010
we’ll cover a new economic report that warns of another looming financial crisis as banks continue to take excessive risks. And, a look at the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new report Rage on the Right, which details the disturbing rise of right-wing militia groups. Plus, Si Kahn, on his new book Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice. …
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Mar 03 2010
In 2008 the US Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in Washington DC, in favor of citizens’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms outside of the military. Gun control advocates anticipated a barrage of challenges to similar laws in various other states following the ruling. Now, a handgun ban in Chicago nearly identical to the DC law, has …
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Mar 03 2010
Marking International Women’s Day this year in Southern California, the women of Mujeres de Maiz, an inter-generational group of Chicana/Latina artists, will hold their annual arts and cultural festival. Originally founded by local artists and activists, Felicia Montes and Claudia Mercado, Mujeres de Maiz began as a one-night exhibit and performance event but due to its popularity …
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Mar 03 2010
Proposed budget cuts announced by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa threaten the viability of the city’s library system. Seventy-two branches have already closed operating hours on Friday mornings as a cost-saving measure and a new round of layoffs could affect services further. Los Angeles faces a budget gap of 700 million dollars over the next sixteen months. In …
Mar 03 2010
The Enrollment Act of 1863
Back in the day on, March 3rd, 1863, the Enrollment Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. The legislation put in place the first wartime draft in the history of the United States. With the Civil War raging on, the Enrollment Act called on the registration of all males ages 25-40 including …
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Mar 03 2010
“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man’s mind can get both provocation and privacy.” — Edward P Morgan …
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Mar 02 2010
We’ll find out what’s in store for gun control laws across the country as the Supreme Court takes up a handgun ban in Chicago. And, local libraries are facing major budget cuts. The President of the Librarians Guild will join us in studio. Plus, Mujeres De Maiz hold their annual event in Los Angeles – we’ll speak with an organizer and a musician. And this week’s Who Said That Contest. …
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Mar 02 2010
President Barack Obama hosted Republican and Democratic lawmakers at Blair House on Thursday for a health care summit. The seven-hour televised discussion attempted to reconcile differences between the two major parties on proposed health care legislation. Republicans verbalized a willingness to work with Democrats in introducing reforms aimed at insuring those with pre-existing conditions. They nevertheless repeated …
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Mar 02 2010
A few days ahead of the February jobs report, Vice President Joe Biden is touting Obama’s stimulus package which he claims will create between 100,000 and 200,000 jobs a month by this summer. What is usually not discussed is the quality of jobs created and whether they actually sustain American livelihoods. For many Americans, making ends meet has …
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Mar 02 2010
Racial tensions continue to rise on the campus of UC San Diego after a noose was found hanging from a bookshelf of one of the school’s main libraries on Thursday. A female student came forward and claimed responsibility for the act that prompted demonstrations the following day, culminating in a student takeover of the Chancellor’s office for several …
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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