Apr
05
2010
The federal government announced on Friday that it is giving communities attempting to redevelop abandoned and foreclosed properties a break. Local city and county officials have had trouble spending 4 billion dollars in grants awarded to them because of confusing federal rules that allow private investors to outbid local governments and snap up residential properties. Now, the …
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Apr
05
2010
As California’s institutions of higher education reel from steep budget cuts, a new bill, AB 656, seeks to restore funding through an extraction fee on big oil. Sponsored by Assembly Member and Democratic Attorney General Candidate Alberto Torrico, the “Fair Share for Fair Tuition” bill proposes that a 12.5% extraction fee be placed on oil corporations operating in the …
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Apr
05
2010
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is about May Day.
Listen to Abu Jamal’s commentaries online at www.prisonradio.org.
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Apr
05
2010
“The expenses of government, having for their object the interest of all, should be borne by everyone, and the more a man enjoys the advantages of society, the more he ought to hold himself honored in contributing to those expenses.” — Anne Robert Jacques Turgot …
Apr
02
2010
We’ll find out if Israel’s recent air attacks on Gaza signal a new war, even as the embargo continues. We’ll go live to Gaza to speak with an independent member of the Palestinian parliament. And, cities across the US are reclaiming foreclosed properties in an attempt to revive their communities. Plus, a new bill in the California legislature considers taxing oil corporations to fund public higher education. We’ll speak with Democratic Attorney General candidate Alberto …
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Apr
02
2010
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* Reese Erlich: Obama Differs Little from Bush on Foreign Policy
* New Document Shows Vatican Knew About Sex Abuse Scandal for Fifty Years
* Black Agenda Report on New York City’s Prison System
* Is the Left Responding to …
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Apr
02
2010
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The international scandal around Pope Benedict and his knowledge of sex abuse cases in Germany and the United States, is not going away. Last week news surfaced of the Vatican’s decision to not defrock a Wisconsin-based priest who was known to have abused hundreds of hearing-impaired boys in the 1950s and 60s. Before being made Pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger …
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Apr
02
2010
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An attack involving a bomber disguised as a police officer ended in 12 deaths in southern Russia on Wednesday. The incident follows two explosions at Russian subway stations on Monday, believed to be the work of Chechen female suicide bombers, also called “black widows.” The total death toll this week has been 51, with many more injured. Initially many …
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Apr
02
2010
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The standard approach to reducing crime and violence in urban areas is increased police activity, which can often lead to more violence. But one neighborhood in South Los Angeles has adopted a different model to combat violence, and succeeded. The area around 39th and Western in South Los Angeles had for years been the site of crime, …
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Apr
02
2010
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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on New York City’s Prison System.
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