May 17 2010
“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.” — Elwyn Brooks White …
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May 14 2010
We’ll get another update on the on-going disaster unfolding in the Gulf Coast with new revelations of the size of the flow, and BP and the government’s sidestepping of regulations. Plus, a mosque in Florida is bombed, and no one takes notice – we’ll bring you a report about this terrifying trend. And, understanding Greece’s social movements and how they are responding to their economic crisis. …
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May 14 2010
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This week on Uprising:
* Explaining Obama’s Backflip on Karzai
* Mumia Abu Jamal on Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law
* Progressives Shocked At Kagan’s Nomination, Urge Strong Opposition
* Black Agenda Report on NYPD’s Racism
* Senate Climate Bill Does More Harm Than Good
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May 14 2010
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion on Wednesday that furthers the growing nationwide boycott of the state of Arizona. Prevailing by a 13-1 vote, the resolution proposed by council members Ed Reyes and Janice Hahn calls for the ban of most official city travel to the Grand Canyon state as well as a review of government …
May 14 2010
Following the Times Square bomb scare, the Obama administration announced on Sunday that it would work with Congress on legislating limitations of the constitutional rights granted to terrorism suspects. Attorney General Eric Holder hopes the changes would allow law enforcement a wider window of opportunity to question suspected terrorists before they are read their Miranda rights. Holder …
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May 14 2010
When Senator Lindsay Graham recently pulled his support for the much-anticipated Climate Change bill the move was expected to kill the legislation, and many environmentalists were not mourning its loss. Following Graham’s announcement I spoke with Tyson Slocum of the Public Citizen’s Energy Program on Uprising, who said the bill would have done more harm than good. But it …
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May 14 2010
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on NYPD’s Racism
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May 14 2010
Emma Goldman Passes Away
Back in the day on May 14th, 1940, anarchist, feminist, and revolutionary agitator Emma Goldman passed away in Toronto, Canada at the age of seventy. She had crossed the Atlantic from London that year to raise money for the Iberian leftist crusade against the Spanish fascist forces of Francisco Franco. While in Canada, Goldman …
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May 14 2010
KPFK is having a mini 3-day pledge drive on May 18-20 and we need your help answering phones! Call Jessie, our volunteer coordinator at 818-985-2711 x 513 or email volunteer@kpfk.org to sign up for shifts. Come and meet the Uprising crew in the morning! …
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May 14 2010
“To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.” — Wendell Berry …
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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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