May 11 2010
President Barack Obama formally announced yesterday the selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee for the United States Supreme Court. From the East Room of the White House, Obama described his choice as “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds,” and an “acclaimed legal scholar with a rich understanding of constitutional law.” If confirmed to replace the seat …
May 11 2010
BP’s latest attempt to stem the flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig explosion has failed. The UK-based oil giant which operated the rig had planned an ambitious effort to lower a 98 ton dome over the leak to try to funnel up the oil. But ice crystals formed from gas and high pressures clogged the …
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May 11 2010
Having once introduced herself as “the best Republican in the Democratic Party,” Congresswoman Jane Harman of California’s 36th district may now regret those words. Harman, the second wealthiest member of Congress, faces a stiff challenge for her seat this year from community activist Marcy Winograd, co-founder of the LA Chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America. In 2006 Winograd first …
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May 11 2010
The Pullman Strike
Back in the day on May 11th, 1894, three-thousand workers staged a wildcat strike in Pullman, Illinois. As an economic recession gripped the nation starting a year prior, the notorious George M. Pullman targeted cutbacks against hourly workers employed in his Pullman Palace Car Company. The conditions for many of the non-management employees were already untenable …
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May 11 2010
“People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote – a very different thing.” — Walter H Judd …
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May 10 2010
We’ll speak with Marcy Winograd in studio about her congressional campaign against incumbent Democrat Jane Harman. And, we’ll get an update on what’s next for the BP oil spill, now that Plan A to funnel the oil away has not worked. Plus, President Obama’s announcement of Elena Kagan for supreme court nominee has angered progressives – we’ll find out why. …
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May 10 2010
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new, third way approach to net neutrality after struggling between the options of indirect, piecemeal authority and direct, complete authority over broadband services. The announcement of the new approach follows the controversial Comcast v. FCC decision last month. The case involved Comcast interfering with BitTorrent, a file-sharing web service, and the …
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May 10 2010
A 240 page government report on the risks of cancer from chemicals and other environmental hazards was published late last week by the President’s Cancer Panel. The report, whose authors were appointed to the Panel by President Bush, says that the incidence of cancer caused by environmental factors has been grossly underestimated, and urges President Obama to “use …
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May 10 2010
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California released a report on Wednesday detailing life inside Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail. Based on weekly visits, inmate complaints and interviews compiled over a one-year period between 2008 and 2009, the annual investigation by the organization alleges that overcrowding and unsanitary conditions continue to plague the largest jail in …
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May 10 2010
The Death of Roque Dalton
Back in the day on May 10th, 1975, leftist Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton was executed just days shy of his fortieth birthday. The acclaimed wordsmith, whose works include “The Window in My Face,” “The Injured Party’s Turn,” and “Clandestine Poems,” had lived a life as rebellious as his poetry. Early in his adulthood, …
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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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