Sep 27 2010
The Israeli Navy shot and killed a Palestinian fisherman on Friday in waters off of the northern coast of Gaza. Hundreds marched in the funeral for Mohammed Bakr who according to Israeli authorities, did not obey military orders to turn back and return to the zone approved for Palestinian fishing. Also on Friday Israeli military forces arrested at least …
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Sep 27 2010
More than a year after the June 28, 2009 coup in Honduras which ousted democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya, the Obama Administration is wholly embracing the post-coup government of Porfirio Lobo. Last Wednesday Secretary of State Clinton signed an agreement with the new Honduran President who won in a post-coup election boycotted by supporters of Zelaya and criticized by many …
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Sep 27 2010
This morning at 9 am*, activists will gather in front of the LA Housing Authority Commission to protest the agency’s 2011 plan. The Los Angeles Housing Authority owns 15 properties in the city. A site can encompass many as 400 to 600 units spread out over multiple buildings. Public Housing is a federal program but each state …
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Sep 27 2010
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi …
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Sep 24 2010
We’ll discuss the on-going efforts at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with my guest Laila El Haddad, author of the forthcoming book “Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything in Between.” And, we’ll revisit Honduras more than a year after the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya – why the US is embracing the post-coup government while the OAS backs Zelaya. Plus, activists protest the LA Housing Authority’s plans to undermine tenants’ rights and the security …
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Sep 24 2010
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* GOP’s Pledge to America Reveals Deficit-Increasing, Healthcare-Cutting Policies
* Black Agenda Report on the Black Caucus’ Position on Net Neutrality
* Inspector General Whitewashes Bush-Era FBI Surveillance of Activists
* Activists Demand An End to Mountain Top Removal Mining
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Sep 24 2010
The Republican Party released a document yesterday entitled “Pledge to America,” reminiscent of Newt Gingrich’s 1994 Contract for America. While a draft of the document was floating around for a few days online, House Minority leader John Boehner publicly unveiled the final version at a lumber company in Sterling, Virginia. The pre-election pledge was, according to the Christian Science Monitor, …
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Sep 24 2010
On Monday September 27, over a thousand Appalachian residents, former coal miners and environmental activists will gather in Washington D.C. to call on the Obama administration to stop mountaintop removal mining. They will also gather to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to veto the authorization of the Spruce No. 1 mine, the largest surface mining operation ever authorized …
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Sep 24 2010
The DREAM Act failed to become a reality this past Tuesday when Senate Republicans filibustered a vote on the Defense Authorization Bill, to which the DREAM Act was attached. Attaching the legislation to the war budget drew criticism from the Right and Left. Republican Senator from Utah Bob Bennett objected to it as an amendment to the Defense bill …
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Sep 24 2010
Taking a deeper look at current and past films and how they relate to the world today.
Jonathan Kim is an independent film critic who writes and produces film reviews for Uprising and other outlets. He is a former co-producer at Brave New Films.
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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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