Sep 17 2010
“The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use – of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public.” — Robert Kennedy …
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Sep 16 2010
We’ll look at how the fight over Proposition 19 is shaping up and how alcohol companies are funding the opposition to Marijuana legalization. Plus, activists confront Governor Schwarzenegger on why he routinely denies parole to inmates despite recommendations by his own appointed parole board. And, how oil giant Chevron is seeking exemption from pollution laws in an attempt to expand its refinery in Richmond, California. Plus the Black Agenda Report. …
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Sep 16 2010
Today is the 200th anniversary of the day Mexico began its war against Spain for Independence. This year is also the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution and today we spend the hour on Mexico’s politics, history, and art.
The traditional El Grito celebration on the eve of Mexican independence day was severely toned down last night in the city …
Sep 16 2010
On September 16th, 1810 Father Miguel Hidalgo declared war against Mexico’s colonial government and led a militia from the town of Dolores to Guanajuato, a city that held economic importance for Spain. Eleven years of fighting followed. On August 24, 1821, the Spanish crown recognized Mexican Independence under the Treaty of Cordoba. One hundred years later, on November 20th …
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Sep 16 2010
All across Southern California there are cultural events taking place this week and through the rest of the year in celebration of Mexico’s Bicentennial Independence in 1810 and the Mexican Revolution in 1910. Here in Los Angeles we highlight one exhibit entitled Chewbacca to Zapata: Revisiting the Myth of the Mexican Revolution, opening next week at the Morono-Kiang Gallery. …
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Sep 16 2010
“Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.” — Octavio Paz …
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Sep 15 2010
We present an hour-long special on Mexico on the occasion of the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution. We’ll explore the reasons for on-going drug violence, links to NAFTA and free trade, and how today’s events have parallels in history. Plus, a new art exhibit on revisiting the myth of Mexico’s Revolution, and a special ticket giveaway. …
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Sep 15 2010
Yesterday marked the last big Tuesday primary elections before November, with 7 states going to the polls. Republicans have been more enthusiastic about voting in this year’s primaries than Democrats. That was the finding of a Gallup Poll in August and it has been the reality during the 2010 primary season. A report by the Center for the Study …
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Sep 15 2010
A week ago we spoke with Bill McKibben, environmental activist and co-founder of 350.org, while he was on his way with students from Unity College, to Washington DC with a number of Jimmy Carter-era solar panels in tow. His goal was to ask the Obama administration to symbolically re-install them on the roof of the White House to reiterate his …
Sep 15 2010
President Obama gave a back-to-school speech in Philadelphia yesterday. He emphasized that students have an obligation to get the best education possible and that “Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble. That kind of discipline and drive — that kind of hard work — is …
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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