Oct 26 2010
We’ll hear part 2 of our interview with Laura Flanders about the new book she’s edited: At the Tea Party. And, a look at the recently passed state budget in California. Plus how Barbara Boxer’s Senate challenge is shaping up. And this week’s edition of The Right Hook. …
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Oct 26 2010
Here is a summary of our guests’ (and their allies’) positions on the Propositions for your convenience:
Prop 19 (Marijuana Legalization) YES
Prop 20 (Fair Redistricting) YES
Prop 21 (State Park funding thru Car Taxes) ?
Prop 22 (Tax Dollars for Developers) NO
Prop 23 (Oil-funded Pollution) NO
Prop 24 (Closes Corporate Tax Loopholes) YES
Prop 25 (Majority Approval of State Budget) YES
Prop 26 (Oil, Alcohol, Tobacco-backed) NO
Prop 27 (Redistricting by State Lawmakers) NO
Oct 26 2010
With the mid-term election just days away, much is being made of the influence of the Tea Party movement and the inevitability of a Republican sweep of Congress, especially of the House. However, a report in Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post suggests the numbers of Tea Partiers may be inflated. The Post’s Amy Gardner writes that …
Oct 26 2010
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday that his agency will investigate irregularities in foreclosure practices. Evidence is mounting that bank procedures, whether intentional or accidental, have resulted in massive foreclosure fraud. After an internal review, Bank of America yesterday reported that it found 102,000 cases where foreclosures were improperly approved. These represent only a small fraction of …
Oct 26 2010
An ad targeting Latino voters in Nevada made national attention last week for its surprising message. The ad urged Latinos to punish Democrats on election day by staying away from the polls. The nationwide Spanish language network Univision quickly pulled the ad, and it was immediately denounced by community groups and Democratic party candidates who have been working to register …
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Oct 26 2010
While pundits and economists worry about Wall Street’s well-being, Americans worry about losing their jobs, paying their bills and the health of the planet. The capitalist marketplace promotes the exploitation of people and natural resources as cheap fixes. But you don’t have to abandon your values to save a buck. Welcome to the People’s Marketplace.
Halloween is only the beginning …
Oct 26 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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Oct 25 2010
We’ll hear part 1 of a two-part interview with Laura Flanders, editor of the new book, “At the Tea Party: The Wing Nuts, Whack Jobs and Whitey-Whiteness of the New Republican Right… And Why We Should Take It Seriously.” And, we’ll look into corruption of the process of home foreclosures. Plus, Antonio Gonzalez will explain the direction of the Latino vote in the upcoming mid-term elections. And the People’s Marketplace. …
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Oct 25 2010
In the largest leak of classified materials in the history of the US, the whistle blower website Wikileaks.org released 400,000 documents on Saturday, relating to the Iraq war. Eclipsing the summer expose of nearly 80,000 war logs from the Afghan war, this weekend’s release also consists of US Army field reports, and is believed to originate from the same …
Oct 25 2010
After a legal tussle between a US District Court, the US Justice Department, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Gays and Lesbians are still barred from serving in the military. For now. In September U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips ruled that the Military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy was unconstitutional. However she did not immediately …
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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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