Oct 25 2010
A new poll by USC and the LA Times has found that a slim majority of likely voters now oppose Proposition 19, the November 2nd ballot measure that would legalize some aspects of possessing and growing Marijuana. Prop 19 had been leading in polls but after US Attorney General Eric Holder promised to enforce Federal Drug laws if it …
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Oct 25 2010
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” — Albert Camus …
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Oct 22 2010
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* An hour-special with journalist Reese Erlich on his new book, Conversations with Terrorists: Middle East Leaders on Politics, Violence, and Empire.
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Oct 22 2010
Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern will join us on the impact of the latest Wikileaks release, the largest leak of classified information in US history. And, we’ll cover the waning support for Proposition 19 in light of the federal government’s promise to enforce national drug laws. Plus, what’s the current status of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell? …
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Oct 22 2010
Last Day KPFK Fund Drive
Veteran journalist and author Chris Hedges says in his latest book, The Death of the Liberal Class, that American liberalism is dying. Surveying the current political state of affairs, Hedges makes the case that progressive institutions that have largely represented the interests of the poor, the working class, and the middle class— such as universities, the press, trade …
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Oct 22 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.
Read his reviews online at ReThinkReviews.net. Watch his videos at www.youtube.com/user/jsjkim, …
Oct 22 2010
“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.” — Kahlil Gibran …
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Oct 21 2010
KPFK Fund Drive Day 13
This past Summer Fox News Shock Jock Glenn Beck horrified many when he held his so-called “Restoring Honor” rally on the anniversary of the historic March on Washington, co-opting the language and memory of the civil rights movement. Beck even spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood 47 years before …
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Oct 21 2010
“You can cage the singer but not the song.” — Harry Belafonte …
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Oct 20 2010
KPFK Fund Drive Day 12
Poll numbers in the fast-approaching mid-term elections show that a slim majority of likely voters prefer Republicans and Tea-Party-affiliated candidates for Congress. A new Gallup analysis shows an even more grim scenario for Democrats who lag behind the GOP by 11 points if voters turn out in high numbers. But if there is low turn-out, Democrats fall …
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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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