Oct
11
2010
KPFK Fund Drive Day 5
When the economy collapsed in late 2008 the powerful in Washington and on Wall Street were unable to answer the most important question coming from the American public: Why? Two years later, after the financial industry has hoarded hundreds of billions of tax-payer dollars in a no-stings attached bailout and national unemployment hoovers near 10%, we are still …
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Oct
11
2010
“Until progressives break with Obama’s rosy perceptions, they will have nothing to offer as a retort to the tea-party faux populists who are effectively monopolizing the legitimate rage over the bailouts that has spread like wildfire throughout the land.” — Robert Scheer …
Oct
08
2010
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This week on Uprising:
* Is Obama Shaking Up His Cabinet?
* Black Agenda Report on the One Nation Unity Rally
* What’s Behind the Rash of Gay Teen Suicides?
* What Happened in Ecuador?
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Oct
08
2010
We’ll hear from Robert Scheer, speaking about his latest book The Great American Stickup. Please remember to listen and pledge your financial support to KPFK! …
Oct
08
2010
KPFK Fund Drive Day 4
The restaurant chain, the International House of Pancakes or I-HOP for short, is suing another I-HOP, the International House of Prayer, for trademark infringement. The International House of Prayer was established in 1999 as an evangelical Christian ministry, while the restaurant chain began in the 1950’s. The website address for the famous pancake house is ihop.com. The …
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Oct
08
2010
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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, …
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Oct
08
2010
“Democracy begins with freedom from hunger, freedom from unemployment, freedom from fear, and freedom from hatred. To me, those are the real freedoms on the basis of which good human societies are based.” — Vandana Shiva …
Oct
07
2010
KPFK Fund Drive Day 3
The Israeli Air Force carried out two air strikes in Gaza this morning injuring several Palestinians. The Jewish Telegraph Agency claims that one of the targets was a “Hamas terror training camp.” Hamas has long been labeled a terrorist organization even though it has toned down its official position toward Israel considerably and was elected in a majority in free …
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Oct
07
2010
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on the Black Caucus’ Position on Net Neutrality.
Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.
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Oct
07
2010
“The major media contribute to the misinformation propagated by governments, not only in the United States. They commonly adopt the general perspective of systems of power, both state and private. The war on Terrorism is no exception.” — Noam Chomsky …
