Oct 04 2010
October 4, 2010
“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.” — Aristotle …
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Archive for October, 2010
Oct 01 2010
Weekly Digest – 10/01/10
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This week on Uprising:
* Satisfied with Their Leaders, Venezuelans and Brazilians Go to the Polls
* Gaza Mom Breaks Down Israel/Palestine Talks
* Jamie Court on The Progressive’s Guide to Raising Hell – Part 1
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Oct 01 2010
October 4, 2010
We’ll cover the recent shocking spate of suicides all over the nation, among boys and young men who were gay or perceived to be gay. And, we’ll learn the latest on the attempted coup in Ecuador. Plus, is Obama shaking up his cabinet? Analysts Robert Scheer and Nomi Prins will share their insight.
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Oct 01 2010
New Documentary and Propositions Focus on the Politics of Redistricting
Each state in the U.S. redraws the boundaries of its electoral districts every 10 years, following the US Census. 2010 is a Census year and so the complex and often corrupt process of redistricting will soon begin nationwide. Propositions 20 and 27 on California’s November ballot each tackle redistricting, and they are in direct opposition to each other. Both are reactions …
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Oct 01 2010
Whitman’s Latino Support Shakier in Wake of Undocumented Maid Scandal
A day after the first debate between the two major party gubernatorial candidates, a controversy over Meg Whitman’s former undocumented maid erupted. At a press conference on Wednesday, a tearful Nicandra Diaz Santillan explained how Whitman had employed her for 9 years, knowing that she was an undocumented immigrant for many of those years. Diaz claims that when she …
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Oct 01 2010
The Big Draw LA Encourages Angelinos to Draw All October
Across the country, and here in California, education cuts are affecting parents, teachers, and especially students. In fact in this state alone, education cuts over the past two years have totaled $17 billion, leading to many programs being completely axed. Among the first to go is usually arts education. Attempting to fill in the void of arts …
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Oct 01 2010
New Art Exhibit Shows ‘Faces of Skid Row’
Between 15,000 and 20,000 homeless people live on the streets of ‘Skid Row’ in downtown Los Angeles. On any given night, about half of Skid Row’s population sleeps on the streets in makeshift tents, cardboard boxes, or on sidewalks. Many transients flock to the ten-block area to access the shelter, food and other resources provided by local …
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Oct 01 2010
ReThink Reviews: ‘The Social Network’ Captures the Beginning of Web 2.0
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, and …
Oct 01 2010
October 1, 2010
“People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” — Sheila McKechnie …
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