Nov 23 2010
Chalmers Johnson, foreign policy expert and life-long intellectual, died on Saturday November 20th at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife Sheila. Johnson was a veteran of the Korean war, a consultant to the CIA from 1967–1973, and an academic. He chaired the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley from 1967 to …
Nov 23 2010
The Chief Executive of Massey Energy, the owner of the Big Branch coal mine where an explosion killed 29 workers in April, complained last week that his company was facing financial problems due to a “reg-cession”. Don Blankenship argued that too much regulation, not the recession, was hurting Massey’s profits, and said it was time to consider rolling-back some …
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Nov 23 2010
The Senate on November 19th approved a funding bill to fulfill two settlements previously awarded in two separate class action discrimination suits brought against federal agencies. In total the Senate approved over $4 billion in settlements. Of that, $3.4 billion was approved for Native Americans represented under the settlement reached last year in Cobell v. Salazar. The suit was …
Nov 23 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.
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Nov 23 2010
“Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come in an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.” — Martin Luther King Jr. …
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Nov 22 2010
The non-partisan fact checking organization Politifact effectively debunks dishonest claims by politicians and pundits in the public discourse. The Daily Kos recently ran a statistical analysis of Politifact’s results and concluded that “Republicans and Conservatives are significantly more likely to make false or dishonest statements than Democrats and liberals, both as politicians and non-politicians” (Click here to read Daily …
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Nov 22 2010
*Interview Rebroadcast
If Independent voters were disgusted with Democratic inaction why did they turn around and vote in the very party that has enabled in part, Democratic inaction? A big part of the reason may be simply that Republicans are better at casting their agenda in terms that many Americans can relate to, whether those terms are honest or not. …
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Nov 22 2010
Deep Down: A story from the heart of Coal Country – we’ll speak with the filmmakers of this moving documentary. And, remembering the late Chalmers Johnson. Plus, after the Senate approves a new settlement, will black farmers finally win redress? And this week’s People’s Marketplace. …
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Nov 22 2010
“If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out” – Oscar Wilde …
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Nov 19 2010
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* George Lakoff on the Politics of Language in the Mid-Term Elections
* Joshua Holland on his new book: The Fifteen Biggest Lies about the Economy: And Everything Else the Right Doesn’t Want You to Know about Taxes, Jobs, …
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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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