Nov 10 2010
Los Angeles-based therapist, psychologist, actor, artist and activist Hector Aristizabal tells his compelling story in a new book with Diane Lefer called The Blessing Next to the Wound: A Story of Art, Activism, and Transformation. Aristizabal was born and raised in Colombia during an era of repression, and survived a harrowing experience of military detention, interrogation, and torture. Coming …
Nov 10 2010
The Right Hook, a weekly segment which covers the machinations of the right wing, from the Republican Party to the Tea Party Patriots, and beyond. By Chris Bennett
A week after the midterm elections, the Republican victory tsunami turned out to be an uneven wave. Californians voted against the hard right policies of Meg Whitman and Carly …
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Nov 10 2010
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi …
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Nov 09 2010
We’ll cover the Federal Commission on the BP oil spill and why it has no teeth. Public Citizen’s Tyson Slocum will join us and give us an update on the latest in the Gulf cleanup efforts. Plus, actor, activist, performer, therapist, and torture survivor Hector Aristizabal joins us to discuss his new book “The Blessing Next to the Wound: A Story of Art, Activism, and Transformation.” And, a look at the crisis at KPFA, our …
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Nov 09 2010
Johannes Mehserle, the Oakland California Police Officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant on January 1st 2009, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. Mehserle was credited 292 days of time served. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Perry could have imposed a much lengthier sentence by including a gun enhancement to Mehserle’s conviction of involuntary manslaughter. …
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Nov 09 2010
One of President Obama’s top economic advisers, Paul Volcker, said yesterday that he sees no relief for the unemployed in the short term. He also said that the US economy will grow only slowly for the next year or so. For the millions of Americans who are unemployed, things are looking bleak, particularly for the two million or so …
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Nov 09 2010
A Philadelphia Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today in the ongoing Mumia Abu-Jamal case. Abu-Jamal was convicted in 1982 for the murder of a police officer, and sentenced to death. For the past 28 years Abu-Jamal and an international coalition of lawyers and supporters have maintained that he was not afforded a fair trial due to …
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Nov 09 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.
This week we take a …
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Nov 09 2010
“Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned.” — Anatole France …
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Nov 08 2010
We’ll get an update from reporter Thandi Chimurenga about the sentence of Johannes Mehserle and the response to it here and in the Bay area. Plus, the latest in the case of Mumia Abu Jamal. And, Gan Golan joins us in studio to relate the Adventures of Unemployed Man. And this week’s People’s Marketplace. …
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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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