“If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough — you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal.” — Richard Stallman …

This weekend is the final performance of the play FDR at the Pasadena Playhouse, starring Ed Asner. FDR explores the life of one of America’s best-loved presidents and the events and decisions that shaped a nation. This powerful play follows the iconic president as he reflects on his years in office, from inauguration to the trials of World War II.

The Pasadena Playhouse is located at 39 S. El Molino Ave in Pasadena. If you’d …

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We’ll examine the post-election economic landscape with Karen Dolan from the Institute for Policy Studies – what will happen to the Bush tax cuts, and what’s expected from the Deficit Commission? And, an analysis of the fight against Proposition 23 – why it’s a great model for progressive grassroots activism. Plus, Boots Riley on his new venture with Tom Morello and the Street Sweeper Social Club. And this week’s Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …

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In light of the mid-term election results and the loss of control of the House by Democrats, many people are struggling to understand what happened. Why, when Americans are hurting so deeply economically, did they turn around and vote in the very people who are promising rewards to corporations and threatening social safeguards. It is either …

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aThe Chicago Tribune is reporting that a total of 140 candidates with Tea Party support were on the ballot for the Federal legislature across the country this past Tuesday, but those with the strongest support were generally those who kept a distance from the most extreme messages. East Coast candidates Christine O’Donnell for Senate and Carl Paladino for …

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About four months ago, Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer who killed an unarmed black man named Oscar Grant, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. It was the first time in state history that a law enforcement officer has been charged with murder in the line of duty. The defense’s argument relied on Mehserle’s claim that he intended …

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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on the Effects of Foreclosure Fraud.

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““Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice.” — Bertrand Russell …

We’ll continue our post-election analysis with veteran journalist and writer Chris Hedges, author of the new book The Death of the Liberal Class. And, we’ll gain a deeper understanding of the new political climate through an NAACP report on Tea Party Nationalism. Plus, an update on the sentencing of Johannes Mehserle for the murder of Oscar Grant. And this week’s Black Agenda Report. …

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California Attorney General and two time governor Democrat Jerry Brown beat former e-Bay CEO billionairess and Republican candidate for Governor Meg Whitman 53.8% to 41.2%. The Green Party’s Laura Wells got 1.2% of the vote, less than Libertarian Dale Ogden and American Independent Chelene Nightingale. Democratic Senate incumbent Barbara Boxer managed to keep her seat from Republican challenger …

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