Dec 30 2010
Weekly Digest – 12/30/10
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This week on Uprising:
* The Biggest Underreported Stories of 2010: Increase of Corporate Power and Failure of War
* Black Agenda Report on Barack Obama and Black America
* Despite Greenwashing, Schwarzenegger’s Tenure Followed Right-Wing Republican Agenda
* What GOP Gains Mean for America’s …
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On the second-to-last day of a very momentous year, we take a look back today at the biggest political stories of 2010. On the home front, major pieces of domestic legislation were passed after epic battles and lots of compromise. A few weeks into 2010, the Supreme Court’s decision on Citizen’s United Vs. FEC came to significantly strengthen the corporate …
As the tenure of one of Sacramento’s most unlikely public figures draws to a close, we take a look back at the political persona and legislative reality of California’s first “Governator,” Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2003, hoping to harness the ire against Gray Davis created in part by the recent energy crises, California Republicans triggered the state’s recall election law. Schwarzenegger, …
The new Republican-heavy Congress convenes in just a few days, on January 3rd, 2011, marking a potentially sharp right turn in politics. As the minority party, Republicans won major compromises from Democrats and the White House on every significant piece of legislation in 2010. Looking forward, the party is unified around denying President Obama a second term, and …
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On Monday we heard the story of Sarah Sentilles, author of “Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton.” On Tuesday, part 2 of our three-part education special was a conversation with Jonathan Kozol on his book The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America. Today, as part 3 of our holiday education special, we spend the hour …
