Jan 07 2011
January 7, 2011
“Were men but strong and wise,
Honest as Grant, and calm,
War would be left to the red and black ants,
And the happy world disarm.”
— Herman Melville …
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Archive for January, 2011
Jan 06 2011
January 6, 2011
Understanding the political crisis in the Ivory Coast with Emira Woods of Foreign Policy in Focus. And, how the GOP is getting ready to undo the regulations corporations hate. Plus, War No More: The Antiwar Impulse in American Literature 1861-1914 – we’ll speak with the author. And, this week’s Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …
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Jan 06 2011
Senate Democrats Take on Filibuster Rules
A group of Democratic Senators yesterday introduced a much anticipated resolution that would change the way Congress’ upper house does business. The proposal was brought on by what many see as an abuse of filibuster rules in the Senate by the minority Republican party over the past two years. Using merely the threat of a filibuster, Senate Republicans managed to …
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Jan 06 2011
GOP Targets Citizenship Birthright of Immigrants’ Children
A conservative affront to the 14th Amendment gathered steam this week as Republicans assumed office in record numbers throughout the country in statehouses, governorships, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Designating citizenship as a unique responsibility of the federal government, the Citizenship Clause of the14th Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States…are citizens of the United …
Jan 06 2011
For Native Americans Recession Hits a Lot Harder
The US Mint on January 12th will celebrate the release of this year’s $1 coin in its Native American series. The coin features the images of a Native American and white man passing a peace pipe. This represents a 1621 treaty signed between a tribe in Massachusetts and the area’s English settlers. However, as the Federal government honors the …
Jan 06 2011
Black Agenda Report on Somalia’s Mercenaries
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on Somalia’s Mercenaries.
Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
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Jan 06 2011
January 6, 2010
“Democracy arose from men’s thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.” — Aristotle …
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Jan 05 2011
January 6, 2011
We’ll examine the proposed rules by Senate Democrats to reform filibuster requirements – do they go far enough? And, Republicans take on an issue previously relegated to extremists: overturning the 14th Amendment. Plus, a new report on disturbing levels of unemployment in Native American communities, and this week’s Black Agenda Report. …
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Jan 05 2011
An Hour Special on Health Care with Wendell Potter
Today is the first day of work for the 112th Congress, and the new majority already has big plans for the next week. On Monday House Republicans announced their intention to vote to repeal the historic health care reform legislation which passed less than one year ago. The vote is scheduled for January 12th. While Republicans are confident repeal will easily pass in the …
Jan 05 2011
January 5, 2011
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” — Erich Fromm …
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