Jan 25 2011
We’ll analyze President Obama’s third State of the Union Address, which some expect, will be kicking off his campaign for re-election in 2012. And, as California’s new Citizen’s Redistricting Commission starts work, we’ll find out what’s at stake for electoral politics. Plus, the Los Angeles Poverty Department joins us in studio for a taste of their latest theater piece. And this week’s edition of The Right Hook. …
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Jan 25 2011
The impending marriage of Comcast and NBC, approved by the FCC last week is ushering an era of what some call the “mega mega merger.” Going into this deal, Comcast is already the nation’s largest cable and home broadband provider. NBC Universal which is owned by General Electric, was formed by a 2004 merger with Vivendi Universal. Now, Comcast’s take …
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Jan 25 2011
An LA Superior Judge ruled last Friday that the LA Unified School District can no longer universally apply a “last hired, first fired” layoff policy. The decision marked the end of a closely watched lawsuit that may have national implications. The American Civil Liberties Union led a legal team that brought the suit against the State, arguing that seniority based …
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Jan 25 2011
Just a week in existence, Tunisia’s Unity Government, formed in the aftermath of President Ben Ali’s hasty departure, is facing stiff popular opposition. Over the weekend, protesters formed a spontaneous gathering they call a “Caravan of Liberation” outside the offices of the interim Prime Minister in the capital Tunis. Here are excerpts from an Al Jazeera report on Sunday, the …
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Jan 25 2011
The Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar, host of Your Call on KALW in San Francisco is a weekly roundup of progressive activism that the mainstream media ignores, undercovers, or misrepresents.
Some of the most undercovered stories last year were actions taken by ordinary people standing up for a more just and equitable society.
People are taking to the streets on …
Jan 25 2011
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Jan 24 2011
“The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.” — Niels Bohr …
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Jan 24 2011
The one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC was this past Friday. The landmark decision to remove limits on campaign spending by outside groups, including deep-pocketed corporations and unions, was made by a contentious 5-4 vote. The majority opinion equated election spending with freedom of speech. Writing for the minority in a …
Jan 24 2011
Last week, Congressman Mike Rogers introduced a bill that would extend three controversial provisions of the PATRIOT ACT into February 2012. The PATRIOT Act was ratified in 2001 by President George W. Bush in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. In the rush to fill the holes in the authority of the intelligence and law enforcement agencies …
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Jan 24 2011
Lockheed Martin began as an aircraft manufacturing company in 1916, started by two brothers in Burbank, California. The small family business grew as it began to manufacture commercial planes. But the industry was unpredictable and success was limited — until World War II. War contracts made the business very profitable, and when fighting overseas ended Lockheed Martin waged a …
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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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