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The popular uprising in Tunisia continues today, after key reform politicians resigned from the coalition government that was announced only yesterday. The new coalition government was immediately rejected by Tunisians, who were angered that it included many of the old government’s top members. In response, three officials of the General Union of Tunisian Workers withdrew from the coalition government, dealing …

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Just hours before Jared Loughner killed 6 people and wounded many more in Tucson Arizona, it is being reported that a Wal-Mart clerk may have refused to sell him ammunition. Loughner then reportedly went to another Wal-Mart where he was able to make his purchase. ABC news interviewed a Phoenix gun shop owner who said businesses are at liberty …

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Over the years that Uprising has covered education and LAUSD, we’ve often turned to one eloquent public school teacher, Leonard Isenberg. Leonard has echoed the voices of many teachers frustrated by the status quo, and has shared his ideas of what an educational system that would truly address the needs of students could look like. The last time we spoke …

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“Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community and sow the seeds of discontent amongst them. That is the reason why agitators are so absolutely necessary. Without them, in our incomplete state, there would be no advance towards civilization.” — Oscar Wilde …

We’ll look at gun laws across the US, how they made Jared Loughner’s work easier, and what new laws, if any, could emerge. And, William Hartung will join us to discuss his new book, “Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military Industrial Complex.” Plus the first of a three part series on what happens to public school teachers when they dare to speak up about incompetence and corruption. …

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This week on Uprising:

* Terrorist Attacks in Arizona Linked to Hate-filled Rightwing Media
* Black Agenda Report on What Would MLK Do in 2011?
* Haiti Earthquake: One Year Later
* Government, BP, Ignore Shocking Health Effects in Gulf Coast

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We’ll hear a re-broadcast of an interview with Charles Euchner on his book “Nobody Turn Me Around: A People’s History of the 1963 March on Washington.” …

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The National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Deepwater Drilling on Tuesday released it final report to the President. The report, titled “Deepwater: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling”, is the result of an Executive Order to investigate the BP oil spill. The Commission made many recommendations for reform, including increased industry regulation, but …

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Each January musicians, music producers, instrument manufacturers and others gather in Anaheim, California for what’s simply called the NAMM show – NAMM reflects the now-obscure title, “National Association of Music Merchants.” The trade show gathering typically attracts thousands of people and, last year, was the subject of protests by a contingent of Korean guitar workers working for Cort, that demanded …

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In the wake of president Obama’s speech this week on the massacre in Arizona, there has been a national dialogue on the political discourse in the US. Many are pointing to the deluge of violent and militaristic rhetoric heard daily on right wing am radio and even Fox News, as influencing Americans. A Quinnipiac poll this week …

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