Jan
14
2011
Taking a deeper look at current and past films and how they relate to the world today.
Jonathan Kim is an independent film critic who writes and produces film reviews for Uprising and other outlets. He is a former co-producer at Brave New Films.
Read his reviews online at ReThinkReviews.net. Watch his videos at www.youtube.com/user/jsjkim, …
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Jan
14
2011
“Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another.” — Sigmund Freud …
Jan
13
2011
We’ll examine the results of the investigation of the BP oil spill with journalist Dahr Jamail who has been following documented cases of health-effects from the spill. And, Korean guitar workers protest the NAMM show over labor rights. Plus, a look at a local effort to close the digital divide among African Americans. And this week’s Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …
Jan
13
2011
“Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.” — Sitting Bull …
Jan
13
2011
Uprising Radio’s Sonali Kolhatkar hosted Gabe Rose, Deputy Director of Parent Revolution in a debate with A J Duffy of United Teachers of Los Angeles over the Parent Trigger law and the state of public education in LA.
Jan
13
2011
Compton’s McKinley Elementary School has found itself at the center of the on-going national debate on education. Touching off this latest battle is the so-called “Parent Trigger” option, outlined in The Parent Empowerment Act of 2010, which recently passed California’s state legislature by a slim but bipartisan majority. Under the trigger option a majority of parents whose students are …
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Jan
13
2011
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on the Violence of American Rhetoric.
Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
Jan
12
2011
A live special on education in Southern California, specifically focusing on the debate over charter schools versus public schools. My guests will be Gabe Rose of Parent Revolution, the group behind the Parent Trigger controversy at McKinley School in Compton. And, AJ Duffy, President of the United Teachers of Los Angeles. And, we’ll be taking your phone calls. …
Jan
12
2011
Voters all across Africa’s largest nation, Sudan, gathered this week to cast votes on whether to separate the South of the country from the North. Officials from southern Sudan today declared that the 60% turnout threshhold to validate the election was reached. After decades of civil war, and devastating genocidal violence in Darfur, the referendum is being viewed as a …
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Jan
12
2011
The non-profit health insurance company Blue Shield has announced its plans to increase premium rates for Californians by a whopping 59%. This is the third time the company has raised its rates in the past year, invoking outrage from all sectors. More than 200,000 Californians would be affected by the rate increases. When Anthem-Blue Cross attempted to raise its …
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