Mar 28 2011
We’ll analyze California Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to fix the state budget. And, Ohio is considering the nation’s most extreme voter ID law. Plus, Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid join us in studio to discuss their Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour that’s coming to LA. And this week’s edition of The Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar. …
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Mar 28 2011
Longtime political activist Norman Solomon has announced an exploratory committee with the intent to campaign for Lynn Woolsey’s seat if she retires.
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Mar 28 2011
The U.S.-NATO war in Libya rages on with western powers flying hundreds of air strikes over the weekend and today. An anonymous American Defense official told the Associated Press that they targeted “ammunition stores, air defenses and ground forces, including vehicles and tanks,” identified with Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddhafi. Opposition groups, taking advantage of the air strikes, made …
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Mar 28 2011
Water containing high levels of radiation has been found outside of reactor buildings at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Water tested in tunnels running underneath the nuclear facility had radiation levels similar to the water found inside turbine rooms in the reactor buildings. The levels are high enough to cause temporary radiation sickness.The buildings appear to be unable …
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Mar 28 2011
After gaining a majority in the House of Representatives last November, the Republican party within months launched a full-on assault on workers’ rights and labor unions in state after state around the nation. Weakened and swayed by corporate influence, Democrats have been unable to efficiently counter GOP legislation. Even the Progressive Caucus, the largest caucus within the Democratic Party, with …
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Mar 28 2011
“People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote – a very different thing.” — Walter H Judd …
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Mar 25 2011
We’ll cover the latest in the on-going nuclear disaster in Japan. And, an update on Libya, Yemen, and Syria with Middle East expert Stephen Zunes. Plus, well known activist and writer Norman Solomon considers a run at a seat in Congress – he’ll join us in studio to discuss it. …
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Mar 25 2011
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* Yemen Revolution at Tipping Point, While Libya Bombing Continues
* How Tax Preparers Fleece The Poor
* Triangle: The Fire That Changed America: 100th Anniversary Special
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Mar 25 2011
A bomb detonated in Jerusalem earlier this week killing a British national, and injuring more than 30 others. The bomb was in a bag left at a bus station on a major street and is believed to have been planted by Palestinian militants. It was followed by attacks from two rockets and several mortars on Southern Israel that …
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Mar 25 2011
The southern California city of Costa Mesa was rocked last Thursday after nearly 50% of its workforce received pink-slips. On the same day one worker, 29 year old Huy Pham, committed suicide by jumping from the roof of the Costa Mesa Civic Center. The drastic approach to budget woes was approved by a vote of the 5 member city …
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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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