Mar 21 2011
The United States, France, and Britain carried out air strikes against Libya this weekend, claiming to have destroyed Colonel Muammar Qaddafi’s command-and-control center in Tripoli. The strikes were authorized by a United Nations resolution that passed last week. The resolution was meant to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya in an attempt to hamper Qaddafi’s ability to strike …
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Mar 21 2011
In Japan, workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant were evacuated Monday evening after smoke began emanating from a building. Over the weekend cooling operations at the numbers 3 and 4 reactors continued as progress was made toward restoring electricity to the facility. Meanwhile spinach and rapeseed shipments from Fukushima, Ibaragi, Tochigi and Gunma have been suspended after higher-than-normal levels …
Mar 21 2011
Under President Obama’s tenure, ending US dependence on fossil fuels has meant increasing dependence on nuclear energy. The EPA calls nuclear energy a source of “clean energy” and the Nuclear Energy Institute last week said US nuclear power plants are the “safest in the world.” However in the wake of Japan’s nuclear emergency Americans are now becoming familiar with the …
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Mar 18 2011
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* A Japan-Style Nuclear Disaster Inevitable in the U.S.
* Black Agenda Report: The “Blackenization” of Union Labor
* A Libyan Doctor Reports Back from Relief Trip to Benghazi
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Mar 18 2011
We’ll go live to Haiti where former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has finally returned. And, Gaddhafi declares a ceasefire – we’ll find out what that means. Plus, in light of the Japanese nuclear disaster, we’ll survey the landscape of truly clean, renewable, and viable energy sources available. …
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Mar 18 2011
A festival of short films created by Muslim women takes place this weekend in Los Angeles, showcasing 98 films chosen from over 200 submissions.
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Mar 18 2011
The consequences of the earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that devastated areas of Japan’s coastline one week ago continue to unfold. Japan’s National Police Agency has put the number of dead at nearly 7,000. There are 10,300 people still missing. Due to a possible nuclear fallout the United States yesterday formally advised its citizens in Japan leave the country. The US …
Mar 18 2011
Among those most at risk in Japan in the aftermath of the nuclear reactor failures are pregnant women. Radiation exposure means that harmful rays can pass directly to a fetus through a mother’s body, dramatically increasing the risks of birth defects, cognitive disorders, and cancers. Radioactive particles carried by the wind and inhaled or ingested by a pregnant …
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Mar 18 2011
A festival of short films created by Muslim women takes place this weekend in Los Angeles, showcasing 98 films chosen from over 200 submissions. The film festival, according to its own description, “will highlight pro-women voices from within the Muslim world and present an unfiltered and honest account of these women’s stories–the experiences that shaped their lives, the challenges …
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Mar 18 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.
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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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