Apr 22 2011
Among the statistics harvested from the 2010 Census data, are the changing demographic of American cities. Researchers at the University of Nevada have concluded that as a result of the economic recession and the subsequent decrease in immigration, American urban spaces have seen stagnation or even decline. Yet, in cities around the world, the economic drivers of migration to …
Apr 22 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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Apr 22 2011
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.” — Pablo Picasso …
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Apr 21 2011
We’ll commemorate Earth Day by examining the green-washing efforts of big business in painting themselves as saving the planet. And, we’ll hear part 2 of our 2 part interview with Jianying Zha on her new book, “Tide Players: The Movers and Shakers of a Rising China.” Plus UK-based video collective D-Fuse will join us in studio to discuss their latest project, Endless Cities, about growing urban spaces and the geography of capitalism. And this week’s …
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Apr 21 2011
On April 13th thousands of students throughout the Cal State University system rallied on their campuses to demand affordable, quality public education. At Cal State University Fullerton a coalition drafted a Declaration in Defense of Public Education and requested that the President of their University, Milton Gordon, become a signatory. He refused, spurring negotiations over the Declaration’s language. This past …
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Apr 21 2011
According to a new study conducted by consultancy firm Bain & Company, more than 50 percent of China’s richest citizens have considered leaving the country to secure their wealth abroad. Out of the 2600 “high net individuals” surveyed in the study, around 10 percent of the wealthiest Chinese citizens have already moved. Another 10 percent plan to apply for …
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Apr 21 2011
Cuba’s Communist Party held its sixth party Congress this past week heralding a new era of change, most notably marked by the exclusion for the first time, of Fidel Castro in the party’s leadership ranks. The 85 year old revolutionary leader wrote in Cuba’s state-owned paper the Granma, “The new generation is called to rectify and change without hesitation …
Apr 21 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 Acquittal of Posada Carriles.
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Apr 21 2011
“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.” — Mohandas Gandhi …
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Apr 20 2011
We’ll get a special report from the campus of Cal State Fullerton where students from a number of CSU campuses are in the middle of a sit-in demanding an end to education cuts and fee increases. And, part 1 of a two part interview with Jian Ying Zha on her new book Tide Players: The Movers and Shakers of a Rising China. Plus, As Fidel Castro finally steps down entirely from a leadership role in …
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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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