Apr 18 2011
April 19, 2011
We’ll examine the second phase of the Egyptian revolution as popular opposition to the military-led government and its slow pace of change grows. And, a shocking case of immigrant abuse by Border Patrol comes to light when Los Angeles-based musician Jose Gutierrez is found beaten, tased, and in a coma in an Arizona hospital. We’ll speak with his girlfriend and the mother of his two children. Plus, UFCW grocery workers plan a vote to authorize …
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The north-western coastal city of Misurata, Libya is at risk of a siege by government forces. The rebel held city has been under heavy attack by Muammar Qaddafi for weeks, spurring fears of an impending blood-bath. Seventeen people were reportedly killed and scores more wounded by heavy shelling on Sunday. Civilians are desperate to flee, especially foreign laborers, who have …
Thirty six year old Italian activist and journalist Vittorio Arrigoni was killed in Gaza last week. Arrigoni had been living in Gaza since 2008 when he entered the besieged territory by boat on the Free Gaza flotilla. He had been apparently kidnapped by an extremist organization that was demanding from Hamas, the release of their leader from detention. The group …
Recent demonstrations by thousands of Cal State University students and faculty against budget cuts are indicative of the fiscal dire straits California is in. Central to Governor Jerry Brown’s state budget are serious funding cuts in education, social services, and other crucial services. But while the Governor has been busy conveying the message of “painful but necessary” cuts, he …
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One of the nation’s leading prosecutors, Vincent Bugliosi, has a new book called ‘The Divinity of Doubt: The God Question.’ As the title suggests, Bugliosi tackles the controversial subject of God, the Christian faith, and atheism. Claiming that there is no way to ever know whether there is indeed a God, and that there is also no way to know whether there is …
