Jul 05 2011
Governor Jerry Brown signed California’s $86 billion dollar general fund budget on Thursday of last week, into existence; the overall package is $129 Billion dollars. It is an “all-cuts” budget, and the list of casualties is long and comprehensive. Funding for the UC and CSU systems will be reduced by $650 million dollars each, 70 State Parks will be …
Jul 05 2011
“Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.” — Thomas Jefferson …
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Jul 01 2011
We’ll monitor the latest Gaza flotilla, go live to members of the U.S. delegation on board the “Audacity of Hope,” attempting to deliver letters of solidarity from Americans to Gaza. And, Iruka Okeke joins us to discuss her book “Divining Without Seeds: The Case for Strengthening Laboratory Medicine in Africa.” Plus, what California faces under Governor Brown’s new budget. And, The Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar. …
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Jul 01 2011
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* Understanding the Crises in Britain, Greece, Spain
* Why the West is Burning – Wildfires in New Mexico and Elsewhere
* Could Your Sunscreen Be Doing More Harm Than Good?
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Jul 01 2011
The Las Conchas wildfire in New Mexico has entered its 6th day today, with over 1200 workers battling to bring it under control. So far, it is only 3% contained. It has burned across 93,600 acres since Sunday, including 6,000 acres of Indian reservation, and is poised to become the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s history. Thousands of Los …
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Jul 01 2011
In Britain yesterday an estimated 750,000 public sector workers staged a 24-hour strike to protest proposed cuts to pension benefits, and other austerity measures. Teachers, police, and civil servants walked off the job with about 20,000 marching in the streets, the first such action in three decades. Unions say this is only the first of a series of actions planned …
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Jul 01 2011
The long Fourth of July weekend coincides with heat waves hitting much of the nation, pushing Americans outdoors to beaches, pools, and bar-b-ques. However fun in the sun doesn’t come without its downsides, and for decades we’ve been taught to slather on sunscreen to prevent sunburns and skin cancer. The ever growing sunscreen market includes lip balms, sprays, powders, …
Jul 01 2011
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” — Galileo Galilei …
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Jul 01 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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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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