Sep 09 2011
The two major wars launched since the 9/11 attacks ten years ago have cost American tax payers upwards of $1.2 trillion – a number so large it’s difficult to fathom, especially during this era of job cuts and dwindling social services. Worse, the dollars spent have resulted in little that is positive for either Iraqis, Afghans, or Americans. …
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Sep 09 2011
“War is bestowed like electroshock on the depressive nation; thousands of volts jolting the system, an artificial galvanizing, one effect of which is loss of memory. War comes at the end of the twentieth century as absolute failure of imagination, scientific and political. That a war can be represented as helping a people to “feel good” about themselves, their country, is a measure of that failure.” — Adrienne Rich
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Sep 09 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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Sep 09 2011
Check out King, an all female vocal trio. We featured their song “The Story” today on Uprising.
More about King at www.WeAreKing.com
If you know of an independent musical act you’d like to see featured on Uprising, send an email to mail@uprisingradio.org.
Uprising’s Music Curator is Chris Bennett …
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Sep 09 2011
Tune in to your favorite Pacifica station this Sunday, September 11, 2011, on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, KPFK and Pacifica Present, “911’s FOOTPRINT ON AMERICA, TEN YEARS LATER.” Uprising contributes a segment during the 11am hour (PDT) on the impact of 9/11 on US Foreign Policy and Geopolitics on Iraqi and Afghan women. Listen live online at www.kpfk.org …
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Sep 08 2011
On Friday, we’ll spend the hour commemorating the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath, with Rev. Dr. George Regas, founder of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace. And, Ten Years Later: Surveillance in the “Homeland” – we’ll hear from the ACLU. Plus, Ten Years and Counting – a new nationwide campaign for artists and activists to express the true costs of the last ten years of war. And Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …
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Sep 08 2011
Check out The Black Belles, an all female rock band. We featured their new single “What Can I Say” today on Uprising.
More about The Black Belles at www.theblackbelles.com
If you know of an independent musical act you’d like to see featured on Uprising, send an email to mail@uprisingradio.org.
Uprising’s Music Curator is Chris Bennett …
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Sep 08 2011
Three weeks after the fall of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, rebels are claiming they have located Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. While a spokesperson for Tripoli’s new military council claimed that Gaddafi was surrounded within a 40 mile radius, others in the transitional government are unsure of his whereabouts. This morning, an audio recording of Gaddafi was broadcast …
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Sep 08 2011
The choice between paper and plastic for grocery shoppers in Los Angeles may soon cease to exist. LA City Councilman Paul Koretz recently proposed a motion to ban the city’s shoppers from having the option of either plastic or paper bags in stores. The decree is intended to reduce the widespread circulation of shopping bags that contribute to …
Sep 08 2011
Opening statements were given yesterday in the trial of the Irvine 11, UC Irvine students charged with misdemeanor violations for disrupting a speech given on their campus in 2010. The incident occurred when Israel’s Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, was interrupted repeatedly during an evening appearance before a large crowd. The civil disobedience was organized by the …
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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