Nov 18 2011
“The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich.” — John Berger …
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Nov 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.
Read his reviews online at ReThinkReviews.net. Watch his videos at www.youtube.com/user/jsjkim, …
Nov 17 2011
We’ll bring you a special report on a day of raucous protests in downtown Los Angeles by the on-going Occupy LA movement. And, Huwaida Arraf on this week’s Palestine Freedom Rides, building on the legacy of the American Freedom rides of the 1960s that challenged Jim Crow racism. Plus, the latest on the battle to revive the South Central Farm. And this week’s Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …
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Nov 17 2011
On November 17, 2011 Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar interviewed filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell about their new film, The Big Fix about what led up to the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf, and the resulting coverup of the damage.
Nov 17 2011
Today marks exactly two months since the first tents were pitched in New York and protestors began Occupy Wall Street. The anniversary comes only two days after New York police raided the Occupy Wall Street camp at the privately owned Zuccotti Park, destroying their personal belongings, camping gear, and even their 5000 book library. Early Tuesday morning a …
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Nov 17 2011
The public uproar in response to Sunday’s 60 minutes investigation into legalized Congressional insider trading has rattled Washington DC. Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts yesterday introduced the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge, or STOCK Act. The STOCK Act would prohibit elected officials and staff from trading stock based on information gleaned on pending legislation in meetings and from each …
Nov 17 2011
On April 20, 2010 the United States saw the beginning of one of the worst environmental disasters in its history: the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig off the coast of Louisiana. Spilling almost 185 million gallons of oil over the course of 86 days, the explosion of the rig caused a leak one mile below the surface …
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Nov 17 2011
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is on the Penn State scandal.
Listen to Abu Jamal’s commentaries online at www.prisonradio.org. …
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Nov 17 2011
“A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.” — Amos Bronson Alcott …
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Nov 16 2011
We’ll get an update on the legal challenges to Occupy Wall Street’s ability continue it’s encampment and how people are regrouping. And, how Congress members legally use insider trading info to make millions. Plus, The Big Fix – a new documentary by Josh and Rebecca Tickell on the BP oil spill. …
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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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