With nearly two dozen parents and others standing behind her, community activist Martha Sanchez announced Monday the end of an eight-year battle to close a metal finishing plant that residents say has contaminated their South Los Angeles neighborhood, making their children and teachers sick.

The plant, the target of lawsuits, fines and repeated calls for its closure, is across the street from 28th Street Elementary School. Wearing matching yellow T-shirts, members of Alliance for Californians for …

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In the wake of Kim Jong Il’s death, we’ll examine what lies in North Korea’s future. And, Army Pvt. Bradley Manning’s pre-trial hearing begins – we’ll find out the latest in his case. Plus, part 1 of a two part interview with Julie Guthman on her new book “Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice and the Limits of Capitalism.” And this week’s Civic Circus. …

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More than a month after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki rejected the US’s request to remain in Iraq past the December 31st deadline, President Obama declared the Iraq war officially over last week. The Obama administration was also unable to secure an agreement to maintain its military bases in Iraq, and the last of the troops will leave the …

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Observers are criticizing what’s being called more political brinksmanship by the GOP after Speaker of the House John Boehner indicated House Republicans will not accept the Senate’s version of a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill. Approved by the Senate on Saturday, the bill would cut the payroll tax and fund the government for two months. Boehner wants more spending cuts …

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In November 2011, best selling author and acclaimed physician Gabor Mate spoke in Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, making the links between economic and societal stresses and human health. Dr. Gabor Mate is the best-selling author of 4 books, including In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction, and When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection. …

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“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.” — John Maynard Keynes …

We’ll examine the end of the Iraq war, what it has cost in lives and money, how President Obama is spinning it, and what lies in Iraq’s future. And, Obama caves on signing the Defense Authorization Bill that, among other things, will enable Americans on US soil to be detained as “enemy combatants.” …

This week on Uprising —

Durban Climate Conference Ends in More Inaction – Obama Administration Slows Down Corporate Crime Prosecutions – West Coast Occupy Movements Attempt to Shut Down Ports – Occupy LA Activist Shares Story of His Arrest, Compares to Treatment of Corporate Criminals

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Los Angeles Hip Hop artists and activists bring you an Occupy L.A. Hip Hop Benefit show Sunday, December 18th. …

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The Supreme Court announced Monday it will rule on the Justice Department’s legal challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration law SB 1070. Their decision is set to be one of the most significant of 2012. The Arizona law sparked renewed support for the immigrant rights movement nationwide but also spurred copycat laws in many other states including Georgia and Alabama. It …

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