Jan 27 2012
Hamid Khan is a Soros Justice Fellow working on a campaign to end LAPD’s Special Order 11, former Executive Director of the South Asian Network. On January 27, 2012, he discussed with Uprising host, Sonali Kolhatkar, the increasing domestic surveillance and militarism in the United States.
There will be a Town Hall meeting on domestic spying on Saturday March 3rd, at SEIU Hall near USC, 828 W. Washington Blvd …
Jan 27 2012
“Poetry, plays, novels, music, they are the cry of the human spirit trying to understand itself and make sense of our world.” — Laura Malone Elliott
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Jan 26 2012
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By a vote of 55-44 the Indiana state House yesterday approved a so-called “right-to-work” bill, just two days after it was approved by the state Senate. Governor Mitch Daniels is expected to sign it into law, making Indiana the 23rd state in the nation to adopt the union-busting legislation, and the first since 2001. Indiana state House Democrats …
Jan 26 2012
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In response to outrage over proposed salary increases for Cal State University Presidents, the California State University Board of Trustees unanimously approved a cap on top-level salaries yesterday during a meeting attended by students and faculty in Long Beach. As California’s education system faces one of the worst economic crises in its history, the cap will limit …
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Jan 26 2012
We’ll examine the state of domestic surveillance and militarism in the face of rising opposition to wealth inequality. And, a fight over a coal mine project near Utah’s Bryce Canyon heats up – an energy project that would help power Los Angeles. Plus, acclaimed Mexican playwright Tanya Saracho joins us in studio to discuss her new play, El Nogalar, premiering on the West Coast this weekend. Plus Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …
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Jan 26 2012
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US-Pakistan relations continue to remain strained in the wake of a US strike on the border with Afghanistan which killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers and wounded more than a dozen. The military’s initial reaction included blocking about 50% of all goods from reaching US and NATO troops in Afghanistan through Pakistan, and expelling Americans from CIA bases in …
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Jan 26 2012
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Civic Circus with Ankur Patel breaks down local politics, with a weekly report on city, county, and state bureaucracies. This week on Uprising I’ll take a close look at Joe Buscaino the newest City Councilmember for the city of Los Angeles.
Council District 15, which includes San Pedro and the Port of Los Angeles, was previously represented by …
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Jan 26 2012
“Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” — Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
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Jan 26 2012
Check out Carlos Skinfill, a contemporary jazz drummer and composer from Los Angeles, California. We played his song “Back to Paradise” today on Uprising.
Watch him perform “Immigrant” live:
More information and streaming music at www.carlosskinfill.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 …
Jan 25 2012
We’ll go to Indiana to cover a major political battle over a labor law shaping up there. And, the California Faculty Association takes issue with obscene salaries for CSU administrators in the face of rising student fees. Plus, we’ll go live to Pakistan to examine the latest in US-Pakistan relations with professor Pervez Hoodbhoy. …
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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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