Mar
27
2012
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Civic Circus with Ankur Patel breaks down local politics, with a weekly report on city, county, and state bureaucracies. (LAFD).
Trash is big business in Los Angeles as the county generates 23 million tons of waste and recyclable materials annually. Out of that, the city of Los Angeles is responsible for about 10 million tons. This translates into …
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Mar
27
2012
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.” — John F. Kennedy …
Mar
26
2012
We’ll look at the Supreme Court battle over the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance mandate. And, an Iraqi woman is beaten to death in San Diego in a case that activists are linking with the Trayvon Martin killing. Plus, the Koch Brothers Exposed – a new documentary by Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films. And this week’s Civic Circus with Ankur Patel. …
Mar
26
2012
Check out NO. We played their song “Meet Me After Dark” today on Uprising.
More about NO at www.notheband.com.
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Uprising’s Music Curator is Chris Bennett …
Mar
26
2012
“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” – Nelson Mandela
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Mar
26
2012
A battle is on-going over who will be nominated to head the World Bank with developing nations for the first time, taking a keen interest. As an unwritten rule, the President of the World Bank has always been an American citizen, while the International Monetary Fund has been led by only Europeans, even though the policies of these two global …
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Mar
26
2012
Controversy and outrage continue to surround the February 26th shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Martin, 17, was shot in the chest by self-appointed neighborhood watchman 28 year old George Zimmerman, while walking through the Retreat at Twin Lakes gated community in Sanford, Florida. A nationwide uproar has ensued over allegations of police mishandling of evidence, causing the Sanford …
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Mar
26
2012
Evan Miller endured years of abuse so severe that he tried to kill himself 5 times by the time he turned 14. It was at that young age in 2003 that he was arrested for the murder of his mother’s 52 year old neighbor, Cole Cannon, who was also reportedly her drug dealer. On the day Cannon died, he gave …
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Mar
23
2012
We’ll examine the global struggle for who will be the nominee for the World Bank President. And, a special report from the Leimert Park rally protesting the killing of Trayvon Martin. Plus, the Supreme Court weighs the rights of juveniles who are sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. …
Mar
23
2012
This week on Uprising —
Race, Police, Vigilantism, and Trayvon Martin’s Killing – Occupy Wall Street Resumes Actions In Earnest Despite NYPD Brutality – Israel Ramps Up War Rhetoric on Iran – The Activist Beat on the Wave of Anti-Reproductive Health Rights Laws – ‘Men’s Rights Movement’ Symbolizes Growing Nationwide Misogyny
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