May 16 2012
We’ll explore the enormous political influence that billionaires wield in the United States today through Robert Greenwald’s new film, Koch Brothers Exposed, Taki Oldham’s film Billionaire’s Tea Party, and the new book by Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks: Billionaire’s Ball – Gluttony and Hubris in the Age of Epic Inequality. …
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May 16 2012
Governor Jerry Brown on Monday called for an additional $8 billion in spending cuts in California within his revised budget plan for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The revision is his attempt to quell California’s current $16 billion budget deficit. Brown’s proposed plan would increase spending for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation by $807 million, pushing the total CDCR budget to a whopping …
May 16 2012
“No task is more urgent for racial justice advocates today than ensuring that America’s current racial caste system is its last.” — Michelle Alexander …
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May 16 2012
Joining a growing number of municipalities, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday adopted a “responsible banking” ordinance that will require banks doing business with the city to disclose detailed data on loans and foreclosure activity by community.
Much of the information is already reported under federal law but can be hard to find in voluminous federal banking reports, said Miguel Santana, city administrative officer. The new law would bring the information together on a city …
May 15 2012
We’ll hear from acclaimed civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander about her book The New Jim Crow, and a brand new talk she gave in Southern California. …
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May 15 2012
Often overlooked in the heated contest for California’s 30th Congressional District is third party candidate Michael Powelson, a former professor at Cal State Northridge running on the Green Party ticket. Powelson was recently excluded from a District 30th debate hosted at Cal State Northridge, sparking a protest by students. Powelson holds a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and has also taught at L.A. Valley College, and Cal State Channel …
May 15 2012
The deal under which some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners agreed on Monday to end a month-long fast against Israel’s prison policy was struck on the eve of Nakba (catastrophe) Day that marks Israel’s founding in a 1948 war when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were driven out of their homes.
Youths clashed with Israeli police and soldiers in several parts of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, but there was no repeat of last year’s …
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May 15 2012
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown released a plan to close California’s rapidly growing deficit by switching state offices to a four-day week, slashing welfare benefits and healthcare for the poor and relying on a variety of short-term fixes — all in the hopes that voters will give the state some breathing room by raising taxes in November.
The governor, who unveiled his revised budget proposal in the Capitol on Monday, is facing a nearly $16-billion budget …
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May 15 2012
Recent elections in Europe were widely seen as a referendum against austerity measures, which had been adopted by governments to quell the fiscal crisis. Greece, where mass protests propelled a number of parties to be represented in their Parliament, has yet to form a government. In fact, the on-going failure to form a government in Greece is being blamed for the Euro’s new low. In …
May 15 2012
“Growing numbers no longer stand on the sidelines and listen to the cheerleaders praise the system as it attempts to take away jobs, homes, and dignity. It’s time to challenge the system and occupy the economy.” — Richard Wolff …
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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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