Dec
11
2012
Labor Department statistics released last Friday show slight improvement in the economic outlook for the month of November with 146,000 new jobs created. The official rate of unemployment, which does not include those who have given up looking for work, fell two tenths of a percent, from 7.9 to 7.7 percent. The total rate of unemployment consequently fell to 14.4%. …
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Dec
11
2012
California Senator Dianne Feinstein succeeded in amending last year’s National Defense Authorization Act to curb its most egregious aspect: the indefinite detention of US citizens suspected of terrorism. The 2012 version of the bill passed by the Senate on December 4th, is an annual military spending bill. According to Truthdig.com, Feinstein’s amended version still could allow for indefinite detention of …
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Dec
10
2012
Jenni Rivera 43 year old Mexican American singer and actress died in a tragic plane accident on December 9, 2012. Rivera had been an outspoken advocate for immigrant rights. She was raised in Long Beach, California
We played her song “Basta Ya” on today’s show.
Dec
10
2012
After hours of speculation Mexican officials announced late Sunday that a plane carrying Mexican American singer Jenni Rivera was found and that they believed there were no survivors.
Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, Mexico’s transportation and communications minister, said authorities found what remained of the plane in mountainous terrain in northeastern Mexico, just south of Monterrey, on Sunday night.
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The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Rivera, was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She was fluent in Spanish, …
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Dec
10
2012
Facing pressure from tens of thousands of protesters, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has decided to rescind the overarching powers he had granted himself in the past two weeks. While Morsi has backed down on the decree which would have given him freedom from judicial oversight, he refuses to abandon a constitutional referendum scheduled for December 15th which would elevate Sharia …
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Dec
10
2012
“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.” — Article 25 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights …
Dec
10
2012
In Syria, President Bashar Al-Assad refuses to relinquish power in what is now a full blown civil war with well over 40,000 casualties. Rebels are threatening to seize Damascus Airport, and have already seized a military base near the Turkish border as fighting has spread into neighboring Lebanon. The country has become more and more isolated with civilian flights being …
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Dec
07
2012
In its landmark $660-million settlement with victims of sexual abuse five years ago, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to make public the confidential personnel records of all priests accused of molesting children.
Victims said the release of the files would provide accountability for church leaders who let pedophiles remain in ministry, and law enforcement officials suggested that the documents could lead to criminal cases against those in charge.
After years of delays and legal wrangling, the …
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Dec
07
2012
This week on Uprising —
What Medicare and Social Security Face in the “Fiscal Cliff” Talks – Florida Case of Murdered Black Teen, Jordan Davis, Has Echoes of Trayvon Martin – A Report from Bradley Manning’s Trial – Stand Up Comic W. Kamau Bell On Politics, His One Man Comedy Show, And His TV Gig
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Dec
07
2012
“The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.” — Albert Schweitzer …
