Jan 15 2013
Brother Yusef
Brother Yusef from Pasadena, California!
We played the song “Good Mornin’ Blues” on today’s show.
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Archive for January, 2013
Jan 15 2013
What’s Behind France’s Military Assault on Mali?
President Obama is considering sending drones and other intelligence gathering resources to aid France and Britain in a new conflict that has opened up in Western Africa. Over the weekend, French warplanes dropped bombs on Mali, and British forces may join in. While Obama has vowed not to send in American ground troops, the French are increasing their presence on …
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Jan 15 2013
Los Angeles Indigenous Communities Rally in Solidarity with ‘Idle No More’ Movement
Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence, who has galvanized the Idle No More Movement, continued her hunger strike this week. The Canadian government did not meet her demand to have both Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston attend negotiations on the recent passage of Bill C-45 and other issues impacting indigenous communities in Canada. Spence …
Jan 15 2013
Critics of Armed Campus Patrols Say It Criminalizes Students of Color
Families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre are looking for peaceful, non-violent solutions to combat violence in schools like the one that took away the lives of 26 of their own almost one month ago. Some family members and those affiliated with the group, Sandy Hook Promise, have sent proposals to the national task force headed by Vice …
Jan 15 2013
Commondreams: Threats of ‘Revolution’ in Pakistan as Popular Outrage Grows
Pakistan’s internal political atmosphere was tense Tuesday as tens of thousands gathered outside Parliament in the capital city of Islamabad to join a popular protest against corruption in government, calling for ‘revolution’ if their demands for a peaceful transition of power were not followed.
A conflation of anti-corruption sentiment and anger over internal terrorist attacks and ongoing violence in the tribal areas of western Pakistan–including ongoing US drone strikes that many blame, at least in part, …
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Jan 14 2013
Coming Up on January 15, 2013
We’ll learn about the conflict in Mali – why are the French dropping bombs, what role will the US play, and what does it all have to do with NATO intervention in Libya? And, a special report from a rally in Los Angeles in solidarity with Canada’s indigeous-led Idle No More movement. Plus, in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, armed patrols are popping up in our schools – we’ll analyze why it may …
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Jan 14 2013
Obama’s New Cabinet – Is Lack of Race and Gender Diversity the Only Problem?
In the days since President Barack Obama announced his cabinet picks for his new term, some members of Congress and the media have accused him of having a diversity problem. While his first term was characterized by being the most diverse in terms of race and gender in history, his new picks for his second term have so far been …
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Jan 14 2013
International Mercury Treaty Attempts To Address Pollution Levels Worldwide
A thick cloud of gray smog choked Beijing, China this weekend as the city’s air pollution levels went dangerously beyond even measurable levels. Much of the pollution is due to the burning of coal which aside from fouling the air, also produces lethal levels of mercury.
Meanwhile, delegates from a 100 nations gathered in Geneva Switzerland yesterday to start the …
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Jan 14 2013
Is Afghanistan’s New Oil and Gas Industry Sparking a New Front in the War?
Seven Afghan villagers were killed after a raid by US/NATO and Afghan forces last night in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. The raid was aimed at capturing a senior Taliban member but in the course of moving rubble in its aftermath, an additional explosion killed seven civilians. An Associated Press reporter captured a local man shouting “Death to America” in …
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Jan 14 2013
Subversive Thought for January 14, 2013
“Every empire… tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.” — Edward Said …
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