Jan 03 2013
Wooden Robot
Wooden Robot a hard rock band from Los Angeles!
We played their song “Low” on today’s show.
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Archive for January, 2013
Jan 03 2013
Canada’s Idle No More Movement Spreads Rapidly Across the Globe Despite Media Blackout
Sitting inside a small white teepee near Parliament Hill, Attawapiskat First Nation Chief, Theresa Spence, is now in her 24th day of a hunger strike. As her health deteriorates, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper refuses to meet her only request which is to discuss indigenous issues with him. Spence’s hunger strike comes under the umbrella of a powerful grassroots movement …
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Jan 03 2013
HuffingtonPost: GOP Lets Violence Against Women Act Die
WASHINGTON — Despite a late-stage intervention by Vice President Joe Biden, House Republican leaders failed to advance the Senate’s 2012 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, an embattled bill that would have extended domestic violence protections to 30 million LGBT individuals, undocumented immigrants and Native American women.
“The House leadership would not bring it up, just like they wouldn’t bring up funding for Sandy [hurricane damage] last night,” said Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a key …
Jan 02 2013
USA TODAY: Phoenix convention slump tied to Ariz. immigration law
PHOENIX — Even though convention halls across the country have faced tough times because of the recession and tightening travel budgets, Phoenix officials say concerns over Arizona’s image have exacerbated its troubles.
In a speech to about two dozen event planners from across the country, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton touted the city’s newest assets, including a light-rail system and downtown university campus. But his speech soon shifted to an uneasy topic: Arizona Senate Bill 1070, the …
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Jan 02 2013
AlJazeera: Woman charged in New York City subway hate crime killing
A woman suspected of shoving a man to his death in front of an oncoming New York subway train has been arrested and charged with “second-degree murder as a hate crime” in the second such fatality in the city.
The district attorney for the New York City borough of Queens said Erika Menendez, 31, who was seen pacing the subway platform and muttering to herself before the attack, told investigators that she pushed the victim, Sunando …
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Jan 02 2013
Coming Up on January 3, 2013
We’ll get a report on Canada’s burgeoning First Nation’s movement called Idle No More. And, the US Department of Labor finds shocking sweatshop conditions in LA’s Garment district. Plus, part 1 of a multi-part interview with David Spaner on his new book, Shoot It: Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film. …
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Jan 02 2013
FT.com: Environment protests hit Sumatra gold mine
As construction workers put the finishing touches to a waste water pipeline at the hilltop Martabe gold mine in North Sumatra, dozens of police and soldiers armed with machine guns and knives keep close watch nearby.
Like many other international mining companies in Indonesia, Hong Kong-listed G-Resources went to great lengths to win the support of the local community for a large gold project that had been 15 years in the making.
With nearly $1bn spent on …
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Jan 02 2013
Red Circle Underground
Red Circle Underground an indie rock band from Los Angeles!
We played their song “Spectrum” on today’s show.
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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 02 2013
House and Senate Pass “Fiscal Cliff” Compromise
Working over the New Year’s holiday, both Houses of Congress approved a deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” after weeks of negotiations. A Senate vote of 89-8 was followed by a House vote less than 24 hours later of 257-167.
House Speaker John Boehner apparently considered adding billions of dollars in spending cuts to the bill before the vote, …
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Jan 02 2013
The Biggest Domestic Stories of 2012
Two thousand twelve was an eventful year but perhaps no other event was more significant in the news than the re-election of Barack Obama. Despite, voter ID laws which tried to suppress voter turnout around the country, Obama went on to win another term with resounding support from Latinos and women.
While the number of undocumented immigrants decreased around the country, the …
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