Jul 18 2013
Fruitvale Station Humanizes Young Black Men Through Intimate Portrayal of Oscar Grant’s Last Day
The story of Florida teen Trayvon Martin has once more exposed America’s deep racial divide – a divide that exists in part because our culture tends to dehumanize young black men.
Now, a timely new film called Fruitvale Station has earned rave reviews for its portrayal of 22 year old Oscar Grant, the young black man who was killed by …
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Russian Revolutionary, Victor Serge, is best known for his literary works was also a leader in post revolution Russia, and a prolific writer, historian, and activist. 
With the emergence of the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street in the US, and Europe’s indignados, today’s prevailing political movements seem to reject both Western capitalism and the traditional bureaucratic left power structures of the former Soviet Union. 
Uprising’s Wednesday guest expert Rahul Mahajan, sociology and political analyst, and author of Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond, analyzes today’s news headlines: 
When George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges even though he killed Trayvon Martin, his action was seen as a “justifiable homicide.” 
Activists have been chanting “The People Say Guilty” on the streets of LA since Florida shooter George Zimmerman was acquitted on Saturday. Community members have been gathering at and near Leimert Park, and other parts of the city, and even briefly shut down the 10 freeway. 
If you’re trying to avoid sugar and its plethora of ill-health effects, you may be turning to diet sodas, or drinking your coffee with Splenda. After all, the nearly zero-calorie alternatives to sugar should have no effect on your waistline, right? 
