Nov 13 2013
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is titled “The World’s Warden” about global mass incarceration.
Listen to Abu Jamal’s commentaries online at www.prisonradio.org. …
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Nov 12 2013
We’ll cover the new national push for a minimum wage increase and its possible economic impact. And, the Occupy Wall Street group Strike Debt eliminates $14 million worth of medical debt – we’ll get the latest on their efforts. Plus, a new study reveals that PG-13 films are flaunting more gun violence than ever before even though ratings remain the same – we’ll speak with an author of the study.
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Nov 12 2013
Joe Sacco’s new book called The Great War, is an artistic panaroma in an accordion style book measuring 24 feet long and wordlessly chronicling the events that unfolded on the infamous first day of the World War I Battle of the Somme.
The scene Sacco draws moves from left to right in both time and space, through day into night and back into day again as soldiers prepare, move into position, are slaughtered, and finally laid to rest. Accompanying his book is an essay by historian Adam Hochschild who puts the story of the battle into context.
Joe Sacco spoke with Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar about his book.
Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/_lcCH06TOWM
Bipasha Shom recorded the interview.
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Nov 12 2013
Alex Montances is the Southern California regional coordinator for the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns. Just a few days after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit the Philippines, Montances spoke with Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar about the devastation that is unfolding.
Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/qcgS0e34PnU
Bipasha Shom recorded this interview.
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Nov 12 2013
Uprising’s guest expert Robert Jensen, Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and an author, analyzes today’s news headlines:
Global climate change talks in Warsaw, make little headway as the strongest storm in world history continues to wreak devastation in the Philippines. Representatives from 190 countries met in Poland yesterday to debate the best way to move forward …
Nov 12 2013
While the number of fatalities from Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines is about 2000 so far, some have predicted a worst case scenario of 10,000 possibly killed. The storm, which made land fall late last week was the strongest ever recorded in world history with wind gusts at about 150 miles per hour and sea falls of 20 feet.
Hundreds …
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Nov 12 2013
In a bizarre new twist in the story of government spying, the New York Times last week published a report revealing that the CIA is paying AT&T more than $10 million of American tax dollars to hand over private information on tax payers. Anonymous government officials told the Times that the majority of the information being sold consists of calls …
Nov 12 2013
If you’re not a history buff, it’s likely you’ve never heard of the Battle of the Somme. But now acclaimed award-winning political cartoonist Joe Sacco’s latest book focuses simply on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, for it was that Battle that definitely launched the First World War.
The first day of the Battle of the Somme is …
Nov 12 2013
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ? Albert Einstein …
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Nov 11 2013
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.” – Mahatma Gandhi …
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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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