Nov 07 2013
Subversive Thought for November 7, 2013
“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” — Reinhold Niebuhr
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Archive for November, 2013
Nov 07 2013
Frank Tamborello on Food Stamp Cuts and What You Can Do About It
Nearly 50 million Americans saw cuts to their food stamps on November 1, 2013 after the automatic end of a phase of stimulus spending. Californian families on food stamps will now receive about $36 a month less than they used to.
But that’s not all – Congress wants to force even more cuts to the federal food assistance program. The Republican dominated House has already passed a bill that would push 2 million Americans off the program. The Senate has also approved cuts but on a smaller scale.
Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar interviewed Frank Tamborello, Executive Director of Hunger Action LA about the story.
Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/YHXEDcru8H8
Bipasha Shom recorded this interview.
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Nov 07 2013
Conversation with Robert Jensen on Critical Thinking and Constructive Dialogue
University of Texas Journalism Professor Robert Jensen has written a book called Arguing for Our Lives: A User’s Guide to Constructive Dialog. In it he challenges us to use our human faculties of critical thinking on such important issues as politics, religion, the media, and more.
Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar recently spoke with Prof. Jensen about his book.
Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/XV9O6k65qcQ
Bipasha Shom recorded this interview.
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Nov 07 2013
Daily News Flash with Arun Gupta on New Carbon Dioxide Report, Arafat’s Poisoning, And FDA Move to Ban Transfats
Uprising’s guest expert Arun Gupta, Independent Journalist and regular contributor to the Guardian, In These Times, The Progressive, and Truthout, and co-founder of the Occupied Wall Street Journal and the Indypendent, analyzes today’s news headlines:
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released a report showing that carbon dioxide levels last year broke all records. The WMO, which is a United …
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Nov 07 2013
How Real is Congo’s Peace?
Peace in the Congo? It’s hard to believe but the Democratic Republic of Congo may finally be seeing an end to the horrific violence which has wracked the country for more than two decades. Colonel Sultani Makenga, commander of the M23 rebel group which had seized the DRC’s capital city of Goma only a year ago, surrendered along with 1700 …
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Nov 07 2013
Arguing For Our Lives: Robert Jensen’s Guide to Constructive Dialogue
When Congress brought government spending to a standstill in October over Obamacare and the debt ceiling, ordinary Americans looked on in disgust. Those on the right vehemently supported the Republican position that Obamacare would be the end of America as we know it, and many on the left lauded the law as a miracle cure for the ailments of our …
Nov 07 2013
Taking More From Those Who Have Less: How Food Stamp Cuts Affect the Poor
Using measures that affect mostly the richest one percent of Americans, Wall Street has declared that the US economy grew at its fastest pace in the last three months since a year ago. But while investors make a bee-line for Twitter shares, many Americans are wondering where their next meal will come from.
Nearly 50 million Americans saw cuts to …
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Nov 06 2013
Coming up on November 7, 2013
We’ll go the Congo to examine the latest political situation. And, author and journalism professor Robert Jensen joins us in studio. Plus, cuts to food stamps and its impact on ordinary people.
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Nov 06 2013
Daily News Flash with Rahul Mahajan on London Protests, Regulating Debt Collectors, and Washington’s Failed GMO Labeling Measure
Uprising’s guest expert Rahul Mahajan, sociologist and news analyst and author of Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond, analyzes today’s news headlines:
Hundreds of masked protesters clashed with police last night in London to protest austerity measures. Demonstrators wearing masks, popularized by the film V for Vendetta, gathered outside Buckingham Palace and in Parliament Square. Nearly a …
Nov 06 2013
What This Year’s Elections Mean for National Politics
Off-year elections took place in several states around the nation yesterday with no big surprises.
New Jersey’s Republican governor Chris Christie easily retained his seat, while Democrat Terry McAuliffe beat Tea-Party backed Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia.
New York elected its first Democratic mayor in nearly a quarter century with the liberal Bill DeBlasio winning a landslide victory. And, Boston’s mayoral race …
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