Dec 03 2013
Wall Street firms are at it again – the same financial industry that sparked the 2008 foreclosure crisis is capitalizing on the mess it originally created by buying up huge numbers of foreclosed properties, renting them back to families and creating another risky investment scheme.
One of the firms leading the mass home buying is The Blackstone Group. Blackstone, which is the …
Dec 03 2013
Heart disease is the leading cause of deaths among Americans, and for years doctors have focused on lowering blood levels of LDL cholesterol as the main approach to reducing heart disease risk. But the American Heart Association, based on a multi-year review of existing medical research, is now recommending that doctors take a more holistic approach by examining various markers …
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Dec 03 2013
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” — Oscar Wilde, …
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Dec 02 2013
We’ll analyze the mass protests in Ukraine with expert David Marples. And, author Laura Gottesdiener joins us to discuss how Wall Street firms have capitalized on the housing crisis yet again. Plus, we’ll take an in-depth look at the American Heart Association’s new recommendations on heart disease risk and why it’s so controversial. …
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Dec 02 2013
“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.” — Ansel Adams …
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Dec 02 2013
Uprising’s guest expert (sitting in for Rose Aguilar) Rahul Mahajan, sociologist and news analyst and author of Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond, analyzes today’s news headlines:
Ninety two million Americans shopped on Black Friday this year, spending $57.4 billion according to the National Retail Federation. The numbers may sound staggering but are actually down 2.9% from last year, …
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Dec 02 2013
One of the poorest countries in the world has become the center of a conflict so dire that some are predicting a genocide.
The Central African Republic, which lies in the heart of the African continent, was taken over earlier this year by a rebel group from the North calling themselves the Seleka. The group’s leader, Michel Djotodia declared himself President, …
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Dec 02 2013
Can a corporation believe in God? While the Supreme Court decided back in 2010 that corporations have the right to free speech under the Citizens United ruling, the question of whether a corporation can have religious rights will now be at the heart of the first legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court since the law was …
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Dec 02 2013
A number of environmental groups in California are calling on a government agency to better protect Los Angeles residents from the pollution generated by city-area fracking projects. Hydraulic Fracturing or Fracking, is a practice of harvesting oil or natural gas from the ground by pumping large amounts of a mixture of water, sand, and toxic chemicals. Critics say fracking is a …
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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