Mar 04 2014
Coming up on March 5, 2014
We’ll examine the crisis in Ukraine, and the resulting US-Russia tensions, with my guests Dr. David Marples, and Katrina Vanden Huevel. And, local activist, Hector Aristizabal, joins me in studio to discuss the 10 tumultuous days he recently spent in the Ukraine, working with activists using the tools of the Theater of the Oppressed. Plus, Mattea Kramer of the National Priorities Project dissects President Obama’s latest budget proposal. …
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Uprising’s guest expert Robert Jensen, a professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, analyzes today’s news headlines:
Nearly 400 young people, mostly students, were arrested outside the White House this weekend protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, in a sign that dissent has not died down. The actions began at Georgetown University with over a thousand students marching down to Lafayette Park, unfurling large banners that asked President Obama if he wanted …
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is titled “Chokwe Lumumba” about revolutionary social justice attorney and former Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba.
The world and the United States lost a revolutionary leader last week. His name was Chokwe Lumumba. Lumumba – who was only 8 months into his tenure as Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi – died unexpectedly of heart failure at the age of only 66. 
Anti-government protests in Venezuela have continued unabated even though the South American nation this week celebrates Carnival – a traditional celebration. Dozens of protesters have been arrested including the high-profile and telegenic leader Leopoldo Lopez, accused of fomenting the unrest. The government this weekend released over 40 protesters. At least 18 people have been killed in clashes. 
