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When President Obama took office, one of the first things he did was to pledge “transparency and open government.” In a formal memo, his administration said it was “committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government.” The memo went on to say, “We will work together to ensure the public trust …

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“Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of.” — Bill Moyers
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Writer Howard Friel analyzes the role of private American foundations in Venezuela and Ukraine. Author Thandisizwe Chimurenga discusses her new book, No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant. And, Kevin Gosztola of Firedoglake makes the case that the Obama Administration may be the most secretive in United States history. …

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Uprising’s guest expert Robert Jensen, author and professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, analyzes today’s news headlines:

Crisis in the Ukraine continues as President Obama announces sanctions on 11 key Russian and Ukrainian officials. Following a vote in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula to formally secede from Ukraine and join Russia, the …

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• Listen to this segment with Luis Rodriguez

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There is little that Luis J. Rodriguez has not done in his life. The 60-year-old Chicano poet and best-selling author has been a member of a gang, faced felony charges, struggled with drug addiction, worked in various countries as a journalist, painted murals, taught prisoners, organized against war and racism, and run a …

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“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” — Nelson Mandela …

There is little that Luis J. Rodriguez has not done in his life. The 60-year-old Chicano poet and best-selling author has been a member of a gang, faced felony charges, struggled with drug addiction, worked in various countries as a journalist, painted murals, taught prisoners, organized against war and racism, and run a cultural center and bookstore in Los Angeles.

Now he wants to be governor of California.

Rodriguez gained national fame with his 1993 memoir, “Always Running, La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.,” about his teenage years in a gang struggling with routine violence and the challenges of being an immigrant. He sold nearly half a million copies of his book and won numerous awards. His latest book is a sequel to Always Running, called, “It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing.” Today, he runs the beloved Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore in Sylmar.

Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar interviewed Rodriguez on why he is running for Governor of California. Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/AkhOr-U2MXg

Bipasha Shom recorded this interview.

We’ll spend the hour with California gubernatorial candidate Luis J. Rodriguez, best selling author and owner of Tia Chucha’s Cultural Center and Bookstore. He’ll explain what his vision for a new California is. …

A new documentary exploring the dangers facing journalists called Killing the Messenger: The Deadly Cost of News, asks survivors of violent attacks and kidnappings to tell their stories directly. Journalists working in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, or the midst of the drug war in Mexico, relate harrowing tales of surviving bombs, sniper fire, days in captivity, and the stories of their fallen fellow journalists.

Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar spoke with filmmakers Eric Matthies, Tricia Todd, Directors and producers of Killing the Messenger. Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/iA-m7rJDCJ8

Bipasha Shom recorded this interview.

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Uprising’s guest expert Courtney Morris, assistant professor of African American and women’s Studies at Penn State University and a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice University, analyzes today’s news headlines:

Crimeans overwhelmingly vote to join Russia in a popular referendum. More than 95% of Crimeans …

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