Mar 11 2014
Coming Up on March 12, 2014
We’ll get an update from the National Immigrant Youth Alliance about Monday’s border action when dozens of undocumented immigrants presented themselves at the US-Mexico border. And, we’ll learn about the curious case of Jesse Snodgrass and how law enforcement use disturbing practices of entrapment to arrest kids on drug charges. Plus, food justice activist and author Raj Patel joins us to discuss a new UN report on food and its bold new vision. …
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Uprising’s guest expert Rahul Mahajan (sitting in for Robert Jensen), a sociologist and news analyst and author of Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond, analyzes today’s news headlines: 
Daniel Tinoco, a Venezuelan student leader, was shot in the chest by armed motorcyclists yesterday during clashes between pro-, and anti-government protesters in San Cristobal. Tinoco was reportedly protesting against the Maduro government. 
The idea of upward mobility in America has gone from being a dream to a myth. While the richest 400 Americans possess as much wealth as 80 million families, 40 percent of American children live at or near poverty levels. 
The states of Massachusetts and Florida are attempting to pass laws allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain legal drivers’ licenses.* They are following in the footsteps of California, which passed such a law last year. 
Today we launch a new four week series – part of our Real People, Real Voices series, focusing this time on undocumented youth. Uprising producer Bipasha Shom interviewed a number of young people without papers and asked them to tell her their stories. 
A coastal city on the north western border of Israel called Akka, is the focus of a new documentary called It’s Better to Jump. While much attention is rightfully placed on those Palestinians living within the Occupied Territories of Gaza and the West Bank, not much is known about Arab populations living within Israel. These …
