Jul 09 2014
If you only watched mainstream media you would probably not realize that the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States is Latinos. Whether it is television, movies or news, Latinos as a group are very poorly represented in the mainstream media despite the fact that their demographic now comprises 17 percent of the …
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Jul 09 2014
The Senate Intelligence Committee led by California’s Dianne Feinstein, passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act yesterday in a closed session, which many suspect is a rehash of the controversial CISPA bill decried by civil liberties groups last year. The bill may enable the National Security Agency to access Americans’ data even more easily than …
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Jul 08 2014
We’ll examine the current political turmoil in Afghanistan both on the electoral level and on the ground, with acclaimed journalist and author Anand Gopal. And, Ashkan Soltani, contributor to the Washington Post joins us to dissect the latest revelations of NSA surveillance revealing that 90% of people who are spied on are ordinary internet users. Plus, a recent report examines the state of Latinos in the US media – we’ll find out why the numbers …
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Jul 08 2014
Eric Avila is a professor of history, Chicano Studies, and urban planning at UCLA. He wrote the book Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Fear and Fantasy in Suburban Los Angeles. His latest book is called The Folklore of the Freeway: Race and Revolt in the Modernist City. He spoke with Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar on July 8, 2014 about his new book.
Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/T3Svs6WDpxk
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Jul 08 2014
Uprising’s guest expert Robert Jensen, an author and a professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, analyzes today’s news headlines:
Israel launches Operation “Protective Edge” against Gaza, with 50 air strikes hitting the occupied territory overnight. The military operation by Israeli forces is being described as “open-ended,” and officials say it is …
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Jul 08 2014
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson answered questions from the press on Sunday regarding the fate of tens of thousands of undocumented children from mostly Central American countries. He said, “We are looking at ways to create additional options for dealing with the children in particular, consistent with our laws and our values.” …
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Jul 08 2014
Gay marriage bans are toppling around the country since last year’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA. While the high court did not legalize gay marriage, it did find it unconstitutional for the federal government to deny federal benefits like social security to same-sex married …
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Jul 07 2014
We’ll get an update on gay marriage rulings in various states around the nation and what’s in store for the future of the movement for marriage equality. Plus, protesters gather to support the rights of migrant children from Central America – we’ll hear voices of solidarity activists. And, Eric Avila joins us in studio to discuss his new book The Folklore of the Freeway: Race and Revolt in the Modernist City. …
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Jul 07 2014
Erin Runions is Associate Professor at Pomona College in Religious Studies and Gender Studies, and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. She is the author of The Babylon Complex: Theopolitical Fantasies of War, Sex, and Sovereignty. On July 7, 2014, she spoke with Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar about her book.
Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/OwwTR-2qYjw
Jul 07 2014
Uprising’s guest expert Rahul Mahajan (sitting in for Courtney Morris), a sociologist and news analyst and author of Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond, analyzes today’s news headlines:
A four month long investigation by the Washington Post has found that “ordinary internet users” far outnumber targets of surveillance by the National Security …
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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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