Aug 25 2014
Michele Sutter is the co-founder of Money Out, Voters In, Chair of Yes on Prop 49. She spoke recently with Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar about recent efforts to overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/J28HAy6C9zM
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Aug 25 2014
Uprising’s guest expert Courtney Morris, an assistant professor of African American and women’s Studies at Penn State University, analyzes today’s news headlines:
A group of militants has taken over the airport in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, declaring a new state. The Libyan rebels, naming themselves Operation Dawn, are a coalition of various groups, and have declared …
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Aug 25 2014
A group of ISIS fighters have captured their third military base in the north eastern part of Syria. The move is the latest in the rebel group’s efforts to claim parts of northern Syria and Iraq as a new Islamic State. Meanwhile, a US journalist named Peter Theo Curtis was released by his captors …
Aug 25 2014
The global coffeehouse chain Starbucks recently announced it would reconsider its work scheduling policies for the 130,000 baristas. A company spokesperson said Starbucks wanted to address concerns over “stability and consistency,” for its workers. The announcement came ostensibly in response to a major profile of a Starbucks barista and mother Jeannette Navarro in the …
Aug 25 2014
While thousands of New Yorkers marched over the weekend to protest of the police killing of Eric Garner, thousands more are expected to attend Michael Brown’s funeral today in Ferguson Missouri. The spectrum of racial discrimination in the United States runs long and wide.
On one end is the outright murder of black …
Aug 25 2014
“Whoever debases others is debasing himself.” ? James Baldwin
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Aug 22 2014
Ixya Herrera was only 12-years-old when she launched her musical career by sharing the stage with her idol Linda Ronstadt at the Tuscon Mariachi Conference in 1992. Amazed by Herrera’s performance, Ronstadt invited the young singer to perform on her “Fiesta Mexicana Tour”. Four years later, Herrera released her first album, Primavera (Mexican Classics) which earned her a star for musical excellence from Billboard Magazine. Herrera just released her third album last month called ‘Voz y Guitarra’ featuring legendary Mexican guitarist Elias Torres.
Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar recently interviewed Herrera and asked her about her music and influences. Watch a video of the interview here (live performance is near the end): http://youtu.be/iX1Zi0V3kY0
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Aug 22 2014
We’ll examine the devastating humanitarian crisis in Syria as nearly 200,000 deaths are counted – and what the likelihood of US intervention is, and its possible impact on the region. And, the latest in our series on the Politics of Parenting: How work scheduling technologies undermine parenting routines for low-wage workers. Plus, USC Prof. Jodi Armour joins us to discuss how the spectrum of US racism stretches from the streets of Ferguson, to the aisles …
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Aug 22 2014
Hakim Bellamy is a national and regional Poetry Slam Champion, and holds three consecutive collegiate poetry slam titles at the University of New Mexico. His poetry has been published in Albuquerque inner-city buses and numerous anthologies. He is the co-creator of the multimedia Hip Hop theater production Urban Verbs: Hip-Hop Conservatory & Theater that has been staged throughout the country. His first book of poetry is entitled Swear. He has just finished his term as Poet Laureate of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar spoke recently with Hakim Bellamy. Watch a video of the interview here: http://youtu.be/dZEPEGom2Go
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Aug 22 2014
Published by Truthdig.com on August 21, 2014
By Sonali Kolhatkar
Police brutality against black men has become a shockingly common phenomenon in the U.S. The names of those who have died at the hands of law enforcement or their unofficial vigilante deputies over the past few years are too numerous to count. Eric Garner, John Crawford, Ezell Ford, Dante Parker, Kendrec McDade, Oscar Grant and Trayvon Martin are just …
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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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