Sep
19
2014
Uprising’s guest expert Maya Rockeymoore, President of the Center for Global Policy Solutions, a social change non-profit dedicated to making policy work for people and their environment, analyzes today’s news headlines:
The US Senate has approved the arming and training of Syrian rebel groups in a vote of 78-22. The vote comes a day after …
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Sep
19
2014
Panic has set in among people living in West Africa as Ebola continues to spiral out of control. The current death toll stands at over 2,600 and is doubling every month. The entire country of Sierra Leone is on a three day lockdown to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Twenty one thousand …
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Sep
19
2014
Scotland has voted 55-45% to preserve its 307 year old union with the United Kingdom as people went to the polls in droves yesterday to make themselves heard.
The question was a simple one: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” and fairly early on yesterday evening it began to be clear that the “no …
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Sep
19
2014
Activists from around the country and the world are flying to New York this weekend to march in what could be the largest gathering over the issue of climate change in history. Up to a hundred thousand people are expected to turn out on the streets of New York two days ahead of a …
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Sep
18
2014
We’ll examine the US’s militarized response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa with Emira Woods. And, we’ll look at the results of the historic Scotland independence vote and what the future holds. Plus, Arun Gupta will explain why the coming People’s Climate March in New York on Sunday could be a game changer. …
Sep
18
2014
Uprising’s guest expert Arun Gupta, Journalist and regular contributor to the Guardian, In These Times, The Progressive, and Truthout, and co-founder of the Occupied Wall Street Journal and the Indypendent, analyzes today’s news headlines:
The US House of Representatives has voted to approve President Obama’s plan to provide weapons and training to Syrian rebel groups. …
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Sep
18
2014
More than 800 Australian police officers carried out a raid this morning in parts of Sydney, in the largest such counter-terrorism raids in that nation’s history. Fifteen people were detained initially and two have now been charged with 9 being released. Prime Minister Tony Abbott justified the raids saying that the Islamic State in …
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Sep
18
2014
Yesterday, to much surprise, the NFL was awarded an ‘A’ for racial diversity in hiring by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. Ironically, the stellar report card grade came just one day after The Black Women’s Roundtable published an open letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell critiquing his …
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Sep
18
2014
A recent study from Penn State University measured levels of the stress hormone Cortisol and found that women experience much lower levels of stress at work rather than at home. While the research may not come as a surprise to many women who are often juggling the myriad demands of their jobs and families, …
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Sep
17
2014
We’ll explore the coming impact of the war on ISIS on civil liberties here in the US. Will we see a greater clampdown on personal freedoms and a greater targeting of minorities? And, Brigid Schulte joins us to discuss her book, Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has The Time, part of our series on the Politics of Parenting. Plus, a look at the links between domestic Violence, professional sports, and race – …
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