Jun 17 2011
June 20, 2011
An hour-long special with blogger and journalist Laila el-Haddad on her book, “Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything In Between” …
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“Coming Up” archives
Jun 16 2011
June 17th, 2011
We’ll discuss the reasons Pakistan is arresting CIA informants with Tayyab Mahmud and part two of RT Naylor’s interview on his new book, Crass Struggle. Plus Susan Burton discusses issues incarcerated women face upon release, and this week’s edition of ReThink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …
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Jun 15 2011
June 16th, 2011
Author Wendy Call joins us to talk about her new book No Word For Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces The Global Economy. Part one of RT Naylor’s interview on the growing niche market of luxury goods for the ultra wealthy and his new book, Crass Struggle. Plus, Marc Mauer from The Sentencing Project on why disparities prison sentences exist for similar crimes and this week’s edition of Black Agenda Report. …
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Jun 14 2011
June 15th, 2011
We’ll talk to Steve Diaz from the LA Community Action Network about the pending trial of activist Steve “Dogan” Richardson. Saudi blogger Eman Al Nafjan discusses the upcoming protest in Saudi Arabia against the ban on women behind the wheel, and Hamid Khan continues his series of stories on the criminal justice system with Peter Bibring of the ACLU. Plus, the farewell edition of The Right Hook. …
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Jun 13 2011
June 14th, 2011
We’ll cover the Syrian government’s days-long violent crackdown on residents of a small northern town, and the director of The Last Mountain discusses his film and the politics of coal mining. Plus, the FBI pushes the boundaries of privacy even further, and this week’s edition of The Activist Beat. …
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Jun 12 2011
June 13th, 2011
Activists prepare for the upcoming international aid flotilla to Gaza, we’ll talk to participant Mary Hughes Thompson, co-founder of the Free Gaza Movement coalition. Also, award winning journalist and author Rula Jabreal on her book Miral and Palestine/Israel politics, and we’ll find out why the Los Angeles Unified school board is about to get more than 5,000 letters from parents, students and community members and what it has to do with school libraries.
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Jun 09 2011
June 10, 2011
We’ll look back on the last ten years of the Bush tax cuts and their effects on the economy, as well as new proposals by Republicans to make them permanent. And, Wisconsin protesters reorganize beyond this spring’s labor revolt. Plus, the question of whether right wing blogger Andrew Breitbart is a ‘legitimate’ journalist. And Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …
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Jun 08 2011
June 9, 2011
We’ll revisit Egypt and the battle unfolding between supporters of the revolution and reactionary forces. Plus, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello on his latest EP at The Nightwatchman, called Union Town. And, a look at the battle shaping up between the Federal Government and some states over the Secure Communities program that targets immigrants. And the Black Agenda Report. …
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Jun 07 2011
June 8, 2011
We’ll spend the hour with Jonathan Kay, author of Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America’s Growing Conspiracist Underground.
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Jun 06 2011
June 7, 2011
As Yemen’s President leaves his nation, and Syrian protesters continue to face repression and killings, we’ll take the pulse of the on-going Arab rebellions. Plus, California farmer Jim Cochran joins us to share how he manages to grow organic strawberries, employ union farm workers, and stay in business as a small farmer. Plus, a look at the Youth and Gender Media Project with film maker Jonathan Skurnik. And this week’s Activist Beat with Rose …
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