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Montana has exerted its state sovereignty by passing a new gun law that allows it to dodge the Federal government’s Interstate Commerce Law regulating gun control. The state contends that guns manufactured and sold in Montana, and thereby crossing no state lines, are exempt from federal requirements that require conducting background checks, and licensing dealers. The …

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115th Anniversary of the Pullman Strike

Back in the day on May 11th, 1894, three-thousand workers staged a wildcat strike in Pullman, Illinois. As an economic recession gripped the nation starting a year prior, the notorious George M. Pullman targeted cutbacks against hourly workers employed in his Pullman Palace Car Company. The conditions for many of …

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On May 19th, Californians will be asked to vote on a series of measures determining where state budget funds can be allocated. This special election set up by Governor Schwarzenegger was cast as a way to involve the public in budget decision making – however, in recent days the Governor has warned that if the propositions fail, he …

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Yesterday we played you part 1 of an exclusive interview with Robert Jensen about his new book, “All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice.” The book, to be released on June 1st, chronicles Jensen’s path back into the church – albeit a progressive Presbyterian one, St. Andrews in Austin, Texas. Describing himself as …

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“Ochre & Onyx: The Langston Hughes Project,” is the latest presentation by the Watts Village Theater Company. Produced by Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez and Damion Teeko Parran, the play explores the significance of one of the most revered poets of the Harlem Renaissance through the past and present. In “Ochre & Onyx,” an African-American slam poet and an Afro Latina painter contemplate …

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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is on the Crack Cocaine Laws.

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The Setif Massacre

Back in the day on May 8th, 1945 French colonial forces began massacring Algerians in the Setif and Guelma regions of the North African nation. The cruel irony of history is that the wanton killings by the colonizers began on the very same day that France joined much of Europe in celebrating the …

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A new investigation by the Center for Public Integrity reveals that many of the banks receiving federal bailout money were responsible for the subprime mortgage crisis, rather than being victims of it. The prevailing myth in the mainstream media’s understanding of the crisis paints many of these banks as unwitting targets of toxic assets that have …

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In recent years there has been a public discourse over religion with the evangelical agenda of the Bush administration and it’s war on terror fighting against fundamentalist Islam. Books written by self-professed atheists like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris have sharply criticized the irrationality of organized religion and how it leads to conflict and violence. Countering the …

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A barren traffic island on the corner of 40th and Broadway brought together a convergence of community members, high school students, and a film crew. Guerilla Gardening: Resistance is Fertile, is the title of a new documentary chronicling the efforts of South Central high school students to green their neighborhood. On March 13th Uprising hosted three of …

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