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More than ten thousand activists from all over the country and of varying political persuasions gathered on the first day of the Republican National Convention earlier this week. They converged on the Minnesota state capital in St. Paul, just down the street from the Xcel Energy Center where Republican delegates were set to …

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As Republicans convened in the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, not too far away, on the campus of Concordia University, a parallel gathering of speakers and progressives discussed solutions to global and local problems of environmental degradation, war, and human rights abuses. The conference, taking place Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, is called …

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Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech.

GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade.

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Frederick Douglass Escapes Slavery by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Exactly one-hundred and seventy years ago on this day in people’s history, Frederick Douglas made his escape from the bondage of slavery. On September 3rd, the great African-American abolitionist, editor and orator boarded a train to his freedom. Dressed in disguise as a sailor with a borrowed Seaman’s Protection …

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Yesterday, in front of a crowd of nearly 85,000 people in Denver, Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama gave an historic acceptance speech. He spoke on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s I have a Dream speech, invoking more economic populist rhetoric than ever before. Responding to the Republican critique that he had not …

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Thousands of activists in Thailand have occupied a government office compound demanding that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej’s government resign. Nearly 2000 police surrounded the mass sit-in by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) yesterday and clashed with them, leaving several people injured. A court has issued warrants for 9 of the protest leaders. This confrontation …

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Note: During the interview our guest informed us of the breaking news that workers returned to work following the brokering of a deal by Mayor Villaraigosa

Workers at Los Angeles International Airport are expanding their strike today to all airport terminals. Employees who provide services for Southwest, United and American airlines walked off their jobs yesterday afternoon …

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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 Obama-Biden ticket.

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The Chicano Moratorium by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Thirty-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the largest anti-war demonstration staged by Chicanos in the United States occurred in East Los Angeles. On August 29th 1970, more than twenty thousand protesters marched against the Vietnam War’s destructive effects on the Chicano community. As demonstrators converged on Laguna …

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Frenzied media coverage of the major party conventions has all but submerged the upcoming third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The tragedy that resulted in at least 1,600 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, is being marked by community organizations across the country, from New York, to Los Angeles, and of course New Orleans. Nearly three …

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