Listen to today’s Subversive Historian

The Fall of Tenochtitlan by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Four-hundred and eighty-seven years ago on this day in people’s history, the Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan fell to Spanish Conquistadors. On August 13th, 1521 in what is modern day Mexico, Hernan Cortes and his army of Spaniards continued to attack, kill and loot the city even after its formal …

Read more

Listen to the entire program

Cities across the US like Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; San Bernadino, California, and Baltimore, Maryland, are grappling with the problems of gang violence. The problem is no longer new. But neither are most solutions being proposed by law enforcement to tackle the issue. A stark marker of urban blight and unemployment, gangs are still plaguing the mostly …

Read more

Listen to today’s Subversive Historian

The So-Called “Annexation” of Hawaii by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Exactly 110 years ago on this day in people’s history, the so-called “annexation” of Hawaii to the United States occurred. On August 12th, 1898, the Hawaiian flag was lowered from the ‘lolani Palace as the U.S. stars and stripes was raised in its place. U.S. sugar plantation owners on …

Read more

• Listen to this segment

The military trial of Salim Ahmad Hamdan has resulted in an indictment of mixed results. Last week, the military jury in Guantanamo surprisingly dismissed charges of conspiracy and sentenced Hamdan to five and a half years for “material support for terrorism” as Osama bin Laden’s driver. Hamdan, who was originally facing 30 years to …

Read more

• Listen to this segment

Consumers rejoiced last week in a victory over artificial growth hormones. The company Monsanto, which produces recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone used widely in milk, announced its intention to sell its milk business on August 7. The decision comes as more and more retailers such as Kraft Foods, Starbucks and Wal-Mart are responding to consumer demand …

Read more

• Listen to this segment

Anyone who flies regularly has likely had at least one terrible experience with the airline industry. For years passenger advocates have attempted to pass a “Passengers’ Bill of Rights” enshrining basic regulations that protect consumers while flying . In 1999, the Clinton administration proposed legislation which failed when the airline industry agreed to adopt …

Read more

• Listen to this segment

Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is about Georgia.

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

Visit www.empirenotes.org for more information. …

Listen to today’s Subversive Historian

The Watts Riots by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Forty-three years ago on this day in people’s history the Watts Riots engulfed the South Central Los Angeles neighborhood for five days. On August 11th, 1965, residents gathered as Lee Minkus, a white California Highway Patrol officer, arrested Marquette Frye a 21-year old African-American. Building racial tensions in the city encapsulated …

Read more

• Listen to this segment

The 17th International AIDS Conference is set to conclude today in Mexico City. The week-long gathering of scientists, government officials, and representatives from international agencies, focused on a discussion of the global AIDS crisis including treatment and prevention policies. The AIDS virus currently infects more than 33 million people worldwide and has already claimed …

Read more

• Listen to this segment

Three Palestinian Fulbright scholars directly appealed to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday to reissue their entry visas to the US. The Palestinian students at the center of diplomatic tensions between Israel and the U.S. were recently deemed “security threats.” Neither Israeli nor U.S. officials have commented as to the nature of …

Read more