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GUEST: Bill Babbitt, Board of Directors of Murder Victim Families for Human Rights, John Holdridge, Director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project

The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice released a report on the state’s capital punishment system yesterday calling it “dysfunctional.” The comprehensive 116 page analysis called for reforms aimed at …

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GUEST: Tezozomoc, spokesperson for the South Central Farmers

Two years ago immigrant farmers were forced to give up an oasis of community farming in Los Angeles. The large open space at 41st and Alameda had remained empty for years when low-income families from South and Central America turned it into a agricultural experiment that sustainability …

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… about the formation of the Department of Justice

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GUEST: Norman Solomon, elected Obama delegate, and author of War Made Easy, Syndicated columnist of “Media and Politics”

Economist and New York Times op-ed writer, Paul Krugman, writes this morning, “It’s feeling a lot like 1992 right now. It’s also feeling a lot like 1980. But which parallel is closer? Is Barack Obama going to …

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GUESTS: Bill Fletcher, executive editor of The Black Commentator, former President and chief executive officer of TransAfrica Forum, Patrick Bond, Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and author of “Uneven Zimbabwe,” and “Zimbabwe’s Plunge”

Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president of Zimbabwe for a sixth term yesterday following a violence-tainted and controversial run-off election. …

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GUEST: Elaine Brown, former chair of the Black Panther Party, Jenn Laskin, both are members of the Committee to Free Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald

This Wednesday July 2nd, parole hearings will be held in California for the longest held Black Panther Party political prisoner in the United States. Currently detained at Centinela State Prison near the …

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

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

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… about Sodomy Laws

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Read LA-Indymedia’s breaking news report of Don’s passing here.

Last Sunday my friend Emma called me and said, “Look there’s this nasty rumor going around that Don White was found dead in his apartment.” I was shocked but didn’t believe it for a …

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GUEST: George Carlin, the late stand-up comic and social commentator

America’s funniest counter-culture hero, George Carlin, passed away this weekend at the age of 71. He died in Santa Monica of heart failure. The celebrated stand-up comic tackled all the taboo subjects: religion, patriotism, sex, drugs, and death. Combining hilarious delivery with biting social commentary, …

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