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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 reflects on capitalism and the global food crisis.

Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …

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Gore Vidal was born on October 3, 1925. He is a prominent social critic, novelist, playwright, and essayist, and an outspoken critic of the American political establishment. John Keates once praised him as “[the twentieth] century’s finest essayist.” He spent many years living abroad, mostly in Italy and has now moved back to Southern California. Yesterday, over a hundred students, faculty, and community …

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GUEST: Sudhir Venkatesh, sociology professor, author of “Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets”

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 …

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GUEST: Jonathan Steele senior foreign correspondent for the Guardian, author of Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq

Many expected that last week’s Congressional hearings on Iraq at which General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testified, would revive the debate on the war. But the testimonies and questions from legislators focused mostly on supposed “gains” made in Iraq and painted an optimistic, …

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GUEST: Antonia Juhasz, author of “The Bush Agenda” and the forthcoming, “The Oil Tyranny: The World’s Most Powerful Industry and What we must do to stop it”

President Bush yesterday reinforced his commitment to continue the Iraq war in a speech saying that General Petraeus would “have all the time he needs” before further troop reductions. …

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GUESTS: David Robinson, Director, Action Research Department SAJE (Strategic Action for a Just Economy) Sheila Crowley, President for National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)

As the nation’s housing crisis continues, congressional lawmakers are considering various bills addressing the problem. On Wednesday, a House Committee approved a plan that would give first-time low income prospective buyers …

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GUEST: David Sanchez, President of California Teachers Association

Fourteen thousand California teachers were recently issued pink slips, warning that they may lose their jobs because of a state budget crunch. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a $4.8 billion cut in education funding, this despite the fact that California ranks 46th in the nation in …

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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report

This week’s commentary is about Inequality and Life Expentancy. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …

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… about Albert Einstein’s political activism

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GUEST: Paul Waldman, co-author (with David Brock) of “Free Ride: John McCain and the Media”

The presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, embarked on a week-long “Service To America biography tour” last week, showcasing his military record and garnering local media coverage. The move is part of McCain’s attempt at reinventing himself for this year’s …

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