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GUEST: Chelsea Sexton, executive director of Plug In America

Perhaps you are one of millions of Californians concerned about smog pollution, global warming, and fossil fuel consumption. Perhaps you’ve seen the acclaimed 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? and are outraged that existing technology for making zero-emission vehicles was squelched by political maneuvering. …

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GUEST: Alma David, San Francisco organizer with Students for a Free Tibet

The torch lighting ceremony for this year’s Olympics Games were disrupted yesterday in Greece by free-Tibet protesters. The recent mass uprising in Tibet and China’s responding crackdown has been the biggest story surrounding this year’s games, which are being hosted by China. …

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GUEST: Marcia Widder, Litigation Director of the Capital Appeals Project of New Orleans

Last week, the conviction and death sentence of a black Louisiana man was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 7-2 ruling, justices concluded that Allen Snyder had not received a fair trial due to the discriminatory elimination of a black …

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GUEST: Jim Hightower, radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of “Swim against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow”

In his latest book, Swim Against the Current, progressive populist and everyone’s favorite Texan, Jim Hightower, inspires readers with stories of everyday Americans choosing alternative approaches to business and politics. From …

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GUESTS: Dr. Harry Sarafian, Harout Der-Tavitian, Coalition for a Democratic Armenia

Early this month, violence between protesters and security forces in Armenia left at least 8 people dead. Outgoing President Robert Kocharian declared a state of emergency which was only lifted last Friday. The first test of the end of the ban happened on Friday itself …

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GUEST: Eric Bohlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters

Speaking to journalists in Britain, presidential hopeful John McCain claimed he “misspoke,” when he made comments about Al Qaeda training in Iran. Addressing the repeated statements made last week in Amman, Jordan, the senator said, “Just as Senator Obama said he was looking forward to meeting the president …

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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 Jeremiah Wright.

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GUEST: Shelly Tochluk, educator with background in psychology, assistant professor of education at Mount St. Mary’s College, author of “Witnessing Whiteness: First Steps toward an antiracist practice and culture”

Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s moving speech on race in America this Tuesday addressed a fundamental issue in US culture that is rarely addressed in a …

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