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GUESTS: Brian DeShazor, Director of the Pacifica Radio Archives, Patrick Bristow, actor and director of the Saint Paddy’s All Star Improv Revue

This upcoming Saint Patrick’s Day, the Pacifica Radio Archives is inviting you to a one night only improv benefit show. A cast of talented actors will be on hand to …

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… about the New JEWEL Movement in Grenada

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GUEST: Dr. Beatrice Golomb, an associate professor of medicine at UC San Diego and the author of the study on Gulf War Syndrome

Hundreds of thousands of veterans from the 1991 Gulf War have suffered for years from a mysterious and complex illness that has been named Gulf War Syndrome. A wide-ranging set …

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GUEST: Elizabeth Betita Martinez, legendary Chicana activist and author of “500 Years of Chicana Women’s History”

Lucy Parsons, Sylvia Mendez, and Elvira Arellano are just three of many women highlighted in Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez’s new book, “500 Years of Chicana Women’s History.” In this groundbreaking bilingual text the story of the ‘Chicana’ in struggle, is …

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GUESTS: Meera Simhan, writer and performer, Shishir Kurup, writer, composer, director and actor

“Miss India America 2008,” is a coming-of-age story about growing up Indian in Orange County. Written and performed by Meera Simhan, this one-woman play chronicles the formative years of a second generation South Asian girl. Directed by Shishir Kurup, “Miss India …

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… about the surrender of the Navajo People

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GUEST: Ramona Africa, Minister of Information for MOVE

In April, seven members of the MOVE organization will be eligible for parole from sentences stemming from a 1978 confrontation with Philadelphia police. Charged with third degree murder, the “MOVE 9,” as they came to be called, were given 30-100 year prison terms in the shooting …

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GUEST: Mumia Abu Jamal, political prisoner and award winning journalist

Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is about the MOVE 9.

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GUEST: Robert Creamer, political organizer and strategist and author of “Listen to Your Mother: Stand Up Straight – How Progressives Can Win”

As tens of thousands of young Americans get energized over this year’s Presidential elections, many progressives and people around the world are wondering if 2008 is the year of real change in …

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GUEST: Robert Naiman, National Coordinator of Just Foreign Policy

Colombian troops conducted an unauthorized raid into Ecuador recently, saying they were targeting members of the rebel group, FARC. The US-backed Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, has justified the raid saying that Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa has not done enough to fight terrorism. The move prompted …

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