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GUEST: David Kotz, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and coauthor of “Russia’s Path from Gorbachev to Putin: The Demise of the Soviet System and the New Russia.”

Earlier this week Russia announced its decision to withdraw unilaterally from the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, angering the US and other NATO …

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GUESTS: Ralph Camacho, organizer of the Southern California Anarchist Conference, Isaac Ontiveros, member of the AK Press Collective

Anarchism is perhaps one of the most misunderstood of all political philosophies. Distortions about anarchism from both the left and the right have obscured a non-monolithic radical tradition that opposes in various ways and means …

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GUESTS: Laura Palomares founder of El Puente, Quincy McCrary, singer/songwriter and music coordinator of Antimall

For the past several years, conscious consumers have been forgoing the mall to spend their holiday dollars at the annual Antimall. Antimall is a project of El Puente, a collective that works on economic justice in local communities. The idea …

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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 Walmart. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …

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GUEST: John Entelis, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Studies Program at Fordham University, co-author of “The Algerian Civil War”

The death toll in the wake of Tuesday’s twin truck bombings in the capital of Algeria has continued to rise. Yesterday’s government figures placed the number of dead at 31 …

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GUEST: Peter Hart, Activism Coordinator at FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Presidential electoral politics have provided fodder for breathless horse-race style reporting for most of the mainstream media for years now. Who’s the front runner and who’s made the most progress, become topics for many column inches and broadcast minutes each day. With …

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GUEST: Robert Long, former senior warden at All Saints Parish, Pasadena

On Monday, All Saints Church in Pasadena confirmed that an investigation of the parish by the Internal Revenue Service had indeed been closed. More than two years ago, the IRS informed All Saints, one of the most politically progressive churches in Southern California, that …

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Radio Rootz works in public schools to train teens in media literacy and radio production. Rootz Youth analyze and critique the media, and learn how to create news that reflects their voices, issues, and communities. For more information, visit www.radiorootz.org …

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GUEST: Bruce St John, author, independent scholar, and Peru Specialist

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday in the first conviction in a series of trials. He was found guilty of an abuse of authority when he ordered an illegal search of an apartment rented by the wife of …

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GUEST: Mike Russo, Consumer Advocate with CALPIRG

Earlier this year for most Americans, buying inexpensive toys for their children was an easy endeavor. Now, as the holiday season is in full swing, consumers trying to avoid Chinese-made toys associated with poisonous lead paint, they’re finding it’s not so easy. Eighty percent of toys sold …

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