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GUEST: Lysa Flores, musician, activist, actress

Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Lysa Flores has for years melded her evocative lyrics with folk-rock melodies in pioneering the Chicana alternative scene. The multi-talented singer, musician, activist and actress has toured with many well known musicians such as Los Lobos, and has appeared in films …

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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 on Somalia. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …

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… about the Hodges Meteorite

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GUESTS: Arlene Inouye, Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools, Pat Elder, Peace Action Montgomery

Anti-recruitment activists are hailing the recent announcement by the Los Angeles Unified School District of a new policy to better protect students’ personal information from the military. The policy is the result of discussions with teachers and the ACLU. It …

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GUEST: Michael Kearns, activist, artist

About 2.5 million people have been newly infected with the HIV virus this year. It is now estimated that more than 33 million people globally live with HIV. An overwhelming ninety-five percent of all HIV/AIDS cases occur in the developing world. The theme of this year’s International World AIDS …

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GUEST: Hans Bennett, Journalists for Mumia

On December 6th, NBC’s Today Show will feature a new book coinciding with its release date about death-row journalist Mumia Abu Jamal. The book’s title, “Murdered by Mumia,” reveals its intent. It is co-written by the widow of the Philadelphia Police Officer that Abu Jamal was convicted of killing, Maureen Faulkner, and conservative radio …

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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 called The Obama Factor.

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… about the Zong Massacre

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GUEST: Laila El-Haddad, Palestinian freelance journalist, photographer, and blogger who lives in Gaza and the US; co-director of the short film, Tunnel Trade, and blogger for Raising Yousuf

Yesterday a one-day Middle-East summit in Annapolis, Maryland resulted in the Israeli and Palestinian heads-of-state agreeing to a joint document that commits them to …

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GUEST: Eric Isaacson, Partner in the law firm, Coughlin-Stoia, and cooperating attorney with the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties

If you live in San Diego and are a welfare recipient, investigators from the County’s DA office can show up unannounced and without a warrant to search your home in order …

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