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GUESTS:Jaymi Perez, Senior at Roosevelt High School, Melinna Bobadilla, Teatro East of the River

A cast of 10 youth who wrote about their won feelings and concerns on their surroundings and the impact of immigration laws and police brutality will present an original theater and spoken word show called “Ojos Que No Oyen” – or “Eyes That …

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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 the Mortgage Crisis. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …

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… about The Execution of Louis Riel

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GUESTS: Elliot Perry, Marx Gutierrez, Organizers with LA Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) Erin Aubry Kaplan, LA Times Contributing Editor

Because of rapidly changing demographics in the City of Compton, Latinos make up about 58 percent of the population – and it’s indicative of how Latinos are remaking black districts. Yet Compton’s mayor and city council …

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GUEST: Justin Levitts, Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law

Lawyers from the Brennan Center for Justice joined various voting rights organizations in filing a legal brief with the Supreme Court against Indiana’s voter identification law. Citing evidence from a new Washington Institute study, opponents say that it effectively disenfranchises thousands …

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GUEST: Tony Cross, Radio France International

Traffic in Paris has come to an almost complete gridlock, as transport workers begin their strike against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s labor reforms. Only a fraction of subways and buses are running, while some suburban commuters had to find other modes of transportation since the trains they normally take are mostly out of …

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GUEST: Norman Finkelstein, Political Scientist, Author of “Beyond Chutzpah”

In a follow up to a story covered on Uprising: activists, scholars and students have organized a “Middle East Awareness Week” on the USC campus. Presented by Students for Justice in Palestine and the Political Student Assembly, the ongoing week of events will feature speakers as well as a …

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GUEST: Joanelle Romero, Founder of Red Nation Celebration

November marks the second annual Los Angeles American Indian Heritage month. Opening events began with a Water of Life Ceremony at the LA River to highlight the resource’s sacredness. Other ceremonies have drawn attention to empowering youth, and the first annual Red Nation Parade which featured Native-themed floats, Pow Wow …

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GUEST: Nezua, The Unapologetic Mexican

Nezua is a blogger at www.theunapologeticmexican.org: Where Manifest Destiny Goes to Die. Today, he reviews the new film, “Lions for Lambs.”

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GUESTS: Brian Davidson, Janie Diane Raphael, Doug Petrie, Writers on the Picket Line

Television celebrities will join the picket line today in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America strike. George Lopez, Minnie Driver, and others are slated to attend the “Picketing with the Stars,” action at noon outside of Universal Studios. As the strike enters its ninth …

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