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Yo Soy Boricua/I am Puerto Rican

Actor and activist Rosie Perez has made her directorial debut with a new documentary, “Yo Soy Boricua Pa’ Que Tu Lo Sepas,” or “I’m Puerto Rican, Just So You Know.” Narrated by actor Jimmy Smits, “Yo Soy Boricua” is a cultural exploration …

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Religion, Politics and the End of the World – with Chris Hedges, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens

The United States is one of the most religious countries on the planet with 91 percent of American adults saying they believe in God, and 82% of Americans identifying as Christian. …

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The Prisoner or How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair

In September 2003, Iraqi photojournalist Yunis Khatayer Abbas, was arrested along with his three brothers, in his home in Baghdad. For the US soldiers who conducted the raid, it was all in a day’s work. For Yunis, it …

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Maxed Out

Most Americans have gone into debt or are in debt one point or another in their lives. Most of us have run up credit card or other forms of debt and been daunted by the prospect of paying it off. Most of us have one …

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The Ballad of Pete Seeger

We begin today’s very special Uprising revolutionary music program with legendary folk hero and music legend, Pete Seeger through a very special two part tribute produced by the Pacifica Radio Archives. The Ballad of Pete Seeger features historic live performances, actuality and …

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A Young People’s History of the United States

When Howard Zinn first published, “A People’s History of the United States,” twenty-five years ago, it challenged traditional historical narratives of U.S. history by focusing on the people and not the powerful. Zinn’s seminal work was groundbreaking insofar as it …

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Republic or Empire: Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson is an author and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. He is also president and co-founder of the Japan Policy Research Institute, an organization promoting public education about Japan and Asia. His books are sharply critical of US …

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Two Immigration Documentaries: Gigante Despierte (Giant, Awake) and Fuerza (Forces)

The US Senate agreed to end a week-long stalemate over a comprehensive immigration plan yesterday. The Senate had deadlocked last week, not because of the many obstacles in the bill for legalization, or the attacks on legal residents, but …

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Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror

While the US’s operation in Iraq is deteriorating every day, so is the US’s other war – the one where 28,000 US troops are serving – Afghanistan. Today …

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Occupation 101

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Western countries to deploy a multinational peace keeping force in Gaza, saying he is concerned about the escalating factional fighting between members of the two groups, Hamas and Fatah, which has claimed more than 50 lives over the …

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