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… about LAPD and the Nation of Islam .

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GUESTS: Harold Feld, Senior Vice President of Media Access Project, Craig Aaron, Communications Director of Free Press

We begin the show today with a round up of recent media news. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently announced an auction involving 60 MHz of spectrum at the 700 MHz band that broadcasters are …

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GUEST: Tom Morello, former member of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, now “The Nightwatchman”

Musician and political activist Tom Morello has just released his first solo album, “One Man Revolution,” as his alter ego, “The Nightwatchman.” Perhaps best known for his innovative guitar solos and heavy rock riffs, Tom Morello turns …

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GUEST: Max Mariscal, former Assi Market worker, and organizer with KIWA

On Tuesday, Koreatown’s Assi Supermarket agreed to settle a class action lawsuit with former employees for just under a million and a half dollars. Former workers of Assi Supermarket, one of Koreatown’s largest community-owned businesses, cited management’s racial discrimination and unpaid …

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… about the Battle of Sand Butte – Modoc War .

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GUEST: David Kotz, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, co-author with Fred Weir of “Russia’s Path From Gorbachev to Putin”

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s funeral was held today as the Kremlin declared a national day of mourning. Yeltsin died of heart failure at the age of 76 last Monday. The …

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GUESTS: Yusef Omowale, Director, and Michelle Welsing, Communications Director of the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research

Housing a veritable “people’s history of Los Angeles,” the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research is a hidden treasure in LA. Founded by Emil Freed more than 40 years ago, the library houses …

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GUESTS: David Bacon, US-based labor photojournalist and author, Juan Manual Sandoval, a leading social activist and academic in Mexico City

After more than a year of debate and discussion, Congress is offering the bi-partisan STRIVE act as their best compromise on immigration reform. The “Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy” Act …

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… about Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea.

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GUEST: Deborah Berger, President of California Nurses Association, Donna Gerber, Director of Government Relations for the California Nurses Association

The California Senate Health Committee recently passed a bill that would give all Californians single-payer, universal health care. The bill would create a new state agency that would negotiate rates with health care providers and pay …

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