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GUEST: Hedy Epstein, survivor of the Holocaust, human rights activist

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave this Friday for a week-long trip to the Middle East and Europe. A State Department Spokesman said that the Secretary would travel to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Germany and Britain. Rice’s first …

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GUEST: Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University and distinguished visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara; author of more than 20 books; most recently he coauthored the book “Crimes of War: Iraq,” William Hartung, Director of the Arms Trade Resource Center, senior fellow at …

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GUEST: Elizabeth Laird, award winning children’s author

British children’s author, Elizabeth Laird, has just released her award-winning book, “A Little Piece of Ground” in the United States. The book is a unique look at the life of a young Palestinian boy under Israeli occupation. Twelve year old Karim Aboudi and …

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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 called “Contagious Shootings.” Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …

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… on the “Bread and Roses” Textile Strike

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Neighborhood activists all over Southern California hold regular peace vigils to end the war in Iraq. Each week we announce just some of the 50 plus vigils that are taking place. Complete listings of all the vigils are available at www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org or www.peacevigils.com.

On Fridays in Atwater
5-6:30pm
Glendale Boulevard and Glenfeliz
the information line is 213-250-5500

On Fridays in Claremont
4:30–6 p.m.
On the corner of Indian …

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GUEST: Craig Aaron, Communications Director with Free Press

The third conference on Media Reform by the group, Free Press will convene this Friday January 12th in Memphis, Tennessee. The conference will attract activists, media makers, educators, journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens. A total of 2,500 people are expected to attend. The list of speakers includes …

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GUEST: Eunsook Lee, Executive Director of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium

Members of the new Democratic-controlled Congress have predicted that reform of the nation’s immigration policy is likely to happen this session. Immigration reform is a part of the party’s one-hundred hours agenda. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said …

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GUEST: Ben Zipperer, a research assistant at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, focusing on US and European labor markets, co-author of the report, “Dropping the Ax”

One in five union organizers or activists can expect to be illegally fired as a result of their union election campaign activities according to a new …

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… on Victor Berger, Socialist in Congress

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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 …