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GUEST: Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani journalist and best-selling author; his books include Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia; Boris Kagarlitsky, writer and political commentator, and senior research fellow at the Institute for Comparative Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Saparmurat Niyazov, the self-proclaimed lifetime president of Turkmenistan, died yesterday. Niyazov, who …

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GUESTS: Laura Cambron, Olin Juarez, Pedro Lopez, Carolina Martinez, and Luis Sarmiento, members of Son del Centro

Four years ago, youth in the Orange County city of Santa Ana began to explore the Veracruz based traditional music of Son Jarocho at El Centro Cultural de Mexico. They began taking music classes at …

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GUEST: Adrianna Natsoulas, Marine Campaign Coordinator with Food and Water Watch

Shrimp is the number one choice of seafood in the US. Americans eat on average, three and a half pounds of shrimp a year, surpassing even tuna. Contrary to what we might think, most shrimp is not caught in the Gulf of Mexico, …

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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 the Democratic win in Congress. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …

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GUEST: Ronnie Cummins, National Director of the Organic Consumers Association

Earlier this month, the US Department of Agriculture announced its new appointments to the National Organic Standards Board. Alarming food-safety activists, all of the new appointees have industry ties to companies such as Campbell Soup and General Mills. Three of the four …

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GUEST: Roger Wareham, Human Rights Attorney and a member of the December 12th movement

Thousands of protestors marched on New York City’s Fifth Avenue last Saturday to protest the fatal NYPD shooting of 23-year-old Sean Bell in Queens, New York, more than three weeks ago on his wedding day. His father, William Bell is …

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GUEST: Kathleen Keest, Senior Policy Counsel with the Center for Responsible Lending and one of the authors of the report, “Losing Ground”

For most of us, being a home owner is our best chance to achieve economic sustainability. Losing our homes, in many cases, means losing life savings. Earlier this week the Center for …

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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 Mar Vista
6:30 to 7:30 PM
Mar Vista Park, Corner of Palms and McLaughlin
the email contact is marvista4peace@attbi.com

On Fridays in …

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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 …

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GUEST: Mubark Awad, President of Non-violence International

Following a failure to form a Palestinian unity government, factional violence has broken out in the Palestinian territories. Earlier this year, the militant organization, Hamas, won the majority of seats in municipal elections. In response, Israel, the US and other countries have enforced an economic blockade, impoverishing government …

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