Measure J equals gentrification, racism, and pollution with public funds

Measure J equals gentrification, racism, and pollution with public funds

By Sunyoung Yang and Eric Mann Published on 10/30/12 in the Daily News Los Angeles MEASURE J is the latest version of gentrification, racism, and environmental pollution packaged as urban progress. It is Mayor Villaraigosa's swan song for L.A. as he moves...

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No On Measure J with Sunyoung Yang, Barbara Lott-Holland and Damien Goodmon

No On Measure J with Sunyoung Yang, Barbara Lott-Holland and Damien Goodmon

Today we devote the hour to a critically important Ballot Measure that has not received as much attention as many of the other measures and propositions. I'm talking about Measure J. Measure J proposes to borrow tens of billions of dollars,...

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Denver Debate Analysis on Uprising! Radio

Denver Debate Analysis on Uprising! Radio

" Then you have Mitt Romney who is a really, really dangerous guy who was prepped and had his hair really good and had his one liners but he is even more dangerous..." - My thoughts on Romney after...

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The Great Dorsey Teachers Need Our Support

The Great Dorsey Teachers Need Our Support

A Profile of Sharonne Hapuarachy: Dorsey High School Teacher/Organizer “Our first objective is to take Reconstitution off the table. It should not be considered a legitimate school reform strategy.” Sharonne Hapuarachy is a dedicated teacher at Dorsey High School in...

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The NFL Referees are Our New Working Class Heroes

The NFL Referees are Our New Working Class Heroes

Well, sort of.  Yesterday the National Football League was forced to end its lock out of its referees and sign a contract with them. The referees returned to the field to a standing ovation from the players, the fans...

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Mumia Abu Jamal: On his biggest political influences and the political “mentacide” of today’s youth

Mumia Abu Jamal: On his biggest political influences and the political “mentacide” of today’s youth

Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American political prisoner currently serving a life sentence for an alleged murder of a Philadelphia police officer. Incarcerated since 1981, in a trial that was plagued with blatant judicial disregard, Mumia was originally sentenced to...

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