Archive for April, 2009
Friday, April 17th, 2009
reprise: is health care a right or a privilege?
(cross-posted at CureThis) Last night, CNBC featured a segment on “Is Health care a right or a privilege?” and invited two speakers to debate the question. One of the speakers was Dr Mai Pham, senior policy advisor at the National Physicians Alliance (NPA). The NPA fimly believes that health care is a human right and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in culture,healthcare access,press this,strategy and tactics by anjali
Friday, April 17th, 2009
regional health forum in los angeles + single payer rally photos (at LAist)
I penned a piece for LAist.com on last week’s White House Regional Health Forum – held at the California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles, and the well-populated single-payer rally outside the event. Thanks to Dr Susan Partovi for the photos. Check it out! If you’re a registered user at LAist, you can comment or recommend [...]
No Comments » - Posted in healthcare,healthcare access,los angeles,press this by anjali
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Vandana Shiva: We need to talk about honest trade
Alternet has a short news/analysis piece on the 1,500 farmer suicides in India and the contributing factors. It’s a good read, albeit disturbing. At the end of the article is a well placed quote from Vandana Shiva, one of the most outspoken and articulate critics of bioengineered crops, and one of the most ardent supporters [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in corporations,food policy,india,intl trade & econ,labor,quotes by anjali
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Video interviews: K’naan on pirates and Somalia
Yesterday I posted K’naan’s written perspective on environmental injustice, post-colonialism, and Somalia and pirates. Today, the one and only Mr Davey D posted two interviews he conducted with musician K’naan. The lessons for me: We are presented with such an unbearably skewed perspective in the West. And in the West our lives are worth more [...]
No Comments » - Posted in beats,corporations,global public health,intl trade & econ,violence by anjali
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
musician k’naan shares perspective on somalia and pirates
Musician K’naan (born in Somalia, grew up during the civil war, proponent of human rights) recently penned a piece on why the pirate situation in Somalia is at best quite complicated. His piece is extremely well-written and shares a perspective we don’t hear from the mainstream media’s reporting on the situation. Check out his piece, [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in beats,corporations,intl trade & econ,press this,violence by anjali
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Take back the land: squatting in foreclosed houses.
Yesterday as I was purchasing my afternoon coffee, I saw a copy of the New York times at the local coffeehouse, featuring an article on its FRONT PAGE entitled, “With Advocates’ Help, Squatters Call Foreclosures Home.” Check out the short article. Thanks to folks like Take Back the Land’s Max Rameu, the Miami Workers Center, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in corporations,culture,housing,hyperlocal,right to the city by anjali
Friday, April 10th, 2009
I miss a few days of domestic news…
…and now find out that conservatives are into teabagging? From DailyKos TV, “Fox Has a Teabagg’n Problem”: Words are hard to find. (but this video is hee-haw-larious!)
No Comments » - Posted in silly by anjali
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
South Bronx activist, Majora Carter, on minority neighborhoods and flawed urban policy
Check out this powerful and moving plea for healthy development and environmental justice, from Majora Carter — an inspiring and courageous activist and organizer in the South Bronx. This talk, entitled “Greening the Ghetto” was given at the TED conference in 2006. “Environmental justice goes something like this: no community should be saddled with more [...]
No Comments » - Posted in culture,hyperlocal,race,right to the city,sustainability,technology for the masses by anjali
Sunday, April 5th, 2009
what i’ll miss most if i leave los angeles
ok, second most, after my brother and my lovely friends: the wide varied options for experiencing live music on a DAILY basis, in this great city. Joshua Pressman, LAist music editor, threw down a sampling of this coming week’s live music.
No Comments » - Posted in beats,los angeles by anjali
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
the sound of music + train station dancing = heaven
this is the number 1 reason why we need more public transportation (and train stations) in los angeles. (cross-posted at Cure This, a website you should get to know)
