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What Would MLK Say About Obama’s Drones?

Jul 13, 2012
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Civil rights leader Julian Bond says, "Things are better than they used to be; they're worse than they should be" Also: Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; good news about jobs, and the edge of sportscom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Civil rights leader Julian Bond; Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; good news about jobs, and the edge of sports.
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Look Homeward, Angels: California and the Rise and Fall of America’s Space Program

Jul 30, 2011
While much of the coverage of the end of the space shuttle age has focused on Florida, the launching pad for many missions, it should be recalled that another region of the country was equally important: the Antelope Valley of Los Angeles County and, in particular, the Mojave city of Lancaster.The little-known Mojave city of Lancaster may have been one of the most powerful places in the world.