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States lead way on minimum wage hikes

Nearly one-half of Americans now live in states that require wages higher than the $5.15 an hour set by Congress nine years ago. And the trend of states raising their minimum wages in the face of federal inaction shows no sign of fading.

Naturopath Paul Kangas expresses due admiration for Ms. King's support of alternative medicine

Upon the passing of Coretta Scott King, at a medical facility in Mexico, the popular press has demeaned and diminished her choice. Naturopath Paul Kangas describes the medical problems causing cancers, the type of therapy Ms. King had undergone, and the propensity of the medical-industrial complex to slander her for choosing this alternative.

Run time 18:25 min

Study proves vehicle smog mixes with pesticides to promote asthma and other diseases, damage chromasomes, and lower IQ, right from the womb.

THE POLLUTED WOMB

A report from Radio Ecoshock

[clip from speech by Dr. Perera, outlining the terrible statistics for children damaged by pollution]

That's right. Classrooms full of wheezing kids with inhalers in their pockets. Post modern kids have damaged DNA, and diminished IQ, because chemicals are hitting them right in the womb, in their earliest stages of development.

This is a weekly summary of israeli war crimes committed in Palestine for the week ending 8 February 2006, 2mins, english

PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

http://www.pchrgaza.org

Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

No. 05/2006

02-08 Feb. 2006

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Escalate Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

The indymedia radio show of the 8th of feb 2006 from 3cr radio melbourne, australia.Stories include: what is hactivism? Marijuana laws and mental health funding; delegates blocked access to tasie prisons; trolling illegal in the US? PNG Report: corruption, the indo military, logging and more; genoa trial; insurgent wars; 74 dead in manilla; Wellington strikes; australian democracy for sale; CEO wages up, workers stagnate; ASIO questions Aus activist; and Peer to Peer. aprox 1 hour.

Your weekly wrap-up of North American police brutality, misconduct and corruption.

This week:

Georgia cop arrested for hitting daughter

Ontario cop accused of stalking young girls on the job

Texas cop arrested for beating wife, one year-old

Illinois cop arrested for striking woman

California cop charged with sex misconduct

Missouri cop charged with manslaughter

Kentucky cop gets 12 years for rape

Pennsylvania cop arrested for sexual assault

and much more!

42mins mp3 64kbps

This time, it's "Business Improvement Districts". Immanent escalation of the War on Graffitti.

32 mins mp3 64kbps
Selling off public housing stock (flats).

Speakers are all elected Councillors

Michael Rafferty (Ind)
Mary Murphy (Lab)
Dathaí Doolin (SF)
Eric Byrne (Lab)
Deirdre Heney (FF)
Mary Fitzpatrick (FF)
John Gallagher (Lab)
Dessie Ellis (SF)
Joan Collins (Ind)
Tony Smithers (SF)

Hotel Workers in Monterey Protest Two Years Without a Contract

Dozens of hotel workers and community allies demonstrated last week against a local hotel owner who has not signed a labor contract in more than 2 years, and who has denied his employees a health insurance plan for 16 months.