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How white space devices would impact the digital divide

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  • produced by Joshua Breitbart
  • in 2008

At the City Council hearing on the white spaces resolution, Committee Chair Gale Brewer asked about the cost of white space devices. Dana Spiegel from NYCwireless explained that, like most new technology, the cost would start high then go down over time. PPH Policy Director Joshua Breitbart pointed out that the true cost would actually be a savings compared to what we spend now for Internet access and mobile phone calls. In this audio clip, he explains how delivering Internet connectivity to people's mobile phones is the most effective way to close the digital divide between those with high speed Internet access at home and those without.

On this day, October 7, 1985

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Four men allegedly from the Palestine Liberation Front took control of the Italian cruise liner, the Achille Lauro.  The men's original aim was to ride the ship into Israel and negotiate the release of 50 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons.  However, it's likely they seized control of the liner in a panic once they were discovered by crew members.  Over two days, the men killed one American tourist, and negotiated with Italy and Egypt their safe passage in exchange for all remaining 300 plus passengers.  However, the United States overrode Italian authorities when U.S. fighter jets intercepted the plane carrying the Palestinian men, demonstrating the power struggle between the two countries.

Reverend Joseph Armstrong DeLaine, 34 years after his death

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  • produced by Christine Lewis
  • in 2008

CNPI reporter, Christine Lewis of DWU was recently in South Carolina for the commemoration of late Reverend Joseph Armstrong DeLaine, a Civil Rights Activist who led a crusade to desegregate public schools. Rev. DeLaine was one of the victorious plaintiffs in one of the cases that constituted the Brown decision, Briggs vs Elliot.

Christine files this story for Free Speech Radio News.

On this day, September 9th in 1924,

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The Hanapepe Massacre occurred in Kaua'i, Hawaii when police shot and killed 16 Filipino sugar plantation workers on strike.  Throughout the 1920's, sugar plantation owners in Hawaii took great pains to prevent labor unions.  In spite those repressive efforts, Filipino labor activist Pablo Manlapit organized a new Filipino Higher Wage Movement, which attracted about 13,000 laborers.  This Movement called a strike in Kaua'i in April 1924, and they demanded a raise in

On This Day, September 8, in 1975

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US Air Force Sergeant and Vietnam Veteran, Leonard Matlovich Jr. became Time Magazine's cover story about gays in the military.  Earlier that year, Matlovich had decided to test the military's stance on sexual orientation by writing a letter to his military superiors revealing he was gay.  Six months later, despite his exemplary military record and high performance evaluations, a military panel deemed Matlovich unfit for service and discharged him from the Air Force.  Matlovich became a symbol of the gay community and went on to advocate openly for gay rights.  While the struggle for LGBT rights is an important one, I am often conflicted when it comes to LGBT rights in the military.

On This Day, September 1, in 1951

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Australia, New Zealand, and the United States signed a mutual defense pact called the ANZUS Treaty, which bound the three countries to cooperate on security matters in the Pacific Ocean area.

Breaking News from Houma, Louisiana

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  • produced by Randi Lynn Gros
  • in 2008

As hurricane Gustav made its landfall on New Orleans and other cities of the Gulf region, much of the media attention has focused on the never-seen-before evacuation organized by local authorities. But less has been said about victims who were unable to evacuate more than three years ago when both Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast and three years later are still struggling to rebuild their lives.

CNPI Monthly Show: In Memory of Rev. Joseph Armstrong DeLaine

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  • in 2008

The Community News Production Institute in partnership with Global Movements Urban Struggles aired its monthly show on Tuesday August 26th at 10 am on WBAI 99.5 FM. This month's show features Lynn Lewis, director of Picture the Homeless, Edgar DeJesus of District Council 37, Katrina evacuee Lena Beard, and Brumit DeLaine, the son of late Rev. Joseph Armstrong of South Carolina.

On this day, August 26, 1919

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American union organizer and widowed mother, Fannie Sellins was shot and killed while defending a picketing coal miner from being beaten by company guards.  Herself a garment worker, Sellins had earned a reputation as an effective labor organizer, and had been assigned to direct that coal mining strike in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Sellins who mainly organized garment workers and coal miners, she took care of and galvanized the poor, the sick, children, and mothers.  She was as infamous with coal mining companies as she was respected by the people she fought for.  Four years after her death, the two deputies accused of her

On this day, August 25, in 1835

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The New York Sun newspaper began publishing reports about life on the moon, giving detailed descriptions of shocking discoveries of bison, goats, unicorns, and bat-like winged humanoids who built temples. According to the reports, oceans and beaches had also been discovered. The author, who many think was one o New York Sun's own journalists, attributed these amazing Moon discoveries to Sir John Herschel --possibly the best known astronomer of his time. It took several weeks before it was all discovered to be a prank, which later became known as the Great Moon Hoax. But even so, it is said to have significantly increased the New York Sun's circulation.

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