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The Farm Workers and Jerry Brown Make Up, For Now

William Bradley | Posted 11.07.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Darrell Steinberg, Cesar Chavez, California, Arturo Rodriguez, United Farm Workers, Jerry Brown, Farm Workers, Farm Workers Union, Ufw, California Politics, Unions, Workers Rights, Los Angeles News
William Bradley

The canny Brown negotiated new legislation that allows the UFW some progress without granting its card check goal, thus turning a rally that would otherwise have been a protest of his policies into a muted celebration.

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Why Did Jerry Brown Veto the Farm Worker Bill?

William Bradley | Posted 09.07.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Cesar Chavez, California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Earl Warren, Barack Obama, Card Check, Afl-Cio, California Governor's Race, Art Pulaski, Gray Davis, Arturo Rodriguez, United Farm Workers, Jerry Brown, Dolores Huerta, Los Angeles News
William Bradley

In any real biography of Jerry Brown, the farm workers are not only a big chapter, they are shot through the entire story. Yet, he vetoed the bill.

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What Effect Will More Corporate Ads and Interrupted Programming Really Have on PBS?

Pearl Korn | Posted 08.07.2011 | Media
Read More: Pbs, United Farm Workers, Democracy Now!, David Koch, Michelle Rhee, Arturo Rodriguez, Pfizer, Bank of America, Monsanto, Cesar Chavez, Merrill Lynch, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Marian Wright Edelman, Affordable Care Act, PBS "Washington Week", Tea Party, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Brookings Institution, Bill Moyers, Latinos, Robert Reich, Merck, Jose Serrano, Exxon Mobil, Amy Goodman, British Petroleum, Juan Gonzalez, Single Payer, Center for American Progress, Students First, Npr, Bill Moyers Journal, Fcc, Jim Lehrer, John Podesta, The News Hour With Jim Lehrer, New York Times, Archer Daniels Midland, Children's Defense Fund, Media News
Pearl Korn

At PBS's recent annual gathering it was announced that the number and frequency of promotions for corporate sponsors would increase during a few noted programs as an experiment.

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Who's That Guy Behind Colbert?

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Opus Moreschi, Arturo Rodriguez, Ufw, Congressional Testimony, Immigrant Farm Workers, Stephen Colbert Testimony, Media News
Mike Bonifer

Opus Moreschi counterpoints Colbert's monologue perfectly. He's working the room with his eyes, his attention alternating between Colbert and members of the committee, like a scientist coolly observing an experiment.

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