Today on the Show: Remembering Madeleine Albright, where the sword and the cross come together. Right-Wing Gerrymandering in the fast lane in Ohio and Florida. And our regular segment on hunger and houselessness: FOODFIGHT with FoodNotBombs founder Keith McHenry
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Today on the Show: Afghanistan facing famine and the pandemic, people so poor and desperate there are being forced to see their own children as a way of keeping them alive. Also, will congress stop the worst humanitarian crisis in the world now? And We finally nailed Credit Suisse in the US, says people’s economist, Jim Henry.
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Today on the Show: We spend the hour in conversation with five time Emmy award winning investigative reporter, John Mattes, who broke open the Contra/CIA drug smuggling operation created by Oliver North, to secretly support the overthorw of The Nicaraguan government
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Today on the Show: We’ll have a special report on what appears to be the successful US destabilization and regime change in Pakistan, even while the world is watching the war in Ukraine. Also we’ll have a report from the border, where racism is alive and well when its time to apply for asylum. And our weekly report from Harvey Waserman and his national election protection seminar
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Today on the Show::Two years of bloodshed and war in Ethiopia and no end in sight: We’ll feature a live report from the ground. And Well present the latest edition of the electronic Intifada with Nora Barrow Friedman
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Today on the Show: After 40 years, we relaunch our Muriel Rukeyser Reading series of the air, featuring by-weekly poetry readings by noted and seasoned poets as well as with those just beginning to write and publish: Today we open with the legendary Joanna Macy reading from her Rilke Translations, done as a collaboration with Anita Barrows, and Anita Barrows will read from her powerful new collection: IF NOT NOW
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Today on the Show: Biden kills the demand to defund the police, even as the killer cop of of Amir Locke walks free. Also, The Supreme Court on track to gut a women’s fundamental right to choose and women are rising up to fight back all over the country this weekend
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Today on the Show: Is the US, under the direction of the Biden Administration, trying to destabilize the progressive government of Pakistan, even as it deepens its role against the Russians in Ukraine? Also border activist and former major league baseball exec, Enrique Morones takes on Fox news motormouth, Tucker Carlson. And the battle to make roof-top solar available; what the corporations don’t want you to know about the power of solar
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Today on the show: The US accuses China of attempting to dominate space; but is it true? We’ll find out from an expert in the field of weapons in space, and well have an extended interview with Alli Abunimah on the war in Ukraine
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Today on the Show::Enrique Morones updates the wide-spread racisim and discrimination against brown and black people applying for asylum at the US /Mexico border. And well present the Latest Edition of the electronic Intifada with Nora Barrow Friedman
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