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American Outrage

We feature the new documentary, American Outrage, about the battle for two elderly Native American sisters fighting to keep their land in Nevada; also, a special report on what happens to immigrants and undocumented workers after they’re swept up by ICE and corralled to secret detention centers; and news headlines from Project Censored.

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Guests:

Professor Tryon Woods, Criminal Justice professor at Sonoma State University

Sounds from the film: American Outrage

US bombs Somalia using attack helicopters

A special report by Robert Knight on the recent US bombing and extra-judicial assassinations in Somalia; also, Temple University professor and Mumia Abu Jamal expert Linn Washington updates the case of Mumia and reveals further government misconduct; and our regular weekly segment, Community Business with Catherine Austin Fitts.

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Guests:

Linn Washington,  Professor of Journalism at Temple University in Philadelphia and a weekly columnist for The Philadelphia Tribune

Catherine Austin Fitts, Solari Network

The Cuban Five

An exclusive report from a militant anti-coup protest and march through the poor neighborhoods through Tegucigalpa; also, an update on the case of Bay Area activist Tristan Anderson, who was shot in the head with a tear-gas canister by Israeli occupation forces six months ago; plus, the Cuban Five file suit in Federal Court against the US government for paying professional journalists to write anti-Cuba stories during their trial; and the Knight Report.

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Guests:

Grahame Russel, Rights Action

Gabby Silverman, girlfriend of Tristan Anderson

Mara Verhayden-Hillard, Partnership for Civil Justice

Gloria LaRiva, Committee to Free the Cuban Five

The Death Penalty

12,000 people march through the streets of Tegucigalpa to protest the ongoing coup in Honduras, we’ll have a report from the ground; also, drug dealing and phony elections in Afghanistan, we’ll speak to Reese Erlich, just back from Kabul; a new survey shows that more people oppose the death penalty than ever before, yet the state keeps executing innocent people; and the Knight Report.

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Guests:

Tim Russo,  FSRN

Reese Erlich, author and journalist

Stephanie Faucher, Death Penalty Focus

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Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of AIM (via CSULB)

In the wake of the denial of parole to Native American spiritual leader Leonard Peltier, and an ongoing action to retake Mt. Rushmore, we celebrate the life and remember the history of genocide against Native Americans; a special look at the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Young Lords in East Harlem in New York City; and headlines from the students at Project Censored.

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Guests:

Jaisal Noor, reporter with Indypendent NYC Newspaper and Free Speech Radio News

Students at Project Censored

Clyde Bellecourt (introduced by Tony Gonzales), AIM co-founder

Recorded in July 2008 at the San Francisco SomArts Cultural Center, at AIM 40th Anniversary Exhibit

Malik Rahim, Common Ground Relief

In our continuing series on New Orleans, four years after Katrina, we speak with Common Ground Relief founder Malik Rahim about his battle to rebuild the lower Ninth ward of the city; also, JR and the Block Report interview Martina Davis about recent decisions by the Supreme Court to allow crucial information in the death row case of her brother, Troy Anthony Davis; and the Knight Report.

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Guests:

Malik Rahim, Common Ground Relief

Martina Davis, activist and sister of Troy Anthony Davis