Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump blockades Hormuz after peace talks fail, blasts Pope as weak on crime, Pope says not afraid of Trump; Antiwar protesters gather from UK, Israel, to Oakland calling for end to wars in Lebanon, Gaza, Iran; Peter … Continued


Flashpoints

Calling Out Congress for its Complicity with and Support for the Israeli Lobby

Today on the Show: Calling out congress for its complicity with and support for the Israeli lobby: Roots Action took action in New Orleans taking on  the powerful Israel lobby and AIPAC’s role in primary elections. The DNC also BLOCKED resolutions calling for limits on weapons shipments to Israel. Also April 15th is A tax day of action: … Continued


Small farmers around the world are building an agro-ecological revolution based on self-sufficiency, food security, and freedom from fossil fuels and corporate control. We hear from two visionary agroecology innovators. Miguel Altieri is an agroecologist and entomologist at UC Berkeley who’s showing how farmers who embrace agroecology are building a movement based on self-sufficiency, food … Continued