Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet, initiate arms accord. Anti-nuclear weapons advocates rally at G7, urging US and Russian disarmament. Violence erupts between Israel and Hamas over Israeli occupation. Vice President Kamala Harris meets … Continued


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UpFront PM – June 16, 2021

Today on UpFront: We spend the hour speaking with Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff), author of Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet–And How We Fight Back. In order to save the planet she argues, wealth in the United States must be redistributed and it will require nationalizing industry.


We’re often told that the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians rises out of a unique historical situation. But the dispossession of the Palestinians, rather than being exceptional, has strong echoes in other historical dispossessions. Gary Fields discusses the enclosure of the lands of the English peasantry, Native Americans, and the inhabitants of historic … Continued