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Joe Biden’s pick to lead the C.I.A. receives bipartisan praise, calls Russia “threat”; Berkeley passes police reform – February 24, 2021

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the C.I.A. receives bipartisan praise, pledges independence, calls Russia a threat. House to vote on $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill Friday with no Republican support. Nominee to lead Department of Interior, … Continued


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

What Is Behind France’s Islamist Separatism Bill?

More than two generations after the end of colonization in north Africa, France still suffers from the undigested legacy and aftereffects of a brutal empire that spanned over two centuries and whose perverse reverberations are still felt today. Khalil Bendib speaks with French Algerian Nacira Guenif Souilamas, Professor of sociology and anthropology at University Paris 8 of … Continued


Guests: Dr. Richelle Brooks is a Black Momma, Educator, the founder of ReTHINK It, an organization dedicated to addressing antiblackness through education and mutual aid, and a Grassroots Organizer and Biden Jubilee 100 Striker.  She is the co-founder of Los Angeles chapter of the Debt Collective and wrote the piece Why I Joined the Jubilee … Continued