Representative Barbara Lee on Democracy Now!
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Mustafa Barghouti joins us to mark the one-year anniversary of the last Gaza War, take stock of how it’s changed politics internationally, and among Palestinians, and discuss the path forward to a just peace in the Middle East.But first: European negotiators are digging in over the crisis in Greece — will the left-wing Syriza government … Continued
The End of Encryption? NSA & FBI Seek New Backdoors Against Advice from Leading Security Experts; Matt Taibbi: Eric Holder Back to Wall Street-Tied Law Firm After Years of Refusing to Jail Bankers; Has the World Abandoned Gaza? Region Remains in Ruins a Year After Deadly Israeli Assault
How God Wound Up In the Pledge, and Why Berkeley’s Curbside Recycling Director is Facing Deportation
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is poised to deport Daniel Maher, the director of Berkeley’s Curbside Recycling Program – a man who’s lived in this country since the age of three. And it’s all because of increased cooperation between the US and China. We’ll get the details from an attorney working on his case. But first: … Continued
Cindy Sage, co-editor of the ongoing Bioinitiative Report, discusses the alarming new research on EMF and wireless radiation exposure and how that information has been suppressed. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
With Mansour Farhang, professor of international relations at Bennington College, Vermont. He resigned from his post as revolutionary Iran’s first ambassador to the United Nations when Khomeini’s regime refused to accept the UN’s recommendation to release its US hostages. He is author of U.S. Imperialism: The Spanish-American War to the Iranian Revolution and co-author of … Continued
Most of the left’s politics for most of the last century and a half have been framed around the idea that the principle way we get money is that we work: we trade our labor to businesses that need it. But what happens if we re-think the way we distribute money, and it isn’t about … Continued
After Democracy: What’s next for Greece; plus: The Gaza War, One Year Later
Greece rejects austerity with a landslide vote of 61% against the structural adjustment proposals advanced by its creditors. But, where does that leave negotiations? As high-level meetings kick off across Europe, there’s one regular who won’t be attending: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Veroufakis. He tendered his resignation shortly after winning the referendum, suggesting it might … Continued
Greece votes against austerity — so now what? Plus: Max Blumenthal on Gaza
Greek voters just rejected an austerity proposal from their government’s creditors by a landslide 61% vote. The day after the election, financial markets are in turmoil, and high-level meetings are kicking off across Europe, but there’s one regular who won’t be attending. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Veroufakis resigned shortly after his position won the … Continued
Greek Voters Overwhelmingly Reject More Austerity in Bailout Referendum and Bree Newsome: As SC Lawmakers Debate Removing Confederate Flag, Meet the Activist Who Took It Down