The Treasury Department just issued new rules against a tax maneuver called an “inversion” — where a US company turns itself into a foreign one to get out of taxes. That’s already scuttled one multi-billion dollar merger — but is it enough? Plus: a look at Mehrsa Baradaran’s new book, How the Other Half Banks … Continued
A Torturer’s Confession: Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator Speaks Out; Ex-Abu Ghraib Interrogator: Israelis Trained U.S. to Use “Palestinian Chair” Torture Device; Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator: Because of Trump & Cruz, Door Still “Wide Open” for U.S. to Torture; Melissa Harris-Perry on Race, Media, and the Story Behind This Year’s Presidential Race.
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Dark Star Orchestra performs the music of the Grateful Dead live in the KPFA Performance Studio. Hosted by Tim Lynch.
Pulitzer prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston has done groundbreaking reporting on corporations and the tax code. Today he joins us for a conversation on the Panama Papers, offshore shell companies and tax havens….including how this happens in US states like Delaware, Wyoming and Nevada. And Mary Bottari, Deputy Director of the Center for Media and Democracy, on the … Continued
Hillary Clinton Denies Fossil Fuel Money; Patriotic Millionaires Laud CA and NY Min Wage Increases; Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice Travels Through Central America. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
“A Victory for the Underdogs”: Sanders & Cruz Win Big in Wisconsin as Front-Runners Stumble; Van Jones: New York Primary is “War to Settle the Score” Between Bernie Sanders & Hillary Clinton; Van Jones Says “Volcano of White Rage” Propping Up “Dangerous” Trump Candidacy; Juan González Was at Bernie Sanders’ NY Daily News Editorial Board … Continued
Dr. Simon Singh, origin of the universe Dr. Spencer Wells, origin of the human race using DNA Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Writer and educator Jeff Conant, from The Global Justice Ecology Project, discusses three money driven, false solutions to climate change that threaten indigenous homelands, forests, and the health of the world’s people, land, oceans, and air. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman Looks Back on 20 Years; ‘Panama Papers’ Exposes How The Rich Hide Their Billions; After Obama’s Visit Are US-Cuba Relations Improving Or Not? Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
The housing wars have come to Oakland: the city council votes tonight on declaring a state of emergency, expanding the city’s rent controls and eviction protections, and imposing a moratorium on evictions and rent hikes. Carroll Fife joins us in studio to break down how it works, and how something that aggressive got so far. … Continued
