Jeff Sessions Said “I Don’t Remember” or “I Don’t Recall” 26 Times During Senate Intel Testimony; Oliver Stone Interviews Putin on U.S.-Russia Relations, 2016 Election, Snowden, NATO & Nuclear Arms.
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United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. KPFA presents a Special Broadcast of this hearing with hosts Mitch Jeserich and Kris Welch.
On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Republican historian and political commentator Geoffrey Kabaservice about Trump’s apparent wish to fire Robert Mueller, who is investigating foreign interference in the 2016 election. The two also speak about Jeff Sessions’ upcoming hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Then Mitch interviews statistician and journalist Ben Blatt about his … Continued
Thousands of people attended the People’s Summit in Chicago, Illinois this past weekend. Free Speech TV sent the Rising Up crew to cover it and on today’s show and for the rest of the week, we’ll be bringing you conversations from the activist gathering. First we’ll hear voices of some of the attendees. Then, journalist … Continued
On today’s episode, hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich talk to Karen Greenberg, Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University, about rumors that Trump may fire Robert Mueller, head of the investigation of Russia and the election. The three also discuss Jeff Sessions’ upcoming senate hearing. In the second segment, they speak with … Continued
Full Interview: Naomi Klein on “No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics”; “No Is Not Enough”: Best-Selling Author Naomi Klein on Challenging Trump’s Shock Doctrine Politics; Naomi Klein: Trump is the First Fully Commercialized Global Brand to Serve as U.S. President; Naomi Klein on Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders & Youth-Led Grassroots Progressive Insurgencies; Naomi … Continued
Today host Mitch Jeserich looks at the rise of the radical right in the U.S. with independent journalist Arun Gupta. Gupta reported on June 11th’s anti-Islamic rally in Seattle, Washington, which was one of 20 or so across the country. Then Jeserich interviews Laleh Khadivi, author of A Good Country, a book about a teenage boy … Continued
On today’s show we’ll focus on race in the US, a conversation more important today than ever in light of Trump’s electoral college win. Professor Karlos K. Hill will join us to discuss his powerful book, “Beyond The Rope: The Impact of Lynching on Black Culture and Memory.” And, we’ll speak with author and academic … Continued
On today’s episode, hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich analyze Friday’s Comey hearing. Then Brooks and Jeserich investigate the opioid epidemic which has been sweeping the country. They speak with Laura Thomas, Deputy State Director of California for the Drug Policy Alliance, as well as Dr. Dan Ciccarone, Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine at UC San … Continued
Cholera Death Toll Tops 859 in War-Torn Yemen as U.S.-Backed Saudi Assault Continues; Puerto Rico Backs Statehood in Referendum Boycotted by Opposition Groups; The Beleaguered Tenants of “Kushnerville”: Jared Kushner Accused of Slumlord Practices in Baltimore; Trump Associate & “Slumlord” Tom Barrack Resigns One Day After Probe of Housing Crisis.