As Donald Trump proposes decimating funding for PBS, we’ll feature three documentaries on our show today, that you can watch on PBS. First, a film about President Obama’s drone wars called National Bird: filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck will discuss the important testimonies of drone operators who have decided to become whistleblowers. Then, 4 years after the … Continued
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich talks to Stephen Zunes, professors of Politics at the University of San Francisco and to Said Arikat, Washington correspondent for Al Quds Daily, about the legal issues around Trump’s strikes in Syria. Source Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:X-35.jpg Then, Cat Brooks talks to Hamid Khan, from Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, about what surveillance … Continued
Julian Assange vs. Allan Nairn: Did WikiLeaks Inform Voters or Aid Trump’s Right-Wing Revolution? A New McCarthyism: Julian Assange Accuses Democrats of Blaming Russia & WikiLeaks for Clinton Loss; Exclusive: Julian Assange on WikiLeaks’ Release of the Largest Leak of Secret CIA Documents.
On today’s show we’re exploring how some women have been dehumanized to the point of indifference. We’ll learn how one community is undoing the silence around the violence women of color face. We’ll also hear about how serial killers were able to hunt down mostly Black women for three decades in South Los Angeles. Then … Continued
Special Programming on the aftermath of President Trump ordering a military strike on the Al Shayrat airfield in Syria where a chemical weapons attack was launched earlier this week. Philip Maldari will speak with Vijay Prashad, professor of International Studies at Trinity College and author of many books including The Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab … Continued
Richard Wolff brings his economist perspective to this weeks News including: Citibank’s CFO John Gerspach explaining the bank’s pivot toward more affluent customers – A compare and contrast of French presidential elections with the US — the anger of the populace dissatisfied with Capitalism can go either way left or right — Legal and General … Continued
Syria’s chemical attack killing over a hundred civilians could be seen by Donald Trump as an impetus for US military action. We’ll turn to Middle East expert Stephen Zunes for what the attack means. And, as Democrats vote to filibuster the confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Republicans prepare to use the so-called … Continued
Trump Shocks World in Direct U.S. Strike on Syrian Airbase That Could Violate International Law; Peace Advocates: If Trump Wanted To Help Syrians, He Would Lift Refugee Ban & Fund Humanitarian Aid; Far-Right Neil Gorsuch Headed for Confirmation Vote Today After GOP Senators Trigger Nuclear Option.
Mitch Jeserich speaks with Steven S. Smith, professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis about the change in senatorial rules that has allowed Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Then he speaks with Nicholas Hope, of the Stanford Center for International Development, and former Country Director for the World Bank, China … Continued
Discussions of Russian interference in US elections is missing one major component – historical context. On today’s show we’ll turn to International Relations expert Robert David English for a much-needed history lesson on US-Russia relations. And, Attorney General Jeff Sessions orders a sweeping review of Obama-era federal consent decrees with problematic police departments. Our correspondent … Continued
