Stephen Silberstein of National Popular Vote rejoins us to tell us how the Electoral College can be reformed to more fully reflect the will of the people. And Ralph pays tribute to longtime colleague and head of The Center for Auto Safety, the late Clarence Ditlow.
With Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post. Pratap Chatterjee, investigative journalist and author. He is executive director of CorpWatch, and Oakland-Base corporate accounbtability organization. Author of The Earth Brokerers, Iraq Inc.: A profitable Occupation and Haliburton’s Army. And an update on Haiti’s Presidential Election with Margaret Prescod reporting from Haiti. Margaret Prescod is the … Continued
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant is one of many people of color around the US being viciously attacked by Trump supporters. On today’s show we’ll speak with the socialist city council member about what she’s experiencing and why it is important to mobilize in the face of mass abuse and coming repression. And, what … Continued
Jeremy Scahill: Mike Pence Has “Militant Agenda” Against Women, the Poor, Immigrants, LGBTQ People; Neocons, War Criminals & White Nationalists: Jeremy Scahill on Trump’s Incoming Advisers & Cabinet; Jeremy Scahill: TigerSwan Security, Linked to Blackwater, Now Coordinates Intel for Dakota Access.
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Entrevista con Daniel Alvarez, guitarrista de la banda colombiana Diamante Eléctrico. Estrenos musicales, información sobre eventos en el área de la Bahía y comentarios. Conducción y producción por Miguel Guerrero.
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Featuring music from Portugal quintet Legs & Arms with their new single from the compilation Novos Talentos FNAC 2016. Introducing the London quintet Vanishing Twin with a track off their album Choose Your Own Adventure out via Soundway Records. Hear a track from the Rostov-on-Don outfit Motorama off their latest release Dialogues out via Talitres. … Continued
author and filmmaker Greg Palast explores the roots of voter suppression and how the GOP stole the 2016 Presidential Election. Greg Palast, is a New York Times bestselling author and an investigative reporter for the BBC and the British newspaper, The Guardian. Like Michael Moore, he is also a documentary filmmaker. His new film, “The … Continued
Given the Trump Election and the difference between popular votes and Electoral votes, we explore the Electoral College. Who are the electors, anyway? And will the United States ever join the rest of the world, and adopt a popular vote for president? Yale University Law & Political Science Professor Akhil Reed Amar says the Electoral … Continued
Today on Flashpoints we continue our week of on the ground broadcast coverage from Standing Rock. On the show today we’ll hear a rare extended interview with Tom Goldtooth. Goldtooth is executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network and a key organizer at Standing Rock. And we speak with artist and activist Jean Roach who … Continued
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