0:08 – Impeachment Watch: Articles of Impeachment to be drafted by the House
Today House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she is directing the House Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment of President Trump. Mitch and Brian discuss what’s next in the impeachment process. Issues floated: abuse of power, bribery, obstruction of justice and obstruction of Congress – not complying with Congressional subpoenas. Articles of impeachment have not been defined.
0:30 – Fund Drive Special: The Corporate Coup D’etat
A democracy should protect its citizens, especially the most vulnerable among them, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. The Corporate Coup D’etat is an investigative and persuasive documentary blends the insights of philosophers, authors and journalists with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the U.S. Midwest, where the steel industry once flourished, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate and hopeless – and supporting for Donald Trump. Featuring: Journalist Chris Hedges & Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul. Yours for a pledge of $100 to KPFA.
1:08 – Fund Drive Special: Homewreckers
Aaron Glantz (@Aaron_Glantz) is an investigative journalist with Reveal (from the Center for Investigative Reporting). His new book is Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks,& Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes & Demolished the American Dream.
KPFA Event: Thursday November 7, 2019 in Berkeley.
Get the book for a pledge of $150, the mp3 or the DVD to the KPFA talk for $75.