Death by Taser: Police Accused of Cover-Up in Death of African American Man Shocked Nine Times While in Handcuffs; Friend of Mexican Immigrant Beaten to Death in Pennsylvania Gives Eyewitness Account of Attack; The Forgotten War: Sonali Kolhatkar on Why Afghanistan is "Just as Bad as Iraq."Today’s Headlines * House OKs Housing Aid After … Continued
The Morning Show talks with Nathan Witling, GTMO Detainee, Omar Kadr’s lawyer. Followed by excerpts from the House Judiciary Committee Hearing with Douglas Feith, former Under Secretary of Defense. Then David Bacon, labor correspondent, talks about lay offs at the Contra Costa Times and a statewide strike at the University of California. In the second … Continued
Embedded Photojournalist Accuses US Military of Censorship After Being Barred for Publishing Photo of Dead Marine; Court Interpreter Breaks Confidentiality Code to Speak Out for Workers Rounded Up in Largest Immigration Raid in U.S. History. Headlines * Bush Administration Moves to Bail Our Mortgage Companies * IndyMac Bank Collapses; Second Largest Bank Failure in … Continued
Embedded Photojournalist Accuses US Military of Censorship After Being Barred for Publishing Photo of Dead Marine; Court Interpreter Breaks Confidentiality Code to Speak Out for Workers Rounded Up in Largest Immigration Raid in U.S. History. Headlines * Bush Administration Moves to Bail Our Mortgage Companies * IndyMac Bank Collapses; Second Largest Bank Failure in … Continued
Pacifica Coverage of the Green PartyThe Green Party will chart a different course from the two major parties at its annual convention in Chicago. Pacifica Radio will be on site to bring you live coverage, anchored by KPFA’s Davey D. We’ll air speeches, stories and sounds from the Green Party convention, as well as incisive … Continued
On Tuesday, June 3rd, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton square off in the final primaries of this presidential election. Voters in six states choose the congressional candidates that will face off this fall. Californians vote on a ballot measure that would limit the use of emininent domain-and also wipe out renters’ rights. Term limits force … Continued
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Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU; "The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington"; Anti-Torture Activists Convicted, Jailed for Protesting Gitmo Outside Supreme Court. Headlines * UN Calls for 50% Rise in Food Production by 2030 * US Shuns Rivals … Continued
Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU; "The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington"; Anti-Torture Activists Convicted, Jailed for Protesting Gitmo Outside Supreme Court. Headlines * UN Calls for 50% Rise in Food Production by 2030 * US Shuns Rivals … Continued
The new GI Bill of Rights. Then an examination of public opinion and same sex marriage with Kenji Yoshino, the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School, who is a contributing writer to the NY Times Magazine, and author of "Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights" Kate Kendall, Executive Director of … Continued
