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Mumia Abu Jamal on Women’s History Month; Hard Knock’s exclusive coverage of the Incite Conference: The Color of Violence III: Stopping the War On Women of Color. www.incite-national.org
AWOL in America: Why Over 5,500 U.S. Soldiers Discharged Themselves The Pentagon has estimated that since the start of the current conflict in Iraq, more than 5,500 U.S. military personnel have deserted. We speak with journalist Kathy Dobie who wrote the cover story for this month’s issue of Harper’s magazine titled "AWOL in America: When … Continued
Piece, Propaganda and the Promised Land , a brand new documentary on the US media coverage of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. We’ll feature an interview with the film maker and excerpts from the film; also, our weekly commentary with Roving Producer Miguel Molina. And Flashpoints En Español on the one year anniversary of the … Continued
Sure, Million Dollar Baby is just a movie, but given how rarely the media spotlight ever makes it around to people with disabilities, the movie is bound to shape public opinion and understanding. So the questions provoked by the film would seem to deserve more thoughtful, and inclusive, journalistic treatment than they’ve thus far received. … Continued
A Day of Mourning: Spain Marks Anniversary of March 11 Madrid Train Bombings Across Spain today, people are marking the first anniversary of the March 11 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and left more than 1,800 wounded. We go to Madrid to speak with Democracy Now! correspondent, Maria Carrion. Juan Cole and Osama … Continued
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We will explore queer youth identity. How does queer identity intersect with racial identity in the activist community? The latest coverage on racism in the Castro. And in honor of international women’s month, the first segment in our honoring series. We honor labor and human rights activist, Lucy Parsons.
A seasoned covert officer for the CIA defends Negroponte and claims to be a critic of the agency, but is she really? Or is she still working for the Company? And on Flashpoints en Español we continue with our recorded reports from the recent World Social Forum in Brazil.
The U.S. has been rattling the saber at Syria for the last few years, and the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in mid-February has caused an escalation of US belligerence toward Syria-despite an apparent lack of evidence that Syria was involved in the killing. We’ll talk about coverage of Syria with Professor … Continued
Harsh Medicine: New York Times Exposes How Private Health Care in Jails Can Be a "Death Sentence" for Prisoners We take an in-depth look at the for-profit health care in prison and jails in this country. The New York Times published a series titled "Harsh Medicine" based on a yearlong investigation of Prison Health Services, … Continued
First Hour: The C.I.A.: from Test Tubes to Torture Guests: Michael Scheuer, author (as "Anonymous") Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror (Brassey); Lindsay Moran, author, Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy (Putnam). Second Hour: Can It Happen Here? Again? Voting Reform after 2004 Guests: Emily Levy, Project … Continued
