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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
We return to the Brazilian consulate in Tegucigalpa for a live report on the continuing standoff between President Manuel Zelaya and the illegal coup government of Roberto Micheletti; we'll also have a report on the coast-to-coast and statewide emergency walk-outs today within the public education system, based on massive cutbacks and privatization; and Crude, a … Continued
The Honduran coup government continues to crack down, re-instituting martial law today at 5pm local time, we'll follow Tim Russon on a demonstration in defiance of the coup government and we'll speak to a leading human rights doctor about the killings and other human rights violations that have taken place in the last 72 hours … Continued
We continue our drumbeat reporting on the bold return of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to Tegucigalpa yesterday, we'll speak to our reporters standing by with President Zelaya inside the Brazilian embassy that remains surrounded by Honduran security forces; and we'll also have a report on dozens of activists who are reporting serious human rights violations … Continued
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya defies US wishes and returns to Tegucigalpa to join the people's resistance, we'll have a series of reports from Honduras and around the region on Zelaya's bold return.
We feature the new documentary, American Outrage, about the battle for two elderly Native American sisters fighting to keep their land in Nevada; also, a special report on what happens to immigrants and undocumented workers after they're swept up by ICE and corralled to secret detention centers; and news headlines from Project Censored.
An in-depth look at Glenn Beck and the new extreme right with Nation writer Max Blumenthal and his new book, Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party; also, a new United Nations report accuses Israel of potential major war crimes and crimes against humanity during its recent bombing siege and attacks on Gaza, … Continued
A special report by Robert Knight on the recent US bombing and extra-judicial assassinations in Somalia; also, Temple University professor and Mumia Abu Jamal expert Linn Washington updates the case of Mumia and reveals further government misconduct; and our regular weekly segment, Community Business with Catherine Austin Fitts.
Anthrax Wars: the provocative new film about the untold story of the 2001 US anthrax attacks and the dark secrets of the shadowy world of modern-day germ weapons research; we'll also feature the book, Dead Silence, by the same filmmakers of Anthrax War.
We'll update parallel legal investigations into Bush administration torture, one being carried out by a special prosecutor of the US, and another investigation coming out of Spain; also, the battle for health care continues as the extreme right wing dominates the dialogue, we'll speak to a powerful advocate of single-payer; plus, young Israeli women talk … Continued
We broadcast live from the heart of San Francisco's Mission District at the International Answer Coalition, and we devote the entire hour to the battle for immigrants rights; we'll be joined by Pablo Alvarado, the executive director of the National Day Labor Organizing Network, and other key national leaders in the struggle for immigrants' rights; … Continued
