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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.
Israel destroys the infrastructure in Gaza as warplanes, tanks, and gun ships continue an amplified siege. We talk with Dr. Mona Al-Farra from Gaza City and Barbara Lubin about the latest attacks. Report from Mexico City as the elections close in and resistance to the systematic repression of workers intensifies. A look at current California … Continued
Up-to-the-minute report from Dr. Mona el-Farra witnessing Israeli missle strikes on the Gaza strip. Police corruption and the drug war mess in the Berkeley Police Department. Part one of Greg Palast’s book tour kick-off speech at the New College’s Roxie Theater earlier this month.
Israeli tanks surround Gaza as Palestinians prepare for continued attacks; also we feature a documentary on the life of children in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank; a report from San Salvador Atenco in Mexico in the context of the upcoming elections; and the Knight Report.
National Guard Troops once again hit the streets of New Orleans in a stepped-up campaign of repression and gentrification, as thousands of families lose their homes to new developments and FEMA cuts off aid; also, Greg Palast on the drowning of New Orleans and the new class war, excerpts from readings of his brand-new book, … Continued
Commemorating World Refugee Day, we spend the entire hour looking at the unraveling situation in Palestine; Israel kills three children yesterday in a missile strike in the Jebaliya refugee camp, the most populated area on the planet, and today, Israeli warplanes launch a strike against a home, killing a mother and wounding 13 children as … Continued
US warplanes and helicopter gunships begin their assaults on Ramadi, an exclusive interview with a resident who fled the oncoming US-led seige and in-depth analysis with our special correspondent Dahr Jamail; also, Jeff Goodell, author of the hard-hitting new book, Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future, tears the lid off the Bush … Continued
We look at the attempt of the California Legislature to legalize police murder; we go to the border were a young woman is facing fifteen years in jail for saving people from having a horrible death on the border; an update on the elections in Mexico; we hear about the attack on the teachers in … Continued
Legendary filmmaker John Pilger talks about the wars and occupations in Iraq and Palestine, and the pathetic state of Western journalism; also, a report on the brutal free trade zones in Jordan, where raping and beating slave wage workers is not uncommon; an update on Paul LaRudee, a piano tuner, human rights activist and friend … Continued
