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A report from Beirut on the car bomb assassination of the former Prime Minister; plus token gestures and empty promises by the occupying Israeli government as Palestinians continue to suffer; the US-installed government uses former brutal military to justify slaughter of Aristide’s popular Lavalas movement Haiti; and the Knight report.
Radical independent folk-rocker and visionary Ani DiFranco speaks on politics, music and finding hope in these times, we’ll hear from her new CD, Knuckle Down; plus, excerpts from the hard-hitting documentary The Corporation, which charts the spectacular rise of institutions aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible … Continued
House democrats unite with right-wing republicans to pass anti-immigrant legislation that prevents workers from getting a drivers license; celebrating the new grassroots journalism remembering those who died trying to tell the world about the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
Noted human rights activist and defense attorney Lynne Stewart found guilty on trumped-up terrorism charges. We’ll hear from Lynne Stewart, speaking right after the guilty verdict, and an interview Mumia Abu Jamal did with Lynne Stewart about her case; we’ll also speak with members of the defense committee about the appeal; and, as North Korea … Continued
As the world focuses on the potential for peace in Palestine, the killing goes on in the Gaza strip. Today, we kick off our Truth on Palestine series with a hard-hitting documentary Dispatches: From the Killing Zone, hosted and narrated by Sandra Jordan. From the Killing Zone tells the story of life in Gaza and … Continued
As the world focuses on the potential for peace in Palestine, the killing goes on in the Gaza strip. Today, we kick off our Truth on Palestine series with a hard-hitting documentary Dispatches: From the Killing Zone, hosted and narrated by Sandra Jordan. From the Killing Zone tells the story of life in Gaza and … Continued
Rice goes to Jerusalem, but peace remains a pipe dream for Palestinians, we’ll speak with Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies and Adam Shapiro of the International Solidarity Movement about the prospects for peace in the Middle East and the real dangers of continuing occupation; a spokesperson for President Aristide speaks out at … Continued
A report from Dahr Jamail in Baghdad on the continuing bloodshed in a post-election Iraq; Helen Caldicott speaks on the new nuclear danger on our new environmental segment, Earth Matters; voices from the World Social Forum held recently in Brazil; Moh Alileche, Algerian Berber musician in the Flashpoints studio; and Flashpoints en Español.
Violence continues unabated in occupied Iraq, we’ll speak with Dahr Jamail on Iraqi reaction to Bush’s State of the Union speech and the increasing civil tensions; plus, we’ll talk about how to divest from Israel: how student groups, religious institutions and the general public are getting involved in the economic fight against US-supported Israeli militarism … Continued
Tune in Wednesday February 2nd, starting at 5pm when Pacifica Radio brings you the real meaning of president Bush’s "State of the Union" Address …WBAI’s Deepa Fernandes joins Free Speech Radio News capitol hill correspondent Mitch Jesserich live from D.C., with analysis by national affairs correspondent Larry Bensky. Helping us figure it out will be … Continued
