Today on the Show: Contributors to a new anthology on Occupied Gaza talk about a liberated future for Palestine on the latest edition of the electronic intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: and we rebroadcast last night’s powerful interview on the brutal split-second killing of fleeing migrant farmworker David Pelaez-Chavez by a California’s Sheriff’s deputy


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Nuclear Specialist Warns Us of the Growing Dangers of a Nuclear Meltdown in the Ukraine

Today on the show: Nuclear Specialist, Linda Pentz Gunter, warns us of the growing dangers of a nuclear meltdown in the Ukrainian war zone; International Inspectors on sight report that the situation is hair-trigger and potentially devastating for a large swath of Europe: Also Governor Gavin goes nuclear all the way; Diablo Canyon critics warn … Continued


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The Israeli Army Grudgingly Acknowledges that it Gunned Down Palestinian American Journalist

Today on the show: The Israeli Army grudgingly acknowledges that it gunned down in broad daylight the revered Palestinian American journalist,  Shireen Abu Akleh: Also Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to terrorize immigrants and refugees, as more and more whole families drown trying to cross the Rio Grande into El Norte. The Chilean pro-democracy platform … Continued


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Memorial Day Rebroadcast.

Memorial Day rebroadcast: Today on the show: We conclude our  three-week drumbeat coverage of the 330 mile FARMWORKER PILGRAMAGE FOR WORKER RIGHTS:  We’ll feature a series of special reports from Sacramento, where the UFW activists and their supporters arrived earlier today.


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GAVIN NEWSOM GOES SILENT ON WHETHER HE WILL SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS TO ORGANIZE.

Today on the show: GAVIN NEWSOM GOES SILENT ON WHETHER HE WILL SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS TO ORGANIZE WITH THE RIGHTS THAT OTHER UNIONS HAVE: ALSO  WHICH CITY WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM IN  AMERICA’S CRUMBLING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE:  AND OUR REGULAR SEGMENT: FOOD FIGHT WITH FOOD NOT BOMBS FOUNDER, KEITH MCHENRY.