Behind the News – March 22, 2018
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
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In the space of a few days, Facebook’s gotten itself back in the spotlight over its role in the 2016 election, dropped over $50 billion from its market valuation, gotten called on to testify in both the US Congress and the UK Parliament — all because it let data on 50 million users slip into … Continued
7:34 – Imani Gandy, Senior Legal Analyst at Rewire, reproductive justice activist and the host of Rewire’s podcast Boom Lawyered. Margaret Russell is Professor of Law at Santa Clara University, where she teaches constitutional law and civil procedure. Her areas of focus include civil rights and free speech. She is the editor of Freedom of … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: General Colin Powell’s 50 years of mass murder from My Lai to Baghdad. Also, a report on the untold story of My Lai, how and why the official investigation covered up General Westmoreland’s responsibility. And will the spineless US congress cut off aid to the Saudid in their ongoing slaughter in Yemen?
WorkWeek Radio reports on the 370 day strike of the USW 5114 Workers at Idaho’s Lucky Friday mine. They are fighting for health and safety rights. Next, WorkWeek looks at the war on injured Kaiser workers. We hear from three injured orthopedic technicians, David Gonzalez, Dina Worthington and Derrik Erickson who worked at the Kaiser … Continued
Sunaina Maira Talks New Book Boycott! The Academy and Justice for Palestine; Plus: Yasha Levine on Surveillance Valley
7:34 – Sunaina Maira, professor of Asian-American Studies at the University of California Davis and author of Boycott! The Academy and Justice for Palestine. 8:08 – Tim Chevalier, ex-Googler who is bringing a lawsuit against the company, alleging that he faced discrimination, harassment, and retaliation because he advocated for diversity and inclusion 8:34 – Yasha Levine, the investigative journalist … Continued
Once, the internet was a utopia, a new intellectual commons. Then it was a goldmine, where new businesses would stake their claim. For the past couple years, we’ve been been covering it as a swamp – a convening ground for trolls and Nazis, a platform for disinformation and and fake news, an impressive tool for … Continued
CounterSpin – March 16, 2018
CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).
Behind the News – March 15, 2018
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Mitch Jeserich talks to Yasha Levine about the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project. Yasha Levine is an investigative journalist for Pando Daily, a San Francisco-based news magazine focused on covering the politics and power of big tech. He is the author of the book Surveillance Valley: The Secret … Continued