On Thursday, President Obama granted clemency to 46 prisoners, including 14 who faced life without parole. Many of the commutations went to crack offenders. We speak to Cynthia Roseberry, director of the Clemency Project 2014, and Reynolds Wintersmith, who once faced life in prison for selling crack but was freed last year after receiving clemency. … Continued
Could Historic Iran Nuclear Deal Transform the Middle East?;#ThisIsACoup: Greeks Denounce Bailout Deal That Calls for New Round of Austerity;The Austerity Candidate? Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Launches Presidential Bid on Anti-Union Record;”Something Big Is Happening”: John Nichols on Bernie Sanders’ Surge and Rising Power of Movements;”Another Chance at Life”: Man Granted Clemency Last Year Reacts … Continued
What will be the fall-out of the Greek negotiations with the EU—more imposed austerity, or inspiration for Europe’s left? James Galbraith, who advised the Greek finance ministry, shares his views. Plus: Bernie Sanders as told to John Nichols. AND: Dying to Know, a new documentary about Ram Dass and Timothy Leary. With host Kris Welch.
“A Europe of Equals”: Report from Athens as Greek Voters Seek Alternatives to Austerity;Economist Richard Wolff on Roots of Greek Crisis, Debt Relief & Rise of Anti-Capitalism in Europe;A Socialist Surge in the U.S.? Bernie Sanders Draws Record Crowds, Praises Greek Anti-Austerity Vote
“A Europe of Equals”: Report from Athens as Greek Voters Seek Alternatives to Austerity;Economist Richard Wolff on Roots of Greek Crisis, Debt Relief & Rise of Anti-Capitalism in Europe;A Socialist Surge in the U.S.? Bernie Sanders Draws Record Crowds, Praises Greek Anti-Austerity Vote
Overflow crowds cheer Bernie Sanders’ bid for the presidency: do we have a progressive majority electorate yet? Plus:Michelle Goldberg with her biography of the audacious Indra Devi. with host Kris Welch.
Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Anti-Execution State Brings Complications, Not Closure; Ralph Nader on Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Bid & His Unanswered Letters to the White House.
Voices from the People’s Climate March: Indigenous Groups Lead Historic 400,000-Strong NYC Protest; Singer Angelique Kidjo: The Women of Africa Are Paying the Price of Climate Change; Bernie Sanders at People’s Climate March: To Stop Global Warming, Get Dirty Money Out of Politics; “This is History”: People’s Climate March Organizer Bill McKibben on 400,000-Strong Turnout; … Continued
Voices from the People’s Climate March: Indigenous Groups Lead Historic 400,000-Strong NYC Protest; Singer Angelique Kidjo: The Women of Africa Are Paying the Price of Climate Change; Bernie Sanders at People’s Climate March: To Stop Global Warming, Get Dirty Money Out of Politics; “This is History”: People’s Climate March Organizer Bill McKibben on 400,000-Strong Turnout; … Continued
“We Have Intervened to Stop a Massacre”: Obama Defends the U.S.-Led Military Action in Libya; A Debate on U.S. Military Intervention in Libya: Juan Cole v. Vijay Prashad; Syria Detains Egyptian-American Accused of Spying, Refuses to Release Details of Charges Against Mohamed Radwan; “Shocked and Appalled”: Sister of Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis Responds to … Continued
