A Harvard Study has concluded that nearly 5,000 people were likely killed by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year – a massive jump from the official death toll of 64. On our show today we’ll share a recent speech by former political prisoner and Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera, discussing the history … Continued
Oscar López Rivera, one of the longest serving political prisoners in the world, imprisoned for his anti-colonial activism for Puerto Rico, is a free man. Rivera served 35 years of a 70-year sentence when President Obama commuted his term. On our show today we’ll play an interview I had with him at Pasadena City College … Continued
As Last Confederate Statue Is Removed in New Orleans, Will School Names & Street Signs Follow? What Impact Will the Manchester Bombing Have on U.S. Attempt at Palestine-Israel Peace Process? NYC Councilman on Parade Honoring Oscar López Rivera: Don’t Tell People Who Their Heroes Should Be; As Trump Visits Israel, How Can Palestine Negotiate Peace … Continued
As Last Confederate Statue Is Removed in New Orleans, Will School Names & Street Signs Follow? What Impact Will the Manchester Bombing Have on U.S. Attempt at Palestine-Israel Peace Process? NYC Councilman on Parade Honoring Oscar López Rivera: Don’t Tell People Who Their Heroes Should Be; As Trump Visits Israel, How Can Palestine Negotiate Peace … Continued
Talkies guest host, Vylma V, offers an update on freed Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, when she interviews Oscar’s lawyer, Chicago attorney, Jan Susler, live from Puerto Rico. This show also includes a segment on Bay Area Comedian Alicia Dattner’s new show, Eat, Pray, Laugh at the Marsh in Berkeley and ends … Continued
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Mexico/U.S. Border Music. Obama Commutes Sentence for political prisoner Oscar López Rivera with Silvia Torres. Hosted by Miguel Guerrero
Donald Trump’s inauguration has sparked a major movement. On today’s show we’ll start with a report from our correspondent Chenjerai Kumanyika who was in the nation’s capital during the weekend’s political activities. And, former Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente will also share her thoughts on resisting Trump. Plus, what the freeing of Oscar … Continued
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President Obama on Monday granted clemency to 231 federal inmates, the most in a single day by any president in U.S. history. Obama commuted the prison sentences of 153 people and pardoned 78 others, among the list of names was Oscar Lopez Rivera. He has been imprisoned since 1981. Today on Hard Knock, we speak … Continued
Chelsea Manning’s Attorneys: Obama’s Commutation Will Help Save Life of Jailed Army Whistleblower; Oscar López Rivera to Be Freed as Obama Commutes Sentence of Puerto Rican Independence Activist; Activists Call on Obama to Pardon Leonard Peltier, Warning He’ll Die in Prison Otherwise; Jeremy Scahill: Did Education Nominee Betsy DeVos Lie to Senate About Ties to … Continued
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez & Rev. William Barber on Racist, Xenophobic Record of Trump’s Atty. Gen. Nominee; Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Why He Will Not Attend Trump Inauguration & Will Instead Join Women’s March; We Challenged President Obama, He Listened & Acted: Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Obama’s Farewell & Legacy; Will Obama Grant Clemency to Puerto … Continued
