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Tom Frank, the Easy Chair columnist, returns to talk about his column in the September issue of Harpers’ regarding the 2008 market meltdown and bailouts; activist Ken Jones of 350 Marin updates us on fracking and related legislation in California. Continue reading Harpers’ Columnist Thomas Frank, 5 Years After the Wall St. Implosion; Activist Ken Jones on Fracking in California
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Reporter Kevin Gozstola files his final report on the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who was handed a 35-year prison sentence today. Continue reading Journalist Kevin Gozstola’s Final Report on Court Martial of Bradley Manning–Judge Announces 35-year Sentence
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In this Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds, we meet Dr. Binoy Kampmark, who is running for Australia’s Senate on a slate with Julian Assange. Continue reading Boiling Frogs: Dr. Binoy Kampmark of Australia’s WikiLeaks Party Talks About Snowden, Manning, Assange and More
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In this Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds, we talk with author and investigator Peter Lance about the co-exploitive relationship between the FBI and the mob–and how it led to his theory that the downing of TWA Flight 800 was an al Qaeda job. Continue reading Boiling Frogs: Investigator Peter Lance Argues that al Qaeda Brought Down TWA Flight 800
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In a break from our usual fare, in-depth interviews with Beverly Bell of the Institute for Policy Studies on Haiti after the earthquake and the related topic of “food sovereignty”; Beverly Hope Slapin fights racism in American textbooks with satire. Continue reading Summer Break: Two Activist/Authors Named Beverly: Beverly Bell on Haiti and Food Sovereignty, Beverly Slapin Satirizes Racist Textbooks
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Prof. Stephen Boyd of Wake Forest University updates us on the radical legislation rammed through the North Carolina legislature, part of a coordinated effort that includes Texas, Ohio, Alabama, Wisconsin and other states. While Democratic leaders are generally not responding, activists in North Carolina continue Moral Monday protests. Continue reading Dispatch from North Carolina: Wake Forest Prof. Stephen Boyd Reports on “Moral Mondays” Response to Radical Rollbacks of Voting Rights, Abortion Rights
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Kevin Gozstola of FireDoglake returns with a detailed report on the verdicts against Bradley Manning and the start of the sentencing testimony in the court martial at Fort Meade, Maryland. Satirist Will Durst squawks about how great Californians are. Continue reading Reporter Kevin Gozstola Recaps the Verdict and Start of Sentencing Phase in Bradley Manning Court Martial; Will Durst Brags About Californians
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Convicted in Italy for a secondary role in the CIA’s botched kidnap of Abu Omar in 2003, Sabrina DeSousa blames Bush for the bad decision that got her in trouble, and blames Obama for failing to investigate and prosecute wrongdoing of this kind. Continue reading Exclusive: New CIA Whistleblower Sabrina DeSousa is Paying the Price for Bush’s Bad Decision to Kidnap Abu Omar
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Col. Morris Davis, former Guantanamo chief prosecutor and expert on military justice system, comments on verdicts in Bradley Manning trial; Lori Wallach, director of TradeWatch, updates us on the secret process of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, and efforts to defeat it. Continue reading Col. Morris Davis, ex-Gitmo Prosecutor, Calls Bradley Manning Verdicts “a Pleasant Surprise”; Lori Wallach of TradeWatch Exposes the Secrets of TPP Trade Pact
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Bruce Afran, co-counsel for Hedges, etal in challenge to NDAA detention law, reports on appeals court ruling that reinstated it; Kevin Gozstola of FireDogLake recaps the end of the Manning trial; Gary Chew reviews the new film Fruitvale Station. Continue reading Attorney Bruce Afran Updates Appeal Setback on NDAA Detention Law; Reporter Kevin Gozstola Recaps End of Bradley Manning Trial; Gary Chew Reviews “Fruitvale Station”