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American Revolutionary Tom Hayden Offers Unique Perspectives on Cuba and Obama’s End of the Blockade

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As embassies reopen in Havana and Washington, Tom Hayden returns for an in-depth conversation about his new book Listen Yankee: Why Cuba Matters, with some reverence for the Castro revolution and optimism about the future. Continue reading American Revolutionary Tom Hayden Offers Unique Perspectives on Cuba and Obama’s End of the Blockade

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Intelligent Disobedience: If You were Ordered to Waterboard a Suspect, What Would You Do?

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Ira Chaleff is an executive coach, and author of a thought-provoking new book, Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told to Do Is Wrong.  We discuss a number of real-life situations, from Sandra Bland refusing the trooper’s order to get out of her car to CIA waterboarding and drone pilots. Continue reading Intelligent Disobedience: If You were Ordered to Waterboard a Suspect, What Would You Do?

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Progressive Think-Tanker Phyllis Bennis Explains ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State

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Phyllis Bennis is a brilliant foreign policy analyst with a voice like Kathleen Turner’s.  Today, she talks about the latest in a series of primers on conflict zones, Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror. Continue reading Progressive Think-Tanker Phyllis Bennis Explains ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State

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Supreme Court and Harper’s Make It Official: It’s OK to Criticize Flaws in Obamacare

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Veteran consumer journalist Trudy Lieberman wrote the cover story for Harper’s July edition, an honest critique of Obamacare. Continue reading Supreme Court and Harper’s Make It Official: It’s OK to Criticize Flaws in Obamacare

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Independent Journalist Gareth Porter Shares Some Truths About Iranian Nuke Deal

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Gareth Porter offers critical analysis of the 20-month negotiations with Iran, concluding that the Iranians used their nuclear program to leverage world powers, including the US, to lift sanctions. Continue reading Independent Journalist Gareth Porter Shares Some Truths About Iranian Nuke Deal

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Was Charleston Church Shooting “Terrorism”? We Discuss With NYU’s Faiza Patel

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NYU School of Law’s Faiza Patel talks about her recent commentary about the use of the term “terrorism” in cases like the Charleston church shooting, and the exceptional, sometimes illegal rules and practices in such cases. Continue reading Was Charleston Church Shooting “Terrorism”? We Discuss With NYU’s Faiza Patel

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Col. Ann Wright, Global Peace Activist, Reports on Recent Gaza Freedom Flotilla, BDS, More

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Retired Army Col. Ann Wright returns to talk about her recent peacekeeping mission on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, about the growing impact of BDS actions against Israel, and her participation in the historic gatherings of women of peace at the Korean DMZ. Continue reading Col. Ann Wright, Global Peace Activist, Reports on Recent Gaza Freedom Flotilla, BDS, More

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Election Protection Guru Brad Friedman Comments on Supreme Court Ruling on Redistricting in Arizona

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Brad Friedman, longtime advocate for election integrity, joins us to talk about a key Supreme Court decision upholding Arizona’s voter-enacted independent redistricting commission, preserving California’s version at the same time. Continue reading Election Protection Guru Brad Friedman Comments on Supreme Court Ruling on Redistricting in Arizona

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Environmental Activist, Visionary Randy Hayes Fights Climate Change and Many Other Environmental Threats

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Randy Hayes, co-founder of Rainforest Action Network and the new Foundation Earth, joins us to talk about a range of issues he’s working on, from climate change to global infrastructure planning to reforestation. Continue reading Environmental Activist, Visionary Randy Hayes Fights Climate Change and Many Other Environmental Threats

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Prof. Andrew Bacevich Challenges Beltway Bullshit on Iraq, Syria and Islamic State

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Andrew J. Bacevich is a retired Army colonel who served in Vietnam and taught politics at Boston U.  We talk about his recent appearance opposite Leon Panetta on the PBS Newshour, where he challenged the groupthink toward our failed policies. Continue reading Prof. Andrew Bacevich Challenges Beltway Bullshit on Iraq, Syria and Islamic State