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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

July 2, 2015Uncategorized

Better late than…..IMF finally concedes that Greece needs 20-year freeze on debt repayment and “breathing space” to stabilize, grow…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: IMF Lifts Its Boot From the Windpipe of Greece, a Little

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July 1, 2015Uncategorized

Obama announces US will re-open embassy in Havana, and urges Congress to lift trade embargo; Radio Habana is available online…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: US Will Re-open Embassy, Renew Diplomatic Relations With Cuba

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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

June 30, 2015Uncategorized

Sneering at obvious evidence from botched executions, Alito gives states license for barbaric executions, as Sotomayor and Kagan equivocate…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Sam the Vampire Alito Goes Cruel & Unusual on Lethal Injections

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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

June 29, 2015Uncategorized