As Americans make a messy exit from Afghanistan after 20 years, our messy entry in 2001 has been largely erased. The distorted official narrative and media coverage of the case of John Lindh has never been corrected, and most Americans falsely believe that Lindh was a traitor who killed a CIA agent. Continue reading From the Archive: The Real Story of the ‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh
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Buzzfeed News recently published a detailed investigation of the Wolverine Watchmen, a pro-Trump armed militia group in Michigan busted by the FBI in October 2020 for an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The report reveals another concocted sting operation by the FBI. Continue reading From the Archive: Trevor Aaronson Exposes Concocted FBI Sting Operations
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For years, painter Rob Shetterly has been creating portraits of people he sees as truth tellers. His latest is of Daniel Hale, who exposed America's drone warfare program. Continue reading From the Archive: Rob Shetterly Makes Portraits of Truth Tellers
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On the occasion of PBC's induction into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, we take you back to 1993 when the late, legendary Mal Sharpe stood with Collins under a KSFO billboard and interviewed passersby. Continue reading From the (Deep) Archive: Mal Sharpe Interviews People On Street About PBC
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As Benjamin Netanyahu is ousted as Israeli prime minister and replaced by a potentially more extreme Naftali Bennett, here are two important perspectives from the PBC archive. Continue reading [Re-post, audio fixed] From the Archive: Israeli Dissident Miko Peled, Palestinian Activist Iyad Burnat
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As Benjamin Netanyahu is ousted as Israeli prime minister and replaced by a potentially more extreme Naftali Bennett, here are two important perspectives from the PBC archive. Continue reading From the Archive: Israeli Dissident Miko Peled, Palestinian Activist Iyad Burnat
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As news breaks of Trump-era surveillance of reporters and elected officials, we remind you that similar skulduggery occurred under Bush and Obama. Continue reading From the Archive: NSA Whistleblower Russell Tice Details NSA Wiretapping of Sen. Feinstein and Other Top Officials
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After inviting Ai Wei Wei to be a major figure in "The Great Big Art Exhibition", UK organizers refused to include his contribution, which focused on Julian Assange and political prisoners. Continue reading From the Archive: Conversation With Chinese Artist/Activist/Filmmaker Ai Wei Wei
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There's a new documentary about our deranged former president, Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump, which prominently features our friend, Washington psychiatrist Justin A. Frank. Here's one of ten podcasts with our favorite shrink. Continue reading From the Archive: Dr. Justin Frank Explains Trump’s Narcissism
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Watch the feature film The Mauritanian for a true story about a Guantanamo prisoner who spent 14 years in US custody and was tortured many times. Here are some important podcast interviews about injustice that continues today. Continue reading From the Archive: Gitmo Coverage, Prompted by ‘The Mauritanian’
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