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- Fresh audio product: right-wing school politics and black Communist women December 1, 2022
Just added to my radio archive (click on date for link): December 1, 2022 Jennifer Berkshire on theDoug Henwood
- Black Skinhead: Book Review November 14, 2022
Going into Black Skinhead: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future by Brandi Collins-DexteTayler Simon
- Herschel Walker for US Senate? This is a Joke Right? October 29, 2022
Herschel Walker for US Senate? This is a Joke Right? by Gary A. McAbee Herschel Walker was an outstaMotivationfortheworld
- Does Stacey Abrams Really Have a Problem with Black Voters? September 26, 2022
(PARTICULARLY MEN) Photo from the New Yorker The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) is at it again rJabari Simama
- May 4: The Candidate Selection Process April 27, 2022
Amiri Baraka at the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary IN Important announcements SeeHank Williams
- Fresh audio product: right-wing school politics and black Communist women December 1, 2022
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DemocracyNow!
- An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer June 2, 2016
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan It was a bad week for dictators, and a good one for international justice. Two brutal, U.S.-backed dictators who ruled decades ago were convicted for crimes they committed while in power. Hissene Habre took control of the northern African nation of Chad in 1982, and unleashed a reign of terror against his own people, killi […]
- Dave Zirin & Jules Boykoff on the 2016 Rio Olympics & Brazil’s Collapsing Political System June 1, 2016
We continue our conversation with Dave Zirin, author of the book "Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy," and Jules Boykoff, author of "Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics." In early August, more than 10,000 athletes across the world will convene in Rio de Janeiro's […]
- "I Want the World to Wake Up": Hiroshima Survivor Criticizes Obama for Pushing New Nuclear Weapons May 27, 2016
Extended interview with Setsuko Thurlow, who survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing, about the bombing of 1945 and her push to eliminate nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, Thurlow was at school in Hiroshima when the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on a civilian population. She has been an anti-nuclear activist for decades. Watch Part 1
- Peace Activist and Holocaust Survivor Hedy Epstein Dies at 91 May 27, 2016
Holocaust survivor and peace activist Hedy Epstein has died at the age of 91. Epstein was born in Germany and left in 1939 on a Kindertransport to England. Her parents died in Auschwitz. She later returned to Germany to work as a research analyst for the prosecution during the Nuremberg trials. She was involved in civil rights and antiwar movements throughou […]
- Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Takes High-School Detention to a New Level May 26, 2016
By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Thursday, Jan. 28, was a cold morning in Durham, North Carolina. Wildin David Guillen Acosta went outside to head to school, but never made it. He was thrown to the ground and arrested by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ). He has been in detention ever since. Wildin, now 19 years old, fled his home […]
- An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer June 2, 2016
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NPR | Top Stories
- In 'Old God's Time,' Sebastian Barry stresses the long effects of violence and abuse March 22, 2023
Sebastian Barry's relentlessly bleak, stunning new novel follows his character Tom, a retired police detective, as his life is thrown into disarray when he's confronted with a past he'd rather forget.Michael Schaub
- Meet the 'glass-half-full girl' whose brain rewired after losing a hemisphere March 22, 2023
Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity.Jon Hamilton
- 'Like a living scrapbook': 'My Powerful Hair' is a celebration of Native culture March 22, 2023
Children's book author Carole Lindstrom follows her Caldecott-winning picture book We Are Water Protectors with another celebration of Native culture in My Powerful Hair.Elizabeth Blair
- The leaders of China and Russia have finished talks. Here are some takeaways March 22, 2023
China's Xi Jinping says he has a peace plan for Ukraine and wants to mediate an end to the war. Ukraine and its neighbors are skeptical.Emily Feng
- In 'Old God's Time,' Sebastian Barry stresses the long effects of violence and abuse March 22, 2023
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The New York Times
- A Big Question for the Fed: What Went Wrong With Bank Oversight? March 21, 2023
As the Federal Reserve reviews the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and Congress prepares for hearings, bank oversight is getting a closer look.Jeanna Smialek
- Regional Banks and Regulators Try to Soothe Depositors’ Fears March 22, 2023
While some executives said money wasn’t being pulled from their small and midsize banks, the “too big to fail” giants attracted business customers.Stacy Cowley
- The Legal Intricacies That Could Make or Break the Case Against Trump March 22, 2023
To try to convict the former president of a felony, prosecutors might attempt to connect state election law to a federal election.Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum and Kate Christobek
- Trump Claims He’s Ready for Perp Walk if Indicted March 22, 2023
Those who have spent time with Donald Trump in recent days say he has often appeared significantly disconnected from the severity of his potential legal woes.Michael C. Bender and Maggie Haberman
- Possible Trump Indictment Puts Attention on Prosecutorial Discretion March 21, 2023
The Manhattan district attorney has considerable leeway in deciding whether to bring charges against the former president using what could be an untested legal theory.Charlie Savage
- A Big Question for the Fed: What Went Wrong With Bank Oversight? March 21, 2023
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All Things Considered
- There's drama brewing in the golf world over a new ball for the professionals
The booming drives are changing the character of some of the sport's classic courses.Gus Contreras
- Volunteers in Turkey are collecting evidence of poor construction after the quakes
Since the earthquakes last month, some people in Turkey are taking investigations into the shoddy construction that led to tragedy in their own hands — and social media feeds.Daniel Estrin
- There's drama brewing in the golf world over a new ball for the professionals
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The BBC
- Ukraine war: Three dead as Russia launches new attack on cities
Russian forces target several Ukrainian cities, while explosions are heard in Russian-occupied Crimea.
- UN warns against 'vampiric' global water use
A new report warning of "endemic" water scarcity is released ahead of a three-day water summit.
- Video shows police piling on Irvo Otieno before his death in custody
A US grand jury has indicted 10 people charged with second-degree murder for Irvo Otieno's death.
- World Baseball Classic final: Japan beat defending champions USA 3-2 to win third title
Japan earn a thrilling 3-2 victory over defending champions USA in Miami to win the World Baseball Classic for a third time.
- Ukraine war: Three dead as Russia launches new attack on cities
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The Los Angeles Times
- Farewell, summer October 1, 2015
- Oregon college shooting live updates: 'There's been another mass shooting in America,' Obama says October 1, 2015
- Farewell, summer October 1, 2015
- Oregon college shooting live updates: 'There's been another mass shooting in America,' Obama says October 1, 2015
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The Washington Post
- Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare April 24, 2005
House ethics rules bar lawmakers from accepting travel and related expenses from registered lobbyists. The House Majority Leader has said that his expenses on a 2000 trip were paid by a nonprofit organization, and that the financial arrangements for it were proper.R. Jeffrey Smith
- Panel to Start Writing Social Security Bill April 24, 2005
Five months after President Bush launched his drive to overhaul Social Security, the difficult, if not impossible, task of drafting legislation begins Tuesday when the Senate Finance Committee holds the first hearing on options to secure Social Security's future.Jonathan Weisman
- DNC Is Told Where to Move Into Bush Bloc April 24, 2005
Howard Dean's Democratic National Committee has been studying the electorate, and the party's problem with voters of faith is both worse and better than he feared.Dan Balz
- U.S. Loan Proposed to Rescue Alaska Power Plant April 24, 2005
Years ago, the federal government spent $117 million on an experimental "clean coal" power plant in Alaska designed to generate electricity with a minimum of air pollution -- but the project never got up and running.Justin Blum
- The Talk Shows April 24, 2005
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