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November 03, 2021 US Military Says Drone Strike that Killed Ten in Kabul was Regrettable But Not Illegal Under the Rules of Engagement
Today on the Show: US Military says drone strike that killed ten in Kabul, including several young children, was regrettable but not illegal under the rules of engagement. Kenosha vigilante killer, Kyle Rittenhouse, now on trial for first degree intentional homicide, gets some help from a biased white judge. Also, on a new edition of FOODFIGHT with FoodNotBombs founder Keith McHenry, homeless numbers skyrocketing and no plan in sight to meet their Life and Death – Needs!
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November 02, 2021 Racism, Brutality and Murder at the US Mexico Border
Today on the Show: Racism, brutality and murder at the US Mexico border, and all the way down to Mexico’s treacherous Southern border with Guatemala. And we’ll feature a special related poetry reading by award-winning poet Martin Espada, whose latest book, “Floaters” is a finalist for the National Book Award.
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November 01, 2021 Should the Pope be Held Accountable for the Role the Catholic Church has Played in the Genocide Against Indigenous Children
Today on the Show: Should the Pope be held accountable for the role the Catholic Church has played in the genocide against Indigenous Children; Also Sonoma County Immigrants plan to build a Day of the Dead Altar and Hold Vigil In Front of Board of Supervisors To Demand the Immediate Passage of a county-wide Immigrant Rights Resolution; And we’ll hear about Dia De Los Muertos, Festival of Altars happening manana in La Noche.
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October 29, 2021 Greg Palast On The Tragic Case of Human Rights Attorney, Steven Donziger.
Today on the Show: Greg Palast is Back for an update on the Tragic case of human rights attorney, Steven Donziger, now sitting in a jail cell for having the courage to take on big oil; Also celebrating the Day of the Dead by remembering the thousands of Indigenous Children kidnapped by Christian Genocidalist in Canada and across North America.
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October 28, 2021 Francisco Herrera Talks about the Fight to Protect and Franchise Domestic Workers and Day Laborers
Today on the Show: Francisco Herrera joins us to talk about the fight to protect and franchise Domestic Workers and Day Laborers; Also asylum seekers rescued at the last minute in the midst of an improper deportation by the Biden Administration; And we’ll feature an in-depth update on Afghanistan since the deadly US pull out.
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October 27, 2021 Michael Moore, John Pilger and Stella Morris Speaking Out to Save the Life of Julian Assange.
Today on the Show: Michael Moore, John Pilger and Stella Morris Speaking out to save the life of imprisoned journalist, publisher, political prisoner Julian Assange.
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October 26, 2021 A Special Report into the Ongoing Congressional Investigation of Trump’s Attempt to Overthrow the US Electoral System
Today on the Show: Greg Palast joins us for a special report into the ongoing congressional investigation of Trump’s attempt to overthrow the US electoral system and rule by decree. Also hate goes on trial in Charlottesville, and JFK assassination investigators backed up by the Kennedy family are demanding that the Biden Administration follows through on the agreed upon litigated release of secret documents about the murder of Kennedy.
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October 25, 2021 Colonel Ann Wright on the Latest Illegal US Military Threats Against China
Today on the show: Colonel Ann Wright on the latest illegal US military threats against China; Retired Superior Court Judge Julie Tang on the general China bashing in the US; And Norman Solomon advises us to Avoid Armageddon, Don’t Modernize Missiles – Eliminate Them.
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October 22, 2021 Biden’s False Statement on China “Emboldens” the Taiwanese Independence Movement and risks War with China.
Today on show: Biden’s False Statement on China “Emboldens” the Taiwanese Independence Movement and risks War with China; Also We’ll feature a special report on the treatment of drone-whistleblower Daniel Hale, the first person accused of an unauthorized disclosure of information to be imprisoned in a Communications Management Unit by the United States government.
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October 21, 2021 We Spend The Hour in Conversation with Alice Walker
Today on the Show: We spend the hour in conversation with internationally celebrated writer, poet and activist, Alice Walker. Walker is the recipient of numerous awards including the Pulitzer prize, the National Book Award, and the Mahmoud Darwish Literary Prize for Fiction. Alice also has a delightful new children’s book Sweet People Are Everywhere, illustrated lovingly by Quim Torres.
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