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The Houthis in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a drone attack that struck two major facilities run by Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant. This has impacted five percent of the global oil supply, with oil prices in the U.S. jumping to 14.7 percent on Monday, September 16, according to CNN. It looks as though the U.S. will now likely have to dig into its oil reserves. Our guest is Hassan El-Tayyab, the Friends Committee on National Legislation lead lobbyist on Middle East policy.

50,000 United Auto Workers are out on strike against General Motors. The strike began on Sunday, September 15, after the workers' contract ran out on Saturday, September 14. Workers are demanding fair wages, affordable healthcare, a share in profits, job security, a defined path to permanent seniority for temp workers, and more. Thirty three manufacturing plants have been shut down in nine states and 22 parts and distributors have also been shut down. This is the first strike against General Motors since a two-day strike in 2007. Meanwhile, janitorial workers with the United Auto Workers are also on strike. Our guest is Maureen Taylor.

On Friday, September 20, thousands of people called by the youth (a lot of them high school students) around the world are expected to participate in a global climate strike, bringing attention to the urgent state of the ongoing environmental crisis and climate change. Our guest is Paula Kahn.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The Houthis in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a drone attack that struck two major facilities run by Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant. This has impacted five percent of the global oil supply, with oil prices in the U.S. jumping to 14.7 percent on Monday, September 16, according to CNN. It looks as though the U.S. will now likely have to dig into its oil reserves. Our guest is Hassan El-Tayyab, the Friends Committee on National Legislation lead lobbyist on Middle East policy.

50,000 United Auto Workers are out on strike against General Motors. The strike began on Sunday, September 15, after the workers' contract ran out on Saturday, September 14. Workers are demanding fair wages, affordable healthcare, a share in profits, job security, a defined path to permanent seniority for temp workers, and more. Thirty three manufacturing plants have been shut down in nine states and 22 parts and distributors have also been shut down. This is the first strike against General Motors since a two-day strike in 2007. Meanwhile, janitorial workers with the United Auto Workers are also on strike. Our guest is Maureen Taylor.

On Friday, September 20, thousands of people called by the youth (a lot of them high school students) around the world are expected to participate in a global climate strike, bringing attention to the urgent state of the ongoing environmental crisis and climate change. Our guest is Paula Kahn.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable! Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Our panelists give feedback and analysis of Thursday night's Democratic Party presidential debate. They also share with us one story from this week that has jumped out at them.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, Democratic presidential candidates debated for the third time this year, as the packed 2020 Primary field begins to narrow. For the first time this election race, all of the top Democratic candidates shared the same stage. Ten candidates faced off in Houston, Texas, down from 20 in the first two debates of the Primary season. The debate took place at a historically Black university. It was a three-hour debate hosted by ABC News and there were four moderators: George Stephanopoulos, Linsey Davis, David Muir and Jorge Ramos.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable! Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Our panelists give feedback and analysis of Thursday night's Democratic Party presidential debate. They also share with us one story from this week that has jumped out at them.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, Democratic presidential candidates debated for the third time this year, as the packed 2020 Primary field begins to narrow. For the first time this election race, all of the top Democratic candidates shared the same stage. Ten candidates faced off in Houston, Texas, down from 20 in the first two debates of the Primary season. The debate took place at a historically Black university. It was a three-hour debate hosted by ABC News and there were four moderators: George Stephanopoulos, Linsey Davis, David Muir and Jorge Ramos.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable! Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Our panelists give feedback and analysis of Thursday night's Democratic Party presidential debate. They also share with us one story from this week that has jumped out at them.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, Democratic presidential candidates debated for the third time this year, as the packed 2020 Primary field begins to narrow. For the first time this election race, all of the top Democratic candidates shared the same stage. Ten candidates faced off in Houston, Texas, down from 20 in the first two debates of the Primary season. The debate took place at a historically Black university. It was a three-hour debate hosted by ABC News and there were four moderators: George Stephanopoulos, Linsey Davis, David Muir and Jorge Ramos.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable! Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Our panelists give feedback and analysis of Thursday night's Democratic Party presidential debate. They also share with us one story from this week that has jumped out at them.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, Democratic presidential candidates debated for the third time this year, as the packed 2020 Primary field begins to narrow. For the first time this election race, all of the top Democratic candidates shared the same stage. Ten candidates faced off in Houston, Texas, down from 20 in the first two debates of the Primary season. The debate took place at a historically Black university. It was a three-hour debate hosted by ABC News and there were four moderators: George Stephanopoulos, Linsey Davis, David Muir and Jorge Ramos.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable! Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Our panelists give feedback and analysis of Thursday night's Democratic Party presidential debate. They also share with us one story from this week that has jumped out at them.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, Democratic presidential candidates debated for the third time this year, as the packed 2020 Primary field begins to narrow. For the first time this election race, all of the top Democratic candidates shared the same stage. Ten candidates faced off in Houston, Texas, down from 20 in the first two debates of the Primary season. The debate took place at a historically Black university. It was a three-hour debate hosted by ABC News and there were four moderators: George Stephanopoulos, Linsey Davis, David Muir and Jorge Ramos.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to discuss the controversial legacy of Robert Mugabe, who died on Sept. 6 in Singapore, where he was receiving medical treatment. He served as the President of Zimbabwe for 37 years, leading his nation from a British colony to independence. He was 95 years old. His body is now back in Zimbabwe and his final resting place will be in the village where he was born.

Protests broke out anew on Sept. 11, marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 1988 massacre by paramilitary thugs that took place at the Saint-Jean Bosco church of liberation theology priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, after leaving the priesthood, went on to become the first democratically-elected President of Haiti. The protests were also in opposition to the series of massacres that have been taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Saint-Jean Bosco church; massacres backed by the U.S.-supported Haitian government. Paramilitary thugs affiliated with that government have carried out a series of massacres. Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Cherri Foytlin, an Afro-Indigenous organizer and mother based in southwest Louisiana, discusses direct action and the connection between migration and climate.

Lastly, we premiere our new feature, Sojourner Truth Extras.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to discuss the controversial legacy of Robert Mugabe, who died on Sept. 6 in Singapore, where he was receiving medical treatment. He served as the President of Zimbabwe for 37 years, leading his nation from a British colony to independence. He was 95 years old. His body is now back in Zimbabwe and his final resting place will be in the village where he was born.

Protests broke out anew on Sept. 11, marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 1988 massacre by paramilitary thugs that took place at the Saint-Jean Bosco church of liberation theology priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, after leaving the priesthood, went on to become the first democratically-elected President of Haiti. The protests were also in opposition to the series of massacres that have been taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Saint-Jean Bosco church; massacres backed by the U.S.-supported Haitian government. Paramilitary thugs affiliated with that government have carried out a series of massacres. Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Cherri Foytlin, an Afro-Indigenous organizer and mother based in southwest Louisiana, discusses direct action and the connection between migration and climate.

Lastly, we premiere our new feature, Sojourner Truth Extras.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to discuss the controversial legacy of Robert Mugabe, who died on Sept. 6 in Singapore, where he was receiving medical treatment. He served as the President of Zimbabwe for 37 years, leading his nation from a British colony to independence. He was 95 years old. His body is now back in Zimbabwe and his final resting place will be in the village where he was born.

Protests broke out anew on Sept. 11, marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 1988 massacre by paramilitary thugs that took place at the Saint-Jean Bosco church of liberation theology priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, after leaving the priesthood, went on to become the first democratically-elected President of Haiti. The protests were also in opposition to the series of massacres that have been taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Saint-Jean Bosco church; massacres backed by the U.S.-supported Haitian government. Paramilitary thugs affiliated with that government have carried out a series of massacres. Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Cherri Foytlin, an Afro-Indigenous organizer and mother based in southwest Louisiana, discusses direct action and the connection between migration and climate.

Lastly, we premiere our new feature, Sojourner Truth Extras.