Sojourner Truth Radio

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable discussion.

We discuss the implications and consequences of the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. He was taken out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London by British police, where he lived for the last seven years. He is awaiting possible extradition to the United States, where he is being charged with conspiring to crack a code that would allow illegal access to a Pentagon computer. Some are expecting that more charges will be filed by the United States against Assange. Meanwhile, U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that Assange should not be extradited. What does the shift to the right of governments in Central and Latin America have to do with the arrest of Assange? In particular, the change of government in Ecuador?

Also, we return to turmoil in the Middle East with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu winning re-election by forming a coalition with extreme right-wing forces. What will this mean for Palestinians, Iran and the entire region? What role did Donald Trump's administration play in his re-election? Continued attacks with charges of "anti-semitism" against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and moves by the U.S. Congress to equate the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement against Israeli policies towards Palestinians with "anti-semitism."

Why are some calling U.S. Attorney General Bob Barr "Trump's mouthpiece" and "the most dangerous man in America?" What has happened to what we are taught are supposed to be checks and balances among the three branches of government? Are they broken or functioning as outlined in the U.S. Constitution? Why should any of us believe in the ability of the federal government to implement these checks and balances? Does all of this call into question what democracy actually means in the United States today?

Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable discussion.

We discuss the implications and consequences of the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. He was taken out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London by British police, where he lived for the last seven years. He is awaiting possible extradition to the United States, where he is being charged with conspiring to crack a code that would allow illegal access to a Pentagon computer. Some are expecting that more charges will be filed by the United States against Assange. Meanwhile, U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that Assange should not be extradited. What does the shift to the right of governments in Central and Latin America have to do with the arrest of Assange? In particular, the change of government in Ecuador?

Also, we return to turmoil in the Middle East with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu winning re-election by forming a coalition with extreme right-wing forces. What will this mean for Palestinians, Iran and the entire region? What role did Donald Trump's administration play in his re-election? Continued attacks with charges of "anti-semitism" against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and moves by the U.S. Congress to equate the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement against Israeli policies towards Palestinians with "anti-semitism."

Why are some calling U.S. Attorney General Bob Barr "Trump's mouthpiece" and "the most dangerous man in America?" What has happened to what we are taught are supposed to be checks and balances among the three branches of government? Are they broken or functioning as outlined in the U.S. Constitution? Why should any of us believe in the ability of the federal government to implement these checks and balances? Does all of this call into question what democracy actually means in the United States today?

Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Trump administration friend Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election in Israel. There's growing concern about what that means for the Palestinian people, including the possibility of a two-state solution as a resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Our guest is Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mike Pence called on the United Nations to officially recognize Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed unelected man who illegally declared himself President of Venezuela. The U.S. has also slapped additional sanctions on Venezuela. We get the latest on the ground in Venezuela from Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based political analyst and editor at the independent news outlet Venezuela Analysis.

For our weekly Earth Watch, what's the problem with electric cars? We speak to Navajo Nation member Beverly Harry and Reno, Nevada resident and environmental campaigner Ian Bigley about the impact of copper and lithium mining on Nevada's environment.

And we continue our coverage of the National Emergency Truth and Poverty Tour of the Poor People's Campaign. We will hear part of the poverty hearing in the Bay Area of California.