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Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Countdown to Election Day! On today’s Sojourner Truth Election Watch: the eyes of those around the country who have been calling out corrupt practices of private banks including the banksters who despite bringing the economy of the country in 2008 to near collapse, their eyes are on Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city. Voters in L.A. will vote on Measure B, which opens the possibility of creating a public bank. Our guest is Madeline Merritt, lead organizer of the campaign in favor of Measure B.

For our Weekly Earth Watch, the dire environmental implications of the election in Brazil, Latin America’s most populous nation and where the world’s lungs are located — 60 percent of the world’s rainforest is in the Amazon. Brazil’s newly elected president, Jair Bolsonaro, is far to the right of even Donald Trump. Among other things, Bolsonaro says he will lift ecological regulations on agribusiness, giving companies far greater leeway to plunder natural resources, including in the Amazon rainforest and other Indigenous lands. We speak to Saulo Araujo, Global Movements Program Director at WhyHunger.

And actress and activist Mimi Kennedy joins us in studio to discuss the contributions to movements for human rights and against war of the legendary Blasé Bonpane. Blasé a former Catholic priest thrown out of Guatemala for his support for the peasant revolutionary movement there and then shunned by the Church because of his implementation of liberation theology, actually standing with the poor in practice rather that only saying one stands with the poor. Blasé Bonpane went on to host World Focus on Pacifica Radio’s KPFK for 50 years. He retired from the show in May of 2018.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Countdown to Election Day! On today’s Sojourner Truth Election Watch: the eyes of those around the country who have been calling out corrupt practices of private banks including the banksters who despite bringing the economy of the country in 2008 to near collapse, their eyes are on Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city. Voters in L.A. will vote on Measure B, which opens the possibility of creating a public bank. Our guest is Madeline Merritt, lead organizer of the campaign in favor of Measure B.

For our Weekly Earth Watch, the dire environmental implications of the election in Brazil, Latin America’s most populous nation and where the world’s lungs are located — 60 percent of the world’s rainforest is in the Amazon. Brazil’s newly elected president, Jair Bolsonaro, is far to the right of even Donald Trump. Among other things, Bolsonaro says he will lift ecological regulations on agribusiness, giving companies far greater leeway to plunder natural resources, including in the Amazon rainforest and other Indigenous lands. We speak to Saulo Araujo, Global Movements Program Director at WhyHunger.

And actress and activist Mimi Kennedy joins us in studio to discuss the contributions to movements for human rights and against war of the legendary Blasé Bonpane. Blasé a former Catholic priest thrown out of Guatemala for his support for the peasant revolutionary movement there and then shunned by the Church because of his implementation of liberation theology, actually standing with the poor in practice rather that only saying one stands with the poor. Blasé Bonpane went on to host World Focus on Pacifica Radio’s KPFK for 50 years. He retired from the show in May of 2018.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Countdown to Election Day! On today’s Sojourner Truth Election Watch: the eyes of those around the country who have been calling out corrupt practices of private banks including the banksters who despite bringing the economy of the country in 2008 to near collapse, their eyes are on Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city. Voters in L.A. will vote on Measure B, which opens the possibility of creating a public bank. Our guest is Madeline Merritt, lead organizer of the campaign in favor of Measure B.

For our Weekly Earth Watch, the dire environmental implications of the election in Brazil, Latin America’s most populous nation and where the world’s lungs are located — 60 percent of the world’s rainforest is in the Amazon. Brazil’s newly elected president, Jair Bolsonaro, is far to the right of even Donald Trump. Among other things, Bolsonaro says he will lift ecological regulations on agribusiness, giving companies far greater leeway to plunder natural resources, including in the Amazon rainforest and other Indigenous lands. We speak to Saulo Araujo, Global Movements Program Director at WhyHunger.

And actress and activist Mimi Kennedy joins us in studio to discuss the contributions to movements for human rights and against war of the legendary Blasé Bonpane. Blasé a former Catholic priest thrown out of Guatemala for his support for the peasant revolutionary movement there and then shunned by the Church because of his implementation of liberation theology, actually standing with the poor in practice rather that only saying one stands with the poor. Blasé Bonpane went on to host World Focus on Pacifica Radio’s KPFK for 50 years. He retired from the show in May of 2018.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Funerals began yesterday for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist attack that left 11 people dead. The killing spree has been dubbed the worst against Jewish people in U.S. history. It has shocked a neighborhood known for its tolerance.

The killer expressed not only vicious anti-Semitic vitriol, but also anti-immigrant hate. While discussing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society based at the Tree of Life Synagogue on his social media platform, he referred to migrant caravan participants from Honduras as "invaders." "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."

Donald Trump and his entourage that included Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, along with his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, were met by thousands of protesters who sang, prayed and cried. No GOP elected officials chose to join Trumps Pittsburgh show even though they were invited. Our guest is Seymour Drescher, who was on his way to the Tree of Life when the attack occurred.

For our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series, on Wednesday, October 24, a white gunman killed two Black people in Kentucky: Vicie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69. He told a white witness who had a gun and was pleading for his life, "whites don't kill whites." Our guest is Reece Chenault with Black Lives Matter Louisville Kentucky.

We're less than a week before voters go to the polls. Today, an in-depth Sojourner Truth Election Watch. We will discuss Proposition 10 with L.A.-based Pastor Kelvin Sauls, and on the Black youth vote Thandiwe Abdullah with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Youth March on the Polls.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Funerals began yesterday for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist attack that left 11 people dead. The killing spree has been dubbed the worst against Jewish people in U.S. history. It has shocked a neighborhood known for its tolerance.

The killer expressed not only vicious anti-Semitic vitriol, but also anti-immigrant hate. While discussing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society based at the Tree of Life Synagogue on his social media platform, he referred to migrant caravan participants from Honduras as "invaders." "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."

Donald Trump and his entourage that included Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, along with his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, were met by thousands of protesters who sang, prayed and cried. No GOP elected officials chose to join Trumps Pittsburgh show even though they were invited. Our guest is Seymour Drescher, who was on his way to the Tree of Life when the attack occurred.

For our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series, on Wednesday, October 24, a white gunman killed two Black people in Kentucky: Vicie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69. He told a white witness who had a gun and was pleading for his life, "whites don't kill whites." Our guest is Reece Chenault with Black Lives Matter Louisville Kentucky.

We're less than a week before voters go to the polls. Today, an in-depth Sojourner Truth Election Watch. We will discuss Proposition 10 with L.A.-based Pastor Kelvin Sauls, and on the Black youth vote Thandiwe Abdullah with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Youth March on the Polls.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Funerals began yesterday for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist attack that left 11 people dead. The killing spree has been dubbed the worst against Jewish people in U.S. history. It has shocked a neighborhood known for its tolerance.

The killer expressed not only vicious anti-Semitic vitriol, but also anti-immigrant hate. While discussing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society based at the Tree of Life Synagogue on his social media platform, he referred to migrant caravan participants from Honduras as "invaders." "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."

Donald Trump and his entourage that included Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, along with his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, were met by thousands of protesters who sang, prayed and cried. No GOP elected officials chose to join Trumps Pittsburgh show even though they were invited. Our guest is Seymour Drescher, who was on his way to the Tree of Life when the attack occurred.

For our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series, on Wednesday, October 24, a white gunman killed two Black people in Kentucky: Vicie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69. He told a white witness who had a gun and was pleading for his life, "whites don't kill whites." Our guest is Reece Chenault with Black Lives Matter Louisville Kentucky.

We're less than a week before voters go to the polls. Today, an in-depth Sojourner Truth Election Watch. We will discuss Proposition 10 with L.A.-based Pastor Kelvin Sauls, and on the Black youth vote Thandiwe Abdullah with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Youth March on the Polls.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Funerals began yesterday for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist attack that left 11 people dead. The killing spree has been dubbed the worst against Jewish people in U.S. history. It has shocked a neighborhood known for its tolerance.

The killer expressed not only vicious anti-Semitic vitriol, but also anti-immigrant hate. While discussing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society based at the Tree of Life Synagogue on his social media platform, he referred to migrant caravan participants from Honduras as "invaders." "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."

Donald Trump and his entourage that included Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, along with his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, were met by thousands of protesters who sang, prayed and cried. No GOP elected officials chose to join Trumps Pittsburgh show even though they were invited. Our guest is Seymour Drescher, who was on his way to the Tree of Life when the attack occurred.

For our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series, on Wednesday, October 24, a white gunman killed two Black people in Kentucky: Vicie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69. He told a white witness who had a gun and was pleading for his life, "whites don't kill whites." Our guest is Reece Chenault with Black Lives Matter Louisville Kentucky.

We're less than a week before voters go to the polls. Today, an in-depth Sojourner Truth Election Watch. We will discuss Proposition 10 with L.A.-based Pastor Kelvin Sauls, and on the Black youth vote Thandiwe Abdullah with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Youth March on the Polls.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Funerals began yesterday for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist attack that left 11 people dead. The killing spree has been dubbed the worst against Jewish people in U.S. history. It has shocked a neighborhood known for its tolerance.

The killer expressed not only vicious anti-Semitic vitriol, but also anti-immigrant hate. While discussing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society based at the Tree of Life Synagogue on his social media platform, he referred to migrant caravan participants from Honduras as "invaders." "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."

Donald Trump and his entourage that included Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, along with his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, were met by thousands of protesters who sang, prayed and cried. No GOP elected officials chose to join Trumps Pittsburgh show even though they were invited. Our guest is Seymour Drescher, who was on his way to the Tree of Life when the attack occurred.

For our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series, on Wednesday, October 24, a white gunman killed two Black people in Kentucky: Vicie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69. He told a white witness who had a gun and was pleading for his life, "whites don't kill whites." Our guest is Reece Chenault with Black Lives Matter Louisville Kentucky.

We're less than a week before voters go to the polls. Today, an in-depth Sojourner Truth Election Watch. We will discuss Proposition 10 with L.A.-based Pastor Kelvin Sauls, and on the Black youth vote Thandiwe Abdullah with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Youth March on the Polls.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Funerals began yesterday for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist attack that left 11 people dead. The killing spree has been dubbed the worst against Jewish people in U.S. history. It has shocked a neighborhood known for its tolerance.

The killer expressed not only vicious anti-Semitic vitriol, but also anti-immigrant hate. While discussing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society based at the Tree of Life Synagogue on his social media platform, he referred to migrant caravan participants from Honduras as "invaders." "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."

Donald Trump and his entourage that included Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, along with his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, were met by thousands of protesters who sang, prayed and cried. No GOP elected officials chose to join Trumps Pittsburgh show even though they were invited. Our guest is Seymour Drescher, who was on his way to the Tree of Life when the attack occurred.

For our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series, on Wednesday, October 24, a white gunman killed two Black people in Kentucky: Vicie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69. He told a white witness who had a gun and was pleading for his life, "whites don't kill whites." Our guest is Reece Chenault with Black Lives Matter Louisville Kentucky.

We're less than a week before voters go to the polls. Today, an in-depth Sojourner Truth Election Watch. We will discuss Proposition 10 with L.A.-based Pastor Kelvin Sauls, and on the Black youth vote Thandiwe Abdullah with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Youth March on the Polls.

Today on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod:

Funerals began yesterday for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue terrorist attack that left 11 people dead. The killing spree has been dubbed the worst against Jewish people in U.S. history. It has shocked a neighborhood known for its tolerance.

The killer expressed not only vicious anti-Semitic vitriol, but also anti-immigrant hate. While discussing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society based at the Tree of Life Synagogue on his social media platform, he referred to migrant caravan participants from Honduras as "invaders." "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."

Donald Trump and his entourage that included Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, along with his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, were met by thousands of protesters who sang, prayed and cried. No GOP elected officials chose to join Trumps Pittsburgh show even though they were invited. Our guest is Seymour Drescher, who was on his way to the Tree of Life when the attack occurred.

For our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series, on Wednesday, October 24, a white gunman killed two Black people in Kentucky: Vicie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69. He told a white witness who had a gun and was pleading for his life, "whites don't kill whites." Our guest is Reece Chenault with Black Lives Matter Louisville Kentucky.

We're less than a week before voters go to the polls. Today, an in-depth Sojourner Truth Election Watch. We will discuss Proposition 10 with L.A.-based Pastor Kelvin Sauls, and on the Black youth vote Thandiwe Abdullah with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles Youth March on the Polls.