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There's a war of words in the growing crisis on North Korea, with Donald Trump threaten the country with "fire and fury ... the likes of which this world has never seen before," and North Korea saying Trump is unreasonable and that they are planning strikes on the U.S. territory of Guam. This after the United Nations Security Council hit North Korea with steep economic sanctions. China, South Korea and other powers are caught in the mix. Our guest is historian Dr. Gerald Horne.

Violence has broken out in Kenya after the opposition candidate in the country's presidential election has claimed massive voter fraud. Raila Odinga, in his fourth presidential run, challenged incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta in Tuesday's vote. A local human rights commission has said it has found discrepancies between results announced by the governments election commission and paper forms signed at a polling station. Adding to the tension: last week, a senior election official in charge of voting technology, Christopher Msando, was found tortured and killed. Here to discuss this with us is Assumpta Oturu, host of "Spotlight Africa" on Pacifica Radio's KPFK.

Today: a war of words in the growing crisis on North Korea, with Donald Trump threaten the country with "fire and fury ... the likes of which this world has never seen before," and North Korea saying Trump is unreasonable and that they are planning strikes on the U.S. territory of Guam. This after the United Nations Security Council hit North Korea with steep economic sanctions. China, South Korea and other powers are caught in the mix. Our guest is historian Dr. Gerald Horne.

Then, we bring you an update on Venezuela. We speak to Susan Scott, human rights attorney and member of the National Lawyers Guild Task Force on the Americas.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we are joined by Pablo Solon, Director of Fundación Solon, former Executive Director of Focus on the Global South and former Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations.

Violence has broken out in Kenya after the opposition candidate in the country's presidential election has claimed massive voter fraud. Raila Odinga, in his fourth presidential run, challenged incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta in Tuesday's vote. A local human rights commission has said it has found discrepancies between results announced by the governments election commission and paper forms signed at a polling station. Adding to the tension: last week, a senior election official in charge of voting technology, Christopher Msando, was found tortured and killed. Here to discuss this with us is Assumpta Oturu, host of "Spotlight Africa" on Pacifica Radios KPFK.

In our continued coverage of the Department of Justice's new attacks on affirmative action on the basis of reverse discrimination against white and Asian American students, our guest is Loyola Law School professor Kimberly West-Faulcon, author of a new article in the UCLA Law Review on the subject.

For this week's "Campaigners for Black Lives," we are joined by the founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, Janaya Khan "also known as Future. We focus on the growing international movement of Black Lives Matter.

What is the state of progressive movements now that Trump is in the White House? On June 10, 2017, Bernie Sanders spoke in front of thousands of people in Chicago about how we can chart a path forward. He gave this speech at the second annual People's Summit. Today, we bring you that speech.

On our weekly roundtable: Special Council Mueller has convened a grand jury in the Russia investigation. Looking at his team, he is following the money. What, if any, of Trump’s businesses, or those of his family or team, has been tied up with Russian money, including money laundering schemes?

The government of Venezuela, headed by President Nicolas Maduro, is seating the Constituent Assembly elected in last Sunday’s controversial vote. The Assembly is roundly condemned by the U.S. and its allies, but supported by China. Meanwhile, hotspots remain in U.S.-Russia relations, the rise of China in the Americas, and the crisis in North Korea.

On the home front, Trump launches attacks on immigrants and on affirmative action.

Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Bill Gallegos and Dr. Gerald Horne.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with environmentalist Carol Van Strum, author of A Bitter Fog: Herbicides and Human Rights" and the organizer behind the Poison Papers, a trove of of hundreds of thousands of documents exposing decades of lies from the chemical industry.

The Department of Justice's civil rights division is ready to go to bat to defend white and Asian college students who the Trump administration claim suffers from racism in college admissions. Our guest is civil and human rights campaigner, journalist and attorney Barbara Arnwine.

Today, we dig into Trumps latest attacks on immigrants and the man behind his immigration policy, Stephen Miller. Our guest is Isabel Garcia, Tucson-based co-chair of the Coalition de Derechos Humanos.

Today, we dig into Trump's latest attacks on immigrants and the man behind his immigration policy, Stephen Miller. Our guest is Isabel Garcia, Tucson-based co-chair of the Coalition de Derechos Humanos.

The Department of Justice's civil rights division is ready to go to bat to defend white and Asian American college students, who the Trump administration claims suffer from racism in college admissions. Our guest is civil and human rights campaigner, journalist and attorney Barbara Arnwine.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with environmentalist Carol Van Strum, author of A Bitter Fog: Herbicides and Human Rights" and the organizer behind the Poison Papers, a trove of of hundreds of thousands of documents exposing decades of lies from the chemical industry.