Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The worlds oldest Western-style democracy, the British Parliament, has been shut down for five weeks by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This, in a move that he hopes will allow Britain to leave the European Union without a deal. This is opposed not only by opposition members of the Labour Party, but also by ministers and members of Parliament from his own party. What is going on? Whats at stake? What are the wider implications? Our guest is London-based Sam Weinstein, a former labor union official and member of U.K.-based movement Momentum is our guest.

We return to our Africa Watch series. The long-time President Robert Mugabe has died; anti-immigrant violence in South Africa against immigrants from other parts of Africa; women in South Africa are protesting an epidemic of violence against them, including femicide; the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa took place in Cape Town, South Africa from Sept. 4-6; and climate change has it impacts the continent. Our guest is Coumba Toure, coordinator for Africans Rising. She is based in Senegal, but is now on the ground in South Africa.

We continue our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and how island nations in the region are responding to the devastation of the hurricane as well as the threat to the Caribbean islands by climate change. Our guest is David Commissiong, who coordinated a media-thon this past Sunday in Barbados to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He is also the Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, the organization of Caribbean governments.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The worlds oldest Western-style democracy, the British Parliament, has been shut down for five weeks by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This, in a move that he hopes will allow Britain to leave the European Union without a deal. This is opposed not only by opposition members of the Labour Party, but also by ministers and members of Parliament from his own party. What is going on? Whats at stake? What are the wider implications? Our guest is London-based Sam Weinstein, a former labor union official and member of U.K.-based movement Momentum is our guest.

We return to our Africa Watch series. The long-time President Robert Mugabe has died; anti-immigrant violence in South Africa against immigrants from other parts of Africa; women in South Africa are protesting an epidemic of violence against them, including femicide; the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa took place in Cape Town, South Africa from Sept. 4-6; and climate change has it impacts the continent. Our guest is Coumba Toure, coordinator for Africans Rising. She is based in Senegal, but is now on the ground in South Africa.

We continue our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and how island nations in the region are responding to the devastation of the hurricane as well as the threat to the Caribbean islands by climate change. Our guest is David Commissiong, who coordinated a media-thon this past Sunday in Barbados to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He is also the Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, the organization of Caribbean governments.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The worlds oldest Western-style democracy, the British Parliament, has been shut down for five weeks by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This, in a move that he hopes will allow Britain to leave the European Union without a deal. This is opposed not only by opposition members of the Labour Party, but also by ministers and members of Parliament from his own party. What is going on? Whats at stake? What are the wider implications? Our guest is London-based Sam Weinstein, a former labor union official and member of U.K.-based movement Momentum is our guest.

We return to our Africa Watch series. The long-time President Robert Mugabe has died; anti-immigrant violence in South Africa against immigrants from other parts of Africa; women in South Africa are protesting an epidemic of violence against them, including femicide; the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa took place in Cape Town, South Africa from Sept. 4-6; and climate change has it impacts the continent. Our guest is Coumba Toure, coordinator for Africans Rising. She is based in Senegal, but is now on the ground in South Africa.

We continue our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and how island nations in the region are responding to the devastation of the hurricane as well as the threat to the Caribbean islands by climate change. Our guest is David Commissiong, who coordinated a media-thon this past Sunday in Barbados to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He is also the Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, the organization of Caribbean governments.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The worlds oldest Western-style democracy, the British Parliament, has been shut down for five weeks by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This, in a move that he hopes will allow Britain to leave the European Union without a deal. This is opposed not only by opposition members of the Labour Party, but also by ministers and members of Parliament from his own party. What is going on? Whats at stake? What are the wider implications? Our guest is London-based Sam Weinstein, a former labor union official and member of U.K.-based movement Momentum is our guest.

We return to our Africa Watch series. The long-time President Robert Mugabe has died; anti-immigrant violence in South Africa against immigrants from other parts of Africa; women in South Africa are protesting an epidemic of violence against them, including femicide; the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa took place in Cape Town, South Africa from Sept. 4-6; and climate change has it impacts the continent. Our guest is Coumba Toure, coordinator for Africans Rising. She is based in Senegal, but is now on the ground in South Africa.

We continue our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and how island nations in the region are responding to the devastation of the hurricane as well as the threat to the Caribbean islands by climate change. Our guest is David Commissiong, who coordinated a media-thon this past Sunday in Barbados to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He is also the Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, the organization of Caribbean governments.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The worlds oldest Western-style democracy, the British Parliament, has been shut down for five weeks by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This, in a move that he hopes will allow Britain to leave the European Union without a deal. This is opposed not only by opposition members of the Labour Party, but also by ministers and members of Parliament from his own party. What is going on? Whats at stake? What are the wider implications? Our guest is London-based Sam Weinstein, a former labor union official and member of U.K.-based movement Momentum is our guest.

We return to our Africa Watch series. The long-time President Robert Mugabe has died; anti-immigrant violence in South Africa against immigrants from other parts of Africa; women in South Africa are protesting an epidemic of violence against them, including femicide; the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa took place in Cape Town, South Africa from Sept. 4-6; and climate change has it impacts the continent. Our guest is Coumba Toure, coordinator for Africans Rising. She is based in Senegal, but is now on the ground in South Africa.

We continue our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and how island nations in the region are responding to the devastation of the hurricane as well as the threat to the Caribbean islands by climate change. Our guest is David Commissiong, who coordinated a media-thon this past Sunday in Barbados to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He is also the Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, the organization of Caribbean governments.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Our weekly roundtable is back with Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. Our panelists discuss the implications of the environmental crisis facing the world, an example of which is Hurricane Dorian, which has brought catastrophic destruction to Abacos Islands and Grand Bahama, part of the series of islands that make up the nation of Bahamas. Thousands remain missing, thus far the government has confirmed 30 deaths. Also, the Amazon, known as the lungs of the world, is burning.

Meanwhile, Trump has been spending his time defending his inaccurate report that Alabama was going to be hit by Hurricane Dorian. Even the National Weather Service had to refute that. But more importantly, he has been erasing key environmental protections that have been in place for decades. The latest: his moves to remove emissions standards now in place in California and which are credited with cutting pollution across the state. He is also touting the economic benefits of the melting arctic shelf and glaciers, even proposing that he buy Greenland. One can only assume he is salivating about the oil and gas riches under the ice in the region. But there is a growing movement against the destruction of the environment, first led by Indigenous people worldwide and now picked up by young people who are challenging adults to do something now. The youth, mainly high school students, have called for a global climate strike from September 20-27. According to the UN report on the climate, the world will reach a tipping point in 11 years if something is not done now.

And the crisis in the UK on what to do about Brexit is bound to have repercussions not only in Europe, but across the world. Mike Pence met with conservative UK PM Boris Johnson, who recently replaced the unpopular Theresa May. Pence give Johnson a message from Trump supporting Johnson’s position on Brexit. Johnson has taken the radical move of getting permission from the Queen to shut down Parliament. He hopes that move will allow him through executive order to push through a no-deal Brexit, but not so fast says other members of Parliament and the protesters who have taken to the streets across the UK in opposition to Johnson’s moves.

Also, each panelist will discuss a key story of their selection.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Our weekly roundtable is back with Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. Our panelists discuss the implications of the environmental crisis facing the world, an example of which is Hurricane Dorian, which has brought catastrophic destruction to Abacos Islands and Grand Bahama, part of the series of islands that make up the nation of Bahamas. Thousands remain missing, thus far the government has confirmed 30 deaths. Also, the Amazon, known as the lungs of the world, is burning.

Meanwhile, Trump has been spending his time defending his inaccurate report that Alabama was going to be hit by Hurricane Dorian. Even the National Weather Service had to refute that. But more importantly, he has been erasing key environmental protections that have been in place for decades. The latest: his moves to remove emissions standards now in place in California and which are credited with cutting pollution across the state. He is also touting the economic benefits of the melting arctic shelf and glaciers, even proposing that he buy Greenland. One can only assume he is salivating about the oil and gas riches under the ice in the region. But there is a growing movement against the destruction of the environment, first led by Indigenous people worldwide and now picked up by young people who are challenging adults to do something now. The youth, mainly high school students, have called for a global climate strike from September 20-27. According to the UN report on the climate, the world will reach a tipping point in 11 years if something is not done now.

And the crisis in the UK on what to do about Brexit is bound to have repercussions not only in Europe, but across the world. Mike Pence met with conservative UK PM Boris Johnson, who recently replaced the unpopular Theresa May. Pence give Johnson a message from Trump supporting Johnson’s position on Brexit. Johnson has taken the radical move of getting permission from the Queen to shut down Parliament. He hopes that move will allow him through executive order to push through a no-deal Brexit, but not so fast says other members of Parliament and the protesters who have taken to the streets across the UK in opposition to Johnson’s moves.

Also, each panelist will discuss a key story of their selection.