In a series of groundbreaking interviews produced by TRNN, Chuck D interviews fellow rap artists DMC and Joost about politics, the economy and their music while bringing African American history and music into context. Together we explore the current state of rap music and its societal impact.

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As the Israeli military mows down unarmed Palestinian protesters, arms trade expert Andrew Feinstein explains how weapons companies use Gaza as a laboratory to test new products and rake in profits.

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--India’s Far-Right Ruling Party BJP Dominates Karnataka Election – with Fewer Votes (36:58)

--How India’s Far-Right Hindu-Nationalist Movement Uses ‘Hate Politics’ to Gain Power (51:09)

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--Jewish Americans Condemn US Gov. Support for Israel’s Massacre of Gazans (0:20)

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--Julian Assange’s Asylum in Ecuador’s Embassy is ‘Under Threat’ (33:29)

A panel of activists involved in supporting primary campaigns challenging establishment Democrats discuss key issues facing their work; with Alexandra Rojas of Justice Democrats, Eugene Puryear of D.C. Movement for Black Lives, and R.L. Stephens of Democratic Socialists of America with host Paul Jay

The Baltimore Bureau Podcast for May 18, 2018.

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--Hot Picks from Tuesday’s Primaries with Blogger Howie Klein of DownWithTyranny (35:01)

--NAFTA Talks on Verge of Collapse: ‘Good’ Say US, Canadian, and Mexican Activists (50:08)

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--Italian Populist Parties About to Form "Highly Unstable" Government (27:31)

--Class and Corruption Take Center Stage in the Iraqi Election (39:28)

--43 million Live in Poverty: Poor People’s Campaign Headed to Washington (53:12)

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--Venezuela’s Opposition Strategy in Presidential Election is to “Have it Both Ways” (24:50)