Project Censored has just released its latest yearbook of stories under-reported or misreported by U.S. corporate media. On today's program, Peter and Mickey speak to three individuals who contributed to, or edited, "Censored 2017." Andy Lee Roth co-edited the book with Mickey; he also teaches sociology at Citrus College in...
Sovereignty: preeminence of the people, self-rule. The framers of the Constitution, having lived under the tyranny of King George the Third were fully aware of the corrupting nature of absolute power. And the need for the citizenry to exercise independence and control. But under the contemporary doctrine of neoliberalism there...
This week on CounterSpin: It’s difficult to imagine a story that brings together more of the most urgent issues of the moment than the standoff over the Dakota Access pipeline. It’s not a “harbinger” of the fight to make “Keep It in the Ground” more than a slogan; harbingers are...
The Climate Mobilization folks on the ground in Kansas City come back to the program for the whole hour.
We'll talk about sentencing guidelines and application to today... Do white people get off easy? Can judges do anything they want? Are they tougher on minorities? Our guest is an expert AND we'll be taking your calls.
On August 16th 2012, thirty-four platinum mineworkers were gunned down by the police under the auspices of South Africa's African National Congress. The ensuing outrage became a turning point in South African history. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll interview the authors of a new book about the...
And Still I Rise: Black Women Labor Leaders' Voices/ Power/ Promise, published by the Institute for Policy Studies, examines the effectiveness of Black womens' contributions to the US labor movement and profiles 27 rising Black women leaders. Robin Williams, one of the profiled leaders, discusses the revitalization of the labor...
As relations between the United States and Russian governments continue to deteriorate, people are growing concerned that we're on the brink of another nuclear arms race. Both the U.S. and Russia are modernizing their nuclear arsenals. According to Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation, it's frighteningly...
