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Posted Sep 24, 2018

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Condemns Lack of Federal Protection for Minority Voting Rights

Interview with LaShawn Warren, senior vice president of campaigns and programs with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Sep 24, 2018

String of Sexual Assault Charges Upends GOP Defense of SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh

Interview with Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for Policy and Program with People For the American Way, conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Sep 17, 2018

DHS-ICE Demand Election Documents, Intimidating North Carolina Latino Voters

Interview with Steven Rosenfeld, a senior writing fellow of the Independent Media Institute and author of, "Democracy Betrayed: How Super-delegates, Redistricting, Party Insiders, and the Electoral College Rigged the 2016 Election,"conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Sep 17, 2018

Jackson Browne Receives 2018 Gandhi Peace Award for a Lifetime of Activism

Excerpt of acceptance speech by Jackson Browne, recorded and produced by Scott Harris

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Public Pressure Needed to Include Labor and Environmental Protections in NAFTA Talks

Posted Sep 17, 2018

Lori Wallach assesses ongoing negotiations between the Trump administration, Mexico and Canada on revising or replacing key elements of NAFTA impacting North American workers...

Labor Confronts Murderous Regime of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

Posted Sep 17, 2018

Elmer "Bong" Labog talks about the murderous regime of Philippines President Rodrigo Dutertre.

Some in Congress Push to Invoke War Powers Act to End US Involvement in...

Posted Sep 10, 2018

Paul Kawika Martin talks about the effort by some members of Congress to invoke the War Powers Act to end U.S. involvement in the...

Artist Combines the Power of Music and People’s History

Posted Sep 10, 2018

David Rovics talks about his new podcast project, a 5-minute weekly musical commentary on history and current events. He'll also discuss the state of...

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Gandhi Peace Award 2018 – Jackson Browne acceptance speech

September 14, 2018

James Van Pelt, treasurer of Promoting Enduring Peace, introduces environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who in turn turn introduces the 2018 Gandhi Peace Award recipient, musician Jackson Browne on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018

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PRETTY SLIMY - a harbinger of more disgusting antics in a Trump-Kavanaugh era?
Kavanaugh ally Ed Whelan placed on leave after slimiest of Kavanaugh defenses goes wrong https://t.co/9QhlWfVVPn

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#CancelKavanaugh Protests Break Out in Capitol: Activists taking a stand against #BrettKavanaughSupremeCourt nomination. Stay tuned for a national walkout by Women’s rights organizations to support women who've come forward to accuse nominee of abuse (via https://t.co/aoL6uCGqT7)

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Between The Lines – Sept. 19, 2018 – Full Show

Steven Rosenfeld: DHS, ICE Demand Election Documents Intimidating North Carolina Latino Voters

Lori Wallach: Public Pressure Needed to Include NAFTA Labor and Environmental Protections

Nelson Pinos: As Trump Immigration Crackdown Continues, New Haven Rally Supports Ecuadorean Man Fighting Deportation

Bob Nixon: This Week’s Under-reported News Summary Sept. 19, 2018

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August 31, 2018

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August 16, 2018

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The Fight to Save SCOTUS – and a report on grassroots election activism in...

Posted Sep 13, 2018

The Resistance Roundtable panel discusses the New York Times decision to publish an anonymous op-ed by a disaffected White House official, and then interviews...

Mid-term Elections and Voter Suppression

Posted Aug 11, 2018

The panel focuses on voter suppression in the upcoming mid-term elections with Stephen Spaulding, chief of strategy with Common Cause. Recorded and produced by Richard Hill,...

JOHN NICHOLS: Democracy on Life Support?

Posted Jul 14, 2018

The panel talks with journalist and author John Nichols about Trump's selection of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Recorded and...

The Life and Work of Bill Duesing, life-long leader of the organic community

Posted Jul 11, 2018

The Life and Work of Bill Duesing, who died July 12, 2018Bill Duesing, a major figure in the movement for an organic, solar-powered and...

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What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?

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A plausible theory of mind-boggling collusion.

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My pleasure to report this.

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Makes total sense to me

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Here's the Dark Plan a Bigoted Trump Ally Is Pushing to Change the Meaning of American Citizenship

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Michael Anton is pushing an idea that would make life harder for immigrants' children. President Donald Trump has emboldened bigots across the country, and that includes many of his former staffers.Now one of those former staffers, ex-national security spokesman Michael Anton, is pushing a tired, ha...

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Ex-DOJ Official Exposes Truth Behind Bombshell Report Trump Saw Proof of Russian Meddling: US Intel Fears He's A Double Agent

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What was the driving force behind a leak to the New York Times regarding Trump's knowledge of Putin's role in election interference? A new bombshell report reveals intelligence officials showed President Donald Trump ironclad proof that Russian president Vladimir Putin personally ordered cyberattack...

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