Gangleader for a Day – we’ll spend the hour with bestselling author Sudhir Venkatesh. Plus this week’s contest, Who Said That, and a commentary by Dortell Williams. …

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GUEST: Kevin Gray, civil rights organizer in South Carolina and former president of the ACLU of South Carolina, author of the forthcoming book, “The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama”

Newly revealed videos of Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s spiritual mentor, are fodder for a firestorm over racial issues …

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GUESTS: Jabbar McGruder, co-chair of the Board of Directors, and LA Chapter President of IVAW, Jane Song, member of IVAW

If you do a news search online for the words “Winter Soldier,” the results include several blogs and news stories by independent media, as well as international coverage from Italy to the Philippines. But …

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GUEST: Peter Erlinder, one of Sami Al-Arian’s Attorneys

Ahead of being called to testify before yet another grand jury, Dr. Sami Al-Arian continues to remain on hunger strike, his third to date. For the past sixteen days, the imprisoned Palestinian activist has been on a complete food and water fast. Believing that the …

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