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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report

This week’s commentary is about New Orleans. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …

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… about Auschwitz.

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“We should recognize that in much of the world, the U.S. is regarded as a leading terrorist state, and with good reason” – Noam Chomsky …

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GUEST: Brad Adams, Asia Director with Human Rights Watch

After fourteen years, Burma’s military junta declared constitutional talks were complete after agreeing to a charter outline. However, the National Convention, which came to a close last Monday, still did not produce a written constitution. Acting Prime Miniser Lt. General Thein Sein told the 1,000 army …

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GUEST: Leah Aldridge, Director of Policy and Program Development at Peace Over Violence, Graduate Student of Critical Studies in the Cinematic Arts at USC

Sampling Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, “Read a Book,” is a new animated music video that has sparked controversy since airing on Black Entertainment Television. In the style of rapper/producer Lil’ John, “Read a …

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GUESTS: Charles Burnett, Director, Joanne M. Morris, Writer Producer, Omar Offendum, April Grace, Performers

As we approach the sixth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the reverberations of the geo-political shifting event continue to be felt. 9/11: Perspectives and Pretensions Trilogy is a new stage project artistically dealing with the effects of a so-called post 9/11 world. …

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… about The Charleston Race Riots.

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From his introduction to the US edition of the book, Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning, George Monbiot says, “The rest of the world cannot solve this problem without the United States, and the United States cannot solve it without the rest of the world. We could tear each other to pieces over what has happened in the recent past, but climate change is too important for that.” …

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GUEST: George Monbiot, weekly columnist for the Guardian Newspaper, author of “Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning”

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Most KPFK listeners know well the reality and danger of the warming of the planet, and that this global warming is happening as a direct result of human behavior through the burning …

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“The line that connects the bombing of civilian populations to the mountain removed by strip mining…to the tortured prisoner seems to run pretty straight. We’re living, it seems, in the culmination of a long warfare — warfare against human beings, other creatures and the Earth itself.” — Wendell Berry …