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In late April 1970 Marshall “Eddie” Conway was arrested in Baltimore, Maryland, for a murder he maintains he did not commit. Shortly before his arrest two Baltimore Police officers were shot while sitting in their patrol car. Officer Donald Sager was killed while Officer Stanley Sierakowski was critically wounded. Two suspects were arrested at the scene. A responding officer …

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The Right Hook, a weekly segment which covers the machinations of the right wing, from the Republican Party to the Tea Party Patriots, and beyond. By Chris Bennett

Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker tried to ram through his radical anti-collective bargaining agenda earlier this year. Americans wondered where this onslaught on civil rights came from. …

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Ray McGovern was an Army infantry/intelligence officer and then a CIA analyst for 30 years; during the 80s, McGovern briefed top White House officials and the Secretary of State one-on-one with the President’s Daily Brief. He was among the first to condemn the use of faulty intelligence to justify the war on Iraq and is on the Steering group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. On February 15, he stood in silent protest with his back to Secretary Hillary Clinton during a public address about internet freedom. McGovern was violently dragged away by security officers, bruised, and jailed.

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” — Nelson Mandela …

We’ll be joined by former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern whose in town to discuss the war on whistleblowers, and Private Bradley Manning in particular. And, Dominique Stevenson, co-author of Marshall Law: The Life & Times of a Baltimore Black Panther will discuss the case of Eddie Conway. Plus this week’s edition of the Right Hook. …

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With his falling ratings and skittish advertisers, Fox News darling Glenn Beck’s tenure finally seems to be up. On April 6th, Beck’s news website The Blaze, announced that he would be parting ways with Fox by the end of the year. However, it is unlikely to be the end of Beck’s relationship with Fox: Beck’s production company, Mercury Radio …

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Congress is poised to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia in spite of vehement opposition both here in the U.S. and in Colombia. The Latin American Working group calls Colombia “[t]he world leader in anti-union violence.” Over 50 union organizers were killed in 2010 alone, and at least 200 have been killed since the first Agreement was ratified between …

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Following a siege on his compound incumbent president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, was forcibly removed and detained on Monday, ending a four-month standoff. The once-prosperous country has been embroiled in a civil war since 2002 but a sudden surge in violence was brought on by Gbagbo’s refusal to leave office after losing to Alassane Ouattara during last November’s …

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The Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar, host of Your Call on KALW in San Francisco is a weekly roundup of progressive activism that the mainstream media ignores, undercovers, or misrepresents.

Over the next few months, men and boys across the country, from Jackson, Mississippi, to Ogden, Utah, will wear high heels to raise awareness about sexual assault and rape.

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Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is on the 150th Anniversary of the Start of the Civil War.

Listen to Abu Jamal’s commentaries online at www.prisonradio.org.
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