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Support KPFK – Make a pledge at 818-985-5735, or online at www.kpfk.orgThis Saturday, June 14th, marks what would have been the 80th birthday of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, had he lived. Instead the legendary Argentine-born revolutionary was gunned down in Bolivia more than forty years ago. Che, who was instrumental in the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, was in Bolivia to foment …

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In the last few years many argue that we are witnessing the sunset of racism in America with the rise of people of color into positions of power in government, and the current Senator Obama, an African American man running for president with a major party. Yet, we also have …

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Support KPFK – Make a pledge at 818-985-5735, or online at www.kpfk.orgA new study by the RAND Corporation has concluded that Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency and some of its paramilitary forces are actively backing the Taliban in Afghanistan. The study, funded by the US Department of Defense points the finger directly at the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate or ISI, an agency with …

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GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, author of “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army”

Private military contractor Blackwater Worldwide opened the doors of a new training facility in San Diego last week. The facility has been met by resistance from local residents and antiwar activists, as well as California Congressman …

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The world’s growing economy continues to be dependent on oil. Meanwhile, the supply is running out and the U.S. the US is fighting a war in Iraq to secure the free flow of oil. In fact, this dependence on Middle East oil is a historical …

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GUEST: Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, author of several books including April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and How It Changed America

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced that she will suspend her presidential campaign on Saturday and endorse Senator …

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GUESTS: Paul Waldman, co-author with David Brock of Free Ride: John McCain And the Media, Cliff Schechter, author of The Real McCain

With Special Guest Co-host Maria Armoudian, host of The Insighters, heard Thursday at 4 pm on KPFK

Yesterday’s state-wide elections resulted in a loss for Proposition 98 and a win for Proposition 99, leading rent control and affordable housing advocates across …

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GUEST: Michelle Robidoux, campaigner with War Resisters Support Campaign

Canada’s House of Commons votes today on a motion to allow US war resisters asylum in their country. Last December, Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration adopted the motion calling on the Canadian government to initiate a residency program for conscientious objectors who …

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GUEST: Sameer Dossani, Director of 50 Years Is Enough Network, Organizer with New Orleans Worker Center for Racial Justice

As the 3-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches in August, guest workers from the Gulf Coast continue a weeks-long hunger strike. For the past three weeks, members of the Indian Workers Congress have demonstrated in front …

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GUEST: Kat Rodriguez, Coordinator of Derechos Humanos in Tucson, Arizona, one of the principle sponsors of the March for Migrants, Hamid Khan, Executive Director, and Joyti Chand, Lead Advocate, with the LA-based South Asian Network

As we head into the summer, triple digit temperatures along the Arizona-Mexico border are expected to result in untold …

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