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Meet Andy Shallal, DC’s Most Progressive Mayoral Candidate
Iraqi-born artist, activist, businessman and progressive candidate for mayor Andy Shallal talks about his hopes and plans for Washington.
Documents Reveal NSA and GCHQ Efforts to Destroy Assange and Track Wikileaks Supporters
Michael Ratner: Documents show the US engaged in major attacks against journalists, publishers, and whistleblowers, as a UK court upholds the legality of David Miranda's detention at Heathrow airport.
A New Cold War? Ukraine Violence Escalates, Leaked Tape Suggests US Was Plotting Coup
A recently leaked audio recording between two top US officials reveal the Obama administration has been secretly plotting with the opposition in Ukraine.
Excessive Force? Migrant Shot Dead by US Border Agent Near San Diego After Throwing Rock
While the United States, Mexico and Canada held a major summit in Mexico on Wednesday, US border policies are back in the spotlight after a US Border Patrol agent …
“Tres Amigos” Mexico Summit Advancing Neoliberal Reforms
John Ackerman and Jeff Faux discuss how the meeting between the heads of Canada, Mexico and the United States will advance policies that increase inequality and fuel drug-related violence …
“Black Trans Bodies Are Under Attack”: Freed Activist CeCe McDonald, Actress Laverne Cox Speak Out
In the eyes of her supporters, CeCe McDonald was jailed for defending herself against the bigotry and violence that transgender people so often face and that is so rarely …
Why Is the 2008 Crisis Taking So Long To Resolve?
Economist Yilmaz Akyuz on how excessive reliance on the US Federal Reserve created more problems than it has solved.
Attorney for Edward Snowden Interrogated at UK Airport, Placed on “Inhibited Persons List”
A lawyer who represents Snowden was recently detained while going through customs at Londonu2019s Heathrow Airport. Jesselyn Radack joins us today to tell her story.
Julian Assange on Being Placed on NSA “Manhunting” List and Secret Targeting of WikiLeaks Supporters
Amy Goodman: We speak to Assange live from the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has sought political asylum since 2012.
Ukraine’s Political Violence Spurred by Cultural Divide
Nicolai Petro: Violence persists between opposition and security forces, as opponents use culture to divide strongly nationalistic Ukrainian groups and factions identifying with Russia.