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Featured Stories: --18 Years Ago the Endless War in Afghanistan Began --California Legalizes Public Banking --Blatant Case of Torture Exposes Israeli Occupation Methods --How Neo-Liberals Profit off of Poverty

Ralph talks to John Bonifaz, head of The Impeachment Project, about the myriad reasons Donald Trump should be impeached. And energy expert, David Freeman joins us to talk about the necessary steps the Climate Strike movement needs to take to realize their demands.

On this episode of the Police Accountability Report we review body cam footage showing Las Vegas police chasing Byron Lee Williams on his bike for not having a proper reflector. Police ignored pleas that he could not breathe and Williams died. Now police are facing questions.

Featured Stories: --'The Civil War Is Here' --HAITI: Four Killed as Authorities Crack Down on Anti-Government Protests --Johnson's Brexit Plan is 'Political, Not Economic'

Teachers are on the ramparts again. This time in Chicago where the members of the Chicago Teachers Union are gearing up for a possible strike if they can’t get a decent contract to improve wages, win a hard cap on class size and increase staffing. To talk more about the struggle for a good contract, I’m joined by Andrea Parker, an English teacher and union vice president, and Robin Blake Boose, a...

Featured Stories: --Brazilian Students Take Protest to Next Level, Launch Strike Against Bolsonaro Education Cuts --'The Government Can and Will Just Waive Any Rights That We Have Today' --Trump's Attack on LA Homelessness Ignores the Causes --Israel's Benny Gantz Faces Dutch War Crimes Case

Featured Stories: --'Impeachment Is Good For Our Political Future' --The Democratic Party Remains a Party of War, Not Peace --The Impeachment: Will This Be Trump's Unraveling --Stateless in Malaysia --Millions Fear Loss of Indian Citizenship and Detention

On this episode of the Police Accountability Report we take a look at a Columbus, OH SWAT team's brutal arrest of a man who recorded them swarming a residential neighborhood. We dive into how the militarization of policing turns law enforcement into an occupying force.

Featured Stories: --Trump's Impeachment Will Be a Political War That Can Be Won --The Right Attacks Greta Thunberg, But Climate Strike Inspires Humanity --Warming Oceans Are Rising at Alarming Rate, Says New UN Report

Episode 149: A few weeks ago, I talked about the vast pay discrimination against women who work for supermarket chain Fred Meyer: 2/3 of women are paid $3.70 less than men doing essentially the same job. The union representing the workers—UFCW Local 555—is in hard, brass knuckles bargaining with Fred Meyer to end this. But in the meantime, just this past Sunday, because of the company’s recalcitra...

Original Nader’s Raider, Robert Fellmeth, expands upon his open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, demanding that we should know who is talking to us on Facebook. Also, Executive Director of the Museum of Tort Law, Richard Newman, joins us to argue for an ordinary person’s right to have their day in court as he promotes Tort Law Day on October 5th.

Trump has been exposed by leakers and might face consequences, and Edward Snowden has published a book. Daniel Ellsberg reflects on the bravery of exposing the truth.

The new film follows the U.S. oil supply chain, covering health, climate and environmental justice impacts. And it points to the president who was central to creating the current reality: Barack Obama.

Featured Stories: --Auto Workers Strike for Power and to Protect Workers --Drone Attack on Saudis Might Not Lead to War, but Dangerous Nonetheless --How Can We Design a Green New Deal? --Republicans Partied in a Monument to American Wealth Inequality --Hydro-Quebec Ends Cyber-Security Agreement With Israel Electric Corporation

Retired UAW Leader Frank Hammer talks about why the workers struck, what it means for the union movement, and what this battle means

Featured Stories: -3rd Democratic Debate Coverage

Ralph spends the bulk of the hour with prominent FBI whistleblower, Mike German, whose new book is “Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy.” Plus, Ralph answers listener questions!"

The US Supreme Court temporarily approved President Trump's new asylum rule, which makes it almost impossible for anyone from Central America to gain asylum in the US. The court's support puts thousands of lives in grave danger and violates US law and international law.

While there are real reasons to be concerned about Google's immense power, this investigation is quite politically motivated, explains former financial regulator Bill Black

A federal judge recently declared the government's terrorism watchlist unconstitutional, but the violation of civil liberties and US wars abroad continue.

This week: Updates on politicians' "blame game" of scapegoating to avoid blaming capitalism;  middle class squeezed by prices; limits of workers on corporate boards of directors; lessons from a courageous Puerto Rican people; Prof. Wolff interviews Rob Robinson, activist and global advocate for the homeless on the issues of homelessness in the U.S.

The Trump administration wants to open millions of acres of Alaskan forest for mining, logging, and development. Osprey Orielle Lake of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network explains how activists are trying to make sure that doesn't happen.

A new generation of leftists are fighting the alt-right and influencing the progressive discourse one video essay at a time. We asked anarchist and libertarian socialist Angie Speaks about engaging with the isolation and loneliness produced by a society colonized by corporatism.

Featured Stories: -US and Iran "At Cliff's Edge" -Climate Debate Town Hall Coverage

Ralph welcomes the man who coined the term “net neutrality,” Tim Wu, who talks about how we need to break up concentrated power in Big Tech and other industries. Then, Mickey Huff, director of Project Censored, returns to talk about the state of the media as outlined in his new book “United States of Distraction.”