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Shows featuring Rosa Clemente
Immigrant Rights Campaign Director for Amnesty International USA.
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Jailed Without Justice: New Report on US Immigration Detention Blasts System as Broken and Costly
We take a look at a new report from Amnesty International USA lambasting the state of the immigrant detention system in this country. 400,000 people are arrested by immigration officials each year, some of them US citizens. The report, "Jailed Without Justice," says that tens of thousands languish in immigration prisons in deplorable conditions without receiving a hearing to determine...March 25, 2009 | Story -
Third Party VP Candidates Matt Gonzalez and Rosa Clemente Respond to Biden-Palin Debate
We play excerpts of the much-anticipated showdown between Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and get reaction from two vice-presidential candidates excluded from the debate: Matt Gonzalez, running mate of Independent candidate Ralph Nader, and Rosa Clemente, running mate of Cynthia McKinney of the Green Party. [includes rush transcript]October 03, 2008 | Story -
First All-Women-of-Color Presidential Ticket in US History: Green Party Nominee Cynthia McKinney and Running Mate Rosa Clemente on War, Democracy and Hip Hop
The Green Party made history last week when it nominated the first all-women-of-color presidential ticket in US history. Former Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who was the first African American woman elected to Congress in Georgia, won the Green Party’s nomination last Monday. She named longtime community organizer, journalist and former director of the Hip Hop Caucus, Rosa Clemente,...July 21, 2008 | Story -
Activists Converge on Washington, D.C. for Weekend of Protest Against Hate Crimes, Police Brutality
This week alone, three African American men were shot and killed by police officers in Brooklyn, Chicago and Newark. The weekend’s events include a march on the Department of Justice and a rally and concert at the Washington Monument. We speak to Rosa Clemente, Executive Director of the Hip Hop Caucus and a longtime activist and journalist.November 16, 2007 | Story
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
