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"The Kleptocrats Have Taken Over" – Author, Columnist and National Radio Commentator Jim Hightower on Taking Back the Country Through Democratic Struggle

Jim Hightower argues that the U.S. is ruled by "thieves of justice and liberty," and it is time for the people to take back their nation. He joins us in our firehouse studio and we play a speech he gave last night at St. Peters church in New York City. [includes transcript]
Aug 19, 2003 | Story
Tens of Thousands Demonstrate Globally Against Israeli Actions, Jewish Women Among Those Leading Protests

Tens of thousands of people took to streets over the weekend in cities across the globe to demonstrate against Israel’s assault on Gaza. Some of the protests have been organized by Jewish groups who are speaking out against Israel’s actions. We speak with two Jewish women for peace: Dorothy Zellner, one of fifteen Jews who have signed a call for a protest in front of the Israeli consulate in New York, and Judy Rebick, who organized...
Jan 12, 2009 | Story
Fmr. Marine, State Dept. Official Matthew Hoh Is First US Official to Resign over Afghan War

Last September, Matthew Hoh became the first US official known to resign in protest over the Afghan war. At the time of resignation, he was serving as the senior US civilian in Zabul province on the Pakistani border. In his resignation letter, Hoh wrote, "I have lost understanding of and confidence in the strategic purposes of the United States’ presence in Afghanistan. I have doubts and reservations about our current strategy and planned...
Jul 01, 2010 | Story
Kenyan Father, White American Mother, from Illinois & Went to Harvard: President Obama? No, It's Guitarist Tom Morello

Guitarist Tom Morello, whose great uncle was Kenya’s first prime minister, Jomo Kenyatta, talks about the similarities between his background and President Obama’s. "Other than the fact that we’re devastatingly handsome, half-black dudes with Kenyan fathers, white American mothers, from Illinois, who both went to Harvard, there’s very little in common between us." [includes rush transcript]
Sep 13, 2010 | Story
Street Sweeper Social Club: "Revolutionary Party Music" from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Boots Riley of the Coup

As part of our ongoing series on music and resistance, we speak to Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Boots Riley of The Coup. Their band Street Sweeper Social Club has just released a new record, The Ghetto Blaster EP. [includes rush transcript]
Sep 14, 2010 | Story
Haitian Writer Jean Saint-Vil: One Year After Earthquake, Haitian Population Treated as a Threat, Not an Asset

On the anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, we speak with Ottawa-based Haitian writer and activist, Jean Saint-Vil. "One year after the earthquake, we are seeing the Haitian population being treated and seen as a threat, rather than as an asset," Saint-Vil says. "That’s the major paradigm shift that must occur if we have to get out of this mess." [includes rush transcript]
Jan 12, 2011 | Story
Amidst Violence, Thousands in Tunisia Protest for Democratic Reforms, Demand Ben Ali's Resignation

In Tunisia, thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the center of the capital, Tunis, calling for President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to immediately step down. [includes rush transcript]
Jan 14, 2011 | Web Exclusive
Tunisian Opposition Activist: "Is Democracy Possible in the Arab World? Tunisians from All Around Tunisia are Saying 'Yes'"

Tunisia has announced an interim national unity government days after a popular revolt ousted the president from power in the first Middle East revolution in a generation. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia on Friday after a month of unprecedented protests gripped the country. Thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against unemployment, high food prices, corruption and government repression. At least 80 people were killed in...
Jan 18, 2011 | Story
Egypt-Based Political Analyst: "The First Lesson from Tunisia is that Revolution is Possible"

We speak to Issandr El Amrani, an independent political analyst and writer based in Cairo who writes the popular blog Arabist.net. He says the revolution in Tunisia is having an electrifying effect throughout the Arab world. "The first lesson from Tunisia is that revolution is possible," says El Amrani. "You have to remember that there hasn’t been anything like this in the Arab world for decades." [includes rush transcript]
Jan 18, 2011 | Story
Juan Cole: Tunisia Uprising "Spearheaded by Labor Movements, by Internet Activists, by Rural Workers; It's a Populist Revolution"

In the wake of the ouster of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, we speak with University of Michigan History Professor Juan Cole. "This is the first popular revolution since 1979," Cole says. "This revolution so far has been spearheaded by labor movements, by internet activists, by rural workers. It’s a populist revolution, and not particularly dominated in any way by Islamic themes, it seems to be a largely secular...
Jan 18, 2011 | Story

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"The Kleptocrats Have Taken Over" – Author, Columnist and National Radio Commentator Jim Hightower on Taking Back the Country Through Democratic Struggle

Tens of Thousands Demonstrate Globally Against Israeli Actions, Jewish Women Among Those Leading Protests

Fmr. Marine, State Dept. Official Matthew Hoh Is First US Official to Resign over Afghan War

Kenyan Father, White American Mother, from Illinois & Went to Harvard: President Obama? No, It's Guitarist Tom Morello

Street Sweeper Social Club: "Revolutionary Party Music" from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Boots Riley of the Coup

Haitian Writer Jean Saint-Vil: One Year After Earthquake, Haitian Population Treated as a Threat, Not an Asset

Amidst Violence, Thousands in Tunisia Protest for Democratic Reforms, Demand Ben Ali's Resignation

Tunisian Opposition Activist: "Is Democracy Possible in the Arab World? Tunisians from All Around Tunisia are Saying 'Yes'"

Egypt-Based Political Analyst: "The First Lesson from Tunisia is that Revolution is Possible"

Juan Cole: Tunisia Uprising "Spearheaded by Labor Movements, by Internet Activists, by Rural Workers; It's a Populist Revolution"

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