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@CornelWest is ready to take on the empire.
"If our democracy is to survive, the empire must be dismantled."
As you'd expect, West says he won't hold back his criticism of Biden, Trump, or anyone else.
LISTEN to the full interview link.chtbl.com/newsbeat
Stripped, beaten & forced to withstand the blaring of 'ear-splitting music.'
Extended hunger, stress positions, medical neglect & myriad forms of torture & abuse.
🎙️We spoke to @pressfreedom Reg Director Sara Qudah about journalists tortured in Israeli prisons.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy encompasses so much more than simply his 'I Have a Dream' speech, and his mission is as imperative today as it was then.
#MLKDay
New Drop 🚨
"We are attacking some of the most vulnerable ppl on Earth...with the military ferocity of the American military machine..."
- @FerozeSidhwa (volunteered in Gaza twice): "We have no clue how many children were starving to death in Gaza."
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🚨 @AmnestyIntl declares GENOCIDE in Gaza
"There is no safe place. It's either hunger or death - or both."
Landmark 300-page report says Israel is systematically destroying Palestinian life.
MORE on this episode & how to listen: bit.ly/3PmMYvu
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⚡️New Pod Drop⚡️
Doctors, women, children, the elderly—thousands of Palestinians detained in secretive military camps. Human rights investigators expose systematic torture & abuse.
Ft: Milena Ansari @hrw & Jenna Abuhasna @Addameer
Listen & Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3a588bfw
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New pod drop!
🎙️@JohnKiriakou gave us some insights into Julian Assange's plea deal.
"They were just convinced that he wasn't going to get a fair trial."
Listen to the FULL interview: bit.ly/43P52nX
🚨 New pod featuring @antloewenstein ‼️
🎙️The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
🎧 link.chtbl.com/newsbeat
South Africa presented its genocide case against Israel this week.
We break it down + discuss Joe Biden's bombing of Yemen.
🎧 link.chtbl.com/newsbeat
📺 bit.ly/3RWhSvQ
#Gaza #Palestine
"Based on my knowledge, judgment and experience, I believe South Africa will win an order of provisional measures of protection against Israel, mandating that they cease and desist from committing all acts of genocide."
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"That's criminal conduct."
Francis Boyle, the first lawyer to win orders under the Genocide Convention of 1948, discusses the historic genocide hearings against Israel & the Biden administration's potential complicity.
🔗to full episode link.chtbl.com/newsbeat
This week the ICJ will hear a historic genocide case against Israel brought by South Africa.
Francis Boyle, one of the foremost experts on international law, believes the court will rule in South Africa's favor.
Listen to the full episode link.chtbl.com/newsbeat
The conversation many in the West don't want to have.
"When people have done research on the root causes of terrorism, they usually say it's something like political instability, unequal access to land or resources... feeling oppressed."
LISTEN bit.ly/43P52nX
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"While embers were still burning at the World Trade Center, decisions were made that altered the course of history."
As the situation worsens in Gaza, Mark Fallon (@glynco), provides crucial insights into the US response to the so-called war on terror. bit.ly/43P52nX
"Axis of Evil"
Dehumanizing people.
Calling large swaths of a population terrorists.
Attacking free speech & civil liberties.
We've seen this play out before -- and the war on terror was an unmitigated disaster.
Can we prevent a war on terror 2.0? bit.ly/43P52nX
"You cannot kill your way out of this."
As the death toll climbs in Gaza & the war extends into its second month, we explore whether we've learned anything from the so-called war on terror. Or is it already too late? Ft @glynco
LISTEN: bit.ly/43P52nX
We're getting screwed.
Amazon, according to a new FTC suit, is raising prices ACROSS the internet, forcing people to pay more for goods.
Then there's Google, which is also screwing consumers, per the DOJ.
🎧 @ddayen / @TheProspect helps break it down: bit.ly/43P52nX
Is Big Oil in BIG trouble?
Climate accountability lawsuits are on the rise, targeting fossil fuel companies for their role in the climate crisis and deceiving the public.
@MannyFaces breaks it down.
LISTEN apple.co/3Pl3ziQ
Ft @emdashsanders @AlyssaJohl
Big Oil has long known that fossil fuels are dangerous for the environment. Their internal documents prove it. Now states across the US are suing FFCs for their role in the climate crisis. Ft @emdashsanders & @AlyssaJohl of @climatecosts
LISTEN: link.chtbl.com/newsbeat
🚨🚨🚨 @normansolomon is out with an important new book exposing the media’s vital role in the U.S. war-making machine & the tragic civilian death toll connected to these wars.
LISTEN bit.ly/43P52nX
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#IraqWar #afghanistan #DroneWar