For this month’s F-Word on fascism, historian Gerald Horne discusses right-wing populism and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance. And as NATO doubles down on failed wars of hegemony, we hear more voices from the No NATO, Yes PEACE Summit. K J Noh is a journalist, political analyst, writer, and teacher specializing in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region. Ju-Hyun Park is an organizer with the organization Nodutdol for Korean Community Development.   The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and by support f ..read more

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, meets in DC to celebrate 75 years and to plan for more war around the globe. But before that, the international No NATO – Yes Peace Counter Summit exposes facts of NATO’s blood-soaked history. A coalition of more than 100 organizations met in DC for a day-long program on Saturday July 6, followed by a march and rally in front of the White House on Sunday July 7. For this hour, we present part one of our coverage of the summit. We start with the keynote address by German Parliamentarian Sevim Dagdelen, delivered on July 6, 2024 at St. Marks Church on Ca ..read more

The political shake-up continues in Europe and the United States, but will it translate into change or into the same-old, same-old? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions movement scores its biggest win ever, as crises deepen in the apartheid state. An excerpt from Electronic Intifada, featuring an interview with Shir Hever. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click h ..read more

Wikileaks founder, journalist and whistleblower Julian Assange is freed from prison. For our monthly exploration of all things media, we speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And after President Biden is often incoherent in his first debate with former president Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is in a panic, and the presidential race may be in turmoil. Plus headlines on the debate, independent presidential candidates, DC protesters heckle Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Supreme Court further guts Clean Air Act, Assange plea deal, and Poor People’s Campaign in DC June 29, 2024.   P ..read more

What does the new mutual defense pact between Russia and North Korea mean for geopolitics, war and peace? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And African American soldiers who fought and turned the tide in the U.S. Civil War are remembered on Juneteenth. Plus headlines on Palestine, conscientious objectors, climate and Juneteenth in DC. Voices: Gerald Horne, Darren Charles Overby, clip from “The Empire Files” podcast with Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, clip from Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices o ..read more

After tens of thousands surround the White House, in protest of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Gaza, an open-air People’s Court of Justice is held, putting U.S. and Israeli officials on trial for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. And why are U.S. and European officials playing nuclear chicken with Russia? We speak to historian and author Gerald Horne. Plus headlines. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own m ..read more

On this show, we spend the hour hearing from Palestinian physician and political leader Mustafa Barghouti, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement, and others speaking on the first day of the historic People’s Conference for Palestine, held May 24-26, 2024, in Detroit. The conference was held as 125,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been either killed or seriously wounded in attacks by the Israeli military since October. But despite this tremendous loss, speakers stressed resilience, resistance and victory.  Also with Mohammed Nabulsi, Laura Khoury, Hind Khoudary and Yara Shoufani. Recorded ..read more

Today’s information war in the United States is a battle between censorship and the right to tell the truth, particularly about Palestine and Apartheid Israel. For our monthly special on media and culture, we speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And at a high school in DC, Arab students are banned from screening the film “The Occupation of the American Mind,” but we listen to portions of it on this show. Plus headlines on Debt Collective, funeral for Iran president, Kenya troops to Haiti, a combined celebration for Africa and Palestine liberation at Malcolm X Park in DC. The show is made possible on ..read more

In this month’s segment of the F-word on fascism, the genocidal attack on Gaza by Israel – and the worldwide opposition to it – is educating a new generation about the deadly nature of settler colonialism. And U.S. federal workers stage an action in front of the White House to protest U.S. unconditional aid to apartheid Israel. Plus headlines, including ICJ genocide case against Israel. With Gerald Horne, Ann Wright, other retired and current federal workers. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and by support from our ..read more

Students and community members arrested and attacked by DC police at George Washington University speak out at a press conference on Capitol Hill about the destruction of their Gaza Solidarity Camp. And despite the effort by lawmakers and corporate news organizations to demonize the encampments, these student protests have grown the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Israeli regime, and further internationalized the Palestinian cause. With: Students from Gaza Solidarity Encampment at George Washington University, Gerald Horne, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Cori Bush&n ..read more