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Leonard Lopate at Large

Fri, Sep 11, 2020 - 1:00PM

Carl Hoffman on the strange world of Trump rallies

Untitled

Fri, Sep 11, 2020 - 9:00PM

Katherine Nichson at 100 A Life Well Lived

Caribbean Voices and Beyond

Sat, Sep 12, 2020 - 4:00PM

Music in Protest with Isaac Ferguson

Vantage Point

Mon, Sep 14, 2020 - 3:00PM

Clearing The Fog

Tue, Sep 15, 2020 - 11:00AM

with Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese

Back of the Book

Sat, Sep 19, 2020 - 5:00AM

Deceiver In Chief Gets Caught!

A New Day

Sat, Sep 19, 2020 - 8:00PM

Reading of Eugenically Speaking

Leonard Lopate at Large

Tue, Oct 6, 2020 - 1:00PM

Shaun King on his new book Make Change

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Bob Woodward on Trump, Times Square hot & run, Chile and Allende (09/09/2020) Bob Woodward releases tapes showing Trump knew coronavirus was deadly as early as February.. the president says didn’t want...

Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers, Trump & the military, Julian Assange in court (09/08/2020) A progressive activist passes, we hear from a loved one, a soldier on Trump and and his slurs against the military, and Julian...

Kevin Zeese, requiem for an activist of extraordinary energy. (09/06/2020) ...

Tip Wage rip-off, American Protester, Drugs and Police Excuses (09/04/2020) Labor Day and tip workers.. the struggle to survive… Protests sweep America.. what’s next.. Drugs and excuses for...

Prude killing, Biden in Kenosha, Cuomo slamsTrump, J'Ouvert online (09/03/2020) ...

Rank & File Educators Say No, Barr on Race, US Economy on the Ropes (09/02/2020) ...

Trump in Kenosha, school delayed in NYC, Gates Foundation and the Media (09/01/2020) Trump lights a fuse in Kenosha… school openings delayed join New York City.. the Gates Foundation media...

Sports, Labor and Black Lives Matter, march on Washington 57 (08/28/2020) Trump hijacks the White House for a campaign photo op.. He says its the most important election in history.. Sports, Labor and...

Hurricane disaster, Cancer Alley, NBA, VOA, Israel & Biden/Harris (08/27/2020) A disaster narrowly averted on the Gulf Coast.. but a toxic legacy lingers… Day three of the DNC brings more attacks on...

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