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- John Thornton, ‘Religion, the Kingdom of Kongo and The Slave Trade’ | The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research April 19, 2021
- Cape Town Wildfires Ravage South African Countryside as Firefighters Tackle the Blaze April 19, 2021
- Fire burned Rhodes Memorial restaurant near Cape Town South Africa 18.04.2021 April 19, 2021
- Exclusive audio extract of Life on Earth by David Attenborough | #FirstChapterFridays April 19, 2021
- 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development, CPD54 April 19, 2021
- Living On Ghana’s Largest Toxic E-Waste Scrapyard (Reggie Yates Documentary) | Real Stories April 19, 2021
- Cape Town Suffers Harshest Drought In A Century April 19, 2021
- Slavery routes – a short history of human trafficking (2/4) | DW Documentar y April 18, 2021
- Slavery routes – a short history of human trafficking (1/4) | DW Documentary April 18, 2021
- Slavery routes – a short history of human trafficking (3/4) | DW Documentary April 18, 2021
- Antarctica: A message from another planet | DW Documentary April 18, 2021
- Climate change in the Antarctic | DW Documentary April 18, 2021
- Slavery routes – a short history of human trafficking (4/4) | DW Documentary April 18, 2021
- Slaves in Italy? | DW Documentary April 18, 2021
- Table Mountain fire erupts in Cape Town, forces evacuation at nearby campus April 18, 2021
- Arctic Amplification Connections to Extreme Weather Events – Complexities Abound: 2 of 2 April 18, 2021
- Coronavirus-related deaths top three million worldwide April 18, 2021
- Arctic Amplification Connections to Extreme Weather Events – Complexities Abound: 2 of 2 April 18, 2021
- Pregnant women in Kenya opt to deliver babies at home due to COVID-19 April 18, 2021
- Kenyan companies explore ways to harness geothermal heat April 18, 2021
- Alexander Zaitchik: How Bill Gates Is Protecting Big Pharma Profits April 18, 2021
- How climate change affects Florida April 18, 2021
- The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution: Frank White April 18, 2021
- The Overview Effect: Freethink@Harvard April 18, 2021
- Astronaut describes seeing sunrise from Space for first time April 18, 2021
- After the Green Revolution Who “Owns” Agriculture? The Fatal Mistake of Misplaced Market Metaphors | EV & N 386 | CCTV April 18, 2021
- Midday Science Cafe- Adapting to Change: The Future of California’s Water- E nergy Nexus April 17, 2021
- Egypt’s Dam Problem: The Geopolitics of the Nile April 17, 2021
- Explained | World’s Water Crisis | FULL EPISODE | Netflix April 17, 2021
- Full Frame: China -U.S. Relations with Max Baucus April 17, 2021
- A68: Iceberg that became a social media star melts away – BBC News April 17, 2021
- Outsourcing Empire: How Company-States Made the Modern World: J. C. Sharman, Professor Andrew Phillips April 17, 2021
- On Contact: Securing Democracy with Glenn Greenwald April 17, 2021
- How Climate Change will affect businesses in the U.S. April 17, 2021
- A Testament of Hope – A Celebration of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. April 17, 2021
- Take a look at modern agriculture in Xinjiang April 16, 2021
- Jen Psaki Fields Question on Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield April 16, 2021
- Guest list for Prince Philip’s funeral revealed April 16, 2021
- Sex Crime Probe Bombshell: GOP’s Gaetz Leaves Money Trail As Trump Goes Silent April 16, 2021
- Solar Roofs on All US Homes? Possible? (w/ Rep Ro Khanna) April 16, 2021
- The Challenges of Climate Change in Central America: Opportunities for the Biden Administration April 16, 2021
- Linking Mid-Latitude Extreme Weather Events to Arctic Amplification; Complexities Abound: 1 of 2 April 16, 2021
- Biden Sanctions Russia for Cyber Espionage While Remaining Silent over Israeli Cyberattack on April 16, 2021
- Here’s proof Wall Street owns US politicians (FULL SHOW) and April 16, 2021
- News Wrap: AG Garland rescinds Trump-era curb on consent decrees for police April 16, 2021
- The Moral Economy of the Peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia: James C. Scott April 16, 2021
- The Political and Intellectual Legacy of Walter Rodney: Dwayne Wong Omowale April 16, 2021
- The Groundings With My Brothers: Walter Rodney April 16, 2021
- Walter Rodney Speaks: The Making of an African Intellectual: Walter Rodney April 16, 2021
- Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play: James C. Scott April 16, 2021
Daily Archives: December 16, 2019
Ralph Nader on Impeachment: Democrats Should Go After Trump’s Full Corruption, Not Just Ukraine
Dec 16, 2019
Donald Trump is set to become the third president to be impeached when the Democrat-controlled House votes Wednesday on two charges related to his attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. The vote will send the charges to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will then hold a trial on whether to remove Trump from office. Witnesses who could be called to testify include former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. Early Monday, the House Judiciary Committee released its full report on Trump’s impeachment that is nearly 700 pages and explains in four parts the committee’s justification for recommending two articles of impeachment against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. A new Fox News poll says 54% of Americans want Trump impeached, and 50% want him impeached and removed. We speak with Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate, who says the articles of impeachment against Trump are “far too narrow and perilous.” Congress has “come forward with a very narrow hand … for the most impeachable president of all time,” he says.
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COP25 Was a Failure, But Activists’ Collective Organizing at the Talks Was Unprecedented
Dec 16, 2019
The COP25 United Nations climate summit ended in failure Sunday, after negotiators failed to agree to a deal that would limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — a key goal of the Paris Agreement. Scores of civil society groups condemned governments in the European Union, Australia, Canada and the U.S. for a deal that requires far less action than needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Indigenous leaders and environmentalists blasted the United Nations for marginalizing civil society groups over two weeks of negotiations at the climate summit, while welcoming polluters. For more on the outcome of the U.N. climate summit, we speak with Asad Rehman, executive director of War on Want, and Tasneem Essop, executive director of the Climate Action Network International.
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Top Republicans Coordinating with White House on Senate Impeachment Trial
Dec 16, 2019
On Capitol Hill, the House Judiciary Committee has released its report explaining its decision to charge President Trump with two articles of impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The 658-page report released this morning details Trump’s efforts to withhold military aid in order to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. On Wednesday, the full Democratic-controlled House is expected to vote to impeach President Trump, sending the charges to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will then hold a trial on whether to remove Trump from office.
On Sunday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed terms for an evidentiary trial that would start on January 7 and go beyond the investigation conducted by the House. Witnesses who could be called to testify include former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
This comes as top Republican senators face calls to recuse themselves from Trump’s impeachment trial. Late last week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Fox News he was “taking my cues” from the White House. And on Sunday Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was questioned by “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan about coordinating with the White House on impeachment.
Margaret Brennan: “Should Republicans in the Senate really be taking their marching orders from the person being investigated?”
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “You know, I understand the president’s frustration, but I think what’s best for the country is to get — get this thing over with. I am clearly made up my mind. I’m not trying to hide the fact that I have disdain for the accusations in the process.”
We’ll have more on Trump’s impeachment later in the broadcast with Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate.
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Pentagon Investigates Army and Navy Students over “White Power” Gestures
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Dec 16, 2019
Pentagon officials say they’re investigating students at the Army’s West Point Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy after they were filmed flashing “white power” hand gestures at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Saturday. Army cadets and Navy midshipmen in the stands were seen repeatedly making the signs, which resemble an “OK” gesture, and one such incident was broadcast live by ESPN. Last year the U.S. Coast Guard reprimanded an officer who used a similar hate symbol during a TV broadcast.
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U.N. Climate Talks End with Few of the Commitments Needed to Avert Catastrophe
Dec 16, 2019
In Madrid, Spain, the COP25 United Nations climate summit ended in failure Sunday, after negotiators failed to agree to a deal that would limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, above pre-industrial levels — a key goal of the Paris Agreement. Scores of civil society groups condemned governments in the European Union, Australia, Canada and the U.S. for blocking progress at the talks. Alden Meyer, strategy chief at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said, “Never have I seen the almost total disconnect we’ve seen here at COP25 in Madrid between what the science requires and what the climate negotiations are delivering in terms of meaningful action.” Ian Fry, the climate negotiator for the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu — whose existence is threatened by rising sea levels — called out the United States for watering down the final document even though President Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement.
Ian Fry: “This is an absolute tragedy and a travesty on those affected by the impacts of climate change. There are millions of people all around the world who are already suffering from the impacts of climate change. Denying this fact could be interpreted by some to be a crime against humanity. Thank you.”
Environmentalists and indigenous leaders blasted the United Nations for marginalizing civil society groups over two weeks of negotiations, while welcoming polluters at the climate summit. This is Kera Sherwood-O’Regan, a Maori representative from the Indigenous Peoples Organizations at the COP.
Kera Sherwood-O’Regan: “When you silence us, you deny yourselves learning from our ways, and you continue to sideline those who have real solutions for all communities. We are experts on climate. We are the kaitiaki, the stewards of nature. We know the legitimacy of our voices, and it’s about time that you recognized it, too. Hear our stories. Learn our histories. Stop taking up space with your false solutions and get out of our way.”
We’ll have more on the failures of the COP25 climate summit later in the broadcast.
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Our Global Climate Emergency
Streamed live on Dec 13, 2019
Chat with two Peters and Paul but Regina instead of Mary. Peter Wadhams, Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez.
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