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On January 20th, Inauguration Day in the U.S., the We Fight Back movement will launch in dozens of cities against the Trump billionaire agenda. For this month’s episode of The F-Word on Fascism, we speak to Brian Becker, national coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition, a core organization behind We Fight Back. Also, Lydia Curtis attended Cuba’s conference on The International Decade for
People of African Descent, and Chantal James reports on a new movement among healthcare workers in the U.S. to stand up against genocide in Palestine. Plus headlines on Gaza ceasefire and jounnalists ejec...

Whether its wildfire smoke, rage at the for-profit heath care, or murder of doctors and nurses in Gaza, the issue of healthcare and health are much in the news. We speak to Dr. Margaret Flowers. And Maryland residents want state lawmakers to stop using their tax dollars to fund a center supporting Israeli weapons producers. Plus headlines on Doctors Against Genocide on Capitol Hill, Gerald Horne on January 6, and more….

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What was the importance of 2024, and what to look for in this new year? We hear from historian Gerald Horne. Also, DC residents speak to their elected officials about a plan to cut more than 1000 trees for a golf course in Rock Creek Park. And author Susan Abulhawa details online censorship of her historic speech for Palestine at the Oxford Union in England. 

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On November 28th 2024, the Oxford Union debate society in England voted in favor of the motion that Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide against Palestinians. For this hour we hear from writers, scholars and activists who powerfully made the case: poet Mohammed El-Kurd; Ibrahim Osman Mowafy, president of the Oxford Union debating society; Israeli author and activist Miko-Peled; and author, scholar and activist Susan Abulhawa. 

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On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The a...

For this month’s episode of the F-Word on fascism, we discuss with journalist Jon Jeter the role of unelected billionaires in government, profits before people, and growing populous anger. And why does Israel get away with killing Americans? The family of Aysenur Eygi comes to Washington, DC for answers after she was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank. 

On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Ivere...

Will Turkey’s apparent duplicity with the U.S. and Israel destroy Syria and Palestine? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And this year’s International Human Rights Day links together issues of U.S. hegemony abroad with attacks on undocumented workers here at home. We hear from activists from Bayan USA advocating on behalf of Filipinos. Plus headlines on Gaza, Syria, the threat of nuclear war, Social Security, NLRB, Luigi Mangione, Uhuru 3, Nikki Giovanni R.I.P. and much more. 

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As U.S. experts and activists gather here to oppose escalation to nuclear war, the Biden administration uses its final weeks to ratchet up dangerous conflicts across the globe. We speak to historian and author Gerald Horne.Then the voices of two women of the Palestinian diaspora: Hazami Barmada is on day 12 of a hunger strike to protest U.S.-Israel starvation of Gaza, and Rep.Rashida Tlaib of Michigan shares the story of her famous “and solo” protest during this years visit to Congress by accused war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu.

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As President-Elect Trump continues to nominate cabinet picks who counter his campaign promises of a peace agenda, we revisit this hour our discussion with author, historian, and journalist Vijay Prashad. In this our first broadcast of the full interview, Prashad explains why terms such as fascism may be in vogue to describe the incoming 47th presidency, but policies, especially foreign policies, may be identical to those of the current and past administrations.

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Whether the subject is Israeli soccer hooligans, the U.S. elections, or possible World War, Western corporate media surely missed the mark during November 2024. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. And what can movies teach us about our precious planet? Everything! We speak with Michelle Lewis, director of the Outer Banks Environmental Film Festival. Plus headlines on Ukraine, ICC warrant for Netanyahu, Trump transition, plan to cut 1000 trees in Rock Creek Park, new Go-Go museum in DC.  

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As Donald Trump threatens to deport up to 20 million undocumented workers in the United States. we speak to immigrant rights attorney Heather Benno for this month’s episode of “The F-Word” on fascism. And as lawyers, advocates and neighborhoods prepare to fight back, the U.S. building brand of fascism could include a melding of the military and the prison industrial complex. Headlines with Gerald Horne, and day laborer organizer Jorge Torres speaks at the People’s Forum in New York City. 

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