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Boiling Frogs: Author Chase Madar on Whistleblower Bradley Manning

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Chase Madar joins us to discuss his new book The Passion of Bradley Manning, and talk about Manning’s motives, his treatment by the U.S. government and mainstream media, and the political issues brought up by his case. Continue reading Boiling Frogs: Author Chase Madar on Whistleblower Bradley Manning

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PBC News & Comment Wednesday, June 20

GOP-controlled House committee passes contempt citation against AG Eric Holder as Obama invokes executive privilege to expand the apparent coverup and fuel more partisan attacks    Continue reading PBC News & Comment Wednesday, June 20

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PBC News & Comment Tuesday, June 19

U2 honors Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi in Dublin, we open with the song they wrote for her, Walk On;  Obama and Putin spar over Syria at G20 summit in Cabo Wabo       Continue reading PBC News & Comment Tuesday, June 19

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No Action Yet from Supreme Court on Montana Appeal; Journalist Rory O’Connor on Perils of Facebook and the Web

Attorney Carl Mayer and activist Adam Fergatch return to update us on the important Montana appeal that challenges Citizens United; journalist and author Rory O’Connor’s new book is Friends, Followers and the Future. Continue reading No Action Yet from Supreme Court on Montana Appeal; Journalist Rory O’Connor on Perils of Facebook and the Web

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PBC News & Comment Monday, June 18

Rodney King dies, let’s all try to get along; Harvard Prof. Roberto Unger, who taught Obama Law, says he should be defeated; Rory O’Connor warns about the CIA and Facebook          Continue reading PBC News & Comment Monday, June 18

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PBC News & Comment Friday, June 15

Top courts rule against democracy in Egypt, Bahrain–will US Supreme Court decline (we win!) or accept (we lose) the Montana case banning corporate political contributions??   Continue reading PBC News & Comment Friday, June 15

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PBC News & Comment Thursday, June 14

Jon Stewart nails it–we open with an excerpt from his take on the leaks that revealed Obama’s Kill List;  we await news from the Supreme Court on the disposition of the Montana case    Continue reading PBC News & Comment Thursday, June 14

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Attorney Rob Hager: Decision Day At Supreme Court? Prof. Eli Zaretsky on His New Book–Why America Needs A Left

Attorney Rob Hager returns for our 6th report on the pending appeal at the Supreme Court of Montana’s ban on corporate campaign contributions; Author Eli Zaretsky explores the rich history of the American Left.  Continue reading Attorney Rob Hager: Decision Day At Supreme Court? Prof. Eli Zaretsky on His New Book–Why America Needs A Left

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PBC News & Comment Wednesday, June 13

We open with a powerful critique of the Supreme Court by attorney Rob Hager, excerpted from today’s Part 5 on Citizens United; US drops charges against John Edwards, not Don Siegelman   Continue reading PBC News & Comment Wednesday, June 13

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‘Citizens United’ Part 5: File Name for Montana Case Mysteriously Changes; Sister Maureen Fiedler on the “War on Religion” and Much More

Attorney Rob Hager returns to talk about key issues in the Montana appeal to the Supreme Court challenging Citizens United; public radio host Maureen Fiedler talks about religion in politics and politics in the Catholic religion.  Continue reading ‘Citizens United’ Part 5: File Name for Montana Case Mysteriously Changes; Sister Maureen Fiedler on the “War on Religion” and Much More