All Taxation Is Theft: Four Words To Understand The Republican Party
Besides the minimum taxes necessary to pay for national defense and basic law enforcement, the Republican Party treats all taxation as theft.
Interview With Kevin Gosztola: How The Trump Administration Plans To Prosecute Reality Winner
Kevin Gosztola discusses his plans for trial coverage of Reality Winner, the NSA contractor at the center of Donald Trump’s first major leak prosecution.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Failed State’ By David Rovics
Prolific singer-songwriter David Rovics is one of the few working musicians, who regularly produce topical protest songs which directly address current events. His music is in the tradition of radical folk musicians like Phil Ochs. From his latest album, “Ballad of a Wobbly,” released in December, Rovics breaks down what
Trump Administration Held U.S. Citizen Incommunicado In Iraq For Months Until ACLU Intervened
President Donald Trump’s administration detained a United States citizen incommunicado in military custody for nearly four months.
US Support For Honduras Election: Another Front In New Cold War
Although the Cold War officially ended, the United States continues waging aggression in Latin America, including its support for Honduras Election results.
Beyond Prisons—Episode 19: Hope Is A Discipline feat. Mariame Kaba
Mariame Kaba discusses youth detention and Bresha Meadows, surviving abuse, prison abolition, and what books are on her reading shelf.
The Espionage Act And NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner’s Uphill Struggle To Defend Herself
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner faces an uphill battle at trial after Obama-era leak prosecutions intensified the government’s ability to wield the Espionage Act.
Appeals Court Rules Against Idaho’s Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law Aimed At Suppressing Journalists
In a decision upholding the First Amendment, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled key parts of an Idaho “ag-gag” law are unconstitutional.
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration’s ‘Warehousing’ Of Iraqi Nationals In Jails
A federal judge ordered the US government to provide bond hearings for nearly 300 Iraqi nationals, who were detained by ICE and have languished in jail.
Unauthorized Disclosure—Episode 42: Farewell, 2017!
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola bid farewell to 2017 in the season’s finale. During the show, the hosts talk about Donald Trump’s foreign policy and what liberal imperialists and neoconservatives disliked about Trump’s first year. We celebrate what parts of Trump’s agenda grassroots resistance was able to stall while