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A Trial That Wasn’t
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“A Trial That Wasn’t.” Whole lifetimes have passed, and until recently, few have seen a presidential impeachment trial. What have we seen? We’ve seen politics at play, or as the rastas say, poly-tricks. From beginning… Full Transcript
When Is A Trial Not A Trial?
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“When Is A Trial Not A Trial?” A question: what happens at the beginning of a trial? The answer is simple: jury selection. Why? Because jurors decide cases, therefore special attention must be paid to… Full Transcript
COVID 19 and Reconstruction
Charles Karim Diggs
My name is Karim Charles Diggs. I’m calling from SCI Phoenix, Pennsylvania, and the title of my subject is “COVID-19 and Reconstruction.” A cure for all our diseases, including COVID-19, [inaudible] may very well be… Full Transcript
White Riots At The Center Of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
With the rise of the Trump Presidency, few events were more remarkable than the 2017 white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia. Here we saw the naked face of white hatred, fear and anxiety, seemingly inspired… Full Transcript
The Trump Mob Attacks America
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It was a sight that will be long remembered: hundreds, then thousands of men scaling the walls of the U.S. Capitol like soldiers on a web. Then ripping, tearing, shredding all they could touch, all… Full Transcript
After The Fall
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“After The Fall.” As the froth and bubbling of the American election begins to cool, it is important to give some thought to what has happened here, and what it means both here and abroad… Full Transcript
Beyond the Polls
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Beyond the Polls.” In a few days, the roiling elections of 2020 will be history, but what kind of history will it be? No one really knows, for certainty is but a feeling, not a… Full Transcript
Disaster At The Heart of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Disaster the heart of empire.” As Americans slink toward the elections, a sense of disquiet haunts the land. It’s a feeling of heightened caution, the shadow of fear radiate from a proto-fascist government, one riddled… Full Transcript
Mad As Hell
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Mad As Hell.” The hospitalization of an American president is a story that pierces every other story in the media, and Trump has played it like he’s on Broadway. I can hardly count the guys… Full Transcript
The Populism of Pandemics
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For months now, the nation has been battered by the ravages of COVID-19: the Coronavirus. With millions of people infected, and over 190,000 people now dead, it now turn out that from the very start,… Full Transcript
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Between A Rock And A Hard Place.” As the nation’s two major political parties scramble for supremacy of this current political season, more is at stake than mere democracy. Black America faces inchoate choices which… Full Transcript
Trump in Triumph: New Wrongs Rise
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Trump in Triumph.” New Romes rise. I’ve written for several weeks of the Senate’s so-called trial of president Trump. I’ve predicted the downside of an impeachment proceeding that doesn’t end in removal, for such a… Full Transcript
Violence and Hypocrisy: As American as Apple Pie
Dontie Mitchell
Violence and hypocrisy: as American as apple pie. I was watching the house of managers giving their closing arguments during the impeachment trial. I couldn’t help but sit and wonder about how corrupt our political… Full Transcript
Senate Trial
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Senate Trial.” Question: when is the trial not a trial? Answer: when it’s the Senate trial. After days of opening remarks and statements from the so-called trial of the president of the United States, the… Full Transcript
The Trump Trials
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Trump Trial.” Soon, the impeachment trial of an American president will begin, and the U.S. Senate will decide whether Donald J. Trump will be removed from office or acquitted of two articles of impeachment.… Full Transcript
Now What?
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Now what?” After the U.S. House voted along party lines to impeach the U.S. President Donald Trump, headlines blared and pundits crowed about the news. But now what? It is all but certain that Trump… Full Transcript
Step 1 – Impeachment
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Step One: Impeachment.” Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have a Christmas gift planned for U.S. president Donald Trump. It’s an impeachment, but Trump has a gift for them as well. It’s an acquittal… Full Transcript
When Impeachment Isn’t Enough
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“When Impeachment Isn’t Enough.” The impeachment hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives have begun, and with it, a step into history. Will Donald Trump be impeached by the House? I think the answer will… Full Transcript
The Real Deep State
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Real Deep State.” Among political conservatives, there is a phrase used to designate continuing government influence from the days of the Obama administration. They call it “deep state.” This deep suspicion has led to… Full Transcript
“Voting one’s rage.” As of now, the nation’s midterm elections are not yet over. But this much is clear: one major political party—shall we call it the Trump party—suffered from a massive miscalculation. For months,… Full Transcript