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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
Turkish Winter Over Kurdistan
Mumia Abu-Jamal
At the time of the Iraq war when Bush II unleashed a war of shock and awe over Saddam Hussein’s country extensively in search of weapons of mass destruction, the northern territory of the Kurds,… Full Transcript
Even the Koch Institute Has a Presidential Pardon List of Thousands of Prisoners
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Even the Koch Institute has a presidential pardon list of thousands of prisoners,” by Kerry Shakaboona Marshall. The conservative Koch Institute, owned conservative billionaire Charles Koch of Koch Industries, has organized a loose coalition of… Full Transcript
Politics 2019 or The Hope Games
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Politics 2019, or The Hope Games.” It’s early yet. But the politics of this, the Trump era, has formed the framework of the clashes to power. Democrats, especially after the age of Obama, are enmeshed… Full Transcript
Hidden Voters
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Hidden Voters.” At the last presidential election, the press and pollsters got it about as wrong as two left feet. Few people believed that Trump could triumph over the brilliant and accomplished secretary of state… Full Transcript
Immigration Nation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Immigration Nation.” Say one thing about the Trump presidency. From day one, issue one has been immigration, more specifically, the issue has been American anxiety about the rising tide of immigrants, especially Mexican or other… Full Transcript
When Congress Isn’t Enough
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“When Congress Isn’t Enough.” Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller came before two committees of the U.S. House of Representatives, haltingly answered critics and questioners, and left the scene in silence. Much of the media had… Full Transcript
Biden His Time
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Biden His Time.” The candidacy of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. for president of the United States has caused multiple reactions across the land. Biden, who enters his 77th year of life, draws warm feelings from… Full Transcript
Mad at the World, Fearful of the Future
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Mad at the World, Fearful of the Future.” As an American presidents stomps in the ground in mock anger, decrying the alleged wrongs of young women, he is chilling at windmills, fighting battles he can… Full Transcript
The Raids Cometh
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Raids Cometh.” America has always had periods of state violence, attacks against dreaded others, people who were considered alien to a false white norm. The Palmer raids of the early 20th century, named for… Full Transcript
FBI Spies and Spying
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Of FBI Spies and Spying.” In light of the empty dud of the fall of the Mueller report, we have heard repeated charges of outrage that alleged FBI spying of the Trump campaign and administration.… Full Transcript
Trump, Mad at the World
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Trump, Mad at the World.” Donald Trump, from the first day he unleashed his venomous campaign for the U.S. presidency, has lashed out at people he considers beneath him. It began, as all now know,… Full Transcript
Trump in Triumph
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Trump in Triumph.” The news that special prosecutor Robert Mueller would return no additional indictments and no charges of wrongdoing by incumbent president Donald Trump has hit Washington like a thunder clap. Leading democratic politicians… Full Transcript
Venezuela, Again
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Venezuela Again.” Several years ago during the early days of Hugo Chavez’ presidency, U.S. Forces supported a coup attempt against it and the barrios of Caracas exploded in support for the former military officer. The… Full Transcript
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