Are we living in fascist times — and what role has the U.S. played in creating them? Sociologist Jessie Daniels breaks down white supremacy inside the Trump administration and why fascism isn’t foreign to American history.

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Some songs don’t entertain. They bear witness.

David Rovics delivers a sobering performance linking past and present atrocities, and the systems that enable them.

Flashpoints is where it's at!

Hard to hear. Necessary to listening.
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Remembering Michael Parenti (1933–2026).

A fearless critic of power.
A lifelong advocate for justice.
Thank you for the clarity, courage, and conviction.

Image remixed from Willa Madden, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

Today at 11AM on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour: historian Daniel Immerwahr on how U.S. wars abroad concentrate power, expand secrecy, and militarize life at home.
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ICE isn’t targeting “the worst of the worst.”
They’re targeting whoever is easiest to arrest.
David Bier breaks down the data behind mass deportation and why it’s driven by quotas and profiling, not public safety.

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Tonight 7PM on Full Circle: Freewillin Franklin speaks with Army Ranger veteran Rory Fanning and Air Force mechanic Justin Loza, now with Veterans for Peace, on the right to refuse illegal and immoral orders.
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Why aren’t artists leading resistance anymore? On Background Briefing, Jonathan Taplin looks at Trumpism, tech billionaires, advertising, and the collapse of counterculture — and asks what it would take for culture to fight back. Listen on KPFA
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Local police didn’t just “monitor” movements — they infiltrated, entrapped, and built felony cases. Historian Joshua Davis breaks down the hidden history behind political policing in this Hard Knock Radio interview.
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Antifa isn’t an “organization” — it’s a practice. Christopher Mathias (To Catch a Fascist) explains doxxing, infiltration, and what changes when fascists stop hiding. Full UpFront interview: kpfa.org
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Can California save its healthcare system by taxing billionaires?

On UpFront, healthcare workers back a temporary wealth tax to fill a $100B funding gap — as Gov. Newsom pushes back.

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The U.S. didn’t notify Congress before bombing Venezuela —
but it did notify Exxon, Chevron, and Conoco.

Leonardo Flores on Project Censored explains why the phrase “an oil company with an army” isn’t rhetoric — it’s policy.

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This clip hits hard — but the full interview goes much deeper.
On Behind the News, Forrest Hylton delivers one of the clearest breakdowns of Venezuela’s past, present, and future you’ll hear anywhere. Essential listening.
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“Imperialism is about collaborators.
Firepower comes when they can’t get them.”

Justin Podur explains why violence escalates in Gaza and Venezuela — and what that failure reveals about empire itself.
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“Don’t even breathe near us.”

On Background Briefing, Karen Greenberg explains how lawlessness, impunity, and state violence intersect with a broader administration-wide campaign targeting women — from rhetoric to policy to deadly force.

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“This is a regime change where the regime hasn’t changed.” Historian Alejandro Velasco explains the paradox facing Venezuela as the same power structure operates under constant threat of U.S. intervention. Behind the News w/ Doug Henwood Thursdays @ 12pm.
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The video doesn’t match the official story.

Ian Masters speaks with law professor Ana Pottratz Acosta about the killing of an unarmed bystander by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — and why DHS claims collapse under scrutiny.

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#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #Minneapolis #KPFA