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Counting The True Costs Of War. The Secret Lives Of Young Arab Women.

Norman Solomon – War made Invisible: How America Hides The Human Toll Of Its Military Machine More than twenty years ago, 9/11 and the war...
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Federal judge refuses to block Florida law that restricts people from China from owning land

A judge says plaintiffs are unlikely to be able to show the measure was motivated by discrimination or lacks a “rational basis.”
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The Enemy of Progress

The role of Russia and China on the continent of Africa is discussed. The impact of christian right-wing groups on anti-LGBTQ+ laws and anti-abortion laws...
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MidPoint: Are Russian influence agents operating in local politics?

New federal criminal charges against Alexandr Ionov, a fugitive Russian national, allege a malign foreign influence operation in St. Petersburg, FL elections. Noted national security...
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USF students protest U.S. intervention in Ukraine

Members of USF's Students for a Democratic Society protested the U.S.'s intervention in Ukraine as well as sanctions on Russia.
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MidPoint: War from the perspective of Ukrainian students

While the problems of Florida's legislative decisions continue to loom over the state this week, the war in Ukraine continues with no certain end in...
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Federal judge refuses to block Florida law that restricts people from China from owning land

A judge says plaintiffs are unlikely to be able to show the measure was motivated by discrimination or lacks a “rational basis.”

The Wobblies. Red Cinema.

Ahmed White: Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers In 1917, the Industrial Workers of the World was rapidly gaining strength and members. Within a decade, this radical union...
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Florida says its new law restricting people from China from owning land is not discriminatory

Florida is pushing back against a challenge to a new law that restricts people from China and six other countries from owning property.
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Feds target a new Florida law that restricts property ownership by people from China and other countries

The U.S. Department of Justice urges a judge to block a new Florida law restricting people from China from owning property in the state.

Controversial Opinions. Hollywood Vs. China.

“This is not something that’s going to go down well with some of your American listeners, but Trump is the consummate  American politician. What more could you want to represent you than a corrupt individual...

Is Chinese investment the path to revive US factories?

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 08/28/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Acclaimed film makers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar and a team of cinematographers spent three years documenting the revival of...
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Greg Palast Has the Scoop on the President’s Election Integrity Commission

Human rights workers arrested for investigating labor conditions in Ivanka Trump’s factories Three labor rights investigators were arrested in China in May while they were looking into working conditions at factories that make shoes for...

Journalist Gail Pellett recounts experience reporting in post-Revolution 1980s China

http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160531_110617_radioactivityT1_187.MP3 By Rob Lorei This Friday, June 4, is the anniversary of The Tiananmen Massacre in China. One of the major (and  unrealized) goals of the protesters was a free press and the end of censorship. In addition,...

Economics Expert Explains Recent Stock Markets Flux & Why We Need a Financial Transaction Tax

By Rob Lorei Today we talk with economist James Henry about the recent drop seen in the U.S. stock markets in response to market fluctuations seen in China  caused by the devaluation of its currency a few...

freeFall Theatre’s Harvey & Kirk Ke Wang on Why Art?

Discussion with the cast & director of Harvey, and discussion of art's purpose with Kirk Ke Wang.

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