Jesse talks about Donald Trump’s decision to hold his first rally after a short pause in TULSA, OKLAHOMA. Which is the notorious site of the devastation in Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma, commonly known as “Black Wall Street.” Making matters more egregious, he has chosen the date of June 19th which is known as “Juneteenth.” The day when the last of America’s enslaved population was FINALLY freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued two years prior.
Former cop, Paul Manning, shared a story detailing how he was treated when he attempted to call-out officer misconduct.
Are prisoners being used as slave labor? Do police act as guards to private property? Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann exposing Capitalism’s dirty little secret….
Graham talks with artists in Santa Monica who painted the boarded up stores after the protests from 5/31/20.
Dinosaur Stamps – This video by James Gurney shows the work involved in the making of Australia’s Age of Dinosaurs stamp issue. From sketches, research, making miniatures sculptures of the dinosaurs to the final oil paining.
Jimmy Dore on Bernie Sanders, his disappointment with the CARES Act, and more . . .
Red Lines Host Anya Parampil speaks with Alec Karakatsanis, the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps and author of “Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System,” about police efforts to win positive coverage amidst a nationwide uprising against their increased militarization and abuse of power. Alec reveals the shocking record of Chris Swanson, the Sheriff in Flint, Michigan, who won positive coverage for “joining” demonstrations in the city while personally profiting off the imprisonment of poor people of color in his jails. They also analyze the record of Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, who has emerged has a leading voice in mainstream media coverage of the protests.
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