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POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Cheri Honkala and Galen Tyler: Protesting the DNC” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮
In this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges discusses the protests planned at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia with two local organizers. Cheri Honkala, director of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, and Galen Tyler, leader of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, are leading the March for Lives, raising awareness of poverty and homelessness. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at the cost of security at the upcoming national conventions.
REVOLUTION: “Chris Hedges: On Revolution in America ” / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ☮
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Amira Hass: Inside the Occupied Territories” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges, and Anya Parampil ☮
In this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges goes inside Israel and the Occupied Territories with Amira Hass. Hass is the Haaretz Correspondent for the Occupied Territories and author of “Drinking the Sea at Gaza”. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil joins the show with a report on the public manifestations of racism in Israeli society.
PERFORMING ARTS – BROADWAY: “Broadway Stars Come Together for Orlando’s LGBT Community” / CBS Evening News ☮
Broadway’s biggest stars came together last week to record a new version of “What the World Needs Now is Love” with profits benefiting Orlando’s LGBT community. Producer James Wesley and his husband, musician Seth Rudetsky, put the project together in just two days. Dr Jon LaPook reports.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Police Prepare for Riots at RNC as US Becomes Increasingly Militarized” / RT America / Anya Parampil, and Sarah Lazare ☮
With the Republican National Convention just around the corner, authorities in Cleveland, Ohio are working with multiple federal agencies to bring in military grade equipment to prepare for potential riots. But while police militarization has already become the new norm in the US, two politicians are pushing for more funding for a counterterrorism program in New York. For more on this, RT America’s Anya Parampil speaks with Sarah Lazare, a staff writer for Alternet.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Why not Prosecute the NY Times?: Chris Hedges on WikiLeaks, Assange” / RT America / Anya Parampil ☮
This week marks the fifth anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange taking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as he remains wanted in Sweden for questioning on alleged sex crimes. Assange’s fear is that extradition to Sweden could lead to extradition to the US, where he could face prosecution for his work with WikiLeaks. For more on this, Chris Hedges, investigative journalist and host of ‘On Contact’ on RT America, joins Anya Parampil.
INTERVIEW: “Thomas Frank on Clinton and Democratic Establishment: What Happened to the Party of the People?” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman, and Juan Gonzales ☮
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Kshama Sawant: How to Counter Establishment Politics” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮
In this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges explores how to counter establishment politics with Kshama Sawant, the only socialist on the Seattle City Council. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil reports on the obstacles third-party candidates face in trying to enter the race for the White House.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Who Actually Needs a Machine Gun?” / Jonathan Pie ☮
Jonathan Pie reflects on gun violence and Gay rights in the aftermath of the horrific Orlando killings.
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