• Trump’s Illegal Demolition of Federal Government Provokes Constitutional Crisis, Calls for Impeachment
    Feb 19 2025

    Constitutional lawyer and Free Speech for People President John Bonifaz: Trump’s Illegal Demolition of Federal Government Provokes Constitutional Crisis, Calls for Impeachment

    Journalist and author Fred Pearce: After Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Civil Infrastructure, Palestinians Face a Water & Environmental Crisis

    Former CIA analyst and author Melvin Goodman: Trump’s Ukraine War Peace Overture to Russia Creates Rift with European Allies

    Bob Nixon’s Under-reported News Summary

    • Trump executive order awards refugee status to South African Afrikaners
    • New U.S. protectionism leaves power vacuum for China to fill
    • Red states create their own DOGE task forces


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins
  • Trump Doubles Down on His Criminal Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Palestinians from Gaza
    Feb 12 2025

    Institute for Policy Studies Fellow Phyllis Bennis: Trump Doubles Down on His Criminal Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Palestinians from Gaza

    Salon Senior Politics Writer Amanda Marcotte: Elon Musk’s Racist Hacker Army Illegally Attempting to Eliminate Multiple Federal Agencies

    50501 Organizer Praisely McNamara: Nationwide 50501 Anti-Trump Protests Mobilize to Protect Democracy from Authoritarian Power Grab

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary:

    • Germany’s AfD migration bill fails
    • Māori protesters turn their backs on right-wing ministers
    • New Orleans nurses call strike coinciding with Super Bowl


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins
  • Back in the White House, Trump Launches Spiteful White Supremacist Policy Agenda
    Feb 5 2025

    Democracy in Color podcast host Steve Phillips: Back in the White House, Trump Launches Spiteful White Supremacist Policy Agenda

    Bethlehem University professor Mazin Qumsiyeh: After Gaza Ceasefire, Israel’s Military Launches New Deadly Offensive in Occupied West Bank

    Hunter College distinguished professor of public health Stephanie Woolhandler: RFK Jr. Poses Grave Danger to U.S. Public if Confirmed as HHS Secretary

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
    • Rwanda-backed M-23 rebel army stokes carnage in Goma, Congo
    • Uyghurs held in Thailand go on hunger strike
    • LA housing activists see signs of illegal disaster profiteering


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins
  • As Mass Deportation Begins, Immigrant Rights Groups Organize Resistance
    Jan 29 2025

    American Friends Service Committee's Amy Gottlieb: As Mass Deportation Begins, Immigrant Rights Groups Organize Resistance

    University of California Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies' Lawrence Rosenthal: Trump’s Pardon of 1,500 Jan 6 insurrectionists: An Endorsement of Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism

    Public Citizen's Lisa Gilbert: Trump-Musk ‘Government Efficiency’ Advisory Group Sued for Lack of Transparency

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
    • Elon Musk endorses German far right party
    • United Healthcare reports $35 billion in profits
    • Embattled NYC Mayor Eric Adams attends Trump inauguration


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins
  • Washington, D.C. and National Protests Pledge Resistance to Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda
    Jan 22 2025

    People's March protesters: Washington, D.C. and National Protests Pledge Resistance to Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda

    Sunrise climate activist Alejandro Sobrera Barboza and U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez: Youth Climate Group Protests Nomination of Fracking CEO to be Trump’s Energy Secretary

    University of Wisconsin-Madison's Jennifer Loewenstein: The Israel-Hamas Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold, But Fails to Address Future of Palestinians in Crisis

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • How will Trump support global security in China-Taiwan conflict?
    • World Bank changes course to now back mega dams
    • Trump cryptocurrency plans include cashing in on his family's bitcoin

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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins
  • Israel’s Brutal Gaza War Has Inflicted Severe Psychological Trauma on Children
    Jan 15 2025

    War Child Alliance's Kieran King: Israel’s Brutal Gaza War Has Inflicted Severe Psychological Trauma on Children

    Public Citizen's Jonah Minkoff-Zern: Trump Pardon of J-6 Insurrectionists: A Disaster for Democracy, Rule of Law

    Third Act's Michael Richardson: Catastrophic Los Angeles Wildfires, the Climate Crisis and the Future of Public Policy

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad may weaken Russia in Africa
    • Migrant deportations could threaten US agricultural economies
    • Oath Keepers leader revealed as former police detective


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins
  • On Fourth Anniversary of Jan. 6th Insurrection, Democracy is on the Ropes
    Jan 8 2025

    Journalist and author Sasha Abramsky: On Fourth Anniversary of Jan. 6th Insurrection, Democracy is on the Ropes

    Elbit Out of South Carolina Coalition organizer Chris Tittle: South Carolina Activists Protest Israeli Arms Maker Whose Weapons are Used in Gaza Genocide

    Center for American Progress' Senior Director Kate Kelly: Campaign Urges Biden to Publish Equal Rights Amendment Before Leaving Office

    Bob Nixon’s Under-reported News Summary
    • Election protests disrupt Mozambique
    • Enbridge oil spill erodes confidence
    • More deaths revealed in US Indian boarding schools


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins
  • Trump-GOP Attack on Transgender Community Elicits Disturbingly Weak Democratic Party Response
    Jan 1 2025

    Present Age Newsletter Editor Parker Malloy: Trump-GOP Attack on Transgender Community Elicits Disturbingly Weak Democratic Party Response

    The Editorial Board Editor John Stoehr: Understanding America’s Broken Media Landscape Promoting Right-wing Disinformation and Influencing Election Outcomes

    National Association of Defense Lawyers President Chris Wellborn: Last Chance Campaign Asks Biden to Release Leonard Peltier Before Leaving Office

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
    • Western oil money empowers Russian president and regional elites
    • Mortgage regulators ignore climate change risk
    • Trump administration will drive everyday Americans deeper in debt


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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    29 mins