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The Best One Yet💦 “Big Bottled Bros” — Poland Spring’s water merger. Fisker’s bankrupt electric car. Home-Swapping vs Airbnb.Big Bottled Water is merging with Big Water Jug in a $7B deal… say hello to PolandSpringMountain, Inc.Electric car company Fisker just filed for bankruptcy… and you can blame it on 1 YouTube video.And “Home-swapping” is the hot new startup trend in travel… because Airbnb has a blindspot.Plus, the newest summer camp for kids in America… is Chick-fil-A.$PRMW $ABNB $FSRNSubscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTubeSubmit Facts & Shoutouts Socials: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (Nick) & LinkedIn (Jack)Ab...2024-06-2023 min

Motley Fool MoneyFisker: No Gas, All BrakesSometimes, a billion bucks just isn’t enough to kickstart the engine.(00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss Fisker’s bankruptcy and Wells Fargo’s latest credit card bet.Then, at (17:22), Ailson and Bro tackle the listener mailbag, answering questions about retirement distributions, target date funds, and commodities.Learn more about the Range Rover Sport at www.landroverusa.comGot a question for Alison and Bro? Email it to podcasts@fool.comCompanies discussed: FSRN...2024-06-1830 min

WALL STREET COLADAJunio 18: Biden se dispone a reabrir las reservas de petróleo si los precios de la gasolina vuelven a subir. Elon Musk dice que el Plan Maestro 4 de Tesla será épico La FTC demanda a Adobe por prácticas de planes de suscripción.Noticias Económicas y Financieras El S&P 500 $SP500 logró su trigésimo cierre récord de 2024, cerrando la sesión del lunes en 5.473. De hecho, el índice ha subido ahora un enorme 15% en solo seis meses del año, lo que se traduce en $5.5T adicionales en capitalización de mercado. En este momento están sucediendo muchas cosas para las acciones estadounidenses, con cosas como el aumento de las ganancias corporativas, el enfriamiento de la inflación y un próximo ciclo de flexibilización de la Reserva Federal, así como una volatilidad del mercado históricamente baja...2024-06-1804 min

WALL STREET COLADAAbril 4: Nvidia dice que no hay interrupciones en el suministro debido al terremoto de Taiwán. Alphabet considera poner la búsqueda por IA detrás del muro de pago. Etsy sube mientras el activista Elliott lanza su decisión a largo plazo.Noticias Económicas y Financieras La secretaria del Tesoro, Janet Yellen, aterrizará hoy en China por segunda vez en el último año. El viaje incluirá cuatro días de reuniones con altos funcionarios chinos, como el viceprimer ministro He Lifeng y Wang Weizhong, gobernador de la provincia manufacturera y exportadora de Guangdong. El viaje de Yellen abordará la avalancha de exportaciones que están saliendo de China, especialmente en la industria de la energía limpia (piense en paneles solares, baterías y vehículos eléctricos). El presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome...2024-04-0406 min

WALL STREET COLADAMarzo 28: El S&P 500 ha subido un 10% en los primeros tres meses del año. Amazon gasta miles de millones en la startup de IA Anthropic. Walmart volverá a presentar una notificación antimonopolio para la adquisición de Vizio.Noticias Económicas y Financieras Los inversores en acciones están cerrando un excelente primer trimestre, y el mercado continúa aplastándolo con máximos históricos casi diarios. El S&P 500 ha subido un 10% en los primeros tres meses del año, alcanzando ya la marca de 5.200 puntos que incluso los analistas más optimistas habían pronosticado para todo 2024. No se trata sólo de la revolución de la IA y los Siete Magníficos (o "Super Seis" menos Tesla). Los 11 sectores del S&P 500 han subido en lo que va del año, excepto el sec...2024-03-2805 min

KPFA - Womens MagazineSome of Us Are Brave: Interviews and Conversations With Sistas in Life and Struggle with Thandisizwe ChimurengaWomen’s Magazine hosts Margo Okazawa-Rey and Jovelyn Richards talk with award-winning free lance journalist and author Thandisizwe Chimurenga about her collection of interviews in the book “Some of Us Are Brave: Interviews and Conversations With Sistas in Life and Struggle” and her second volume “Some Of Us Are Brave (Vol 2): Interviews and Conversations with Sistas in Life and Struggle” two books that counter the white supremacy and cis-heterosexual patriarchy (and by extension, misogyny) of our society that by definition belittles and ignores the voices of women of color in general and Black women in particular (misogynoir). Part of the corrective...2024-01-2259 min

Under the ShadowTrailer: Under the ShadowSupport the production of this podcast now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brasilonfire/under-the-shadow-of-the-united-states-a-podcastHistory is often lost in the past. Hard to grasp. Difficult to explain. The story of the US role abroad is often muddled or forgotten.In this podcast series on US intervention and revolutionary resistance in Latin America, independent journalist Michael Fox makes that history come to life, taking listeners to places in the present on a search for the legacies of the past. It's a search for the ghosts that still linger—and what it all means today. 2023-09-1804 min

Radio Survivor PodcastPodcast #315 – Mitch Jeserich Mitch Jeserich has been working as a host, producer and reporter for Pacifica Radio and KPFA for two decades. His career in radio was just getting started as a volunteer when 9-11-2001 changed everything. Host Eric Klein and guest Mitch Jeserich are friends and former co-workers at Free Speech Radio News in 2003, where Mitch was covering the capital in Washington D.C. and Eric was working on the tech-team in Berkeley. Letters and Politics on KPFA Letters and Politics on Youtube FSRN’s...2021-09-151h 29

Green Left RadioPolitics in Brazil Today: Eyewitness Discussion with Journalist Michael FoxNewsreportsA discussion with the presenters about the current situation facing refugees in Melbourne right now with over 60 refugees imprisoned in the Park Hotel in Melbourne and the on-going protests that are happening right now demanding their freedom. Interviews and DiscussionJacob Andrewartha sits down with long-time multimedia journalist and radio reporter Michael Fox to discuss politics in Brazil. The discussion focuses on far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, in particular his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy of environmental destruction, and the grassroots resistance to his government. Also discussed are the recent municipal elections that took place in November. Fox is a forme...2021-01-0700 min

FSRNFSRN - April 28, 2017Stories in this edition of the weekly: Lawmakers go through the motions of appropriations showdown ritual Texas House passes most hardline immigration bill since Arizona’s SB 1070 Turkish officials carry out fresh purges; opposition contests referendum results Snake charmers in India lament loss of culture following outlawing of their practice Whistleblowers play a key role in Nigerian anti-corruption push…at their own risk FSRN signs off the air after 17 years of grassroots radio journalism For more information about individual stories, including transcripts, visit: https://fsrn.org/2017/04/fsrn-weekly-edition-april-28-2017/2017-04-2829 min

FSRNFSRN signs off the air after 17 years of grassroots radio journalismSince 2000, Free Speech Radio News’ mission has been to provide factual reports on important international and domestic news stories often missing in the corporate press — and to amplify the voices of the ignored and unheard. Those voices have been broadcast on radio stations across the U.S. in tens of thousands of news stories spanning 17 years. Today FSRN itself is in the news because of the stories we can no longer tell. The very first story reporter Lena Nozizwe produced for FSRN was about a transgender college student. Today her last report for us is about the beginnings, and the end...2017-04-2806 min

FSRNWhistleblowers play a key role in Nigerian anti-corruption push…at their own riskIn Nigeria, millions of dollars of stolen public funds have been recovered in recent months, as President Muhammadu Buhari wages a war against corruption. Whistleblowers are playing a major role, but exposing corruption can come at great cost in Nigeria, a country where graft is deeply entrenched and impunity has long been the norm. Whistleblowers, like journalists and anti-corruption activists face threats, including the risk of assassination. FSRN’s Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos. For more information on this story, including a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/whistleblowers-play-a-key-role-in-nigerian-anti-corruption-push-at-their-own-risk/2017-04-2804 min

FSRNSnake charmers in India lament loss of culture following outlawing of their practiceSince ancient times in India, snake charming has been a popular form of entertainment. It’s also been the only source of livelihood for hundreds of thousands of snake charmers. But several years ago the practice was declared illegal, leaving practitioners in dire economic straits. Bismillah Geelani, brings us the story of a community struggling for survival. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/snake-charmers-in-india-lament-loss-of-culture-following-outlawing-of-their-practice/2017-04-2804 min

FSRNTurkish officials carry out fresh purges as opposition continues to contest referendum resultsIn Turkey, the government carried out a fresh series of raids this week, arresting another 1000 people and purging the police force of more than 9000 officers allegedly connected to the US-based cleric who President Recip Tayyip Erdogan blames for last summer’s attempted coup. The country remains under a state of emergency, extended after protesters took to the streets decrying what they say was fraud in the recent referendum. The plank of constitutional reforms that would grant President Erdogan much of the powers previously held by Parliament and the Judiciary officially passed with 51 percent of the vote, but opposition parties are co...2017-04-2804 min

FSRNTexas House passes most hardline immigration bill since Arizona’s SB 1070In the wee hours Thursday morning, the state’s lower house passed a bill immigration policy observers say is the most radical state legislation since Arizona’s controversial SB 1070. It comes on the heels of a 9th Circuit Court ruling against the Trump administration’s attempts to deny federal funding to cities where local police do not take on federal immigration enforcement duties. The Texas bill, SB 4 passed the state Senate in February. Lawmakers from both chambers must reconcile final language before the bill heads to the desk of the governor who openly supports the measure. Shannon Young has more. For mo...2017-04-2804 min

FSRNLawmakers go through the motions of appropriations showdown ritualIn what’s become a ritual on Capitol Hill, the U.S. House and Senate faced off in a government shutdown showdown this week. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/lawmakers-go-through-the-motions-of-budget-request-showdown-ritual/2017-04-2801 min

FSRNFSRN - April 21, 2017Stories in this edition of the weekly: French voters prepare for first round of presidential elections amid surge in right-wing nationalism Turkey referendum results test country’s polarized political system Brazilian public workers push back against unelected government’s austerity plans Lakota immersion class works to recover lost language while strengthening culture Residents of Seattle’s South Park immigrant community build the kind of walls they can support For more information about individual stories, including transcripts, visit: https://fsrn.org/2017/04/fsrn-weekly-edition-april-21-2017/2017-04-2129 min

FSRNResidents of Seattle’s South Park immigrant community build the kind of walls they can supportHear the phrase “green walls” and you might think perhaps the southern border wall proposed by the Trump administration is taking on a eco-friendly theme. But these green walls are going up in Seattle’s South Park, and are designed to clean the air and reduce air pollution. And many members of the immigrant community are putting up the walls themselves. Martha Baskin has our story. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/residents-of-seattles-south-park-immigrant-community-build-the-kind-of-walls-they-can-support/2017-04-2105 min

FSRNLakota immersion class works to recover lost language while strengthening cultureA Catholic school on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota has introduced its first Lakota language immersion program. A small kindergarten class is the start of a revolving door immersion concept that will see students remain in a culturally-rich environment through the 4th grade. Jim Kent visited the Red Cloud Indian School to talk with the Lakota language teacher and her young students about the importance of retaining a language to preserve a culture. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/lakota-immersion-class-works-to-recover-lost-language-while-strengthening-culture/2017-04-2105 min

FSRNBrazilian public workers push back against unelected government’s austerity plansWe now go to Brazil, which is dealing with its own collective crisis. In 2016, an impeachment, which many likened to a legislative coup, forced the leftist president Dilma Rousseff from office. Now the biggest political corruption scandal in memory continues to unravel, as the country tries to dig itself out of its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The current Michel Temer-led government seized the opportunity to push through austerity reforms, which have frozen public spending for the next 20 years. Now, congress is debating an overhaul of the country’s pension and social security systems. If approved, the reform wo...2017-04-2105 min

FSRNTurkey referendum results test country’s polarized political systemWhile France may well be on the path to placing another ultra-nationalist on the world slate of global leaders, pro-democracy groups in Turkey are challenging the outcome of a recent referendum on constitutional reforms. If enacted, the reforms would dramatically alter Turkey’s parliamentary system, and reduce checks and balances in the country located smack dab between the Syrian civil war and the EU refugee crisis. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed a razor thin win by a 2.8 percent margin. But despite widespread allegations of ballot fraud, the country’s electoral commission has refused to annul the results. FSRN’s Fariba...2017-04-2102 min

FSRNFrench voters prepare for first round of presidential elections amid surge in right-wing nationalismAs voters in France gear up for the first round of presidential elections this weekend, a gunman opened fire on police in Paris Thursday. One officer died, two others were injured — and the gunman was shot and killed as he tried to flee the scene on the city’s storied Champs-Élysées. The incident that French President François Hollande said appeared to be an act of terrorism is adding fuel to the nationalist fire that’s thrust the country’s far right-wing party to the top of the polls just days ahead of the vote. The election in the country...2017-04-2107 min

FSRNHuman rights activists push for ISIS to face UN war crimes tribunalThe U.S.-led fight against ISIS spans multiple countries. In Iraq, the offensive in Mosul continues, and in Syria ground forces are closing in on the last of ISIS’s major urban strongholds — the city of Raqqa. If ISIS loses its territorial claims across Iraq and Syria, what comes after military action? To human rights activists the answer is a war-crimes tribunal. FSRN’s Patricia Nunan has more from New York. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/human-rights-activists-push-for-isis-to-face-un-war-crimes-tribunal/2017-04-1404 min

FSRNFSRN - April 14, 2017Stories in this edition of the weekly: U.S. drops “mother of all bombs” – Trump says he gave “his” military “total authorization” Human rights activists push for ISIS to face UN war crimes tribunal 60,000 immigrants held at Colorado facility sue GEO Group for forced labor Rohingya refugees fear expulsion from India Myanmar’s transition to democracy provides opening for deeper social change Families in Mexico launch their own searches for missing loved ones For more information about individual stories, including transcripts, visit: https://fsrn.org/2017/04/fsrn-weekly-edition-april-14-2017/2017-04-1429 min

FSRNFamilies in Mexico launch their own searches for missing loved onesIn Mexico, families of the disappeared have been leading efforts to uncover mass graves. More than 300 bodies have been unearthed in recent weeks, and along with the bodies come hints at the answers thousands of families have been seeking since loved ones went missing in the decade of militarized drug war in the country. The graves also expose the tense relationship between the families of the victims and the authorities tasked with solving crimes. Clayton Conn reports from the Mexican capital. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/families-in-mexico-launch-their-own-searches-for-missing-loved-ones/2017-04-1406 min

FSRNMyanmar’s transition to democracy provides opening for deeper social changeIn Myanmar, violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority hasn’t let up despite profound political changes. A year ago, citizens the country also referred to as Burma – saw their first civilian president take office in a government led by pro-democracy icon Aung Sang Suu Kyi. This major step toward a representative government came after more than half a century of brutal military rule. While for decades, any talk of human rights was banned, the country is now seeing hundreds of civil society organizations mushroom – but human rights advocates say not everyone is benefiting from the new freedoms in the country. FSRN’s...2017-04-1406 min

FSRNRohingya refugees fear expulsion from IndiaAnti-refugee sentiment coming from the top office of the world’s most powerful country seems to have emboldened nationalist tendencies elsewhere. Human rights groups in India are concerned about the government’s plan to deport Rohingya refugees. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar are living in exile in India but, Hindu nationalist groups have launched a campaign to drive them out of the country. Bismillah Geelani reports. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/rohingya-refugees-fear-expulsion-from-india/2017-04-1402 min

FSRN60,000 immigrants held at Colorado facility sue GEO Group for forced laborAttorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to the US-Mexico border in Arizona this week, where he issued new guidelines for ramped up immigration enforcement. He ordered additional charges be brought against undocumented immigrants when possible and directed that repeat entrants be charged with felony crimes. The new guidelines also call for the prosecution of anyone involved in transporting or harboring undocumented immigrants. While the stated goal aims to target people smugglers, members of mixed status families fear that provision could be used against them for things as basic as living together or for traveling in the same car. Private prison operators...2017-04-1406 min

FSRNU.S. drops “mother of all bombs” – Trump says he gave “his” military “total authorization”In eastern Afghanistan Thursday evening, U.S. forces deployed the most powerful conventional munition in the country’s arsenal – second only to a nuclear bomb — targeting a series of caves used by ISIS fighters the Achin district of Nangarhar province. Nell Abram has more. For more information on this story, as well as a transcript, visit https://fsrn.org/2017/04/u-s-drops-mother-of-all-bombs-trump-says-he-gave-his-military-total-authorization/2017-04-1401 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardMyanmar’s transition to democracy provides opening for deeper social changeApril 10, 2017 | FSRNA year ago, citizens of Myanmar – also referred to as Burma – saw their first civilian president take office in a government led by pro-democracy icon Aung Sang Suu Kyi. This major step toward a representative government came after more than half a century of brutal military rule. While for decades, any talk of human rights was banned, the country is now seeing hundreds of civil society organizations mushroom – but human rights advocates say not everyone is benefiting from the new freedoms in the country also known as Burma. In North Okkalapa, a suburb of Yang...2017-04-1000 min

FSRNLA explores legalizing street vending amid crackdown on immigrantsCalifornia is leading moves to push back against ramped-up deportation efforts. Earlier this week, the state’s Senate passed a so-called ‘sanctuary state’ bill that would prevent local and state police On a local level, Los Angeles is taking up the long-stalled issue of legalizing street vending. According to one count, as many as 50,000 people sell food on the city’s streets. But in the era of the Trump administration, selling a bacon-wrapped hot dog could mean much more than a fine or getting your food cart confiscated. It could mean deportation for the many undocumented immigrants who can find no other...2017-04-0706 min

FSRNRefugee facing deportation in Australia highlights systemic ’miscarriage of justice’Iraqi officials say they are still recovering remains from the site of a mid-March U.S. airstrike in Mosul; so far they’ve removed nearly 300 bodies from the scene. Residents are leaving the city by the busload; joining the more than 300,000 who have fled since the October start of a U.S.-backed offensive against ISIS/the Islamic State. As with Syrians fleeing civil war, Iraqis have faced severe difficulties when seeking refugee status in developed countries. A 60-year-old would-be refugee from Iraq is grabbing attention in Australia. Refugee advocates there say the case highlights what they call systemic failures in...2017-04-0704 min

FSRNGeorgia legislature advances bill that could label protesters as “domestic terrorists”Georgia has become the latest state to take up legislation seemingly designed to have a chilling effect on First Amendment rights. Georgia’s State Senate passed SB1 earlier this month and the bill is now before the lower house of the state’s General Assembly. It goes further than many of the other so-called ‘anti-protest bills’ introduced in other states, by expanding the legal definition of domestic terrorism and creating a state-level Department of Homeland Security with surveillance and intelligence sharing capabilities. For more on SB1 and its implications, FSRN’s Shannon Young spoke with Azadeh Shahshahani, legal and advocacy director a...2017-03-1701 min

Loki Luck III (LL 3) PodcastThe 1st Amendment of our US Constitution.... Use It, or Lose It!!1) The First Amendmenthttps://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-i* First Amendment to the Constitution: Freedom of the Presshttp://www.shestokas.com/constitution-educational-series/first-amendment-to-the-constitution-freedom-of-the-press/* The First Amendment to the Constitution: Freedom of Speechhttp://www.shestokas.com/constitution-educational-series/the-first-amendment-to-the-constitution-freedom-of-speech/* Minnesota, Arizona latest states to advance anti-protest bills through GOP-dominated legislatureshttps://fsrn.org/2017/02/minnesota-arizona-latest-states-to-advance-anti-protest-bills-through-gop-dominated-legislatures/* The Dangerous Rise of Political Correctness: Does Free Speech Offend You? (Video)http://talknetwork.com/2017-02-22-the-dangerous-rise-of-political-correctness-does-free-speech-offend-you-video.html* About Your 1st Amendment Rights – Video and Fact Sheet by KrisAnne Hallhttp://krisannehall.com/1st-amendment-rights/2017-02-2557 min

KPFA - The KPFA Evening News (Saturday)The KPFA Evening News FSRN Weekly – December 25, 2016Weekend Edition of the KPFA Evening News, which is a collaboration of KPFA and KFCF in Fresno. The post The KPFA Evening News FSRN Weekly – December 25, 2016 appeared first on KPFA. 2016-12-2504 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardPalestinian Circus School uses art and performance to tackle social issuesNovember 7, 2016 | FSRNIn the Palestinian West Bank a circus school just marked its 10th anniversary with a big festival. It invited circus troupes from around the world to participate. But in Palestine, even doing circus presents a challenge. 2016-11-0600 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardTrump campaigners seek out American voters in IsraelOctober 27, 2016 | FSRN The U.S. presidential election is entering its final weeks and party activists are working non-stop to get voters to cast their ballots – including those who live abroad. An estimated 2.6 million eligible American voters live outside of the U.S., about 130,000 in Israel. Though that may seem like a small number, GOP candidate Donald Trump’s supporters in Israel are certain their votes are crucial.Originally published on FSRN 2016-10-2700 min

KPFA - Making ContactThe Nakba, the Naksa, and the Future of PalestineIn 1948, Zionist militias expelled over 700,000 Palestinians from their villages and towns. The event, and the ongoing destruction and occupation of Palestine are referred to as the Nakba – the catastrophe. How did the events of 1948 shape Palestine and its diaspora? And generations later, how are Palestineans fighting to return home? On this edition of Making Contact we reflect on the Nakba, the Naksa, and the future of Palestine. Featuring: Rami Almeghari, FSRN reporter; Ghazi Misleh, author of I Am from There and I Have Memories, Rabab Abdulhadi, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Senior Scholar of the Arab and M...2016-06-0304 min

Making ContactThe Nakba, the Naksa, and the Future of PalestineIn 1948, Zionist militias expelled over 700,000 Palestinians from their villages and towns. The event, and the ongoing destruction and occupation of Palestine are referred to as the Nakba – the catastrophe. How did the events of 1948 shape Palestine and its diaspora? And generations later, how are Palestinians fighting to return home? On this edition of Making Contact we reflect on the Nakba, the Naksa, and the future of Palestine. Featuring: Rami Almeghari, FSRN reporter Ghazi Misleh, author of I Am from There and I Have Memories Rabab Abdulhadi, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Senior Scholar of the Arab and Muslim...2016-06-0129 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardNew trade law could reverse 50 years of U.S. economic policy regarding occupied Palestinian territoriesMarch 10, 2016 | FSRN British private security contractor G4S announced Wednesday that the company will liquidate its operations in Israel after reporting a steep drop in annual profits. The multinational, which sells services and equipment to Israeli detention centers and West Bank checkpoints, has long been a focus of the BDS movement. But a new U.S. law, signed late last month by President Barack Obama, may complicate the economic shaming campaigns that have been gaining traction around the world.The stated aim of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 is to remove unfair...2016-03-1000 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardJewish and Arab parents push for integrated schools for all religions, cultures in IsraelFebruary 3, 2016 | FSRNWhile tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have surged in recent months increasing ethnic cracks in Israeli society, a group of Jewish and Arab parents in Jaffa are fighting to open a school that pays equal respect to all its student’s religions and cultural traditions.TEL AVIV - A group of around 70 Jewish, Christian and Muslim parents and children gathered in front of City Hall in Tel Aviv chanting “Hand in Hand,” first in Hebrew, then Arabic. The children wore stickers on their jackets and sweatshirts with the words “Jaffa demands school for all: bilin...2016-02-0300 min

FSRNTerrorist attacks in MaliIn Mali, gunmen believed to be affiliated with a regional Al Qaeda offshoot stormed a Radisson hotel in the capital Bamako early Friday, taking around 170 hostages. As we go to air, the hours-long siege has reportedly ended after Malian commandos backed by U.S. and French special forces retook the hotel. Early reports of the number dead range from 18 to 27.2015-11-2000 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardHostilities spiral in both West Bank and Gaza; death toll climbs and Joseph’s Tomb set on fireOct. 16, 2015 | FSRN Kuffiyeh clad female protesters at anti-occupation demonstration by the Bet El settlement near Ramallah (PHOTO: Lena Odgaard) The hostile situation between Israelis and Palestinians intensified this week after two simultaneous attacks in Jerusalem Tuesday killed three Israelis and wounded several others. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved a list of punitive measures aimed at restoring calm in the holy city.Read more 2015-10-1600 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardWest Bank violence spreads to Gaza; Israeli airstrike kills young mother and toddlerOct. 12, 2015 | FSRNTension continues to spiral in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories. After a week of growing unrest in the West Bank, the violence spread to Gaza where the Israeli military met week-end rocket fire with anairstrike — killing a pregnant mother and her 2-year-old daughter. Monday another four stabbing attack attempts were reported in East Jerusalem.Read more 2015-10-1200 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardViolence spirals in West Bank amid holy site tension and calls for a third IntifadaOct. 9, 2015 | FSRN Only days after both Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian President Abbas spoke at the UN claiming they were committed to deescalate tensions, violence suddenly surged with Palestinian youth calling for another uprising, or so-called Intifada, against the Israeli occupation.The violence is spiraling, with Friday funeral services for one of the Palestinian victims deteriorating into some of the most intense cashes in this latest round of escalated unrest. Lena Odgaard reports from the West Bank.Read more 2015-10-0900 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardS. African Jews apologize to Palestinians displaced from their village by the NakbaMay 15, 2015 | FSRN Each May 15th, about five million Palestinian refugees worldwide commemorate the ‘Nakba’ (Arabic for ‘the Catastrophe’) – when nearly half of the Arab population within the borders of what used to be the British Mandate of Palestine was displaced in the war following Israel’s independence. The refugees still demand the right to return but most have nothing to return to as around 400 villages were destroyed. FSRN’s Lena Odgaard joined a small group of Palestinian refugees who were invited back to the ruins of their village, Lubya, in northern Israel where they received an unexpected apology.2015-05-1500 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardIsrael’s Netanyahu claims decisive victory after 11th hour hard-line pushMar. 18, 2015 | FSRN Just before Israeli voters went to the polls yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled out the hard-line rhetoric and it looks like it hit its mark, earning him a victory in the election. But his U-turn on a two-state solution and his overt criticism of U.S. and European negotiations with Iran may have further distanced Israel from Western allies. FSRN’s Nell Abram spoke with correspondent Lena Odgaard from Ramallah to discuss the outcome and what people are saying about it in both Palestinian and Israeli West Bank communities.2015-03-1800 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardNew party could be a ‘game-changer’ in Israeli electionsMar. 13, 2015 | FSRN Aida Touma-Suliman (right) of the Joint List Party at a public debate in Tel Aviv hosted by the Heinrich Böll Foundation Ahead of the upcoming Israeli parliament election a new party has emerged – the Joint List. It merges four predominantly Arab parties into one, making it potentially the third largest in the Israeli parliament, Knesset. It has been called a ‘game changer’ in Israeli politics as it aims at not only to unite Arab voters but also reaches out to the Israeli Left. 2015-03-1300 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardBedouin protest camp against eviction from sensitive E1 area near JerusalemMar. 6, 2015 | FSRN Palestinians chant in front of soldiers at the entrance of the campsite Feb 16, 2015 ©Lena Odgaard A tin shack with 'Bawabet al-Quds' spray-painted on it Feb 16, 2015 ©Lena Odgaard Palestinian activists build a tent at the protest camp, Bawabet Al-Quds Feb 16, 2015 ©Lena Odgaard Israeli soldiers guard demolition of the camp Feb 16, 2015 ©Lena Odgaard Israeli soldiers enter the protest camp Feb 16, 2015 ©Lena Odgaard The tin shack is lifted onto a truck with the tent and building materials in the camp Feb 16, 2015 ©Lena Odgaar...2015-03-0600 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardIsrael showcases drone technology as the world’s top exporterDec. 19, 2014 | FSRN Nov 26, 2014 ©Lena Odgaard Nov 26, 2014 ©Lena Odgaard Nov 26, 2014 ©Lena Odgaard Nov 26, 2014 ©Lena Odgaard Nov 26, 2014 ©Lena Odgaard Wikileaks this week published a CIA assessment of its program to assassinate so-called “high value targets.” In the internal secret report from 2009, the CIA recognized the program could be counterproductive in that targeted killings “may increase support for the insurgents, particularly if these strikes enhance insurgent leaders’ lore, if non-combatants are killed in the attacks, if legitimate or semi-legitimate politicians aligned with the insurgents are targeted, or i...2014-12-1900 min

American StatesmanWake-Up America - Second Revolution - Mutiny or Insurrection?Wake Up Americans! The American's Creed by William Tyler Page I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to...2014-12-161h 58

Making ContactSeeking Shelter: Building Housing and Community for LGBTQ EldersLesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors are much more likely than their straight counterparts to be alone and isolated as they age. Housing and support for these elders is a growing need--and the issue is not confined to the United States. On this edition, we’ll visit Jakarta Indonesia, and Los Angeles, California, to hear stories of building housing and community for LGBTQ seniors. Featuring: Michael Adams, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders executive director; Alice Herman, Rosie Delmar, Triangle Square residents; Eric Harrison, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing executive director; Yulianus Rettoblaut, waria activist and community leader; ...2014-05-2128 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardPalestinian women’s organizations challenge “honor killings”Mar. 21, 2014 | FSRN Gazan woman holds sign against femicide Mar. 13, 2014 Women's protest against femicide in Gaza City Mar. 13, 2014 Gazan women protest 'honor killings' Mar. 13, 2014 Mar. 13, 2014 Mar. 13, 2014 After a surge in killings of women in the Palestinian territories, women’s organizations are calling for an end to legal loopholes which allow men to exercise violence against female relatives with impunity.2014-03-2100 min

Radio - Lena OdgaardGaza Strip youth express concerns about Hamas authorities restricting their political rightsOctober 5, 2013 | FSRNGAZA - In the Palestinian Gaza Strip, young men and women complain that they feel targeted by the Hamas authorities for being too westernized. They say the authorities harass them because of their clothing, hairstyles or the music they like. Since there are no official laws against Western culture, youth and local NGOs say its intimidation and a way to silence criticism of the government. 2013-10-0500 min

KPFA - Making ContactMaking Contact – Omar Barghouti on How to End Apartheid in PalestineThe invasion and occupation of Iraq defined a generation; the world’s largest anti-war protest was followed by the 3rd longest war in US history. 10 years later, American troops have officially left Iraq, but the occupation and its effects continue. On this edition, we look back at the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For Iraqis, for the US military, and for the anti-war movement; how have things changed? And what, if anything, has the world learned? Featuring: Donald Rumsfeld, Former US Secretary of Defense; Tom Cahill, human shield in Iraq; Yanar Mohammed, Organization for Women’s Free...2013-03-1504 min

FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #332 – Dec. 12, 2012This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the weeks of December 12, 2012 with some new and classic music from the international Black Diaspora, news and commentary.Our extended commentary this week touched base on the horrible massacre of children & teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut along with it's relationship gun violence & mental illness in the U.S. + the media's & regular people's reactions to the tragedy, the insane settlement HSBC bank made with the U.S. & U.K. governments for laundering money for corrupt regimes, drug...2012-12-193h 15

FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #241 – Jan. 19, 2011This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of January 19, 2011 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.Our commentary this week focused on the weird timing Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's return to post-earthquake ravaged Haiti, the recent study talking about the percentage of American college students not graduating with proper critical thinking skills, the passing of Rock Music Promoter & TV Producer Don Kirshner, the sort of "meh" return of the "American Idol" TV franchise, Dr. Dre's "Detox" album feeling like it...2011-01-213h 18

KPFA - Free Speech Radio NewsFree Speech Radio News – April 13, 2010FSRN is the only daily half-hour progressive radio newscast in the U.S. It is owned and managed by news reporters. The post Free Speech Radio News – April 13, 2010 appeared first on KPFA. 2010-04-1304 min

G-Infinity - Breaking News From The G20Protests continue on final day of G20 (FSRN 9-25-09)As the G20 Summit wraps up in Pittsburgh, thousands of demonstrators continue to voice their opposition to the economic policies promoted by the world’s leading countries. From Pittsburgh, Carlin Christy reports for FSRN. http://www.fsrn.org 2009-09-2501 min

G-Infinity - Breaking News From The G20Activists stage protests, forums, as G20 summit begins (FSRN 9-24-09)Leaders of the world’s richest countries are converging in Pittsburgh today for the G20 Summit. While Pittsburgh’s business leaders and government officials have welcomed the G20 with open arms, thousands have gathered to challenge the economic model promoted by these world leaders. FSRN’s Andalusia Knoll has the story. http://www.fsrn.org 2009-09-2404 min

G-Infinity - Breaking News From The G20Getting By In America's Rustbelt Part 1 (Free Speech Radio News)FSRN´s Daniel Denvir has been traveling across the most economically depressed areas in America´s Rustbelt, speaking to people who have found creative ways to face the crisis. This special series focues on the cities of Cleveland, Detroit and Youngstown. Industrial washing machines in Cleveland. Photo by Daniel Denvir In part one, Denvir reports from Cleveland, Ohio on the soon-to-be open Evergreen Laundry, a worker-owned enterprise that is part of a larger effort to create jobs by locally channeling spending by the city’s big institutions.2009-09-1605 min