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The Storm Over “The Israel Lobby”
with
John Mearsheimer, Co-author of The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy

John Mearsheimer’s book and his penetrating discussion with Building Bridges flies
in the face of the virtual taboo against criticism of the role of Israel and its
influence on American foreign policy
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Reporter’s Taped Interview With Witness Halts Mob Murder Trial
with
Tom Robbins, Reporter Village Voice

A judge dropped murder charges against an ex-FBI agent accused of feeding confidential
information to a homicidal mob informant that resulted in 4 murders. The case has
been billed as one of the worst law enforcement corruption cases in U.S. history.
What are the dangers and when law enforcement embeds, or collaborates with criminal
actors. And, we’ll find out why reporter Tom Robbins chose to disclose confidential,
bombshell recordings of the state’s key witness that blew apart the prosecution’s
case and how this effects the journalist’s credo never to go against a source.
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Oaxaca: This is What the Uprising Looked Like
with
Jill Freidberg, Filmmaker,"A Little Bit of So Much Truth"

In the Summer of 2006, a non-violent, popular uprising exploded in the Mexican state
of Oaxaca. Friedberg's film captures the unprecedented phenomenon that emerged
when tens of thousands of schoolteachers, housewives, farmers, health workers and
students took over the media, using it to oganize, mobilize and defend their grassroots
sturggle justice.