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TRNN This Week December 28 - January 2

January 3, 2015

January 2

Diplomatic Relations with Cuba and Sanctions for Venezuela
Last week's much-hailed normalization of relations with Cuba was followed by sanctions against Venezuela the very next day, says Alex Main of the Center for Economic and Policy Research
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Media Coverage on Climate Change Still Lagging (2/2)
The Pentagons' spending bill approved at the end of last year in the calls for expediting permits for fracking in public lands explains Steve Horn from DeSmogBlog
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TRNN Replay

Decline of the Empire
Lawrence Wilkerson Pt3: On Colin Powell and the end of the empire
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January 1

Media Coverage on Climate Change Still Lagging
Steve Horn from DeSmog-Blog joins us to talk about most important but least covered environmental stories
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The Story Behind Wage Fixing in Hollywood
PandoDaily.com editor Mark Ames explains how he uncovered a wage fixing conspiracy that began in the 1980s and led all the way to Hollywood executives with connections to the White House
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December 31

The Top 3 Climate Change Stories of 2014
Environmental journalist Dahr Jamail recaps the three biggest climate events of 2014 that should be red flags for the world
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The Making of Norman Finkelstein - Reality Asserts Itself (3/5)
Mr. Finkelstein on self-deception and the collapse of his identity
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Nationwide Anti-Police Brutality Protests Enter Second Month
Activists again disrupt Baltimore-area restaurants and shops and retired veteran officer Neill Franklin talks about whether body cameras are an effective remedy and the importance of ending the culture of impunity for the boys in blue
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December 30

Israel, Iran, and ISIS - U.S. Policy Towards Syria is Wrong says Wilkerson
Larry Wilkerson: There will no solution in Syria without cooperation of Iran but U.S. policy is blocked by Israel's agenda
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The Making of Norman Finkelstein - Reality Asserts Itself (2/5)
Mr. Finkelstein talks about his Holocaust survivor parents and their influence in the formation of his early identity
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USAID Will Continue Its 'Democracy' Program in Cuba
The US won't be required to halt its 'Democracy' Program' in Cuba, says Sujatha Fernandes, Professor of Sociology at Queens College, while the release of the Cuban Five remains testimony to the great endurance of the Cuban people says James Early of the Smithsonian Institute
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December 29

Cuba has Never Been Culturally Isolated, Just Shielded From the US
The rich cultural life of Cuba thriving and democracy will not be exported to Cuba from the US, it is already working in the form of participatory democracy, says James Early of the Smithsonian Institute and Sujatha Fernandes, Professor of Sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center at CUNY.
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What Are U.S. Objectives in Weakening Russia's Economy?
Larry Wilkerson and Paul Jay discuss the "tactical strength and strategic weakness" of Putin in Ukraine and whether the West is trying to turn Russia into another "Greece"
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iMixWhatILike | From South Africa to the United States: The Continuity of Black Consciousness Movements (Part 2)
iMixWhatILike Host Jared Ball continues his discussion with legendary emcee and producer Shaheen Ariedien and Dr. Rico Chapman about the histories, similarities and mutual impact of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa and the Black Power Movement here in the United States
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December 28

US/Saudi Oil Play is Economic Warfare
Lawrence Wilkerson says the target of low oil prices is Russia and Iran whose economies are being thrown into turmoil and opens the doors to sovereign raiders
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U.S. Midterm Election Voter Turnout at Pre-Civil War Level
UMass Boston professor Thomas Ferguson says voters are sick of politics as usual and the special interests who have captured elections
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Detroit Won't Restore Police Review Board Even Though Abuses Continue
Detroit Activist Frank Hammer says activists are outraged that Detroit's badly needed civilian review board of police - dismantled as part of the city's bankruptcy proceeding - is not being restored now that the city is out of bankruptcy
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