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Summary: Each week, Liberation Radio brings you interviews, commentary and political analysis with a Marxist perspective. Liberation Radio is produced by the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

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 California unites against police brutality | Who will lead Egypt’s revolution? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Peta Lindsay reports back from the Calif. Statewide March Against Police Brutality. PSL organizer Mazda Majidi analyzes the class contradictions within the unfolding Egyptian revolution. Reproductive rights activist Karina Garcia explains why the fight for reproductive rights cannot be separated from the fight against racism and economic inequality.

 Zimmerman: The people's verdict is 'Guilty'! Justice for Trayvon Martin! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Organizer Eugene Puryear speaks on protests demanding justice for Trayvon Martin (see also video of SF action). WORD organizer Danielle Norwood discusses the battle for abortion rights in Texas. Gloria La Riva discusses Latin America's asylum offers for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

 Egypt erupts: An eyewitness report | California unites against police brutality | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Egyptian activist Salma gives an eyewitness account of the latest developments in Egypt. Genevieve Huizar, mother of police brutality victim Manuel Diaz, talks about the July 21 protest in Anaheim, Calif. Labor organizer Jeff Bigelow analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court's latest anti-labor ruling.

 DOMA and Prop 8 rulings: A legal analysis | No intervention in Syria! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Attorney Zachary Wolfe discusses the implications of the Supreme Court’s DOMA and Prop. 8 rulings for the LGBT rights struggle. Sarah Sloan of the ANSWER Coalition analyzes the U.S. role in the Syrian war and the chemical weapons allegations. Gloria La Riva remembers the Rosenberg, executed for standing up to the anti-communist witch-hunt.

 Inside the Bradley Manning trial | Malcolm X’s legacy today | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Gerry Condon of the Bradley Manning Support Network analyses the first days of Manning’s political trial. Radio host Dr. Jared Ball explores the significance of Malcolm X for the struggle today. PSL member Nathalie Hrizi discusses the Marxists perspective on women’s oppression.

 Unearthing the NSA’s secrets | Bloodshed grows in Afghanistan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard looks at the National Security Agency's phone call monitoring program. Brian Becker discusses the rise of civilian killings in Afghanistan. Eugene Puryear remembers civil rights icon Medgar Evers on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

 Eyewitness Turkey | What is State Dept. hiding in Cuban Five case? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

A Turkish activist gives an eyewitness account of the mass protests in Istanbul. Attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard speaks on efforts to expose government misconduct in the political trial and unjust conviction of the Cuban Five. PSL member and activist Sarah Carlson discusses hunger and food insecurity in the richest country in the world.

 Supreme Court weighs in on same-sex marriage | Saving the planet’s oceans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Law professor Zachary Wolfe discusses the pending Supreme Court rulings on two key marriage equality cases. Activist Gloria La Riva explores the destruction of the Earth's oceans. Native American activist Bethany Woody talks about the struggle of the Navajo nation against powerful uranium mining interests.

 Secrecy shrouds Bradley Manning trial | Wall Street fleecing students | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Gerry Condon of the Bradley Manning Support Network talks about efforts to shut out the public from Manning’s politically charged trial. PSL member Jac Mautner discusses organizing efforts in NYC against anti-LGBT bigotry in the aftermath of the killing of Mark Carson. Student debt expert Radhika Miller discusses the massive financial crisis faced by students.

 Peaceful protests targeted by US counterterrorism | New stage in Syrian war | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Civil rights attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard discusses the real purpose of counterterror units which failed to prevent the Boston bombings as they focused instead on Occupy. Brian Becker of the ANSWER Coalition analyses the shift in the Syrian conflict and its implications. PSL member Mike Prysner explains why the environmental crisis cannot be solved when profits trumps all other considerations.

 The real role of the Obama administration in Syria | Assata Shakur is not a terrorist! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Richard Becker analyzes the Obama administration's predicament before the Syrian conflict. Former PSL Presidential Candidate Peta Lindsay explains what's behind the FBI's move to include Assata Shakur in its list of most wanted terrorists. Activist Eugene Puryear looks at the issues in the Guantanamo prisoners' hunger strike.

 Imperialist strategy in Syria and the chemical weapons “red line” | Attack on Plan B intensifies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

ANSWER organizer Richard Becker discusses allegations of chemical weapons use in the Syrian conflict. Attorney Andrea Costello speaks on the government’s moves to restrict women’s access to emergency contraception. Iranian activist Mazda Majidi looks at the history of imperialist intervention in Iran as the country faces crippling sanctions.

 The Boston bombing and expanding police powers | What’s driving immigration reform | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard explores the implications of the government’s decision to initially deny Miranda rights to the Boston bombing suspect. Heather Benno analyzes the proposed immigration reform and whose interests it truly serves. Organizer Douglas Kauffman talks about the execution of Jose de la Trinidad in the context of the struggle against systemic police brutality.

 Fallout of US intervention in Libya felt throughout Africa | Free Lynne Stewart! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the National Lawyers Guild, discusses the fight to free Lynne Stewart. Akbar Muhammad of the Nation of Islam analyzes the fallout of the overthrow of Libya ’s Qaddafi. Organizer Stewart Stout looks at the NYPD’s use of Stop and Frisk to target LGBT youth.

 People across US protest killer drones | CIA intervention in Venezuela | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:00

Eugene Puryear reports on the April 13 White House action and solidarity protests across the country denouncing U.S. drones killing abroad and spying at home. Gloria La Riva explores CIA intervention in Venezuela and other independent countries. Kevin Baker talks about a veteran-led campaign to tell Fort Hood soldiers: "You don't have to go to Afghanistan!"

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