Progressive Commentary Hour - Africa and the new colonialism of the continent - 02/11/13

Summary: William Blum is an author, historian and critic of American foreign policy, who has worked and reported from three different continents.  He was one of the founding editors of the Washington Free Press, the first “alternative” newspaper in DC.  His early journalism is best known for exposing CIA misdeeds and operations. His recent book, just released is “America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy” published by Zed Books. His blog is www.KillingHope.com where you can read his frequent essays.  Bill is currently the originator of the monthly newsletter “The Anti-Empire Report”. BOOK:  “America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy” WEBSITE:  www.KillingHope.com Glen Ford is the Executive Editor of the Black Agenda Report. In the 1970s he was a correspondent and journalist covering Capitol Hill and the White House for the Mutual Black network, and later hosted the nation’s first syndicated Black news interview program, “America’s Black Forum.”  Since