• After Disastrous Debate, Urgent Calls for Joe Biden to Step Aside for a New Candidate
    Jul 3 2024

    RootsAction co-founder Jeff Cohen: After Disastrous Debate, Urgent Calls for Joe Biden to Step Aside for a New Candidate

    The Dissenter Editor Kevin Gosztola: Julian Assange is Free, But His Prosecution Threatens Press Freedom

    Summer of Heat rally speakers Alec Connon, Juan Mancias, and Dr. Sandra Steingraber: Civil Disobedience Protest at Citibank’s NYC Headquarters Demands End to Fossil Fuel Financing

    Bob Nixon’s Under-reported News Summary
    • UK Labour is hoping to retake working class towns
    • Women’s voices absent on Haiti’s Transitional Council
    • Far-right US groups working to ban ranked choice voting


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • US Provocatively Permits Ukraine to Use American Weapons to Attack Targets Inside Russia
    Jun 26 2024

    Retired US Army Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson: US Provocatively Permits Ukraine to Use American Weapons to Attack Targets Inside Russia

    U.S. Air Force Airman Juan Bettancourt: Active Duty U.S. Soldiers ‘Appeal for Redress’ to Voice Opposition to America’s Role in Israel’s War in Gaza

    Playwrights Martha Boesing and Victoria Rue: ‘Voices from the Silenced’ Play Tells Stories of Women Who Had Abortions Before Roe v Wade

    Bob Nixon’s Under-reported News Summary
    • U.S.-Mexico water war looming
    • Tennessee governor sabotages police reforms
    • Former DCCC officials work against The Squad


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • Israel’s New Air War in the West Bank Killing Rising Number of Palestinian Children
    Jun 19 2024

    Journalist Catherine Cartier: Israel’s New Air War in the West Bank Killing Rising Number of Palestinian Children

    ExxonKnews reporter Emily Sanders: Fossil Fuel Industry Working to Further Criminalize Climate Protests Against Oil and Gas Projects

    Free Speech for People Co-founder and President John Bonifaz: SCOTUS Scandals and Blatant Corruption Demand Urgent Reform

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Myanmar's military regime losing control along border
    • World's top banks greenwashing role in Amazon destruction
    • Catholic bishops apologize for church role in Indian schools, but sidestep on abuse


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • International Criminal Court Targets Both Israeli & Hamas Leaders for War Crimes
    Jun 12 2024

    National Lawyers Guild former President Marjorie Cohn: Arms Embargo and Sanctions Can Hold Israeli & Hamas Leaders Accountable for War Crimes

    People's Tribunal conveners Crystal Cavalier-Keck and Jason Crazy Bear Keck: People’s Tribunal Convened to Expose Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Violation of the Rights of Nature

    Just Associates' Global Solidarity & Learning Coordinator Laura Carlsen: Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Historic Election as Mexico’s First Female President

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Who will form South Africa’s next government?
    • Is bird flu destined to be next pandemic?
    • Proud Boys re-emerge to rally around Trump


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • If Re-Elected, Trump Vows Fascist Regime from Day One
    Jun 5 2024

    Yale professor and "How Fascism Works" author Jason Stanley: If Re-Elected, Trump Vows Fascist Regime from Day One

    Concerned Health Professionals of New York co-founder Dr. Sandra Steingraber: New Edition of ‘Compendium on Fracking’ Finds Health Hazards Linked to Home Use of Natural Gas

    National Popular Vote board secretary Christopher Pearson: Group Challenging America’s Undemocratic Electoral College System Gaining Support

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Namibia seeks reparations from Germany, return of ancestral lands
    • EPA seeks to allow 10 times more acephate on food than current limits
    • Trump leads in counties with declining populations, business losses


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • Right-Wing Extremist Network Financed Moms For Liberty
    May 29 2024

    University of Massachusetts professor emeritus of political science Maurice T. Cunningham: Right-Wing Extremist Network Financed Moms For Liberty

    Green Workers Alliance Executive Director Matthew Mayers: Green Workers Alliance Fights for Livable Wage, Safe Working Conditions in Renewable Energy

    Food and Water Watch Public Water for All Campaign Director Mary Grant: EPA Issues New Standards for PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water


    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
    • Mining in Madagascar is contaminating region's water
    • AI has the potential to widen the racial wealth gap
    • As fentanyl overdoses soar, Los Angeles city crews discard Narcan


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • U.S. Students Protesting Israel’s Gaza War Emerge as Nation’s Moral Conscience
    May 22 2024

    Roots Action co-founder Norman Solomon: U.S. Students Protesting Israel’s Gaza War Emerge as Nation’s Moral Conscience

    Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Project Manager Eric Fine: Creating Online Tools to Better Understand American Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis

    Independent journalist Steven Monacelli: Texas Governor Pardons Racist Murderer Who Killed Black Lives Matter Activist

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • US and Mexican elections risk bilateral relations
    • Push for nuclear power is fueling demand for uranium
    • I.R.S. audit uncovers dubious Trump accounting maneuver


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials
    May 15 2024

    Former UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Michael Link: Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials

    DAWN Advocacy Director Raed Jarrar: State Department Report Presents Contradictory Findings on Israel’s Illegal Use of US Weapons in Gaza

    Salon Politics writer Amanda Marcotte: Trump's Contempt for Women Seen in Hush Money Trial, Linked to his Misogynist Policies

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Assassination plots reveal India's transnational repression of its citizens
    • Jared Kushner building new "Riviera" in Albanian environmentally sensitive area
    • Gun safety reformers seeking to prevent gun violence at polling centers


    Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET

    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins