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No Reason to Cheer
A conversation about the downfall of Bashar al-Assad with Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs, and about the global nuclear menace with Columbia chemist and nuclear arms analyst Ivana Nikolic
Crime, Accountability & Punishment
Voices & stories from the 23rd session of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague.
Nuking Paradise
Eighty years after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the real reasons for Americas hideous assault have been unearthed by a small army of scholars. Among these a guy named Glenn Alcalay, Assoc
Justice & the Taxman
Canadian rights groups call on the Canada Revenue Agency to suspend the charitable status of Canadian organizations funding Israel's unlawful occupation and colonization of Palestinian territories, an
Scholasticide
Scholasticide: bombing schools, libraries and cultural centers. Killing students and teachers. Sound like genocide? It is. The GPM speaks about Israeli scholasticide in Gaza with the UN Special Rappor
Israel’s War on Lebanon
Recently returned from his latest trip to Lebanon, Canadian lawyer, activist and journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with the GPM about Israel's war on its northern neighbor, on Gaza, and the Palestini
Microbe Magic
Fermented foods -- very nutritious, very magic. The GPM speaks with a microbe magician. Taking stock of biological diversity, using DNA barcodes. The GPM speaks with several DNA barcoders. And, a frig
Jewish Anti-Zionism
Israel wants to eradicate the Palestinian people, and the UN agency that supports them. The GPM speaks with Chris Gunness about Israel's persecution of UNRWA -- the UN Relief & Works Agency. And, a Ca
Sex in the Brain
Powerful new antibiotics discovered using artificial intelligence. Sitting in a restaurant, staring at a piece of fish. Is it really that expensive kind? Pull out your DNA barcode reader, and find out
Oceans of Energy
Tapping Earths largest source of clean energy -- its oceans. Ocean waves, tides and heat. A massive resource. Then, theres salt gradient energy. Wherever fresh river water flows into salty seas, ele