Mumia Abu Jamal: Shock & Awe
A commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal on the presidential election results in the United States. Download Audio Shock and awe. I didn’t see this coming. The words I never I’d say – “President Trump”...
Monthly Archive: November 2016
Colorado votes to keep prison slavery language in state constitution
In Colorado, voters decided to keep slavery language in the state constitution that currently makes it possible to force criminals to perform unpaid labor. FSRN’s Hannah Leigh Myers reports from Denver. Download Audio A...
Street Beat: Reactions to the 2016 U.S. presidential election results
The 2016 U.S. presidential election came to a conclusion late last night with Donald J. Trump declared the winner. Across the country people watched closely as the results came in, some at election parties...
Electoral college system hands Trump presidency, Clinton leads popular vote
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed her supporters Wednesday, after perhaps the most shocking electoral outcome in contemporary U.S. history. As the final votes are tallied, Mrs. Clinton holds a lead in the...
Recreational marijuana legalized in California, Nevada, Massachusetts
In ballot initiatives Tuesday, voters in multiple states approved measures to ease restrictions on marijuana – whether by decriminalizing small quantities or allowing medical – or even full on recreational – use of the...
2016 election: win/win for the Christian Right?
After more than a year and a half of presidential campaigning, Election Day has finally arrived in the U.S. With the popular vote looking much closer than projections for the electoral college spread, the...
Iranian “tourists” flock to Armenia to recapture the feeling of pre-revolution Iran
What do we picture when we hear the word “Iran?” Usually, men and women dressed in black Islamic robes, separate education for boys and girls, modesty and austerity. Few remember that years ago, Iran was...
Palestinian Circus School uses art and performance to tackle social issues
In the Palestinian West Bank a circus school just marked its 10th anniversary with a big festival. It invited circus troupes from around the world to participate. But in Palestine, even doing circus presents...
FSRN Weekly Edition – November 4, 2016
DAPL nears completion, encounters resistance at and away from construction site Crow Creek Sioux cut ties with South Dakota over police deployment to pipeline protests Los Angeles voters face controversial ballot initiative on medical...
DAPL nears completion, encounters resistance at and away from construction site
The Dakota Access pipeline project and the battle to block it both proceeded this week. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio The North Dakota State Capitol was briefly placed on lock-down Thursday when...
