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Pratap Chatterjee, executive director of CorpWatch, joins us to discuss their latest report, MAGA Inc., which identifies the Crypto Czars, the Tech Titans and the Prison Profiteers who have bankrolled and benefited the most from Donald Trump's corrupt regime. Then, Ralph welcomes Elliot Negin, executive editor of Money Trail to talk about how Donald Trump is trying to turn Washington DC into a monument to himself.Pratap Chatterjee is an investigative journalist, producer and executive director of CorpWatch, an organization that works to promote environmental, social and human rights by holding multinational corporations accountable for their actions. He is the author of several books, including Verax: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance, Halliburton's Army, and Iraq Inc.: A Profitable Occupation.Palantir is really critical to understanding how the surveillance state works, especially in identifying people to deport and locations and people to kill in Trump's new wars overseas, such as in Iran…Palantir's data analytical capabilities are actually extremely simplistic and terrible. But when it comes to looking for an easy solution, that's what Palantir offers. And they've been able to offer this to the Trump administration—to have them speed up their political plans such as deportation, such as waging war against Iran by giving them easy answers.Pratap ChatterjeeThe biggest company behind the cryptocurrency used by criminals and drug dealers and gun traffickers has come out of the shadows, into the light, thanks specifically to the credibility offered by the Trump administration. And so this is really a sea change.Pratap ChatterjeeElliott Negin, executive editor of the Substack newsletter Money Trail, is an award-winning writer, illustrator and publication designer. Prior to co-founding Money Trail in February 2025, he was the managing editor of American Journalism Review, editor and art director of Public Citizen and Nuclear Times magazines, a news editor at NPR, and a regular contributor to HuffPost and the Union of Concerned Scientists' Equation. His freelance articles have appeared in The Atlantic, Common Dreams, The Hill, L.A. Progressive, The Nation, Scientific American, the Washington Post and other publications.It turns out that there is a government-owned ballroom less than a mile from the White House that would serve the purposes of a state dinner, which is one of the only events that you would need a ballroom for. If Trump builds a ballroom, it will not be used probably 360 days out of the year… To have a building that big that's going to be sitting empty for all that time makes no sense whatsoever.Elliott NeginRight now, the cost of this ballroom has been escalating… And half of it's supposed to be covered by taxpayers. Give credit to Public Citizen. It did a report that found out that more than half the donors that were identified as donating to the project when it was pegged at $400 million (including Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Palantir) have gained contracts with the federal government worth more than $50 billion in the last six months. That's a hell of a return on investment.Elliott NeginNews 7/3/26* Our top stories this week are the Colorado primaries. First, DSA-backed insurgent Melat Kiros successfully ousted 29-year incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Diana DeGette in the state's first congressional district, winning in a surprise blowout of over 13 points. Kiros, a 29-year old Tigrayan-American lawyer and PhD student, was fired from Sidley Austin – a “biglaw” firm in 2023, after she “posted an open letter defending students protesting Israel's war in Gaza from charges of antisemitism,” per Colorado Newsline. Axios reports many House Democrats, speaking anonymously, have bemoaned DeGette's loss, with one accusing Kiros of trafficking in “performative politics,” but Usamah Andrabi, spokesperson for Justice Democrats, one of the main groups that backed Kiros, put it simply when he said “If DeGette didn't deserve a primary, Denverites wouldn't have elected Melat” by double digits.* Also in Colorado, state Attorney General Phil Weiser easily defeated Senator Michael Bennet in the primary to succeed Jared Polis as Governor. While Weiser did run to Bennet's left, the real victory for progressives is that Bennet finishing out his own term means the Colorado Democratic establishment won't be able to appoint someone – likely a centrist member of the House – to replace him, per Axios. Meanwhile, John Hickenlooper, a Colorado Democratic institution won his primary as well, fending off a challenge from his left by state Senator Julie Gonzales. However, Gonzales came within 6 points of Hickenlooper, according to Colorado Public Radio, a tantalizingly close margin. Moreover, not only has Hickenlooper vowed that this would be his final Senate term, many are speculating that Bennet himself won't run when his term ends in 2028. That is all to say, it is possible we have not seen the last of Ms. Gonzales.* Speaking of Gonzales, much has been made of the fact that she “softly” distanced herself from DSA as she launched her primary campaign, per Colorado Pols. Perhaps maintaining that organizational relationship would not have resulted in her victory, but the stunning successes of DSA-backed candidates – including Melat Kiros in Colorado – speaks to the group's impressive organizational muscle. In fact, the group can boast of winning yet another seat in the New York State Assembly, with Maurice “Mo” Brown declaring victory against longtime incumbent Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli in the 129th Assembly District. Magnarelli held the seat for 30 years. Brown won by just over 100 votes after all the absentee and affidavit votes were tallied, according to Syracuse.com. With Brown's victory, DSA will send 16 members to Albany next session, nearly doubling its presence across both chambers of the state legislature.* More impressive than the electoral victories however is the fact that DSA members in office are delivering on their campaign promises. Most notably, in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has successfully forced a vote through the Rent Guidelines Board to enact a rent freeze for the Big Apple's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, Time reports. These units make up a whopping 27% of the city's housing stock and house around 2 million people. Mamdani's predecessor, the corporate-friendly Democrat Eric Adams, pushed through rent hikes via the guidelines board, raising the rent by 12.6% over the course of his term in office. Mamdani called this the “relief that working people across our city deserve.” This move has, predictably, drawn the ire of landlords and their industry representatives, but there is no denying that the people of New York City voted for Mamdani in large part for this exact policy and he delivered.* In Congress, another socialist – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – is fighting for key amendments to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act. These run the gamut from prohibiting the transfer of weapons to countries hampering the delivery of humanitarian aid, such as Israel, to demanding that the Secretary of Defense conduct declassification reviews or release unclassified reports on American assistance to the dictatorship in Brazil and the coup in Chile, barring Pentagon funds from being used to enforce sanctions on Cuba, and many more. As the scope of national legislation has narrowed in recent decades, amendments to massive flagship funding bills like the NDAA have become a primary means of getting legislation through the gridlock. It is very encouraging to see AOC take advantage of this mechanism to force votes on these issues.* Of course, the centrists will not simply cede power to the left without a fight. Yahoo reports 13 Democratic House members and candidates have signed onto what they are calling the “Promise to America,” consisting mainly of vague commitments to principles like “Growth, Competition, and Broad Prosperity,” or “Safety, Security, and Human Dignity.” They have also stepped up their rhetoric, saying “there's going to be a war” between themselves and the new crop of progressive and DSA lawmakers, per Fox News. Of course, this all makes one wonder whether the Democrats would be in this position at all if they were this confrontational with the Republicans instead of their own voter base.* Another emerging theater of combat between the center and the left is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The CHC is led by the lame duck New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who was defeated in his primary by Darializa Avila Chevalier. Both Espaillat and Avila Chevalier – or DAC as she has come to be known – are Dominican, despite Espaillat's last-minute smear campaign calling her Haitian, and she plans to join the CHC once she takes her seat in the House. Yet, POLITICO reports the CHC is divided about admitting DAC. While no member is going so far as to say outright that she should not be admitted, many, such as CHC Whip Sylvia Garcia of Texas, are saying things like if DAC is “aligned with all our priorities and all our legislative programs, we would welcome her.” Of course this raises the question of if she is not, would they still welcome her. The all-Democratic CHC has previously barred the entry of Republican Hispanic Congressman Carlos Curbelo of Florida and the Congressional Black Caucus barred Espaillat himself from joining after a feud between him and former Congressman Charles Rangel. In addition to DAC's accession, the CHC will also have to decide on a new leader with Espaillat gone. The Vice-Chair, Darren Soto of Florida, may lose reelection due to redistricting in Florida, leaving the seat up for grabs.* In more Florida-related news, on June 25th Florida Governor Ron DeSantis formally announced the closure of “Alligator Alcatraz” the immigrant detention facility much hyped in the early days of the second Trump administration. While DeSantis claims that the facility had simply “fulfilled the role it was designed to serve,” there is an alternate story being told in the native community. Native News Online has published a statement by Judith LeBlanc (Caddo), executive director of Native Organizers Alliance, which highlights that the facility was constructed and operated “in violation of the sovereign rights of the Miccosukee Tribe, who took the government to court for illegally constructing the center without their consultation or consent,” and hailed the closure as “a victory for human rights and Tribal Sovereignty.” The statement further decried “The administration's violent crackdown on migrant communities” as “an affront to all we stand for as Native peoples.”* Turning further south, the Guardian is out with a chilling story concerning the death of Monika Silva Koniuszek, a Polish anti-corruption activist, who was supposedly investigating self-dealing within the ruling Noboa family of Ecuador. According to her colleagues, Silva Koniuszek was investigating “Noboa Trading, the fruit conglomerate belonging to the family of the rightwing president, Daniel Noboa.” Specifically, they said she had been pursuing allegations that “several tonnes of cocaine had been seized in Noboa Trading banana containers,” and that “high-ranking Ecuadorian judicial officials were stalling the investigations.” Additionally, “Shortly before she was killed, she told friends that she had delivered a dossier of allegations to the US embassy in Quito.” Koniuszek was found dead with a noose around her neck, and Ecuador's interior minister announced that she had died by suicide even before the autopsy results were released. Once those results came out, they contradicted this claim, finding that her cause of death was “a blow to the head and strangulation.”* Finally, in neighboring Colombia, leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda, who lost the recent presidential election, has called on the people of that country to engage in mass civil disobedience, according to Jorge Bastidas, a Colombian Congressman and member of Cepeda's party. Specifically, Cepeda is demanding that the Colombian people not recognize the presidency of Abelardo de la Espriella unless and until he meets certain demands, including renouncing his U.S. nationality, disproving claims that he is a CIA collaborator, and vowing not to persecute and extradite his political opponents including outgoing President Gustavo Petro. Cepeda has stressed that this mass action, if pursued, will be peaceful.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

A mass of western companies are exiting Russia over the war in Ukraine. This has included some major corporate heavyweights, including McDonald's, Starbucks, Nike, Netflix, Apple, Visa, Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Exxon, major western law firms and most major film distributors. Jeffry Sonnenfeld at the Yale School of Management compared it to the boycott of apartheid era South Africa. We've talked on past shows about the role that multinationals have played in the political economy. But have they developed a new conscience? In our latest, we talk with investigative journalist and Executive Director of CorpWatch Pratap Chatterjee (@pchatterjee) about the latest round of corporate activism. We talk about who benefits, who's being hurt and whether it's having enough of an impact on Russia. We also remember legendary tropical forests campaigner, friend and comrade Lafcadio Cortesi who recently passed away in Berkeley, CA. Bio// Pratap Chatterjee is executive director of CorpWatch. He is an investigative journalist and producer. He is the author of "Verax: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance," "Halliburton's Army,” "Iraq Inc.: A Profitable Occupation" and "The Earth Brokers." Outro// "Russians" by Sting ---------------------------- Links// CorpWatch:http://www.corpwatch.org/ Yale professor behind corporate ‘naughty-or-nice list' lauds U.S. brands' decision to pause Russia business (https://cnb.cx/3tAi496) Western companies in Russia's oil and gas sector (https://bit.ly/3NiUF3w) Ikea, Apple, McDonald's among companies cutting ties with Russia over Ukraine invasion: LIST (https://abc7.ws/3uo6i0D) Remembering Lafcadio Cortesi (https://bit.ly/37WWGm0) Follow Green and Red// https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast Check out our new website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ Join our Discord Party: https://bit.ly/36hqx7X Donate to Green and Red Podcast// Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.

Patrick Wood is an Economist, Author and Editor of the website technocracy.news. He is referred to as the world's leading expert on the topic 'technocracy'. In this episode, he gives an excellent overview of the history of technocracy, besides their ideology, aims and influence in the world today. He explains how the COVID-19 situation was a part of a coup to enforce a new international economic order – the Sustainable development where the currency will be energy units. He talks about how the former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, was a dedicated technocrat and considered the mother of the Sustainable development economic model. Wood believes this will eliminate all individual freedom across the world if implemented. SOURCES:› Patrick Wood • technocracy.news ◦ Buy Patrick's books • Patrick Wood at goodreads.com • Patric at Grand Jury - day 5 • Patric at Grand Jury - day 6› Technocracy (search)› Columbia University Technocracy (search)› B. F. Skinner (search)› B. F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov (search)› Howard Scott Technocracy (search)› M. King Hubbert Technocracy (search)› Technocracy Incorporated (search)› Zbigniew Brzeziński (search)› Between Two Ages by Zbigniew Brzeziński› David Rockefeller (search)› Trilateral Commission (search)› UN Headquarters New York (search)› UN resolution 3201 - Declaration On The Establishment of a New International Economic Order› Gro Harlem Brundtland (search)› Brundtland Commision (search)› Our Common Future 1987 report (search)› universal basic income (search)› WEF: "In 2030 You`ll Own Nothing & You`ll Be Happy!"› Blackrock (search)› blackrock property management (search)› neo feudalism (search)› facebook`s metaverse (search)› Brave New World by Aldous Huxley› the technocracy study course (search)› eu founders (search)› Peter Sutherland (search)› agenda 21 (search)› the biodiversity convention (search)› Earth Brokers: Power, Politics and World Development by Pratap Chatterjee, Matthias Finger› vaccine mosquitoes (search)› transgenic modification (search) • pigs glowing in the dark (search) • pigs growing human organs (search) • Mann levde to måneder med grisehjerte› mass formation (search)› freedom convoy tamara lich arrest (search)› canada banks offline 2022 (search)› canada emergency act trucker convoy (search)› 1984 by George Orwell› bank for international settlements (search)› New York City blackout of 1977 (search)› Related interviews • AJP 47 | James Corbett – COVID-19 is a step towards a prison state • AJP 43 | Mattias Desmet – people are being hypnotisedDownload this episodeRecorded: 2022-02-25Published: 2022-03-11

Patrick Wood is an Economist, Author and Editor of the website technocracy.news. He is referred to as the world's leading expert on the topic 'technocracy'. In this episode, he gives an excellent overview of the history of technocracy, besides their ideology, aims and influence in the world today. He explains how the COVID-19 situation was a part of a coup to enforce a new international economic order – the Sustainable development where the currency will be energy units. He talks about how the former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, was a dedicated technocrat and considered the mother of the Sustainable development economic model. Wood believes this will eliminate all individual freedom across the world if implemented. SOURCES:› Patrick Wood • technocracy.news ◦ Buy Patrick's books • Patrick Wood at goodreads.com • Patric at Grand Jury - day 5 • Patric at Grand Jury - day 6› Technocracy (search)› Columbia University Technocracy (search)› B. F. Skinner (search)› B. F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov (search)› Howard Scott Technocracy (search)› M. King Hubbert Technocracy (search)› Technocracy Incorporated (search)› Zbigniew Brzeziński (search)› Between Two Ages by Zbigniew Brzeziński› David Rockefeller (search)› Trilateral Commission (search)› UN Headquarters New York (search)› UN resolution 3201 - Declaration On The Establishment of a New International Economic Order› Gro Harlem Brundtland (search)› Brundtland Commision (search)› Our Common Future 1987 report (search)› universal basic income (search)› WEF: "In 2030 You'll Own Nothing & You'll Be Happy!"› Blackrock (search)› blackrock property management (search)› neo feudalism (search)› facebook's metaverse (search)› Brave New World by Aldous Huxley› the technocracy study course (search)› eu founders (search)› Peter Sutherland (search)› agenda 21 (search)› the biodiversity convention (search)› Earth Brokers: Power, Politics and World Development by Pratap Chatterjee, Matthias Finger› vaccine mosquitoes (search)› transgenic modification (search) • pigs glowing in the dark (search) • pigs growing human organs (search) • Mann levde to måneder med grisehjerte› mass formation (search)› freedom convoy tamara lich arrest (search)› canada banks offline 2022 (search)› canada emergency act trucker convoy (search)› 1984 by George Orwell› bank for international settlements (search)› New York City blackout of 1977 (search)› Related interviews • AJP 47 | James Corbett – COVID-19 is a step towards a prison state • AJP 43 | Mattias Desmet – people are being hypnotisedOpptaksdato: 2022-02-25Publiseringsdato: 2022-03-11Last ned episoden

1- Coronavirus. L'onu lancia un piano per i Paesi più deboli ..'La pandemia minaccia l'umanità, servono 2 miliardi di dollari' ( Vittorio Agnoletto) ..2- Il Brasile contro il negazionismo di Bolsonaro. Proteste in tutto il paese durante il suo discorso alla nazione. ( Alfredo Somoza) ..3- Il manifesto elettorale di Donald Trump: soldi per famiglie e imprese. Niente fondi ..per il sistema sanitario. ( Roberto Festa) ..4- Prima giornata di quarantena totale in tutta l' India. ( Intervista di Bianca Senatore a Susanna du Cosimo) ..5-I diritti umani al tempo del Covid 19. Appello di 21 ong al governo greco, “ garantire la salute di 37 mila migranti bloccate nelle isole. ( Riccardo Noury - Amnesty Italia) ..6- I conduttori di Uber costretti a scegliere tra fame e coronavirus. La denuncia del guardian ..( Francesca Abruzzese) ..7- Romanzo a fumetti, consigli di lettura per chi sta a casa, "VERAX la graphic novel di Pratap Chatterjee e Khalil Bendib. ( Maurizio Principato)

1- Coronavirus. L’onu lancia un piano per i Paesi più deboli ..'La pandemia minaccia l'umanità, servono 2 miliardi di dollari' ( Vittorio Agnoletto) ..2- Il Brasile contro il negazionismo di Bolsonaro. Proteste in tutto il paese durante il suo discorso alla nazione. ( Alfredo Somoza) ..3- Il manifesto elettorale di Donald Trump: soldi per famiglie e imprese. Niente fondi ..per il sistema sanitario. ( Roberto Festa) ..4- Prima giornata di quarantena totale in tutta l’ India. ( Intervista di Bianca Senatore a Susanna du Cosimo) ..5-I diritti umani al tempo del Covid 19. Appello di 21 ong al governo greco, “ garantire la salute di 37 mila migranti bloccate nelle isole. ( Riccardo Noury - Amnesty Italia) ..6- I conduttori di Uber costretti a scegliere tra fame e coronavirus. La denuncia del guardian ..( Francesca Abruzzese) ..7- Romanzo a fumetti, consigli di lettura per chi sta a casa, "VERAX la graphic novel di Pratap Chatterjee e Khalil Bendib. ( Maurizio Principato)

1- Coronavirus. L’onu lancia un piano per i Paesi più deboli ..'La pandemia minaccia l'umanità, servono 2 miliardi di dollari' ( Vittorio Agnoletto) ..2- Il Brasile contro il negazionismo di Bolsonaro. Proteste in tutto il paese durante il suo discorso alla nazione. ( Alfredo Somoza) ..3- Il manifesto elettorale di Donald Trump: soldi per famiglie e imprese. Niente fondi ..per il sistema sanitario. ( Roberto Festa) ..4- Prima giornata di quarantena totale in tutta l’ India. ( Intervista di Bianca Senatore a Susanna du Cosimo) ..5-I diritti umani al tempo del Covid 19. Appello di 21 ong al governo greco, “ garantire la salute di 37 mila migranti bloccate nelle isole. ( Riccardo Noury - Amnesty Italia) ..6- I conduttori di Uber costretti a scegliere tra fame e coronavirus. La denuncia del guardian ..( Francesca Abruzzese) ..7- Romanzo a fumetti, consigli di lettura per chi sta a casa, "VERAX la graphic novel di Pratap Chatterjee e Khalil Bendib. ( Maurizio Principato)

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Tonight's hosts, the PowerLeeGirls – Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee,  a mother daughter team are talking books books books. Joining us to discuss their favorite API books are influencer Dr. Kiona, award winning graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang and Eastwind Books' Sophia Hussain. As a wrap up to the year, and move into 2020 and the year of the Rat, which is witty and smart and persuasive, we talk books. Here is our must read list for any Asian American library.   An Essential Asian American Library  Books discussed on Apex Express January 2, 2020   The Bone People by Keri Hulme BRANDING QUICKIES: A Collection from 20 Women Killing it in the Branding Game by Dr. Keona and Blank Room The Chinese in Cuba, 1847-Now By Mauro Garcia Triana Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism By Bushra Rehman Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race By Naben Ruthnum From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii by Haunani-Kay Trask Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Missing, Youth, Citizenship, and Empire after 9/11 By Sunaina Marr Maira Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Period Power by Nadya Okimoto Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me by Janet Mock Tell Me Who You Are by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color By Cherríe L. Moraga Trick Mirror By Jia Tolintino We Too Sing America South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future By Deepa Iyer Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston YELL-Oh Girls: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identify and Growing Up Asian American edited by Vickie Nam   Graphic Novels American Born Chinese series by Gene Luen Yuan Stargazing by Jen Wang The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui Verax: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance by Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil   Children's books A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara Chicken of the Sea by Viet Thanh Nguyen and Thi Bui Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong By Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, & Gayle Romasanta Pet By Akwaeke Emezi The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin   Thank you to the contributors of this list: Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Dr. Kiona,  Gene Luen Yuan, Sophia Hussain, and Sabiha Basrai. You can find all of these books at Eastwind Books. Please visit independent bookstores or your local library.   The post APEX Express – January 2, 2020- Books Books Books! appeared first on KPFA.

Noted author and investigative journalist Pratap Chatterjee discusses his new graphic novel (shout out to co author Khalil Bendib); Kashmiri film maker Danish Renzu talks about his film Half Widow; and environmental journalist Nityanand Jayaraman updates us on the ongoing environmental crisis that has been festering in the small south Indian town of #Thoothukudi that led to 10 peacefully protesting civilians recently being killed by the state. The post APEX Express – June 7, 2018: South Asian Feminist Men Discuss Books, Cinema and the Environment appeared first on KPFA.

Investigative journalist Pratap Chatterjee joins us for a deep dive into his graphic non-fiction book “Verax: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance,” which reveals the dark underbelly of how the U.S. conducts the so-called War on Terror.  Also, Ralph deconstructs Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

In this episode we review Verax by Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil, Run for It by Marcelo D'Salete, and The Senses by Mateo Farinella.

We are being watched, but who’s watching? Author Pratap Chatterjee joined forces with artist Khalil to illustrate the complex history of mass surveillance since 9/11 with VERAX: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance, a striking work of investigative journalism presented in the form of a graphic novel. Journalist Chatterjee visually outlined a fact-finding expedition into programs that guide missiles for drone strikes, “deep packet inspection” data-mining techniques in e-mails, and mass-tracking of individuals’ locations through player data in popular games like “Angry Birds.” Alongside their vivid telling, Chatterjee and Khalil offer a prognosis for the future of electronic surveillance, and for the fortunes of those who resist it. Pratap Chatterjee is an investigative reporter who focuses on U.S. warfare and technology, he has served as a commentator for BBC, CNN, Fox, MSNBC; produced segments for Democracy Now! and Channel Four, and hosted a weekly radio show for KPFA Pacifica radio. Khalil Bendib is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Zahra’s Paradise, which was published in 16 languages and nominated for two Eisner Awards.  Recorded live at Impact Hub by Town Hall Seattle Monday, October 30, 2017

Pratap Chatterjee, Lisa Ling, Diani Barreto This session will present new documents (obtained under the Freedom of Information Act) as well as numerous military engineering studies that show that the deep structural problems in targeted killing programs and the mass surveillance system of which it forms an integral part. The panelists will also show a short video animation of the drone war to show how enlisted military personnel are trapped in a military-industrial system that routinely violates basic human rights.

Till veckans program om eller obemannade flygfarkoster, som ofta kallas drönare, gjorde Ivar Ekman ett inslag som handlade om drönarkriget i nordvästra Pakistan. Till det inslaget intervjuade han journalisten Pratap Chatterjee på The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Chatterjee var med på det stormöte, jirga, i Islamabad i höstas som också besöktes av Tariq Aziz, den 16-årige pakistanier som dödades i en drönarattack två dagar efter mötet. Här följer Chatterjees berättelse om mötet och det som han senare fått veta om Tariq Aziz. Intervjun är på engelska.

What's happening as troops increase in Afghanistan & decrease in Iraq? Pratap Chatterjee talks about his recent trip to these war-torn countries and about his new book “Halliburton's War” about a company making big bucks while now flying under the radar. Plus, Music and Memories: hip-hop artist Denizen Kane comes on with spoken words and a short talk with The Jacksons by Phil Elwood, former KPFA music programmer. The post Apex Express – July 2, 2009 appeared first on KPFA.

Pacific Islanders in a war overseas, in a fight for self-determination at home. We call Pratap Chatterjee in the Middle East.  Hear about Fijian truck drivers who have driven into Iraq over a hundred times but are now owed back pay, some un-able to return home. And, indigenous people from Guam fight to for a voice on an island that is still a US colony.  Hear how a bill might increase the workforce for an expanded US military presence on the island, but may add hardship for migrant, lower-skilled workers.  Gina Hottaginahotta@earthlink.net   The post APEX Express – March 20, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

The Watershed Poetry Festival in downtown Berkeley is an annual event that explores the connection between the American literary imagination and our landscape, natural history, and sense of environmental urgency. Maya Khosla and Kirk Lumpkin, two Bay area poets, join host Pratap Chatterjee, to discuss the the 2007 event and read from their work. The post Terra Verde – August 17, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.

We speak with Annalisa Enrile, a Filipina-American, the current chair of GABRRIELA Network, a US-Philippine women's solidarity organization, and an assistant professor of the University of Southern California, was prevented from boarding a plane in Manila to Los Angeles. Nupur Modi joins us after being deported from China together with other Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) activists for unfurling a massive banner on the Great Wall in China – "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008!" – in English and Chinese. And finally we are joined by Gautam Tejas Ganeshan, founder of San Francisco's Sangati Center, and an accomplished Carnatic violinist. Pratap Chatterjee hosts. The post APEX Express – August 16, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.

Jeffrey Weidenhamer and Michael Clement, chemists at Ashland University in Ohio, have examined the composition of children's jewelry and key chains made in China and determined that some contained toxics that probably originated in e-waste from the U.S. We are joined by Sarah Westervelt of Basel Action Network and Steve Lautze, of the city of Oakland, to talk about Bay Area toxics returning to the sender. Pratap Chatterjee hosts. The post Terra Verde – July 20, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.

Are Northern forests a source of global warming or the solution? Forest Ethics has published a new report on protecting the Great Bear rainforest to prevent climate change while a new study by Lawrence Livermore laboratory scientists says that more trees in the north may actually exacerbate global warming. Pratap Chatterjee hosts a discussion between the report authors, Tzeporah Berman of Forest Ethics and Govindasamy Bala of Lawrence Livermore. The post Terra Verde – April 20, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.

Alienation among Asian American youth, in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre by Cho Seung-Hui, a Korean-American English major and a creative writer. Atashi Chakraborty of Narika tells us about Provoked, a new Bollywood film with Aishwarya Rai, about domestic violence in the South Asian community, and we speak with Rohini Hensman, author of "Lions and Tigers" a book of fiction about Sri Lanka's conflict. Pratap Chatterjee hosts. The post APEX Express – April 19, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.

Pratap Chatterjee discusses the settlement between West Berkeley residents and Pacific Steel Casting Corporation, the country's third-largest steel foundry, to bring about pollution reduction. The post Terra Verde – February 16, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.

API winners and losers in the election: we talk with Shankar Duraiswamy and Alexander Nguyen from Asian American Action Fund. And at the UN, the indigenous people of Guam called for the world to recognize their plight. Hear Victoria Leon Guerrero, Mike Tuncap and Erica Benton talk about how the US military base build-up on Guam will further erode their rights. We will also have music from Guam from Chris Barnett. Also, an interview with Shuibo Wang, the filmmaker of "They Chose China" about US soldiers who decided not to return after the Korean conflict. He also made "Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square" and "Swing in Beijing". Pratap Chatterjee hosts. Plus music, calendar and more. The post APEX Express – November 9, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

A Filipino American gets an unwanted homecoming by homeland security: hear how and why an activist with BAYAN-USA, a social justice organization of the Philippines, was visited by the FBI. And we'll talk with Tram Nguyen, editor of the progressive journal Colorlines and who has been awarded for her work by Woman of Color Resource Center. Pratap Chatterjee hosts. Plus music, calendar and more. And thanks to all those who donated to KPFA during the fund-drive. Your help keeps our voice on-air! The post APEX Express – October 19, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

Filipina domestic workers in Lebanon jumped off buildings to escape from Israel's bombardment as well as escape from abusive Lebanese employers. We talk with Irynn Abano of the Center for Migrant Advocacy in Manila. Also, selectively targeted South Asian convenience store owners and clerks in rural areas of Northern California in San Joaquin County were accused of selling key ingredients for the making of methamphetamine. Atashi Chakravarty, director of Narika, reports on a local sting operation enforced by California's law enforcement. * Live music from Rupa and the April Fishes, a Bay area South Asian musician who sings in English, French and Spanish. Pratap Chatterjee hosts. (*more on the up-shot of targeting of South Asians in Lodi on www.apexexpress.org, in the audio clip "Who & What Flys.") The post APEX Express – September 21, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

A Muslim Voice honors a father whose son was killed in a hate crime. We'll find out why and also about their conference this weekend. Apex also hears from members of the South Asian community about actions in support of civil liberties in this time of strife. And Bruce Lee on a road trip? Find out about Fringe Festival performer Steven Low with host Pratap Chatterjee. Plus music, calendar and more… The post APEX Express – August 17, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

A special on the horrors unleashed in the Middle East pre-empts Apex. We're back on-air Aug. 17 with award-winning journalist Pratap Chatterjee and we'll hear about a performance that has Bruce Lee behind the wheel and on the road. Also, stay tuned as we gear up for APAture – Kearny Street Workshop's major showcase of API arts. We'll preview performances and learn about how KSW is a major force in shaping the community both past and present. Plus music, calendar and more… The post APEX Express – August 10, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

Learn about what happened to Asian students at an Oakland High School and how issues of Asian and African Americans are resolved by an organization of parents, students and community members. And from Iraq, Pratap Chatterjee talks about the situation of Asian migrant workers who work for war wealthy multi-national corporations. Find out about their working conditions as they toil behind the scenes. Also, we explore questions raised about Asian and South Asian presence in the recent demonstrations on behalf of immigrant rights and – if there's been a limited participation – why and what are people doing about it. Plus music, calendar and more. The post APEX Express – April 20, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

The Kamehameha School: A Door Closes on Native Hawaiians? A court ruled against admission preference – for native people in Hawaii – by a school founded to counter the loss of their language, land and culture. Learn more about this and the up-coming Sat. rally opposing the ruling. And, the Asian American Music Festival a.k.a piNoisepop 9 highlights the best of independent artists in the API community. Presented by the premiere Filipino arts group Bindlestiff Studio, organizers talk with Apex's Pratap Chatterjee about next week's shows. Plus music, calendar and more… The post APEX Express – August 18, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

Pratap Chatterjee hosts a night where we learn why a dolphin became a citizen but why some Koreans can't become citizens of Japan. The Data Center's Miho Kim is on Apex along with Okinawan-based music played by Wesley Unten who livens-up the feature. And, a comic book about the Bay: a talk with artist Christine Wong. Plus music, calendar and more. And, don't forget the first week of each month: API hip-hop outha box on Apex Express! The post APEX Express – April 21, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

Writing a Grammy award winning song would be considered a major achievement for most people, but for Ani, a Malaysian singer song writer who lives in Los Angeles, the 2005 music award was just a stepping stone to her real goal – challenging the male hierarchy of the entire Islamic world, which her organization achieved this weekend by organizing the first women-led call to prayer. This week on Apex Express, we speak to her about how she wrote Keb Mo's award winning song, sparked opposition from the grand mufti of Egypt, while volunteering to answer phone at KPFK, our sister station. Also we discuss the release of four Iranian brothers from a Los Angeles jail after 1000 days of captivity under the USA Patriot Act. Plus music, calendar and more. Pratap Chatterjee,Managing Editor/Project Director CorpWatch hosts. See him read from his new book on Iraq with C-Span televising at Pusod www.pusod.org this Wednesday. And, catch our first week of the month API hip hop show with Pusod on-air! The post APEX Express – March 24, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

Filipino artists and activists talk about: the key role of political theater in the Philippines; how that knowledge is coming to Filipino American communities in cultural spaces like Bindlestiff and Pusod; and about the shooting of workers in the Philippines and the plantation system involved in their deaths. Plus quirky clown Jane Chen. Pratap Chatterjee hosts. The post APEX Express – December 9, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.

War and its the impact on Asian Pacific Islander communities, including a discussion about how the US defeat in South East Asia 30 years ago still reverberates today. And we'll learn about what's behind the break-out of Asian Massive music as Apex talks with dance teacher Viki Virk about bhangra and the dhol drums of the Punjab. Also, we'll follow the elections and API issues in the up-coming period as producer-host Pratap Chatterjee returns from the Republican National Convention. Plus music, calendar and more. The post APEX Express – September 9, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.

The limelight will be on the Bush administration as it prepares for the September Republican convention. But one big question is where does civil liberties stand in view of their policies. One community that has felt the blows from the Bush administration is the Muslim community. Samina Faheem of A Muslim Voice talks about what she has faced as a Pakistani immigrant woman and as an organizer who tries to bring more Muslim and South Asians into the broader political, social and cultural arenas. And award-winning journalist, writer and Apex host Pratap Chatterjee brings you the latest in spoken word and social activism affairs. Plus music, calendar and more. Also, thanks to all who helped KPFA during the fund-drive. Send comments, questions, events to: Apex: apex@kpfa.org or 510-848-6767×464 The post APEX Express – August 12, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.

San Francisco slam poetry champions Adriel Luis and Jimmy Thong Tran join us to share spoken words that they will be performing at the national championship in St. Louis, Missouri. Also we will be joined by Nina Fallenbaum of Jean Wa's Peace Panty Project and Elizabeth Sy of the Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center speaking about the API contingent at the upcoming Dyke March. Plus music, calendar and more. Pratap Chatterjee hosts. The post APEX Express – June 24, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.

Asian Massive Music, Back From Iraq, and Caught in Between all on Apex…. South Asian sounds, electronica, live percussive beats, a debut recording and a Feb 14 event at SF's Club 6. Apex talks with our friends Dhamaal about how they're bringing this all together and how to get tix during this fund-drive time. Also, Lina Hoshino's documentary focuses on human rights post 9-11. Hoshino talks about her video "Caught in Between" and is joined by a Muslim Japanese-American woman who is part of the video that will premiere at the Feb.22 Day of Remembrance event in SF. And, journalist and Apex host Pratap Chatterjee talks about covering Iraq and India with a special look at the little known conflict in Sri Lanka. Plus, music, calendar and more. The post APEX Express – February 12, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.