Brian Concannon is a distinguished human rights lawyer and Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), working with grassroots groups there, in America, and the Haitian diaspora to develop effective human rights advocacy for some of the world's most oppressed people.

The Haiti earthquake and aftermath will be discussed.

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Brian Concannon is a distinguished human rights lawyer and Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), working with grassroots groups there, in America, and the Haitian diaspora to develop effective human rights advocacy for some of the world's most oppressed people.

The Haiti earthquake and aftermath will be discussed.

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Maryam Ruhullah is a victim of the CIA's secret mind control MK-ULTRA program, using dangerous drugs and other means on human subjects to control behavior. James Randall Noblitt is a practicing psychologist working with survivors of extreme abuse and others afflicted with identity dissociation.

The scandalous CIA program will be discussed and its effects on human subjects.

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David Livingstone is an author and independent historian. His first book was titled, "The Dying God: The Hidden History of Western Civilization, exploring its fabrication and a more correct assessment of the past, concluding with the French Revolution.

His newest book, co-authored with Sahib Mustaqim Bleher, is titled "Surrendering Islam: The Subversion of Islam Throughout History to the Present Day." It exposes the 9/11 attack as a false flag operation, its perpetrators closely connected to Western imperial interests.

Livingstone's book will be discussed.

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Nomi Prins is a journalist, author, and Senior Fellow at Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization.

Earlier she was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and ran the international analytics group for Bear Stearns in London. 

Today, her pursuits are entirely different, an example in her latest book titled, "It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Streets."

Her book and views on Wall Street pillaging will be discussed.

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David Swanson is co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org and Washington Director for Democrats.com. He's also a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, the Backbone Campaign, and Voters for Peace as well as a member of the legislative working group of United for Peace and Justice.

Swanson's new book is titled, Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming A More Perfect Union, a timely and impressive account of presidential extremism, congressional complicity, the urgency for progressive change, and how to do it.

Obama's world and national policies will be discussed.

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Robert Knight anchored The Knight Report for Pacifica Radio KPFA's Flashpoints Radio - a regular cutting-edge account of vital events unreported in the major media, until his contract was terminated without notice because of management's draconian budget cuts.

Knight has had extensive experience as a producer, anchor, domestic and international reporter, and editorialist delivering vital cutting-edge content, no longer available to Flashpoints' listeners unless efforts to bring him back succeed.

Knight's work, his termination, and a campaign to support Flashpoints and restore its full budget and staff will be discussed.

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Henry C.K. Liu developed an interest in economics and international relations when he participated in interdisciplinary work on urban and regional development as a Professor at UCLA, Harvard and Columbia. He's how chairman of a private New York-based investment group.

The global economic crisis will be discussed and Liu's outlook for 2010 and beyond.

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Michael Parenti is an internationally known political scientist and award-winner author and lecturer. His many books include Democracy for the Few, Superpatriotism, and his latest titled, "God and His Demons" on the dark side of religion.

James Petras calls him "America's foremost progressive writer and speaker....illuminating, penetrating, and never afraid of the truth."

Year one under Obama will be discussed.

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Peter Phillips is a Sonoma State University Sociology Professor and former Director of Project Censored (PC), the media democracy advocacy group. He's currently Director of the Media Freedom Foundation (MFF), established in 2000 to support First Amendment organizations and investigative research on cutting-edge issues.

A "truth emergency" over censorship exists at Pacifica Radio's KPFA after management targeted its vital Flashpoints Radio program for extinction. Discussion will focus on this important issue and why Flashpoints must be saved.