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“1976 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire explains why she’s still fighting for peace and justice. Plus, Smiley and West’s analysis of the paralysis and the tragedy of political prisoners Herman Wallace and Lynne Stewart.” –tunein
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Smiley and West
“With West away, Smiley dissects the government shutdown with Howard University political science professor Michael Fauntroy.
Plus, in celebration of our 3rd anniversary, highlights from our three original conversations with Garry Shandling, Frank Rich, and George Clinton.
And a listener from Kentucky takes Smiley to task for going too soft on Sen. Rand Paul during their conversation last week.” –PRI
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Man Punches Female Store Clerk In The Face Over 41 Cents, Caught On Video: http://t.co/rSBzD0k4Ul via @youtube
— Christine (@XtyMiller) October 2, 2013
The punch was NOT over the 41 cents.
The punch was over the disrespect. He probably waited in line for who knows how long, then when he got to the register realized he only had $1.00
She didn’t try to help him by giving him 41 cents. Instead she completely disrespected him IN FRONT of a line of customers by telling him to get out (like a dog). In other words – that he is not worth respecting, nor worth 41 cents.
She should have said “I’m sorry sir. I don’t have 41 cents.” Then, ask the customers behind him, “Hey, does anyone have 41 cents to help us out here?”
Two attitudes that don’t get along: Arrogance and Pride
She was arrogant and thought she could talk down to him.
He had too much pride to ask the people for 41 cents.
If she had more life experience – or watched the news – she would know about male aggression. Men often try to “solve” problems with violence.
PS – He looks concerned for her after he punched her. People who commit violent acts often say they “just snapped” – that they are not normally that way.
— Political Blind Spot (@PoliBlindSpot) July 14, 2013
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Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez shares the oral history of the Young Lords Movement, which he founded 45 years ago this week. Plus, Smiley and West reflect on the mass murder-suicide at Washington’s Navy Yard, and the killing of Jonathan Ferrell.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lays out his position on Syria and poverty, while Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding tells Smiley and West what it’s like to collaborate with one of her heroes, Wayne Shorter.
On this week’s episode of Need to Know, our team traveled deep into the mountains of central Mexico to speak with a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Border Patrol officer. Later, correspondant John Larson speaks with a former Border Patrol agent turned whistleblower, who describes deplorable conditions in detention centers.
The Fence
Examines the impact of the controversial fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The whole movie is available through HBO or HBO Go.
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Former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper explains why he now speaks out against drones, stop-and-frisk, and the war on drugs. West speaks with one of his mentors, CUNY Graduate Center professor Stanley Aronowitz. Birmingham terrorism victim Carolyn McKinstry recalls the tragic day when Christian extremists from the KKK killed four little girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church. And, Theodore Debro tells us how he witnessed Dr. Martin Luther King react to the bombing during his sermon in Atlanta.
I was amazed to hear Norm Stamper say that even though he knew the police could be overly aggressive, that after he joined the police force – he was sucked into the culture and became a gleeful abuser of the people that he was hired to serve.
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Legendary musician/composer Wayne Shorter celebrates his 80th birthday and a new collaboration with Esperanza Spalding.
Plus, Smiley and West lay out why a U.S.-led attack on Syria would be illegal and immoral, and West is taken to task for his comments about Al Sharpton and Michael Eric Dyson during last week’s program.