Saturday on This is Hell!
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9:10 - Writer Curtis White sees new (and old) problems when he looks ahead to our futuristic robot economy.
Curtis is author of We, Robots: Staying Human in the Age of Big Data from Melville House.
10:05 - Anuradha Mittal profiles the dangerous lives of land rights activists in Ethiopia and Cameroon.
The Oakland Institute just posted the release International Civil Society Alarmed by Conviction of Cameroonian Environmental Human Rights Defender.
10:35 - Laura Carlsen explains how marijuana legalization trends are shifting US-Mexico drug war policies.
Laura was just on CCTV talking about legalization trends in Mexico and the United States..
11:05 - Sociologist Brooke Harrington opens the door to the hidden world of elite wealth management.
Brooke is author of the Atlantic article Inside the Secretive World of Tax-Avoidance Experts.
11:35 - Kyle Lydell Canty talks about why racism and police violence have him seeking political asylum in Canada.
Kyle wrote the Guardian opinion piece It's so dangerous to be a black American, I've sought asylum in Canada. To help with Kyle's legal fees, contribute to his GoFundMe here.
12:05 - Live from Beirut, Rania Masri calls out Western complicity, and silence, in the wake of Middle East violence.
Rania was quoted in the Intitute for Public Accuracy's news release From Beirut After Bombing: 'We are Not Numbers'.
12:45 - Jeff Dorchen apologizes to fiscal conservatives for not telling them what he thinks of them sooner.
Not sure if this program is the most effective forum for that, but we're with you Jeffy.