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We talk to Baltimore activists about the ongoing Freddie Gray trial and what it means for the city, as well as the nation at-large. The Global African Host Bill Fletcher looks at these issues with Makayla Gilliam­ Price, activist and student at Baltimore City College, Kwame Rose, Baltimore based activist, and Dr. Lawrence Brown, Professor of Health Policy at Morgan State University in Baltimore. 

Tariq Ali talks to Quim Arrufat, one of the leaders of Popular Unity Candidacy, the radical socialist independence party, about Catalunya’s fight for independence.

We start a new series exploring the Maroon presence in Latin America. Today we examine Maroons in Panama and Colombia. Also a new bill granting Afro-Mexicans legal recognition in the Mexican constitution is being debated. What are the implications of this bill for Afro­-Mexicans?   The Global African host Bill Fletcher looks at these issues with Dr. Sheila Walker, executive director at AfroDiaspora Inc, Dr. Msomi Moor, professor at University of the District of Columbia, and Walter Thompson­ Hernandez, researcher at the Center for Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California.

Tariq Ali talks to radical economist James Meadway about the global economy, the failure of world leaders to effectively resolve the financial crisis in 2008, and the likelihood of another crisis occurring in the future.

Each November, Americans celebrate a mythical version of U.S. history. Thanksgiving Day's portrayal of the experience of Native Americans under the boot of settler-colonialism is one of the Empire's most cherished falsehoods. To hear about the true story of native peoples' plight - from genocide to reeducation - Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States."

This week, we talk about the legacy of activist Grace Lee Boggs and a hunger strike in Chicago protesting a school closing. The Global African host Bill Fletcher looks at these issues with Howard student Shekinah Hockenhull, Grace Lee Boggs’ protege, Adrienne Maree Brown, a Detroit-based activist and writer, and Jitu Brown, National Director of Journey for Justice Alliance.

Abby Martin interviews internationally renowned philosopher and linguist Professor Noam Chomsky. The political analyst comments on the presidential primary "extravaganza;" the movement for Bernie Sanders; the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal; the bombing of the Doctors without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan; modern-day libertarianism and the reality of "democracy" under capitalism. 

A unique tour bus of musicians, actors, activists and poets have been touring major cities to bring awareness of climate change’s disproportionate affect on people of color. We talk to organizers and participants of this bus tour. In our last segment on Puerto Rico's debt crisis, we touched on the factors that led to its decade­long recession, population loss and the neoliberal factors causing the Caribbean Island's decade­long recession. We get an update on the situation in the commonwealth. The Global African host Bill Fletcher explores these stories with Rev. Graylan Hagler, Pastor at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, and Frank Charnas, CEO and co­founder of Afrique Consulting. 

Pope Francis took a recent trip to the United States and met with both religious and political leaders. What does this trip tell us about the state of the Catholic Church today? What are we to make of his progressive stances on the economy and the environment? The African nation of Burkina Faso experienced a near coup when Presidential Security Forces (RSP) attempted to unseat Burkinabe President Michael Kafando. teleSUR

The Empire holds by far the most prisoners than any other country on earth, in both absolute numbers and per capita. Abby Martin explores the dark reality of conditions in America's prisons, who is warehoused in them, and how things got this way. Featuring interviews with Eddie Conway, former political prisoner unjustly incarcerated for 44 years, and Eugene Puryear, author of "Shackled and Chained, Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America." 

A new mixtape looks at the life and ideas of black revolutionary George Jackson. Who was George Jackson, what did he stand for, and what did the creators of the mixtape hope to achieve? Deportations are underway in the Dominican Republic as The Global African host Bill Fletcher explores these stories with The Real News Network producer Jared Ball, filmmaker Bashi Rose, and Lauren Stewart.

Abby Martin debuts teleSUR's The Empire Files exploring the U.S. Empire, its rise to world hegemony and its impact on people and the planet.

Abby Martin examines the two major wars launched under the "Global War on Terror" – their historical development and aftermath. Featuring former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, this episode digs into the tragedy of a region shaped by The Empire.

W. Kamau Bell fancies himself as a socio-political comedian, examining issues like class, race, and gender as a way of getting at important truths in a humorous way. We spoke to Kamau to get his thoughts on comedy, Bill Cosby, and the role of the black comedian. In August of last year, thousands of people took to the streets of Detroit to protest water service shutoffs. Now, one year later, the city council has voted to increase water rates by 7.5 percent. Who is to blame for this crisis?

On July 18th, a confrontation took place between 2016 Democratic presidential hopefuls and Black Lives Matter activists. What was this confrontation about? It was revealed that 1,867 refugees have died during the crossing of the Mediterranean this year, including an outrageous 1,308 deaths in the month of April alone. That is up tremendously from last year’s 588. What is driving this refugee crisis in the Mediterranean? The Global African host Bill Fletcher looks at these stories with Dr. Karsonya Whitehead, Professor at Loyola University in Baltimore, Dr. Greg Carr, Chair of Afro-­American Studies at Howard University, and Udo Enwereuzor, Senior Consultant with Cooperation for the Development of Emerging Countries (COSPE).