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The episode discusses the hypocrisy of the U.S. hosting the World Cup while supporting genocide and features an interview with human rights advocate Ajamu Baraka.

Perhaps it takes an event like the World Cup to expose the hypocrisy of the U.S. being allowed to host the games while at the same time supporting a genocide and conducting an illegal war of aggression. We speak to human rights advocate Ajamu Baraka for this month’s episode of “The F-Word” on fascism. And […]

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