“Speaking Truth to Empire” on KFCF 88.1 FM independently owned and locally operated in Fresno since 1975, Dan Yaseen interviews Camille Russell co-founder and current board member of Peace Fresno and a dedicated antiwar activist. They discuss, signs and symptoms of the decline of American Empire and how do, peace and justice activists, respond to this decline.
The Rulers of the Nuclear Powers are Slow Learners
Although 81 years have passed since the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945, the rulers of major nations continue their reckless march toward a nuclear holocaust.
The nine nuclear powers (the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea), possessing some 12,100 nuclear warheads, are all busily upgrading
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“Speaking Truth to Empire” on KFCF 88.1 FM independently owned and locally operated in Fresno since 1975, Dan Yaseen interviews Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK, she has been a peace, environmental, women’s rights and social justice activist for over forty-five years. She has traveled extensively to war zones promoting and learning about peaceful resolutions to conflicts. Jodie has produced several acclaimed documentary films. They discuss 250 years of America’s history of genocide,
A Dream Deferred, But Still Alive
On March 1, 1945, only six weeks before his death, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered an address to Congress that pointed toward a sweeping transformation of international relations.
With the Axis powers tottering toward defeat in World War II, Roosevelt reported that the recently concluded Yalta conference of Allied leaders had agreed upon “a common ground for peace.” It would “spell
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On Speaking Truth to Empire on KFCF 88.1 FM independently owned and locally operated since 1975 in Fresno, Dan Yaseen interviews Cindy Sheehan author, blogger, radio talk show host and one of America’s leading antiwar and anti-Empire activists. They discuss geopolitical consequences of the Iran War and the so-called peace deal.
The U.S. Labor Movement as a Force for Peace and International Cooperation
Although the U.S. labor movement is sometimes depicted as hawkish and xenophobic, this characterization ignores its repeated attempts to grapple with the global problem of war.
On June 9, 2026, for example, delegates at the annual national convention of the AFL-CIO, the 15-million member labor federation with which most American unions are affiliated, voted to adopt Resolution 9, “We Want a Just and Peaceful World.”
Declaring that “working people must never be treated as pawns in geopolitical
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Wednesday, May 20 – 3:00 to 3:30 pm
Speaking Truth to Empire on KFCF 88.1 FM independently owned and locally operated since 1975 in Fresno, Dan Yaseen interviews Oliver Boyd-Barrett, Professor Emeritus from Bowling Green State University, Ohio and from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is an author, blogger and a geopolitical analyst. You can access his blogs at https://oliverboydbarrett.substack.com. They discuss the geopolitical consequences of Iran War and recent Trump-Xi
The Man Who Seeks to Rule the World
Although Donald Trump has never been modest about his abilities or reluctant to exercise personal power, during his second term in office he has shown clear signs of megalomania.
One sign, of course, is his blatant demand for the territory of other nations. Since January 2025 alone, he has suggested annexing or seizing control of Greenland, Canada, Mexico, the Panama Canal, Gaza, Venezuela, and Cuba. In addition,
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On Speaking Truth to Empire on KFCF 88.1 FM independently owned and locally operated since 1975 in Fresno, Dan Yaseen interviews Ramzy Baroud, a US-Palestinian journalist, media consultant, an author, internationally-syndicated columnist, and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of six books and a contributor to many others; his latest book is, “Before the Flood: A Gaza Family Memoir Across Three Generations of Colonial Invasion, Occupation, and War in Palestine”. His books
How the International Community Obtained a Nuclear Weapons-Free Agreement with Iran–and Lost It Thanks to Donald Trump
If the objective of the U.S. war upon Iran is to ensure that that country does not develop nuclear weapons, that goal was attained more than a decade ago through a far different approach than the one now being followed by the Trump administration.
Iran, as a signer of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty of 1970, had agreed to forgo the development of nuclear weapons. Even so, fears grew during the early 21st century