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On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday 8/17 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, tune in to hear Vijay Prashad, Director of the Tricontinental Institute, discusses the upcoming 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa and the shifting global power dynamics amid a rapidly emerging multipolar world. Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear break down the recent updates around the explosion of anti-colonial sentiment across Africa’s Sahel region. Zoe Alexandra, co-editor of Peoples Dispatch, provides insights into the recent Argentinian presidential primary and the rise of the far-right libertarian candidate Javier Milei, who secured the largest vote share. Secret government reports recently obtained by NPR reveal that the government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention centers. Silky Shah, Executive director of Detention Watch Network, discusses the horrific and brutal reality of immigrant detention. August 11th marked the 50th anniversary of the “birth of hip-hop.” Claudia De La Cruz, Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum, discusses the genesis and impact of what is now the world’s biggest musical genre. A new documentary film titled Little League Dreams tells the inspiring story of Cuba’s best young baseball players as they prepare to represent Cuba at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania —a first for a Cuban team. The director of the film, Daniel Montero, joins the show to discuss the Little League team’s historic debut. #BreakThroughNews
