Background Briefing – January 21, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Join Karyn Sanders as she shares her perspective on health and healing and shares a few of her favorite herbs. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway.
What can – and can’t – you say and do as a Palestinian American teacher? Can you speak frankly about Palestine, about the occupation and oppression, about the Israel-U.S. relationship? Can you support student inquiry into matters that rankle Zionist colleagues? Social-studies educator Luma Hasan encountered intolerance and pushback while working at a reputedly liberal high school. … Continued
The Thom Hartmann Radio & TV Program covers US politics and political news commentary, science, culture, and economics.
Host Mitch Jeserich explains the executive orders on immigration signed by president Trump on Day 1 of his administration. Guest: Pedro Rios is the director of the American Friends Service Committee’s U.S./Mexico Border Program.
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Incarcerated people work for penny wages, and, in several states, for nothing at all. Many of us outside of prisons rely on their labor in areas like repairing roads, fighting wildfires, or clearing debris after hurricanes. Prisoners manufacture products like office furniture, mattresses, license plates, dentures, glasses, traffic signs, garbage cans, athletic equipment, and uniforms. … Continued
Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
00:08 — George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His legal scholarship focuses on Palestine, Israel, and U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
On today’s show: Trump Grants Clemency to 1,500+ January 6 Insurrectionists; Elon Musk Is Accused of Giving Nazi Salute Trump Threatens Again to Retake Panama Canal, While Distorting the Deadly History of the Waterway “A Massive Abuse of Emergency Power”: Legality of Trump’s Move to Deploy Troops to Border Is Questioned “People Are Afraid”: Immigrant … Continued
Today Trump Issued a Death Sentence to Our Children and Grandchildren
The Unreality of the Reality TV Star Spewing Lies as Promises
The Crypto Grift of $Trump, Even Before He Became the Grifter-in-Chief
Music of the The Great Jazz Legends, with Alex Danzler
A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a … Continued