0:08 – Mitch Jeserich on Oakland saying goodbye to the Warriors, and their bid for the NBA Finals Championship
0:20 – A new outbreak of ebola has spread trans-nationally, with 2 deaths now reported in Uganda
Tamba Danmbi-Saa Democratic Republic of Congo Humanitarian Program Manager for Oxfam International (@Oxfam), based in Kinshasa.
0:34 – How the bubonic plague came to San Francisco: denial, racism, rats and reform
David K Randall (@DKRandall) is a senior reporter at Reuters. His latest book is Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague.
1:08 – What would 2019 socialist democracy look like?
KPFA News: Vermont Senator and Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has given a speech touting Democratic Socialism as the alternative to defeat oligarchy and right-wing nationalism….as he seeks to win the Democratic nomination to challenge President Trump in next year’s election. Sanders pushed back against attacks on socialism from Trump and other Republicans…calling his platform a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. KPFA’s Christopher Martinez reports.
1:12 – Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) is the founder and editor of Jacobin, which he launched in 2010. He has written for The New York Times, LeMonde, Vice, and The Washington Post. His latest book is The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality