Weapons and technology, China surpassing the US
Laleh Khalili, author of this review, on the long relationship between the US military and industry • Kyle Chan, author of this article, on how China is surpassing the US
The rich history of LGBTQ+ eateries and the role they’ve played in encouraging community is served up by Erik Piepenburg in his new book, “Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights and Last Call Disco Fries at America’s Gay Restaurants” (interviewed by David Hunt).
“If you change your point of view, you will see something new.” ~ Dad
Guest: Emily Hauser is a senior lecturer in classics and ancient history at the University of Exeter, UK. She is the author of three novels reimagining the women of Greek myth: For the Most Beautiful, For the Winner, and For the Immortal. She is also the author of How Women Became Poets, and most recently, of … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – June 5, 2025
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).
Famine and Cholera Spread in Sudan as Civil War Continues; Plus Abolition in the Classroom: Reflections on Disappearing a First Grader
Two years ago, a fragile but hopeful peace in Sudan was broken when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – which are both arms of the Sudanese state – went to war with each other. In the fighting since, more than 150,000 people have been killed and 13 million of … Continued
Israeli Parliament in Disarray Over Draft Exemptions for Orthodox Jews; Trump Asks Congress to Defund Public Broadcasting
0:08 — Lior Sternfeld, associate professor of History and Jewish Studies at Penn State University. 0:33 — Craig Aaron, president and co-CEO of Free Press.
Democracy Now 6am – June 5, 2025
On today’s show: Trump Revives Travel Ban, Bars Citizens of 12 Nations in Move Decried as “Devastating” Mahmoud Khalil, Trapped in “Immigration Gulag” for Nearly 3 Months, Challenges Deportation Efforts As U.S. Vetoes U.N. Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Kathy Kelly and Veterans Enter 3rd Week of Hunger Strike “The Shame of Israeli Medicine”: How Israeli Doctors … Continued
Robert Hockett / Oleh Kotsyuba / Mohsen Milani
Trump Digs the Deficit Hole $2.4 Trillion Deeper to Punish the Poor and Reward the Richest
Trump Sells Out Ukraine Again in His Call Today With Putin
Trump Pressures Iran to Sign or Get Bombed, Making a War That Will Not Be a Cakewalk More Likely
Non-fiction Music – June 5, 2025
A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – June 5, 2025
Enjoy sensuous bedroom soul, sexy Smooth Jazz, and scintillating social commentary with Bay Area native and longtime Classic Soul radio taste-maker and Smooth Jazz connoisseur Al Glenn. Have some before this tasty Midnight snack is all gone!