Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Senate funds Homeland Security Department for 2 weeks while negotiations continue over restrictions on ICE; Oakland mayor Lee signs orders to protect city’s immigrants from Trump’s enforcement campaign; Minneapolis mayor says defenders of parks and streets are … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Environmental Racism, Data Centers, and Community Health Impacts

On this episode, we speak with LaTricea Adams, MAT, EdS (she/her/hers)—Founder, CEO, and President of Young, Gifted & Green—about the growing fight against data centers as a form of environmental racism, with a focus on frontline communities like Boxtown, Tennessee. As the tech and AI economy rapidly expands, large-scale data centers are increasingly being built … Continued


Background Briefing

Background Briefing – January 29, 2026

Terrorizing Minnesota, the Trump/Miller Administration is Violating the First, Second, Fourth and Tenth Amendments We begin with the Trump/Miller administration’s violations of the First, Second, Fourth and 10th Amendments of the Constitution in Minnesota and speak with Bruce Fein, a constitutional lawyer who formerly served as associate deputy attorney general under the Reagan administration, general … Continued


Part One: Actor/Pianist Hershey Felder discusses his world premiere stage show, “The PIano and Me,” playing at TheatreWorks Mountain View through February 8, Part Two: Oscar nominated actor and theatre director talks about his work directing August Wilson’s play “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” in this interview recorded in November, 2008
Also: Review of “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams, at ACT’s Tony Rembe Theatre through February 1, 2026.


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – January 29, 2026

On today’s show: Headlines “Let Us Out”: ICE Detention of Children Sparks Protests at Immigration Jail in Dilley, TX “Not Going to Bully Me”: Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection ICE Agents Film Minnesota Protesters & Immigrants as Part of Massive Facial Recognition Push Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning … Continued


Law & Disorder

Oakland Police Commission; ICE-out Alameda County w/ Supervisor Nikki Fortunato-Bas

On this episode, we explore the controversies at the Oakland Police Commission. Commissioner Omar Farmer’s time on the Oakland Police Commission ended because the Oakland City Council rejected his reappointment along with fellow commissioner Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, voting against confirming their positions on the civilian police oversight board after their terms expired. We speak with Omar … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – January 29, 2026

On today’s show: Headlines “Let Us Out”: ICE Detention of Children Sparks Protests at Immigration Jail in Dilley, TX “Not Going to Bully Me”: Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection ICE Agents Film Minnesota Protesters & Immigrants as Part of Massive Facial Recognition Push Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning … Continued


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