Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Pope says international community must not turn away from hunger, as UN observes World Food Day; California launches landmark plan to sell insulin pens for $11, Governor Newsom says “Best in the nation, nothing comes close”; Trump … Continued
Today on the show: Greg Palast returns to with the Election Crimes Bulletin as Trump continues to attack the voting rights of Millions of Black and Brown voters with the active support of the US supreme Court: Palast also delves into US threats against Venezuela. Also, the latest headlines on Gaza from The Electronic Intifada … Continued
Davey D sits down with Minister Abdul Sabur Muhammad (formerly known as Minister Keith) to revisit the 30th anniversary of the Million Man March and to connect its spirit to today’s political climate. The conversation recalls the organizing muscle that built October 16, 1995—and asks what it means to sustain that energy now. Why the … Continued
Trump and Putin to Meet in Budapest Soon For Another Summit After the Alaska Fiasco We begin with the two hour phone call Trump had with Putin today which he described as yielding “great progress” with a second summit after the Alaska fiasco to take place soon in Budapest which the Kremlin has confirmed. Tomorrow … Continued
Let us be Rising Aroused in Apocalyptic Times October 18th – No Kings Day – is also Letitia James’ birthday!!! She not available in person (busy working on all our behalf.) (kind note from her assistant, whom I assured – we would be wishing her reciprocal rousing woof!) But her natal chart and solar … Continued
From the Archive: Mystery writer Thomas Perry (1947-2025), who died on September 15, 2025, discusses his career in this 2006 interview, which has not aired in eighteen years; Gay icon, novelist and memoirist Edmund White (1940-2025) who died on June 3, 2025, recorded during the tour for his best-selling novel, “The Farewell Symphony.” This interview was recently digitized and not heard for over a quarter century. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Ilan Pappé, author of Israel on the Brink, on the ceasefire and how the deepening crisis of Israeli society could lead to something better • Jennifer Berkshire on the appalling Trump educational agenda
Shaun Peterson’s “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln” goes beyond investigating the love live of the 16th U.S. President to examine how the study of history evolves (interviewed by Brian DeShazor, part 2 of 2).
A lot of the curiosity practices that we’ve talked about over the years — get out for a walk, listen to this, look at that –call on us to do and be in ways and places that aren’t necessarily possible for everyone in the same ways. That got me thinking about being more curious about … Continued
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