Cover to Cover – July 2, 2024
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
How does the conversation between native and invasive plants perpetuate patterns of colonization? During this episode, Renée Camila offers an alternative lens towards understanding “invasive” plant medicine through the storytelling of introduced plants. She explores the magic and medicine of Plantain, Mullein, Dandelion, and Eucalyptus.
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 … Continued
The Thom Hartmann Radio & TV Program covers US politics and political news commentary, science, culture, and economics.
Guest: Frank Costigliola is the author of Kennan: A Life between Worlds. He is also a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut.
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).
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
0:08 — Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng is a Physician and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health. 0:33 — Maritza Perez Medina is the Director of Federal Affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance. 0:45 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than … Continued
On today’s show: “A King Above the Law”: Supreme Court Rules Presidents Have Broad Immunity from Prosecution Lula Visits Chomsky Recovering from Stroke: “You Are One of the Most Influential People in My Life” Vijay Prashad: Resource-Rich Congo Still Fighting for Its Own Wealth 64 Years After Independence
In the Service of a President Convicted of Crimes, the Supreme Court Allows Presidents to Commit Crimes We begin with the Supreme Court’s final ruling on Monday, a 6-to-3 ruling granting “absolute immunity” to Donald Trump from prosecution for “official acts,” after giving him months of delay by taking up the case in the first … Continued