In a powerful and far-ranging conversation on Hard Knock Radio, we caught up with educator, activist, and emcee Ras Ceylon to reflect on the deep meaning of Black August, the cultural resistance embedded in his new album Jacket Full of Medals, and the global fight for liberation. Black August Is Not a Party—It’s a Practice Opening the segment with “Go … Continued
The House Subpoenas the Epstein Files and Laura Loomer is Back in the Oval Office We begin with some of the breaking stories today as uncertainty grows over the economy and the House Oversight Committee moves to subpoena the Epstein files and Trump’s favorite influencer Laura Loomer has yet another Oval Office meeting with her … Continued
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, and Jovelyn Richards.
What herbs and remedies would you pack if you were headed off the grid? Emiliano Lemus helps you plan a traditional medicine toolkit for camping, land gatherings, and other times when groups are offline. This is part three of a three-part series on Herbal First Aid Kits. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée … Continued
The governments of France, Britain and Canada are among the latest to announce that they plan to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming weeks. Is this a real shift in policy, a means to put effective pressure on Tel Aviv to end its genocide in Gaza? The Electronic Intifada’s executive director, Ali Abunimah, looks … Continued
Guest: H. W. Brands is the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of many books, including American Colossus, The General vs. the President, The First American and Traitor to His Class, and his latest, America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War.
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).
Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right’s attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups such as environmentalists and Black … Continued
00:08 — Lori Wallach is the director of the Rethink Trade program at American Economic Liberties Project. 00:33 — Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor emeritus of Arab Studies at Columbia. His most recent book is The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: a history of settler colonialism and resistance.
ON TODAY’S SHOW: Oscar-Winning Director Demands Israel Return Body of Palestinian Activist After Settler Killed Him “End the Starvation”: Jewish Rabbis & Allies Outside NY Trump Hotel Call for U.S. to Stop Arming Israel Labor Leader Chris Smalls Describes Israeli Arrest & Assault After Military Raids Gaza Flotilla Texas Showdown: Dem. Lawmakers Flee State to … Continued
