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We uncover Trump and Stephen Miller’s chilling NSPM-7 directive that brands mainstream beliefs as “terrorist,” with Ken Klippenstein on its authoritarian implications, Stephen Marche on Trump’s evolution into a caudillo-style strongman stoking civil war rhetoric, and Sasha Abramsky on how Trump and Russell Vought are weaponizing the government shutdown to punish and impoverish public service workers.

Trump and Miller’s National Security Directive NSPM-7 Outlaws the Common Beliefs of Over Half of the Country We begin with a frightening move that has gone under the radar by Trump and Stephen Miller to outlaw and defund political opposition as “Anti-Christian” and “Anti-American,” in the name of dismantling “left wing terrorism” which means going … Continued


LoveSoul with Al Glenn

LoveSoul with Al Glenn – October 2, 2025

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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!


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Federal government shutdown begins amid dispute over health insurance subsidies; Trump administration reviewing abortion pill access based on dodgy study; Immigration activists planning “stop the hate stop the raids” protests Saturday, more October 18; California’s 40th lawsuit … Continued


Today on the show: We speak with Andrea Carmen, the Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council: We talk about Alcatraz we head toward Indigenous Peoples Day. And we get an update about the Border Wall being built in an area that sees almost no human migrants. This wall threatens the Jaguar and the … Continued


Jeff Chang joins Hard Knock Radio to break down his new book, Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America. We start with a truth many of us in Black and Hip-Hop communities feel instinctively: Bruce isn’t just “an Asian hero,” he’s a global underdog icon—postered up next to Ali and Marley, sampled and name-checked … Continued