Flashpoints – August 8, 2023
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
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Hip Hop is 50-King Tech Intv. PT2 and Kyle Newport discussing his father Gus Newport – Hard Knock Radio – August 8, 2023
Hip Hop is 50-King Tech Intv. PT2 and Kyle Newport discussing his father Gus Newport. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Background Briefing – August 8, 2023
Have Putin and Xi Handed a Strategic Opportunity to the West We begin with the possibility that Putin’s disastrous invasion and Xi’s mismanagement of the pandemic have opened a narrow window of strategic opportunity for the West. Joining us is Mathew Burrows, a distinguished fellow and program lead for Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy and the Strategic … Continued
Cover to Cover – August 8, 2023
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Join Sarah Holmes @blueotterschool for the first episode of her series on digestion. Learn more about how your body works and the herbs to support us when our bodies aren’t working so well. In this week’s episode, Sarah focuses on mouth and stomach health as well as how the mind and nervous system play a … Continued
State-ownership of the means of production and a planned economy appear to be the hallmarks of Marxist thought, along with the notion that revolution necessitates passing through socialist and communist stages. But, as Peter Hudis points out, these ideas don’t originate with Marx. He discusses his Critique of the Gotha Program, in which Marx most … Continued
Thom Hartmann Program – August 8, 2023
The Thom Hartmann Radio & TV Program covers US politics and political news commentary, science, culture, and economics.
Guest: Olga Baysha is Associate Professor in Media and Communication at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia and author of War, Peace, and Populist Discourse in Ukraine.
Democracy Now 9am – August 8, 2023
On Today’s Show: Is Biden Risking War with Iran as U.S. Deploys Marines to Guard Commercial Ships in the Persian Gulf? Will Biden Stop Texas from Separating Asylum-Seeking Families at Border Under Operation Lone Star? “Broken System”: NYC Says It Has No More Room for Asylum Seekers as Advocates Demand Long-Term Shelter Will Abu Ghraib Torture Victims … Continued
East Bay Wages Too Low for More Than Half of Workers to Support a Family; Sacramento Plans Jail Expansion; Plus, SF’s Oldest Opera House
A new report by the UC Berkeley Labor called “The State of Working East Bay” analyzes living and working conditions among workers in the East Bay before the pandemic – from 2015-2019 – which demonstrates that many workers and their families struggled to make ends meet even before COVID hit. Joining me to discuss are Dr … Continued