Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news. Wagner group leader issues audio statement, following aborted coup. Supreme Court paves way for Louisiana congressional maps to be redrawn. State lawmaker calls for bridge toll increase to fund public transit. Tens of thousands celebrate San Francisco’s annual pride march.
Today on the show: Putin responds to Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary force. Also, fighting to save the life of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange, now facing a potentially deadly extradition to the US, and how close is the world to a nuclear conflagration in Ukraine
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We begin with Prigozhin’s march on Moscow as the head of the Wagner mercenaries turned warlord threatened the very seat of power in nuclear-armed Russia. In a direct challenge of Putin, after refusing to sign a pledge of loyalty to the Russian military and the state, Prigozhin’s mercenaries took the city of Rostov and held … Continued
Nurse Rona and her guest, Dr. Gary Simonds, will discuss the complexities of neurosurgery, brain disorders, physician burnout, talking to patients and families about death, and ghosts. Dr Simonds new book is Death’s Pale Flag.
Monaeka Flores, Gwyn Kirk, and ʻIhilani Lasconia share their experiences at the 10th in-person meeting of the International Women’s Network against Militarism held 25-28 May in Olongapo City, Philippines. They discuss their insights and lessons learned regarding militarism, militarization, and colonization. They also talk about what they would “buy” if they were to go on … Continued
Fossil fuels lie at the center of contemporary life — powering, despoiling, and altering everything around us. And that includes environmentalism itself, according to anthropologist David Bond. He discusses how concepts like toxic thresholds and environmental impact assessments are an accommodation to the continued existence of the oil and petro-chemical industries, rather than ways to … Continued
Ralph spends the entire hour with co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, Norman Solomon, to discuss his latest book, “War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine,” which examines how our “military-industrial-media-intelligence complex” conspires to suppress the truth about war. Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director … Continued
On Today’s Show: Mutiny in Russia: Nina Khrushcheva on How the Wagner Revolt Exposes Putin’s Weakness View from Kyiv: What Does the Wagner Revolt Mean for Ukraine, Mali, Sudan, Syria & Beyond? Putin’s Creation: History of Russia’s Mercenary Wagner Group & Its Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin One Year After Dobbs, Abortion Access Dangerously Limited as Support … Continued
Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, our guest today came of age against the backdrop of the civil rights movement. His close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation; as the Klan targeted the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama; and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown. We … Continued
