I am a Virgo – Hard Knock Radio – June 28, 2023
Davey D speaks with Boots Riley about his new series, I am a Virgo.
Davey D speaks with Boots Riley about his new series, I am a Virgo.
We begin with the scathing report from the Senate Homeland Security Committee titled “Planned in Plain Sight” which investigated the failures of the FBI, DHS and Capitol Police in not acting on a host of warnings of a potential violent attack on the capitol. The report out today finds that “At a fundamental level, the … Continued
Hear about an exciting program for high school students who get a bit behind. And hear the needs of new teachers left in the lurch by the closing of Holy Names University.
A weekly talk show produced by Oakland School for the Arts high school broadcast students, Our World As We See It will focus on local and world issues giving a fresh youthful perspective on how to create change.
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
The Industrial Workers of the World, or Wobblies, are celebrated on the left for their militant opposition to capitalism, their broad church unionism across race and gender lines, and their ability to organize migrant and other precarious workers. As Ahmed White documents, they were crushed by unprecedented violence and vigilantism, which cast a long shadow … Continued
Featuring interviews with participants in social movements, struggles, rebellions, projects, thinkers, and organizers.
On Today’s Show: SCOTUS Rejects Radical GOP Vote-Rigging “Theory,” Could Still End Affirmative Action & Debt Relief Poverty 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. as Calls Grow for Third Reconstruction: Bishop Barber Hondurans Fight Private Cities Run by U.S. Companies as Gov’t Sued for Outlawing “Neocolonial Project”
On today’s show, we’re in conversation with S.F. Public Defender, Mano Raju to talk about how overdue misdemeanor cases are keeping people in pre-trial detention despite San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announcing that her office will only seek cash bail in limited misdemeanor cases because it unfairly penalizes those with less financial means and … Continued
0:08 — Mark Joseph Stern is a senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. 0:33 — Alexei Koseff is a reporter for Calmatters covering CA state politics 0:45 — Senator Scott Wiener represents CA Senate District 11.