Cover to Cover – December 19, 2023
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
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Disconnection & Respiratory Health Renée Camila interviews Robin Rose Bennett, author of A Green Witch’s Pocketbook of Wisdom – Big Little Life Tips. Follow their discussion as they explore disconnection as it relates to respiratory health. Robin Rose is a story-teller, writer, and herbalist, offering classes in Herbal Medicine and EarthSpirit Teachings since … Continued
Advancements in science are seen as symbols of human progress, but science has frequently served deadly ends. Historian Clifford Conner discusses how scientific research in the United States is deeply enmeshed with the military, and considers the purpose of trillions of dollars of spending on the military. (Encore presentation.) Resources: Clifford D. Conner, The Tragedy … Continued
Thom Hartmann Program – December 19, 2023
The Thom Hartmann Radio & TV Program covers US politics and political news commentary, science, culture, and economics.
Guest: Ilan Pappe is the Director of European Center of Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He has published many books on the Middle East and on the Palestine Question, including The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, The Modern Middle East, Ten Myths about Israel, and A History of Modern Palestine.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – December 19, 2023
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).
Haiti’s Unnatural Disasters; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Debby Kajiyama
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010 was a debilitating event that followed decades of political, social, and financial issues. Leaving over 250,000 people dead, 300,000 injured, and 1.5 million people homeless, the earthquake has had lasting repercussions on a struggling nation. On today’s show we’re in conversation with Myriam Chancy about … Continued
No Tech for Apartheid Opposes Google and Amazon’s Contribution to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, UNSC Votes On New Gaza Resolution; Plus, California’s $68 billion Budget Deficit
0:08 — Josh Marxen is a software engineer at Google and has worked there since 2016. He is also an organizer with No Tech for Apartheid since May 2021. 0:20 — Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Her book Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli … Continued
Democracy Now 6am – December 19, 2023
On today’s show: “Beyond Our Imagination”: Journalist Describes Total Destruction, with Fellow Gazans Buried Alive Palestinian American Woman Tries to Save Family in Gaza After Her Mom Dies Awaiting Evacuation Israel’s War on Children: Fadi Abu Shammalah on Horrific Ordeal Facing Kids in Gaza, Including His Own Starvation as a Weapon of War: Human Rights … Continued
Background Briefing (5am) – December 19, 2023
The White House Tells Israel That “Protecting Palestinian Civilians in Gaza is Both a Moral Duty and Strategic Imperative” We begin with increasing pressure from the White House on Israel with Defense Secretary Austin meeting with his Israeli counterpart urging the IDF that “protecting Palestinian civilians in Gaza is both a moral duty and strategic … Continued