Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Democrats blast detentions of DACA recipients as cruel to people who’ve only known America as home Democrats introduce NOPE Act to prevent government suppression of dissidents, like critics of late conservative Charlie Kirk Democrats unveil measure to … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. on Chicago, Propaganda, and Building Real Coalitions AND Jessica Care Moore Honors Black Brilliance With New Childrens Book

ChairmanFredHampton Jr. on Chicago, Propaganda, and Building Real Coalitions On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D checks in withChairmanFredHampton Jr. of the Black Panther Party Cubs to unpack the fast-moving situation in Chicago and the wider national climate. From the talk of deploying the National Guard to the shifting justifications around crime and immigration, Hampton … Continued


Background Briefing

The Richest Man in the World, Trump’s Buddy Larry Ellison, Will Soon Own Most of the Media–Trump’s MAGA Apparatchik Brendon Carr Uses Charlie Kirk to Kill Free Speech–Time For Jimmy Kimmel to Sue the Trump Administration

The Richest Man in the World, Trump’s Buddy Larry Ellison, Will Soon Own Most of the Media and We Will Have Government TV and Wall-to-Wall Fox News We begin with the frightening strides Trump is making towards a fascist takeover of American democracy as his notches up big wins in his war on the media … Continued


The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Animating Culture of Liberating Equality

  “It twas & it twas not” (Arabic faery tale opening)… Animating Culture of Liberating Equality Requires us to navigate this current highly fluctuating field of ravenous creepitude – Caroline may or may not be hosting actor, comedian, author, political-spiritual wit, agent of Liberating Christianity, John Fugelsang… will definitely be honoring his fantabulous book Separation … Continued


Stephen Greenblatt, Shakespearean scholar and Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, discusses his book “Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival,” along with thoughts on politics in America today, the destruction of American science, political violence and other themes. Also: A review of “Shucked” at the Curran Theatre through October 5, 2025. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.


For more than two decades, activist, educator, diplomat Jessica Stern has worn a variety of hats in her efforts to advance LGBTQ human rights around the world, always at the forefront — unafraid, unapologetic, speaking truth to power. Currently serving as Senior Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School, Stern talks about her pioneering work at the United Nations, her tenure as the top queer diplomat in the U.S. State Department and her advice for standing up for human rights in a hostile world (interviewed by David Hunt).