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


  Guest: David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), the Director of Research at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and the author of numerous books including, Marx, Social Justice and the City, The Condition of Postmodernity, The Limits to Capital, A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Spaces of Global Capitalism, A … Continued


Law & Disorder

Newsom’s CARE Court’s constitutionality challenged by advocacy orgs; Plus, Uhuru Movement raided by the FBI

On todays show: Multiple civil rights and disability groups are challenging Governor Newsom’s CARE Courts measure, which would force some folks with mental health and substance abuse issues into facilities for treatment. We speak with Sarah Gregory, Senior Attorney at Disability Rights California, along with Nubyaan Scott, Staff Attorney in the Civil Rights Practice Group … Continued


UpFront

Blinken in Israel and Palestine; Plus, the two-year anniversary of the Myanmar coup; Plus, Laguna Honda Hospital hearing

0:08 — Rashid Khalidi, is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. His most recent book is The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine. 0:33 — Seinenu Thein-Lemelson, is a Lecturer in the Anthropology Department at UCLA, and has been working with activists and former political prisoners in Burma since 2013. 0:44 … Continued


Second in a series of shows on Left Field HipHop featuring Busdriver, Dabrye, Tell Dem, Yppah, J. Dilla, Danger Mouse, Gorillaz, Kid Kudi, Shabaz Palaces, Outkast, Odd Nosdam, Cop Crush, Alias, Opus Ashamed, Inspiration Passing, Subtle, Doseone, Ras G, Let G Know and Raw Fruit. *originally aired 9/8/20