Flashpoints – January 31, 2023
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Featured Episode
Atlanta PD’s Red Dog Unit Vs. Memphis PD’s Scorpion Unit
We look at Atlanta PD’s Red Dog Unit previously led by now-Memphis Chief. The west Tennessee police chief, Cerelyn “CJ” Davis, worked with APD during the time a taskforce similar to the one used in Tyre Nichols traffic stop was implemented here. Guest: Kalonji Changa – Black Power Media
Cover to Cover – January 31, 2023
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Join Sarah Holmes and her guest, Faith Mitchell, for a conversation about Gullah Herbalism. Dr. Mitchell has a doctorate in medical anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and has written or edited numerous policy-related publications. She is also the author of, Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies @hoodoo_medicine . Faith currently lives in the DC metro … 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
Talkies – January 31, 2023
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
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
Democracy Now – January 31, 2023
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
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