We speak with Sean Ryan from Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s Office about Capitol Hill and the new speaker of the house 2023. Later Davey speaks with music historian Rickey Vincent about the passing of music legends, Anita Marie Pointer and Fred White. Ms. Pointer was a founding member of Pointer Sisters and Mr. White was the … Continued
Some years ago high school internships were often a boring stint filing in somebody’s office. But these days Oakland high school students are learning to be sailors and veterinarians and reading teachers. Hear all about it from the organizers and participants.
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
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.
Part 1: The History of the Speaker Guest: Steven S. Smith is the Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Washington University. He is the author of such books as Politics over Process: Partisan Conflict and Post-Passage Processes in the U.S. Congress and The Senate Syndrome: The Evolution … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
On today’s show, we explore the pending January 9th eviction of Oakland’s Wood Street encampment – the largest of its kind in the city. At the same time, encampment residents are preparing for historic rainfall and potential flooding in the coming days and weeks. We’re joined by Wood Street resident John Janosko as well as … Continued
0:08 — John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine 0:33 — Eugene Cordero(@eugeneccordero), professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University, also founder and director of the environmental educational publisher Green Ninja.
