Flashpoints – January 25, 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
Google Sued for Racial Discrimination Against Black Employees (Encore)
We speak with attorney Benjamin Crump and April Curley about Google’s discrimination practices that unfairly target Black employees. The former recruiter, April Curley alleges that Google systematically underpays and denies advancement opportunities to Black employees because of their race. Home Page https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/google-sued-racial-discrimination
GDP Report Release & Consequences of a debt default; Plus, Meta allows Donald Trump back on Facebook & Instagram; Seattle Public Schools file lawsuit against social media companies
0:08 — J.W. Mason, is an associate professor of economics at John Jay College, City University of New York and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. 0:33 — Samantha Delouya, is Senior Business News Reporter at Business Insider. 0:43 — Felicia J. Craick, is an Attorney with Keller Rohrback L.L.P. representing Seattle Public Schools in … Continued
Education Today – January 25, 2023
We interview a USC researcher who found interesting new insights about the impact of participation in music on the sense of well-being for children and adolescents.
Our World As We See It – January 25, 2023
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.
East Bay Yesterday – January 25, 2023
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Why do so many people who see themselves as progressive nonetheless support the state of Israel, considered an apartheid state for its treatment of the native Palestinian population? Scholar Saree Makdisi argues that the answer partially lies in the Israeli state’s cultivation of Western liberal support. He discusses campaigns designed to appeal to progressives — … Continued
Talkies – January 25, 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: Benjamin T. Smith is a professor of Latin American history at the University of Warwick. He specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century politics, land, indigenous groups, Catholicism, journalism, violence and the war on drugs. He is the author of several books including his latest, The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade. … Continued
Democracy Now – January 25, 2023
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.