Dating apps are now one of the most common ways people meet and fall in love. That’s especially true for Gen Z’ers and Millennials, but it’s also increasingly true for earlier generations. But, how well does online dating actually work? Do relationships that begin online really turn into long-term commitments, supposing that’s what people are … Continued
Voters across the country handed decisive victories to abortion rights in the elections on November 8th, just months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade showing access to abortion was a key issue for voters. Today we devote our show to talking about abortion and reproductive issues. We will start by looking at the … Continued
Species extinction and loss of biodiversity may seem like twenty-first century concerns, but according to Wai Chee Dimock, nineteenth-century thinkers like Thoreau anticipated irreversible changes to the natural world. Thoreau, she asserts, was deeply concerned about the fate of both wildlife and Native American populations. (Encore presentation.) Wiggins, Fornoff, and Kim, eds. Timescales: Thinking across Ecological … Continued
Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
Guest: Dr. Clarence Lusane is an author, activist, scholar, and journalist. He is a Professor and former Chairman of Howard University’s Department of Political Science. He is the author of several books, including The Black History of the White House and his latest, Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and democracy.
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We’re only a few years into the Biden Administration, but federal immigration policy under his leadership is impacting communities heavily. Today we’ll focus on two stories about how the US is wielding immigration policy – First, a real plan on the table to house detained and undocumented migrants in the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison. Then … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest news from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
