A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
50 million people are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias worldwide. Here in the U.S. African Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s and other dementias, but only half as likely to get a proper diagnosis, treatment or access to support and resources. Join Nurse Rona and her guest Karla Fields, a Community Outreach … Continued
Women’s Magazine host of The Space Between Us Jovelyn Richards interviews internationally known and acclaimed writer/activist/cultural theorist Judy Grahn. Judy Grahn takes us into her latest work: Descent to The Roses Of A Family; A Poet’s Journey into Anti-Racism and Personal Social Healing.
Harriet Tubman and Andrew Jackson are seminal figures in U.S. history. But how accurate a picture have we been given of them, and what would it mean if Tubman were depicted on U.S. currency? Catherine Squires sees a controversy over a “pocket monument” as an opportunity to rethink conventional narratives and reframe U.S. history. (Encore presentation.) … 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: Brenda Wineapple is the author of the book The impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation. This is the story of the period shortly after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, when Vice-President Andrew Johnson, now “the Accidental President,” ignored Congress, pardoned rebel leaders, promoted white supremacy, opposed civil rights, and called Reconstruction … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – Impeachment Watch: Trump acquitted for a second time, 57-43 Geoffrey Kabaservice (@RuleandRuin) is a historian and Director of Political Studies at the Niskanen Center and the author of a number of books, including Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party. … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
