Education Today

Education Today – November 2, 2022

What is happening with the famous and revered Mills College?  A merger which has been met with protests, a City Council resolution and a law suit.  And then a rezoning plan which would allow for denser housing ON the campus. A loss of Mills culture and diversity?   Another scary Oakland developer scheme?  We’ll hear what … Continued


Palm oil can be found in a staggering variety of food items and other products we consume every day. Max Haiven traces the history of this ubiquitous commodity’s production and use to reveal capitalism’s logics and imperial states’ depredations. (Encore presentation.) Max Haiven, Palm Oil: The Grease of Empire Pluto Press, 2022 Pluto Press’s Vagabonds series (Image on main … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC), legal analyst and Supreme Court correspondent for Slate rounds up the arguments heard by the Supreme Court on Monday in two cases that could end affirmative action. 0:33 – What radicalized David DePape—the man charged with the assault and attempted kidnapping of Paul Pelosi? Abner Hauge, … Continued