Some shows renew — or, if I’m honest, restore — my faith in this effort. Neuroscientist Matthias Gruber’s research was hugely influential on my entry to this field. When we spoke, I learned our original stories were more entwined than I knew. “I actually still remember our first encounter,” he said, “You gave me one … Continued
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On today’s show: Maine, South Carolina, Nevada, and North Dakota all held primaries this week. And in California, PLOT TWISTS in the Los Angeles mayor’s race. We speak with online disinformation expert Dr. Renée DiResta about the “red mirage” and how election narratives spread online. And we’ll talk with political scientist Todd Shaw about the … Continued
On today’s show: Headlines “They Have Never Faced an Adversary Like Iran”: Rami Khouri on Latest U.S.-Iran Strikes “World Cup of Exclusion”: Games Begin Amid U.S. Visa Restrictions, High Ticket Costs & Iran War World Cup Kicks Off in Mexico Amid Protests Against Austerity and Forced Disappearances “Keep the Game Beautiful”: Why ICE Crackdown & … Continued
On today’s show, the Karmelo Anthony verdict and sentencing and its reverberation through the Black community. Then, the Buffalo Police Department is headed to trial for placing hundreds of checkpoints in Black & Brown communities leading to thousands of unconstitutional stops. Also and update on the Oakland Police Commission; plus celebrating Caribbean-American heritage month! We … Continued
00:08 — Steve Fisher is an investigative reporter based in Mexico City who focuses on security and immigration. 00:20 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 00:33 — Arang Keshavarzian is Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies at New York University. 00:45 — … Continued
On today’s show: Headlines “They Have Never Faced an Adversary Like Iran”: Rami Khouri on Latest U.S.-Iran Strikes “World Cup of Exclusion”: Games Begin Amid U.S. Visa Restrictions, High Ticket Costs & Iran War World Cup Kicks Off in Mexico Amid Protests Against Austerity and Forced Disappearances “Keep the Game Beautiful”: Why ICE Crackdown & … Continued
On today’s briefing: Trump’s Plan to Destroy US Intelligence and Steal the Next Election We begin with Trump’s determination to destroy American Intelligence by placing an ignorant thug in charge of the ODNI who will have access to all of the nation’s secrets which will be manipulated and weaponized against Trump’s enemies at the same … Continued
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