What’s the proposed Berkeley vacant homes tax on the ballot this November? Berkeley residents will be voting on a proposed tax on vacant rental units this November. Proposed by Vice Mayor Kate Harrison, it could mean that property owners of residential buildings will have to pay a tax on vacant units that have been empty … Continued
Join Karyn Sanders for an exploration of grief and the plants to support us in this process. This episode originally aired 02.06.1998. Today’s program is part of our 25th anniversary celebration. The third Tuesday of each month during 2022 we air an episode of The Herbal Highway from our early years that hasn’t been heard … Continued
They are among the biggest companies in the world: Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon have an outsized impact on the global economy and on our daily lives. Rob Larson examines the companies that have become synonymous with the glories and ills of contemporary capitalism. He makes the case for online socialism. (Encore presentation.) Resources: … Continued
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: Katherine Corcoran is a former Associated Press bureau chief for Mexico and Central America and is currently co-coordinator of MasterLAB, an investigative editor training program in Mexico City. She is the author of In The Mouth Of The Wolf: A Murder, A Cover-up, and The True Cost Of Silencing The Press.
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we’re going to spend some time throughout the rest of the month exploring community responses to domestic or interpersonal violence. On today’s show we talk with Mimi Kim, founder of Creative Interventions and co-founder of INCITE! She has been a long-time activist, advocate and researcher challenging gender-based violence … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We host a debate between Kathy Fairbanks (@kathy_fairbanks), spokesperson for the Yes on 26, No on 27 Coalition and Becky Warren, spokesperson for the No on 26 Coalition. 0:33 – Taryn Luna (@tarynluna) who covers California politics for the LA Times unpacks the money flooding into the campaigns for Prop … Continued
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.
