Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – September 14, 2022
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
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East Bay Yesterday – September 14, 2022
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
What do neoliberal policies and institutions do to people’s ability to care well for others? According to Sarah Clark Miller, caregivers experience moral precarity and moral injury, brought on by the fact that they can’t care for loved ones in ways that are consistent with their ethical principles. Maurice Hamington and Michael Flower, eds., Care Ethics in … Continued
Talkies – September 14, 2022
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.
Democracy Now – September 14, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
You can’t fix what you can’t see: Racism, patriarchy, and the rise of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S.
Stock photo by AntoineLanz from Pixabay When the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, perinatal care providers braced themselves for a surge in pregnancy-related mortality. A total abortion ban has been predicted to result in a 20% increase in the rates of pregnancy-related mortality overall and a 30% increase … Continued
The economic benefit to prison closure as CA closes facility in Susanville
A prison in Susanville – a small town in one of the farthest reaches of the state, just east of the Lassen National Forest and by the Northern California-Nevada border, was signed off to be closed by early this past summer, but some locals, concerned with an economic hit to the community, were able to … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Jessica Mason Pieklo (@Hegemommy), Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Rewire News Group and co-host of the podcast Boom! Lawyered unpacks South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham’s legislative proposal for a federal abortion ban. 0:20 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine discusses the Republican … Continued
Democracy Now – September 14, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Letters & Politics – September 14, 2022
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.