Flashpoints

Peace Groups Were in the Streets of San Francisco and Other Cities Across the Country Outraged by Speaker Pelosi’s Provocative Visit to Taiwan

Today on the Show: A bevy of peace groups were in the streets of San Francisco and other cities across the country, last night, outraged by Speaker Pelosi’s provocative visit to Taiwan: Also we’ll take a deeper look at the region with James Bradley author of  The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster … Continued


How does political ideology work in Cuba? What is ideology anyway? Katherine Gordy argues that socialist ideology in Cuba, far from constituting a static, abstract canon of beliefs, is practiced and produced by people at all levels of Cuban society. She also comments on Fidel Castro’s espousal of Marxism and on the role of nineteenth-century intellectuals … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – We discuss the McKinney fire with Lenya Quinn-Davidson (@lenyaqd), Fire Adviser with the University of California Cooperative Extension and Director of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council. 0:33 – Johana Bhuiyan (@jmbooyah) senior tech reporter and editor at The Guardian joins us to discuss the Uber Files. 0:40 – Doug … Continued