Today on the show: Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorizes the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to engage in a policy of mass deportation from Texas, setting aside federal law. Also, Richard Silverstein examines the feeble US response to Shireen Abu Aqleh’s murder and gives us a detailed accounting of AIPAC’s … Continued
Davey speaks with NBUF’s national chairman and longtime Houston resident/activist, Kofi Taharka about their upcoming convention set to take place in Houston, Texas. Later he speak with Comedian Jiaoying Summers.
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Visionary Activist Show 7.7.22 – Honoring Bob Gough; lawyer for the Lakota, sec. of COUP, Council on Utility Policy, Wind Power on the Rez, founding Board Member AREDAY. Caroline welcomes Chip Comins and the spirits of Bob Gough and his Spirit Brother Pat Spears, that we join with their spirits in putting up our sails … Continued
A conversation with the great theatre director Peter Brook (1925-July 2, 2022), recorded in San Francisco in 2017, discussing his history with the Royal Shakespeare Company, his relationship to the theatre of Artuad, and his work on the various versions of the Indian epic, “The Mahabarata.” Then, an interview with Tess Gerritsen discussing her 2021 novel, “Choose Me,” co-written with Gary Braver, now out in trade paperback. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Jenny Brown of National Women’s Liberation (and author of Without Apology and Birth Strike) on the early struggle for abortion rights that led to Roe and what we can learn from it for today. And journalist David De Jong, author of Nazi Billionaires, on how respectable German businessmen became loyal Nazis. photo: Gayatri Malhotra via Unsplash
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Guest: Elizabeth Hinton is associate professor of history and African American studies at Yale University and a professor of law at Yale Law School. The author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime, and her latest, America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s.
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On today’s show: 0:08 – The California Department of Public Health announced this week that it would not require masks in its guidance for schools. Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers joins us to discuss the Department’s decision and its possible impacts on teachers. 0:20 – Nate Landry, an OUSD Parent joins … Continued
