Davey D sits down with journalists Tim Redmond of 48 Hills and Rasheed Shabazz of Oakland Voices for a local year in review that ties Bay Area stories to national power plays, housing fights, and media battles. Tim opens by arguing that the big political shift in San Francisco is from a fear driven crime narrative … Continued
More Damaging Epstein Emails Emerge While the Real “Smoking Gun” Remains Epstein’s Ties to Israeli Intelligence Today we are continuing our retrospective of the major news stories of 2025 from the Background Briefing archives and we go to an interview from November 12, 2025 on House Democrats releasing incriminating emails from Epstein, expressing surprise that … Continued
Over 7,000 languages are spoken around the world. Each one reflects a rich ecosystem of ideas – seeds that grow into a multitude of worldviews. Today, many of these immeasurably precious knowledge systems are endangered – often spoken by just a handful of people. We hear from two Indigenous language champions, Jeannette Armstrong and Rowen … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug review some of the top environmental health news stories of the year, including PFAS “forever” chemicals in drinking water and their links to cancer, how the administration is slowly but surely dismantling the EPA, concerns about increasing air pollution (and human suffering) from plastic recycling in Texas, … Continued
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
At the height of leftwing activism in the Sixties, conservatives funded tax-deducible rightwing groups on campuses to counter Black Power, demands for ethnic studies, and the New Left. As historian Lauren Shepherd illustrates, such groups like Young Americans for Freedom groomed future Republican leaders and influential conservatives, like Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich. There they … Continued
We welcome Sam Rosenthal, political director of Roots Action, to analyze their “Autopsy” report on why in 2024 the Democratic Party lost to the worst, most corrupt GOP in American history. Plus, Ralph answers some of your listener questions. Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
On today’s episode: Headlines What’s Behind Trump’s Christmas Strikes on Nigeria? Anti-Christian Genocide or Appeasing MAGA Base? “Witch Hunt”: Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks Cover-Up? New HBO Film Examines 2010 Immigrant Death Under Trump’s Current Border Commissioner Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists … Continued
Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
