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John Nichols! Town Crier!

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Brilliant political commentator, eloquent writer John Nichols has a new book: Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers—John wants accountability, for the hundreds of thousands of lives needlessly lost to COVID.  PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner, poet.  Hosted by Kris Welch.

Letters and Politics

Russia-Ukraine, NATO and the U.S. & The Politics of Justice Breyer’s Retirement

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Part I.  The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and the West  Guest: Mel Goodman is a national security and intelligence expert.  He is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC, and an adjunct professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University.   Part II. The Politics of Justice Breyer’s Retirement Guest: Ruth Conniff … Continued

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Xiomara Castro sworn in as president of Honduras; SCOTUS will take up challenge to affirmative action; SCC Supervisor Otto Lee on alleged corruption at Sheriffs; Plus music historians discuss the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival

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On today’s show: 0:08 – Dana Frank, Professor Emerita of History at UC-Santa Cruz joins us to discuss Honduran President Xiomara Castro’s swearing in. Frank’s latest book is The Long Honduran Night. 0:34 – We discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a challenge to affirmative action in the fall with Mona Tawatao (@monatawatao), Legal … Continued