Today on the show: Haiti Action co-founder, Robert Roth joins us live from a protest on the streets of San Francisco. Folks are in the streets in support of the continued availability of Temporary Protective Status for Haitians living in exile in the US. TPS is slotted to end tomorrow/cutoff cold by Trump: And Flashpoints … Continued


Background Briefing

Background Briefing – February 2, 2026

The Latest Release of the Epstein Files Contains 9,629 References to Moscow We begin with the latest release of the Epstein files containing 1,056 documents naming Putin and 9,629 references to Moscow, we will look into how much the Epstein “Kompromat” factory supplied Putin and speak with Craig Unger, the author of several books, including … Continued


With climate-driven disasters becoming the new normal, building resilience is the grail. Communities around the world are developing models created out of practical necessity. We hear on-the-ground stories from two different communities building resilience in the wake of serial disasters. Estrella Santiago Pérez and her innovative community rights organization ENLACE have helped organize a collection … Continued


Are we actually turning the corner on plastic pollution? This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about plastic pieces in ultra-processed foods, the promise of enhanced geothermal power generation, and pollution of the atmosphere and stratosphere with the chemicals from rocket launches and incinerated satellites. Then Mike Belliveau, founder and Executive Director of … Continued


The groundswell of opposition to Trump’s deportation agenda has been astounding. But there has been a long history of immigrants opposing the U.S. state’s efforts to terrorize and deport them. Historian Adam Goodman discusses the struggles mounted by immigrant workers in the 1970s, the 2006 immigrant workers general strike, and the necessity of organizing lasting … Continued


The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

The History of Capitalism

Capitalism as an economic system has been around in various forms for over a thousand years and according to our featured guest this week, it keeps evolving. Join us for a lively and challenging discussion between Ralph and Harvard history professor, Sven Beckert, as they discuss his book “Capitalism: A Global History.” Ralph Nader talks … Continued