Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Democrats introduce federal voting rights bill to counter rise of state laws limiting voting rights.  Last day to vote in the recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Bay Area voters respond to recall election. Biden administration … Continued


UpFront PM

UpFront PM – September 14, 2021

On today’s show: We discuss the state of the California gubernatorial recall election with Laurel Rosenhall (@LaurelRosenhall), who covers state politics for CalMatters. And: William Sommer (@willsommer), politics reporter for the Daily Beast joins us to discuss QAnon, and a new HBO documentary on the cultural phenomenon called Q: Into the Storm directed by Cullen … Continued


Join Sarah Holmes and her guest Sylvia Gaboriault for a discussion of diabetes. Sylvia is an herbalist, clinical dietician/nutritionist and a certified diabetes educator based in Montpelier, VT. Follow us on Instagram @theherbalhighway and Facebook.


Commodification is essential to capitalism: turning the necessities of life, including education, water, and healthcare, into products for sale. But even under capitalism there are periods when the drive to commodify is particularly intense and other periods when there is a push back against commodification. Political economist Christoph Hermann discusses the origins of the concept, … Continued