Who is standing up to environmental plunder, land grabbing, and crony capitalism? On a southern Philippines island, indigenous people, migrant settlers, and NGOs have combined forces to resist the extractivist activities of commercial interests and political elites. Many environmental defenders, reports Wolfram Dressler, have been murdered by illegal operatives and hired hitmen. Critical Asian Studies Wolfram … Continued


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Now What!!! kung Pao!

Joe Manchin just doomed Build Back Better, with his promise of a No vote.   Now what???  What should progressives do? John Nichols has a few ideas, and a deep analysis of the current sitch.  PLUS: it’s time for Kung Pao Kosher Comedy!  Lisa Geduldig joins us with the particulars. Hosted by Kris Welch.


On today’s show: 0:08 – Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13), senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research joins us to discuss the possibility of economic deflation following rising concern over widespread inflation. 0:33 – We discuss San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s declaration of a state of emergency in the Tenderloin with Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf) … Continued