This week on the Best of Flashpoints: A powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada news cast with Nora Barrows Friedman; Also Jorge Torres, campaign director with NDLON, the national day Labor Organizing Network; He’s in Newark NJ coordinating community support for the hunger strikers being brutalized in ICE dungeons; And A POWERFUL AND COURAGEOUS … Continued
Beginning around the 48 minute mark, the conversation moves beyond campaign endorsements and into a broader discussion about political strategy, representation, and the future of grassroots organizing in California and across the country. Dr. Melina Abdullah challenges listeners to think beyond the traditional Democratic versus Republican framework. She argues that voters should support candidates they … Continued
A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences.
Join Denny Daughters this Friday on Pushing Limits. He interviewed Pushing Limits collective member Jacob Stanton on March 21st of this year. At the time, Stanton was a U.S. citizen living in Israel. He shares his experiences living in a foreign country, teaching students English, and what life is like for people with disabilities in Israel. He … Continued
Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at: http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2
On today’s show: First up Wanda Bertram from the Prison Policy Initiative joins the show to talk about what we dont know and what we think we know about mass incarceration. Wanda shares some stats and facts that youll never hear on corporate media, and debunks myths that betray our propagandized thinking. Next up, … Continued
Kris Welch explores major developments at the U.S. Supreme Court with legal journalist Chris Geidner, examines the latest news from the Middle East with political analyst Stephen Zunes, checks in on Russia with veteran correspondent Fred Weir, and welcomes poet the Town Crier Raymond Nat Turner. The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — … Continued
In his new documentary Fog Eaters, filmmaker Kyle Baker follows environmental toxicologist Peter Weiss-Penzias and a team of researchers investigating unusually high levels of methylmercury in mountain lions along California’s central coast. Tracing mercury pollution through the food web, the researchers ultimately tie it back to an unlikely source: coastal fog. In this episode of Terra Verde, host Hannah … Continued
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff briefly discusses two current large strikes by workers fighting back: the British Columbia nurses in Canada and the commuter rail workers in New York (LIRR). The rest of todays episode is an analysis of the 7.4 million Americans who are unemployed today, the causes and effects of that … Continued
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