Today on the show: A newly minted city councilman in boom-town Santa Rosa. California is standing tall for the rights of brown people. Also. Greg Palast fighting the racist vote-thieves
Featured Episode
We speak with Michele Elizabeth Lee about the medicinal plants for healing. Later Poor News Network examines America’s war on disenfranchised communities. Featured speakers/guests: Michele Elizabeth Lee, Brandi Mack, Estrella Davina and the Poor News Network Staff Image Credit: Anita Johnson
UpFront PM – November 11, 2021
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].
The Visionary Activist Show – Restorative Justice and Healing
We are all Returning Citizens, Caroline welcomes Susan Shannon, prison ministry, Restorative Justice, most recently, Buddhist Chaplain to the men in San Quentin State Prison and Death Row. And we welcome, one of her former mentorees, Fateen Lateef Jackson, whose wedding to Monique, she presided over, after Fateen’s release from San Quentin… Fateen Lateef Jackson is a … Continued
Venessa Veselka discusses her two novels, “The Great Offshore Grounds” and “Zazen,” both just released in trade paperback, then a 1981 interview with Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) about the origins of Spenser and Hawk, and his views on detective fiction. Weekly Review: My Fair Lady, Lincoln Center Revival, at the Orpheum in San Francisco. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Two perspectives on the role of schools in last week’s elections. Lisa Graves, long-time student of right wing money and influence networks, talks about their role in fomenting rage against critical race theory. And Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, a historian who’s studied fights around schools, looks at what’s behind parental anger. photo: Element5 Digital via Unsplash
R.I.P. P.O.? Town Crier!
The U.S. Post Office is under attack—from billionaires. Investigator par excellence Lisa Graves (True North Research) gives us a heads-up. PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Democracy Now – November 11, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
On today’s show: 0:08 – The Supreme Court heard arguments on FBI v. Fazaga earlier this week. Patrick Toomey (@PatrickCToomey), Senior Staff Attorney with the National Security Project at the ACLU joins us to discuss. 0:20 – Phyllis Bennis, Middle East analyst and Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies … Continued
Democracy Now – November 11, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.