We speak with Dr. James Taylor about the rise of fascism. And later Poor News Network provides a report on America’s war on disenfranchised communities. photo: little plant via Unsplash
Featured Episode
On today’s show: Phyllis Bennis (@PhyllisBennis), Middle East analyst and Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to discuss the collapsing Afghan economy. And: Over 10,000 John Deere workers are on strike. Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman), staff writer and union organizer for Labor Notes joins us to explain. Also: … Continued
The Visionary Activist Show – Beauty Out of Darkness (Archive Show)
Originally Broadcast October 27, 2011 – this ever-pertinent interview with Lily Yeh is the medicine and dedication we need now in the world – Beauty Out of Darkness. … invoking Akhilandishvara! the goddess of the power that comes from being broken! Caroline welcomes Lily Yeh, author of “Awakening Creativity,” founder of Barefoot Artists whose encouraging … Continued
Mary Roach discusses her latest book, “Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law” which deals with invasive species, bear break-ins, and deer in your headlights. Then, a newly digitized 1981 interview with the late science fiction writer Frank Herbert about his career and about the writing of “Dune.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Historian Nancy MacLean, author of this paper, on how Milton Friedman gave segregationists libertarian cover in their efforts to resist Brown v. Board of Education: they weren’t bigots, they were defending freedom! And geophysicist Klaus Jacob on how we can adapt our cities to live with rising seas and heavier rains. photo: Wikimedia Commons
CalMatters! The Town Crier!
Fires, COVID, Newsom—all things California, with CalMatters newsletter editor Emily Hoeven. Hang on! PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Zachary D. Carter is a writer in residence at Omidyar Network. He is the author of The Price Of Peace: Money, Democracy, And The Life Of John Maynard Keynes. His latest Opinion piece can be found here. Photo credit: Wikimedia commons.
Democracy Now – October 14, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Afghan economy collapsing; Workers at John Deere, film set workers on strike; Corruption at the EPA Chemicals division; Plus black immigrants detail abuses in complaint against their captors
On today’s show: 0:08 – Phyllis Bennis (@PhyllisBennis), Middle East analyst and Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to discuss the collapsing Afghan economy. 0:33 – Over 10,000 John Deere workers are on strike. Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman), staff writer and union organizer for Labor Notes joins us … Continued
Democracy Now – October 14, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.