Elon Musk Buys Twitter and Free Mutulu Shakur
We speak with Andreas Jackson about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. Later Sanyika Bryant of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement talks about the plight of political prisoner Dr. Mutulu Shakur.
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UpFront PM – April 27, 2022
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].
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – April 27, 2022
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
East Bay Yesterday – April 27, 2022
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
We spend much of our lives at work and, especially in this country, our identities are often closely tied to our jobs. And yet work, along with being exploitative and demeaning, is often meaningless as well. Journalist and playwright Barbara Garson set out fifty years ago to understand how Americans viewed and tried to shape … Continued
Guest host Max Pringle speaks with Chuck Thompson author of “Better off without ‘em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession.” It’s a tongue-in-cheek musing on American politics seen through the Southern lens. He talks Southern culture and politics. Then, In the second half of the show Max speaks with filmmaker Jon Else about his … Continued
Guest: Joshua Prager is an investigative reporter and author of the book The Family Roe: An American Story.
Democracy Now – April 27, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, has inked a deal to acquire Twitter at $44 billion, and he says he would like to privatize it, and use it to promote free speech. We discuss Twitter’s power and the implications of the acquisition with Siva Vaidhyanathan (@sivavaid), media studies professor at the … Continued
Democracy Now – April 27, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.