Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Governor Gavin Newsom signs 5 police reform bills including one to strip badges from bad cops. Congress passes bill funding the government as the Treasury Secretary urges eliminating debt ceiling. Democratic Party at odds over $3.5 trillion … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Fund Drive Special: Capitalism DVD, six-part series by ILan Ziv

We present audio from the six-part series, Capitalism by Ilan Ziv. Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of “neo- liberalism,” capitalism is by far the world’s dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it … Continued


Girl takes photo in front of the “We Can Do It” sign at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Image: NPS, licensed under CC 2.0   On today’s show: Savala Nolan (@savalatweets), executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the UC Berkeley School of Law joins us to … Continued


The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Underworld Ministry

Caroline is delighted to welcome the return of Susan Shannon, as we honor the radiant resilience of the “former lifer” community, those “Returning Citizens” who have completed their sentence, and are now part of the team of Mentors, having much earned medicine to contribute – to us all… Inner work allows for synchronicity. Power of … Continued


Guest: Nancy MacLean is William H. Chafe distinguished professor of history and public policy at Duke University and author of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America. Her new study for the Institute for New Economic Thinking is: “How Milton Friedman Aided and Abetted Segregationists in His Quest to … Continued