Today on the Show: remembering the Occupy Wall Street movement ten years later. Also, what would have happened if Trump tried to nuke China? And an encore presentation of our recent interview with Keith Mchenry of food not bombs
We speak with Professor Laura Briggs PhD about her new book, Taking Children: A History of American Terror an examination of the separation of children from their families has a long history in the United States. The book argues that for four hundred years the United States has taken children for political ends. Black children, … Continued
A person pulls a blue hand cart piled high with Narcan and harm reduction supplies. | Photo by Ariel Boone. On today’s show: The recall election is over, what comes next in state politics? We discuss with Ben Christopher (@FromBenC), who covers state politics for CalMatters, and Flojaune Cofer (@Flojaune) an epidemiologist and senior … Continued
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
It’s almost impossible to image what Oakland would look like today if the Western terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad hadn’t been established here in 1869. Where there had once been marshy wetlands, industry rushed in to build factories at this nexus of steel and sea. The railroad connected a broken country still recovering from the … Continued
Cataclysmic climate change may seem inevitable, but Cynthia Kaufman says it’s not too late. The only way to turn the tide is concerted political action taken by people of all skill sets and temperaments. Kaufman has packed a lot of analysis and advice into a new book about climate change, its causes and challenges, and … Continued
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
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On today’s show: 0:08 – The recall election is over, what comes next in state politics? We discuss with Ben Christopher (@FromBenC), who covers state politics for CalMatters, and Flojaune Cofer (@Flojaune) an epidemiologist and senior policy director for Public Health Advocates. 0:34 – A special report on opioid overdoses during the pandemic in houseless … Continued
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