Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. At least 46 dead as Hurricane Ida hits east coast, bringing historic flash flood warnings. President Joe Biden urges passage of $1.5 infrastrcuture bill to address climate change worsened wildfires and hurricane. Cooler weather helps fire crews … Continued
Today on the Show: Former FBI special agent and division counsel, Coleen Rowley blows the whistle on what the FBI and asserts 9/11 attacks could have been prevented if FBI HQ had just read, shared and acted on the memos addressed to them leading up to the attacks. And Greg Palast says energy, which runs … Continued
We speak with Allisa Charles-Findley about the murder of her brother Botham Jean. On September 6, 2018, off-duty Dallas Police Department patrol officer Amber Guyger entered the Dallas, Texas, apartment of 26-year-old accountant Botham Jean and fatally shot him. Guyger said that she had entered the apartment believing it was her own and that she … Continued
Photo courtesy of Wade Austin Ellis via Unsplash On today’s show: We discuss the impact of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana with Ashley Shelton (@AshleyKShelton) founder and Executive Director of the Power Coalition and Flozell Daniels, Jr. (@FlozellDaniels) CEO & President of Foundation for Louisiana. And: Michael Mark Cohen (@LilBillHaywood), professor of African American Studies and … Continued
This month is the 25th Anniversary of The Visionary Activist Show! See the Radio Collection Offering in exchange for Donations Caroline hosts Molly Chester, co-creator of “The Biggest Little Farm,” (whose husband, John co-crafted the film, with human, animal, plant guiding Mentors…) Woman Hero makes Beauty, Food and Story, does something wonderful, that … Continued
Andrew Altschul discusses his most recent novel, “The Gringa.” Margaret Atwood, in an interview recorded in December, 2006 discusses her collection “Moral Disorder” and other books. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Paul Passavant, author of Policing Protest, explains how cops came to police protest so viciously. And Marisol Cantu and Shiva Mishek analyze the campaign to shift money out of policing and into social services in Richmond, California. (It helps to avoid the word “defund.”) photo: Jesse Young via Unsplash
The Jewish High Holidays focus on repentance, transformation, atonement—right on time! Rabbi Michael Lerner puts a progressive political spin on it. PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Michele Goodwin is a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine and the Founding Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy. She is the author of Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood, which examines how states have used the tools of legislation to restrict reproductive rights and … Continued
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