The Oakland School Board Battle and America’s War on The Poor
We speak with Mike Hutchinson about about latest school board meeting. And later we hear from Poor News Network.
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UpFront PM – August 12, 2021
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].
The Visionary Activist Show – Allying with Ocean
Caroline welcomes the return of Michael Stocker, emissary from the Ocean World to human culture, alerting us to the danger of currently ill-designed off-shore wind farms, having not-yet-considered the harm to Whales etc… Venus design Council… Biomimicry… Let’s become like the Ocean to protect the Ocean… Ocean scientist, Marine acoustician, jazz musician – Michael is … Continued
Film director Jack Arnold (1916-1992), best known for his science fiction movies of the 1950s including It Came From Outer Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon and The Incredible Shrinking Man, interviewed in 1980 by the Probabilties crew (Richard A. Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson & Richard Wolinsky). The interview has not been heard in nearly forty years. Produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Mia Jankowicz of the London office of Business Insider reports on Sherri Tenpenny, the antivaxxer who claimed before the Ohio legislature that covid shots make you magnetic. And business and economic historian Sanford Jacoby, author of Labor in the Age of Finance, looks back on labor’s alliance with Wall Street in mounting the shareholder revolution. photo: Joshua … Continued
California Recall Election; Oakland’s Third Annual BAMBD Festival; Book Interview “Wilmington’s Lie”
Guest host Max Pringle speaks with political scientist Larry Gerston about California Recall Election. He’s professor emeritus of political science at San Jose State University and author of an upcoming book on the recall. Then, we’ll discuss Oakland’s third annual BAMD Festival, happening all month in the city. The festival brings top black artists, writers … Continued
Democracy Now – August 12, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
On today’s show: 0:08 – We discuss the big take-aways from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-IPCC AR6 report and its findings on the greenhouse gas methane with Daphne Wysham (@daphnewysham) CEO of Methane Action. 0:34 – A study commissioned by Santa Clara County found high levels of lead in children near Reid-Hillview airport in … Continued
Democracy Now – August 12, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Letters & Politics – August 12, 2021
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.