Meet the Prisoners Being Paid $1 an Hour to Battle the Deadly Climate-Fueled Fires of California; Filipino Reporter Maria Ressa on Duterte’s Targeting of the Press & How Facebook Aids Authoritarians.
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How the GOP’s Tax Cuts Worsen Racial Wealth Gaps
On today’s show we’ll examine a new report that details how the GOP’s tax reform law worsens the existing racial wealth gap in the US. My guest Emanuel Nieves with Prosperity Now will discuss the report he has co-authored. Then we’ll turn to one of the nation’s most prominent Latino playwrights, Octavio Solis about his … Continued
Exclusive: WikiLeaks Lawyer Warns U.S. Charges Against Assange Endanger Press Freedom Worldwide; NYT Investigation: How Facebook Used A Republican Firm to Attack Critics & Spread Disinformation; Color of Change: Facebook Retaliated Against Protests by Pushing Anti-Semitic, Anti-Black Narratives; As Camp Fire Death Toll Rises, Meet the Prisoners Making $1 an Hour to Fight California’s Wildfires.
On today’s show we’ll go to Mexico City where a large number of people in the refugee caravans have arrived. We’ll speak with a photojournalist Juan Carlos – himself an immigrant from El Salvador – about what the refugees are going through and why they are escaping their homeland. Then our correspondent Meleiza Figueroa will … Continued
Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of immune and respiratory health; how the plants can support us during the cold and flu and fire season.
The U.S. political and military intervention in Honduras can be accounted from the United Fruit company and the exploitation of resources in the “bananeras” or plantations; to the use of the Honduran territory for military purposes: to maintain control of the region, to overthrow a democratic elected president in Guatemala in the 1950’s; and to overthrow … Continued
Rep. Ro Khanna: By Blocking Yemen Resolution, House GOP Is Abdicating Its Duty to Decide War & Peace
Rep. Ro Khanna: By Blocking Yemen Resolution, House GOP Is Abdicating Its Duty to Decide War & Peace; “He Was a Protector”: Remembering Jemel Roberson, 26-Year-Old Chicago Security Guard Slain by Police; Vermont Immigrant Rights Group Sues ICE for Monitoring, Infiltrating & “Hunting Down” Organizers.
In today’s Open Book segment Nina Serrano interviews a mother and daughter writing team, Dena and Becky Taylor about their unique work, “Tell Me The Number Before Infinity.” The book is the story of raising a disabled child with cerebral palsy from the perspectives of the parent, Dena, and the child, Becky. Both authors are … Continued
Guitarist Peppino D’Agostino on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018
Tune in to The Hear and Now at 10 p.m., right after The Bonnie Simmons Show, and listen to a conversation with, and dazzling fingerstyle guitar music by, Peppino D’Agostino. The Sicilian-born musician, a longtime Northern California resident, is widely recognized as an instrumental master, and he’ll play a few pieces live in the studio that … Continued
NY Politician: We Need to Block $3 Billion Handout for Amazon & Use Money to Forgive Student Debt; As Jeff Bezos Earns $191K Per Minute, Why Are NY & VA Giving Amazon $3 Billion in Corporate Welfare? Advocates: Trump Creating Border Crisis by Pitting Troops Against Women & Children Fleeing Violence.