The right is in great disarray these days, propelled by the unexpected popularity of presidential candidate Donald Trump. But its successes have been remarkable. As Doug Henwood points out, at mid-century, the right was marginal in American politics — wild-eyed Birchers wandering in the wilderness while the business class had firmly accommodated itself to the … Continued
In conversation with Gray Brechin talking about the social benefits and legacy of the New Deal. How President Franklin D. Roosevelt was pushed to the left and launched the New Deal during the Great Depression, and the current dangers of being reversed. Guest: Professor Gray Brechin is founder and project scholar of The Living … Continued
Bernie Sanders ran on his opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership. Hillary Clinton came out against it during the campaign. So why did the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee kill a plank opposing it? We talk to John Nichols about the the politics of platforms, and the likelihood of floor fights at the Democratic National Convention. … Continued
Plaintiff in SCOTUS Abortion Case Celebrates Historic Win But Says Struggle for Clinics Isn’t Over; Jesse Williams’ Powerful BET Awards Speech: “We’re Done Watching Whiteness Use and Abuse Us”; As Extreme Weather Sweeps Across U.S., Is New Democratic Platform on Climate Change Too Weak? California: Fires Burn at “Exponential Rates” Amid Blistering Heat Wave and … Continued
Sunday saw multiple stabbings in Sacramento, after a white nationalist group got confronted by counter-protesters that outnumbered it ten to one — we talk to someone who was there, and an expert on right-wing extremism. Zahra Billoo delivers a critique of the legislation behind last weeks sit-in in the House of Representatives. Plus: the Supreme … Continued
Making Sense of Brexit: Paul Mason on Britain’s Growing Economic & Political Crisis; Trump Hails Brexit Vote: When the Pound Goes Down, More People Come to My Scottish Golf Course; “My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard”: Shane Bauer Goes Undercover to Expose Conditions.
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Día del Orgullo Gay; John Ackerman sobre el ataque en Nochixtlán, Oaxaca. Conducido por Miguel Guerrero
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Rickey Vincent and the funkateers tribute to the iconic P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell, who passed away today at the age of 74.
Who is Charles Koch–really? Who are the members of “the Network”?—a semi-secret group assembled by the Koch brothers? How are the superrich’s priorities transforming American society? Journalist Jane Mayer spent several years searching for some of those answers, and her new book is titled Dark Money, the Hidden History of the Billionaires. Mayer is interviewed by Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief James Bennet. Special … Continued
Professor, author, and California NAACP Education Chair, Julian Vasquez Heliz, speaks with Kitty about the complexities of the corporate education agenda; and then we’ll hear about education happenings in Richmond, California.
