With journalist and author Deena Stryker.   During the 1960’s Stryker traveled to Cuba and interviewed Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Che Guevara, and Celia Sanchez. Deena Stryker just published her diary from this period Cuba: Diary of a Revolution, Inside the Cuban Revolution with Fidel, Raul, Che, and Celia Sanchez. We talked to Deena about Cuba today.   About … Continued


We have talked a lot about America’s police brutality problem, but what are the solutions? We speak with Norm Stamper, author of To Protect and to Serve: How to Fix America’s Police. Then, we take listener calls to hear your thoughts. Guests: Norm Stamper, author of To Protect and to Serve: How to Fix America’s Police, former … Continued


Our Children’s Lives Depend on This Drug: A Mother’s Plea to CEO After EpiPen Price Jumped 400%; Why Are We Paying $300 for an EpiPen That Holds Only $1 Worth of Medicine? Debate: Is Recalling Judge Persky a Victory for Sexual Assault Survivors or a Dangerous Precedent? Could the Presidential Election Be Hacked? FBI “Flash” … Continued


Recently widespread outrage has erupted over the bias and leniency in court decisions involving rape and the general acceptance and prevalence of violence against women. In California, a judge’s decision to give a white former Stanford University swimmer an unusually lenient six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious Stanford student sparked a campaign to … Continued


Letters and Politics

Globalization and Trade Agreements: Lessons from the Euro Zone. And, Belle La Follete: Progressive Era Reformer

With Nobel Prize Laurate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, professor of economics at Columbia University.  He is a former chief economist of the World Bank and is former  member and chairman of the (US president’s) Council of Economic Advisers. He is known for his critical views of the management of globalization, free market economics and some international institutions like … Continued


Complete Reversal of Democracy: Glenn Greenwald on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment; As Bernie Sanders Condemns “Coup” in Brazil, Why Have Obama & Clinton Been So Silent? Greenwald: “Why Did Saudi Regime & Other Gulf Tyrannies Donate Millions to Clinton Foundation?” Greenwald: Journalists Should Not Stop Scrutinizing Clinton Just Because Trump is Unfit for Office; … Continued


Rock en Rebelión

Homenaje a Juan Gabriel

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Homenaje a Juan Gabriel (Alberto Aguilera Valadéz. Parácuaro, Michoacán, 7 de enero de 1950 – Santa Mónica, California, 28 de agosto de 2016). El músico y productor Juan Manuel Caipo comenta sobre la partipación de Juan Gabriel en el disco Quiero Creedence. Entrevista con Draco Rosa.   Mensaje de John Fogerty en Facebook: My heart … Continued


It’s the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to the trash produced by your single-cup coffee machine, Making Contact and Green Grid Radio team up to count the costs of your morning cup o’joe. Featuring: Jairo Martinez, … Continued