In recent years, significant progress has been made in both disability rights and LGBTQ+ visibility. However, the intersection of these identities remains an area that is often overlooked. On today’s show, we welcome Krispjin Parsons, a gay man on the autism spectrum, who shares his personal journey navigating life at the crossroads of queerness and … Continued
The vast majority of care recipients are exclusively receiving unpaid care from a family member, friend, or neighbor. The rest receive a combination of family care and paid assistance, or exclusively paid formal care. Whether you’re a paid home care provider, or rely on personal assistance to meet your daily needs, or a family member … Continued
Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week’s Project Censored Show. In the first segment, Eleanor’s guest contends that overuse of social-media delivers not only diminished attention spans, but also a diminished ability to understand other people, and thus greater intolerance to people perceived as “different.” Then, in the second half of the program, what do federal actions … Continued
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The Palisades and Eaton fires scorched more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings, sending remnants of household appliances, batteries, flame retardant, debris and other chemicals into coastal waters. Scientists and advocates are racing to assess not only the immediate contamination and public safety risks but also the long-term ecological consequences that threaten … Continued
On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff delivers updates on the political theater, of the U.S./Iran hostilities, the political shock of Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary win in New York City, the withdrawal of union leaders from the Democratic National Committee, and the rising trade among BRICS crosses the $1 trillion milestone. In the … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
On today’s show, I speak to 350 Bay Area Action’s Lead Organizer Zoe Jonick and Reclaim Our Power’s Policy Organizer Emi Yoko-Young on California Senate Bill 332 the Investor-Owned Utiities Accountability Act. We’ll switch gears and speak to Ecology Center’s executive director Martin Bourque on Plastic Free July and California Senate Bill 54 Plastic Pollution … Continued
00:08 Emily M. Bender is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR); they’ve co-authored the book The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
On today’s show: Ex-NOAA Official on TX Flood: Trump Breaking “Disaster Response Chain” as Climate Crisis Escalates Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order; DOJ Caught Lying About Men Sent to El Salvador U.N. Human Rights Chief Slams Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies, “Militarized Response” to Protests Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy … Continued
