On todays show, we examine the EPA and climate denialism. First, Scott Pruitt, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is clouded by unprecedented scandal and allegations of corruption. Mary Anne Hitt from the Sierra Club will join us to discuss Pruitt’s disastrous legacy at the EPA in terms of the gutting of public safety … Continued
How have the adverse experiences of your childhood impacted your physical and emotional health as an adult? Some steps in healing is understanding and untangling what happened, talking about the trauma, and learning resiliency skills. Join Nurse Rona and her guests to learn more.
Ralph talks to world–renowned doctor Andrew Weil about the pharmaceutical industry and the problem of over-medication, outlined in his book “Mind Over Meds.” And Princeton professor Robert Tignor tells us about the petition he wrote calling for the denuclearization of the Middle East that was signed by the likes of Ralph, Noam Chomsky and Chris … Continued
ICE Arrests Husband Taking Pregnant Wife to Hospital to Give Birth, Forcing Her to Drive Alone; Horror at TX Detention Center: ICE Guards Separate Fathers & Sons After They Had Just Been Reunited; In Memoriam: David McReynolds, the Gay Socialist Pacifist Who Twice Ran for President, Dies at 88.
ICE Arrests Husband Taking Pregnant Wife to Hospital to Give Birth, Forcing Her to Drive Alone; Horror at TX Detention Center: ICE Guards Separate Fathers & Sons After They Had Just Been Reunited; In Memoriam: David McReynolds, the Gay Socialist Pacifist Who Twice Ran for President, Dies at 88.
On today’s show, we’ll turn to our foreign policy correspondent Rahul Mahajan to understand exactly what the current US-Turkey spat is all about, and who the American pastor at the heart of the conflict is. Then Trinity Tran, a Los Angeles-based activist will join us to discuss an exciting effort to create the nation’s first … Continued
Spend the afternoon celebrating the life and career of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin with Co-hosts Kevin Cartwright and Terri De Martini. They’ll share a treasure trove of Franklin’s vast recording life, as well as reflections from everyday people who have been impacted by her musical and cultural contributions. Hosts: Kevin Cartwright and Terri … Continued
On this edition of Making Contact we present, The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson, a program about the modern anti-prison movement. This year marks the 38th anniversary of Black August, first originated in the California prisons to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, George and Jonathan Jackson, Khatari Gaulden, James McClain, and William Christmas. Jonathan Jackson was gunned down outside the Marin … Continued
Updates on poverty in California, childhood obesity in US, economic fallout from (real meaning of) Trump steel tariff. Prof Wolff responds to questions by explaining how US politics has sustained US capitalism and what the politics of change will require. With Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff.
Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin Offered to Post Bail For Me, Saying “Black People Will Be Free”; Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin “Will Forever Animate Our Collective Sense of Desire for Change”; Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, an Icon of the Civil Rights & Feminist Movements.
