Analysis from guests, coverage of the official inauguration proceedings, and updates from various actions taking place. With Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh on location in Washington, D.C.
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Special broadcast from 5 a.m. until 12 p.m. PT with analysis from guests, coverage of the official inauguration proceedings, and updates from various actions taking place.
In our pre-inaugural show, Caroline is delighted to host Terry Tempest Williams honored for her dedicated story craft on behalf of the Earth and all our relations. Terry Tempest Williams is an author, activist, naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, she has consistently shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become … Continued
On today’s episode, we talk to Steve Early about the state of labor labor and what to expect during the Trump administration. Steve Early is a labor journalist, author, organizer, and union representative for over forty years. His most recent book is Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of An American City. About Refinery Town … Continued
On today’s show, we discuss the local Women’s Marches happening this weekend and what Trump’s presidency may mean for reproductive justice with Loretta Ross, (expert on women’s issues, hate groups, racism and intolerance, human rights, and violence against women) and Amy Everitt (NARAL Pro-Choice California State Director). Then, we hear an interview with Black Panthers co-founder … Continued
Rashid Khalidi: Obama’s Condemnation of Israeli Occupation Doesn’t Match His Last 8 Years in Office; On Final Day of Obama Presidency, a Look at His Mixed Legacy & the Rise of Neo-Fascism in Washington; Climate Denier Scott Pruitt Faces Protests at Senate Hearing as 2016 Is Declared Hottest Year Ever; Dr. Sidney Wolfe on HHS … Continued
I’m so happy to be back on the air after a lengthy medical leave. So much news to cover with the Presidential inauguration just days away. We’ll open today’s show with Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant who will be one of tens of thousands of women attending the Women’s March in Washington DC on … Continued
On today’s show, we talk about Steven Mnuchin’s upcoming hearing for Treasury Secretary with David Dayen (journalist and author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud). Then, we will discuss changes to the ACA with William Dow (Kaiser Permanente Endowed Chair in Health Policy Management and economics professor at UC … Continued
Chelsea Manning’s Attorneys: Obama’s Commutation Will Help Save Life of Jailed Army Whistleblower; Oscar López Rivera to Be Freed as Obama Commutes Sentence of Puerto Rican Independence Activist; Activists Call on Obama to Pardon Leonard Peltier, Warning He’ll Die in Prison Otherwise; Jeremy Scahill: Did Education Nominee Betsy DeVos Lie to Senate About Ties to … Continued
Guest: Prof. Walter Alvarez of Berkeley, speaking of his book on Big History. a most Improbable Journey. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.