On the first half of today’s show, we discuss this week’s Senate vote on budget amendments, which is the first of many steps on the road to dismantling the Affordable Care Act, with Anthony Wright (executive director of Health Access). Source: Commons.wikimedia.org Then, we talk to two organizers, Leigh Davenport from the Anti Police-Terror Project … Continued
Defense Secretary Nominee James Mattis Pledges to Enforce Iran Nuclear Deal Criticized by Trump; Trump’s Pick for Defense Sec’y Made Millions in Defense Industry After His 2013 Retirement; Sent to the “Back of the Bus”? 3 Black Members of Congress Testify at End of Sessions’s Confirmation; James Mattis Calls for U.S. Military to Be More … Continued
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we speak with Cat Brooks, a member of the ONYX Organizing Committee and the co-founder of the Anti Police–Terror Project (APTP) about Resist Fascism & Reclaim MLK – 120 Hours of Direct Action, in resistance to the fascist Trump agenda. This Monday, activists throughout the Bay Area will be holding a series of protests as … Continued
Congresswoman Barbara Lee announces she will boycott the Trump inauguration. PLUS: philosopher Rebecca Gordon urges us to remember what we’re fighting FOR. AND: youth honor MLK. With host Kris Welch.
On today’s show, we talk to Clayborne Carson (professor of history at Stanford University and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute) about King’s lesser known radical legacy. We also hear clips from several of his later speeches. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Trump Ignores Ethics Experts Urging Him to Divest from His Businesses & Puts Sons In Charge Instead; Committee to Protect Journalists: Watch Out for “Leak Investigations” Targeting Journos Under Trump; Do Exxon’s Climate Denial & “Trail of Carnage” on Human Rights Make Tillerson Unfit for State Dept? Investigation: Did Trump’s Defense Secretary Nominee James Mattis … Continued
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we speak with Reverend Harry Williams about his new book, Street Cred: A Hood Minister’s Guide To Urban Ministry and examine the effectiveness of the Black church in movement building in the 21st century. Later we speak with Sanyika Bryant, a member with the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement about the push to grant Dr. Mutulu … Continued
Congresswoman Barbara Lee joins us to discuss the next administration. PLUS: John Nichols, Washington correspondent for the Nation, provides his analysis of Rex Tillerson as Sec’y of State. With host Kris Welch.
On today’s show, we listen to the Rex Tillerson hearing and discuss it with Antonia Juhasz (American oil and energy analyst, author, journalist and activist). She gives an in-depth analysis of Tillerson’s track record in her most recent article for In These Times magazine, “Rex Tillerson Could Be America’s Most Dangerous Secretary of State”. Source: Official Website of … Continued
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez & Rev. William Barber on Racist, Xenophobic Record of Trump’s Atty. Gen. Nominee; Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Why He Will Not Attend Trump Inauguration & Will Instead Join Women’s March; We Challenged President Obama, He Listened & Acted: Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Obama’s Farewell & Legacy; Will Obama Grant Clemency to Puerto … Continued
