Republican Senators filibuster federal voting rights legislation. President Biden pitches trimmed down infrastructure plan in his Pennsylvania hometown. Climate activists begin hunger strike for original infrastructure bill outside White House. British government rejects re-imposing Covid restrictions amid surge in cases. Floods kill scores in India and Nepal.
Today on the Show: We’ll have an update from Flashpoints’ senior producer, Kevin Pina, on the ongoing turmoil continuing on the ground in Haiti. Also, we’ll be joined by staunch Julian Assange defender Randy Credico, who is fighting for the freedom of Wikileaks’s publisher. Finally, we’ll be joined by Bay Area Assange organizer, Jeff Mackler, … Continued
We speak with community organizer Jilchristina Vest about the new Black Panther Party museum and a mural honoring Black Panther Party women in West Oakland, California. Guests: Jilchristina Vest, West Oaklander, and organizer of Women of The Black Panther Party Mural
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Michael Staudenmaier uses the case study of a small binational (Chicanx/Puerto Rican) revolutionary group in the U.S. to examine the phenomenon of internal colonialism; the scapegoating of populations; competing theorizations of fascism; state repression in the Americas; neo-Nazi and Klan activity; and panethnic Latinx identity and solidarity. (Encore presentation.) Michael Staudenmaier, “‘America’s Scapegoats’: Ideas of Fascism … Continued
What do Kirsten Sinema, JFK, Afghanistan, Facebook and Uptopia have in common? They are all topics of interest for Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for the Nation magazine.Hosted by Kris Welch.
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
On today’s show: 0:08 – Jennifer Becker, Deputy Legal Director of Legal Momentum joins us to discuss the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and the direct actions taking place during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 0:20 – Colsaria Henderson, Board President of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (@cpedvcoalition) joins us to discuss … Continued
