Hurricane Harvey threatens the safety of two nuclear reactors in South Texas. On today’s show we’ll speak with Paul Gunter of the group Beyond Nuclear about what the dangers are and why there has been no response from authorities. Then, Hamid Khan of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition will join us to put into context … Continued
On today’s show, we talk to two activists about the impact of Hurricane Harvey on undocumented immigrants. Pancho Arguelles is the Executive Director of Living Hope Wheelchair Association and a founder and board member of Fe y Justicia Worker Center. In the wake of the Houston Floods, he has been working with undocumented workers who are wheelchair … Continued
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, TX Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods; George Monbiot: We Can’t Be Silent on Climate Change or the Unsustainability of Capitalist System; Deandre Harris Was Savagely Beaten by White Supremacists in Virginia. Why Only Two Arrests So Far?
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Davey D speaks with Pastor Mike McBride about the unbalanced reporting on the resistance marches. Davey D talks with pioneering dancers Fayzo & William Randolph about the 7th Annual Boogaloo Barbecue
It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism, as the popular observation goes. But, according to Betsy Hartmann, that’s an especially American outlook. She discusses what she calls the America Syndrome: the national propensity toward apocalyptic thinking, rooted in religiosity and imperial expansion. Resources: Betsy Hartmann, The America Syndrome: … Continued
Leading politicians in Nazi Germany saw the American Revolution as a great advancement for the Aryan race and were influenced by US race, immigration and eugenics laws in coming up with their own laws. Today we are in conversation about this history with Yale Law professor James Whitman. Guest James Q. Whitman, Ford Foundation Professor … Continued
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Defense 1033 program, which provides surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, will be resumed by the Trump Administration. Crime reporter Simone Weichselbaum joins hosts Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks to discuss the policy reversal and how it will be implemented. But first, Susan Dancer … Continued
Naomi Klein’s Message to the Media Covering Houston: Now is the Time to Talk About Climate Change; Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil & Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants into Air; Ex-NASA Scientist James Hansen: There is a Clear Link Between Climate Change & Stronger Hurricanes; Texas Prisoners Evacuated as Floodwaters Rise, Houston Jail … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we focus on two looming human and environmental disasters resulting from Hurricane Harvey as massive flooding continues to inundate large areas of the the state of Texas. First up, we cover the dangerous situation facing undocumented communities given Trump’s change in immigration policy, also the effects of the draconian SB4 in Texas … Continued
With guest Prof. Steven Pinker, of Harvard, author of the Blank Slate. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
