Ralph talks to Atlantic magazine writer and former protégé, James Fallows, about the trip he took with his wife, Deborah, that resulted in their book, “Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America.” Plus, wunderkind, Felix Finkbeiner, joins us to report on his mission to plant a trillion trees around the world.
Undocumented Mother: Stop Separation of Migrant Children by Dropping Charges Against Their Parents; 50 Years after MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign, 2,500+ Arrested over 6 Weeks Calling for Moral Revival; “The King” Director Eugene Jarecki: Elvis Presley’s Rise and Fall Is a Metaphor for America Today.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule any day on a critical case regarding public sector unions. The court earlier this year heard arguments in the case Janus Vs. AFSCME at the heart of which is the ability of public unions to survive. The case has been brought by the same forces pushing so-called Right … Continued
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Featuring new music from Melody’s Echo Chamber, Gorillaz, Vacationer, Oh Sees, Macajey, Rüfüs Du Sol and Josin & Kiasmos.
Immigrant Parents Search for Children Snatched by Gov’t at the Border, But Reunification Is Rare; Investigation: Substandard Medical Care in ICE Detention is Killing Immigrants, Endangering Lives; ICE Detention is “Soul-Destroying”: Eritrean Immigrant Dies by Suicide After U.S. Deports Him.
Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending his own practice of separating undocumented children from their parents only to cement the indefinite detention of whole families. On our show today we’ll go to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Los Angeles where people gathered on Thursday demanding an end to the cruelty aimed … Continued
A conversation on the history of class consciousness in the United States with historian Steve Fraser. Guest: Steve Fraser, author of Class Matters: The Strange Career of an American Delusion. Then, in preparation of the Supreme Court decision on President Trump’s controversial travel ban, we re-air an interview with William D. Araiza about the role of … Continued
Trump Admin to Indefinitely Detain Migrant Families Together; No Plan to Reunite Separated Children; GEO Group & Private Prisons Stand to Profit as Trump Pushes Indefinite Family Detention; Report from McAllen, Texas: No One Knows What Will Happen Now to Separated Migrant Children; Lawsuit Claims Detained Migrant Children Have Been Forcibly Injected With Powerful Psychiatric … Continued
7:00 – Billboard 7:08 – News headlines and analysis with Brian and Mitch 7:34 – Li-Shin Yu and Ric Burns (@RicBurnsFilms) direct the new documentary film The Chinese Exclusion Act now streaming for free until Monday, June 25th on American Experience website. 7:56 – Richard Wolinsky (@Rich_Bookwaves) reviews “A Walk On The Moon” playing at the ACT Theater … Continued
A federal judge recently slammed Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach for requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. Kobach is a leading figure in Republican-led efforts to disenfranchise voters of color nationwide. On our show today we’ll turn to investigative journalist and filmmaker Greg Palast who has long covered Kobach’s shenanigans and who has … Continued
