Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden embarks on cross country tour to tout the American Rescue Plan. Civil rights advocates warn hundreds of Republican backed measures to limit voting rights. 2nd ranking Senate Democrat calls for ending filibuster to push … Continued
Today on the Show: Rep. Deb Haaland elevated to Secretary of the Interior, the first native American member of the US Cabinet in US History. Also and in depth report including an eye-witness account of the emerging uprising in Burma, also known as Myanmar
We talk to filmmaker Cheo Tyehimba Taylor about his new film East Oakland Rising. This documentary highlights the stories of everyday people coming together to build relationships and trust, knowledge and understanding, and collective determination to fight environmental racism, unfair housing policies, and gentrification in East Oakland, CA, one of the last predominantly-African American communities … Continued
A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of spring and how we can embrace the coming season. Listen as she shares plants to support us on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. Follow us on Instagram @theherbalhighway.
Two prominent currents within ecosocialism are ecomodernism and degrowth. David Ravensbergen, in this first-time presentation of the full-length interview, describes and assesses the ecomodernist and degrowth positions; he also weighs in on “doomer politics” and the Green New Deal. Latham, Kingsmith, von Bargen, and Block, Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left: Recasting Leftist Imagination Fernwood … Continued
Chuck Collins, Inequality.org, explains the relief package—and what’s possible. PLUS: Rush, Murdoch, Ailes and Trump; the four horsemen of the media apocalypse, says Robert Lipsyte. Hosted by Kris Welch. Guests: Chuck Collins is the Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is author of … Continued
Guest: Ernest Freeberg is a distinguished professor of humanities and head of the history department at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of three award-winning books, including The Age of Edison. His latest, A Traitor to His Species: Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement.
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