Today on the show: Are the people of Treasure Island being poisoned by left over toxic waste from the Navy? We’ll feature a special report. And has houslessness become a way of life for millions of hungry, out of work and underemployed Americans?
Featured Episode
Women in Hip-Hop and America’s War on The Poor
We speak with Martha Diaz (Hip Hop Education Center) and Kashema Hutchinson (Hip Hop Education Center) about the Universal Hip Hop Museum and the role of women in Hip Hop. Later Poor News Network reports on anti-Asian violence and the unhoused. The Fresh, Bold, and So Def Women’s Initiative (FBSD), led by the Hip Hop Education Center as the … Continued
Rising Up With Sonali – March 25, 2021
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.
The Visionary Activist Show – Archai°Astro*Mytho
Caroline welcomes brilliant astro*mytho colleague Becca Tarnas, that we may animate in accessible vernacular the guiding astrology*mytho guiding narrative of now, at this riptide where Science proves folk lore, and symbolic languages, like astrology, are restored to their appropriate contribution of Cultural Guiding.. Mercury (Pisces) square Mars (Gemini): Symbolic Thinking dances with energetic intellect, the … Continued
Sisters in Crime. Archive interviews with mystery writers Margaret Maron, who died in February 2021, and with the late Sue Grafton, author of the Kinsey Millhone mysteries. Interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
The political economist Güney Işıkara explains why Turkish president Recep Erdogan is getting even more authoritarian. And the progressive political strategist Keenan Korth explains how the left took over the Nevada Democratic party. photo: joel protasio via Unsplash
Boulder! Town Crier!
Gun violence R Us. Seven mass shootings in one week, with 10 people dead in Boulder Colorado. Congress “debates” doing Something about it—again. We speak with Jessica Mason Pieklo, Boulder resident. PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Pamela Haag is an award-winning nonfiction writer, essayist, cultural commentator, and historian. She has written several books including The Gunning of America: Business and the Making of American Gun Culture.
Democracy Now – March 25, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – What policies actually reduce gun violence? Allison Anderman is senior counsel with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (@GiffordsCourage). 0:25 – KPFA News: The House of Representatives passed immigration legislation last week that would create pathways to citizenship for several categories of migrants, including DREAMers, undocumented people who arrived in the … Continued